New Baby!

I know that it’s been so long since I have set down to take the time and write or Blog as it’s called.
I got very exciting news today about a new arrival in the family. My nephew is on his way this Wednesday! Little Ben I am very excited and very scared for my sister and pray that all goes well. I remember not to long ago at six in the morning I was walking into the hospital to be induced. At that time I was eight days over due and I was very ready to go. My boss at work asked me every day if I was going to have a Cracker Barrel delivery (I worked and worked but no baby came) and also how long I was going to stay gone after I had the baby.
I wanted to be brave as I stood there checking in trying to remember what year I was born in and all those crazy questions that they ask you.
I will never forget when they started pumping me with that horrible stuff that makes you want to take a knife and deliver the baby your self. I wanted to be brave and go natural. I tried to walk down the hall but every minute I was breaking for a contraction, Michael had now learned by this time that when I am in pain don't talk, breath, or move. I gave up after about two hours of pain that no one should go threw. I said the magic words. "GIVE ME DRUGS" every one should do it! After that I sat there and watched TV. And talked on the phone to the many people that wanted do know how I was doing. I also had a visit from my pastor and his wife. He asked a very good question as she watched the nurse come in and check my print out from the computer screen. “Wow it looks like you are having quite a few contractions does it hurt"
I smiled and said " Are you kidding I don't feel anything" and I didn’t it was great. The doctor thought that I was great when it came time to push and I smiled the whole way.
I just pray that Jana has as good a time as I did. I know they say after your third it gets easier....I am not sure that applies to all child birthing though so we will pray every thing goes just perfect!
I read The "Boss Lady" and it made me laugh at the fact that when I was little I was very whiney and now its come to bite me in the B...

Party!

Wow! I never thought that pulling togeather a two year old birthday party would take so much time. Invitations...cake pricing....ballons.....streemers.....games...oh my goodness! The only sad part about it is so many of her Aunts and Uncles live so far away and wont get to celebrate with her. But I know that from VA, KY, IN, and even Mexico she will be getting birthday wishes. The one day out of the year that you get to hear from all your family! lol some times when I call for birthdays or when I forget to call for birthdays I feel bad that I have not called more! Life gets so busy.
I would ask prayer for my husband right now he is off to an interview. I am praying that they give him the wage that we need and the hours as well.

Trying to become chapter 31
Rachel

A hard days wrok!

After a hard days work at the old job I come home and crash on the couch. As I look around this crazy house I see how much it is in need of me taking a few days to just clean. Oh yes I forgot to mention that my Husband is laid off at the time and so I am pulling extra shifts to try and make up the difference. Un-employment does not pay much. He feels that God wants him to wait for something I am not sure what but I am praying that God does talk soon. Anyway as we all know men are not the greatest at keeping house. Or taking care of little girls.
He does try very hard so I do give him points for that.
Its just hard to think about cleaning out a toilet or scrubbing a floor when you have just spent ten hours over a hot grill, and you know that you have ten plus hours waiting you the next day.
There are times when I am in the middle of a lunch rush ( I work at Americas favorite place, Cracker barrel) putting together twenty sandwiches, cooking pancakes, steaks every thing else you can imagine, I think about how much I would love to be home right now and just maybe playing with my daughter or working in the yard or even baking cookies.
Pray for me and this its hard to be patient but I know I need to be.

Children!

I am now certain that my two year old daughter is going to be an artist! Just a few moments ago I turned just in time to see her putting her finishing touches on her art of work on the wall that she painted using icing from her cookie.

Children amaze me at how smart they are and how quick they pick up on things. There are times when I wish that I could go back to the time when I was small and running around drawing on the walls without a care in the world. Then you remember the times when you would talk to your friends and say “I can’t wait until I turn eighteen.” HA! If only I had a dime for every time I said that.