Can I have my bed back, Please?

Jason has been really sick this week. It started Saturday night with chills and aches. It progressively got worse until Wednesday he walked in the door at 11:00 am, walked straight to the bed and collapsed without saying a word (shoes, coat, and all). Those of you who don't know Jason very well, he never misses work. NEVER. And, according to him, if you get sick, then you just ignore it and it will go away. WHATEVER! It sounds like it's the flu that's going around, but the worst part is the headache.

Anyway, he told me that if I got his sickness I would be "screwed" because I can't take anything right now except Tylenol. So, he insisted I not sleep in the same bed as him. A few months ago this would have been no problem because we had a guest room. Now it's the baby's room and the queen-sized bed is now Rachel's. The kids were already asleep, Jason had taken over our bedroom, and I wasn't about to do bed swapping with the kids at 11:00 pm. So, I ended up on the couch. We have had the same couches for 10 years. They are getting quite uncomfortable and because they are leather, my body pillow (now a necessity) kept slipping off. What a pain! Needless to say, it wasn't the best night sleep I've ever had. Last night, I slept in Rachel's room and her and Alex shared his bed. Fine and dandy until they decided to wake up at 6:00 and play quite loudly.

Now I'm an ornery old pregnant hag that just wants some sleep! HELP!

uh . . . excuse me?

It looks like Jason has been trying to be sneaky. He keeps telling me that he doesn't like the picture of him that I had posted. So, what does he do? He takes matters into his own hands. I hope you like the "new" picture of us better, honey.

what to say to one who like big butt?

It has come to my attention that one of my friends from the Arab Nation found my blog by a google search of the above title. In their quest for the perfect response, I implore all of my readers to leave a comment on the answer to this question.

Tag, Tag, Taggaroo

Who do I love? None other than the wonderful Jason Riches Braithwaite

How long did you date? We started dating when I was still in High School, he in college (older man, ha ha), and dated for about 2 1/2 years before tying the knot.

Who said 'I Love You' first? He did, I still remember where we were. We were sitting in my driveway in his old brown truck. I was freezing to death (because he doesn't have the ability to get cold, he had no idea) but I didn't want to go in because we were having such a good time talking. Then he let me have it . . . funny, I can't remember if I said it back or not . . . huh

Who is taller? It would be really sad if I were taller. Him of course.

Who can sing better? He can do a mean "It's Joe Albertson's Supermart!", him of course. Have any of you ever heard me sing? Not a good thing.

Who is smarter? If I am answering this question honestly, I would probably have to go with him. I am smart, don't get me wrong, but he is an observer. Not much gets past him!

Who does the laundry? Me, of course. He would say nobody because sometimes (okay, somewhere between 30%-50% of the time) we pick our undies out of the laundry basket because I don't fold it.

Who pays the bills? He does. I used to, but just got lazy about it and then he HAD to take over.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does, closer to the window.

Who mows the lawn? He does. He is a bit of a perfectionist. One day he was really busy and I offered to do it. I thought I did a fine job, but I have never been "allowed" to do it since. I'm just glad it doesn't take him 3 hours to do it anymore like it did in our Draper house.

Who cooks dinner? Me, always and forever. Well, me and Signature Suppers, of course. Are you kidding, him cook? He barely knows how to make a sandwich.

Who drives? Him, always and forever. He claims that he had to put me through Driving 101 when we first started dating. It drives him NUTS to have me drive, and to be honest, it isn't too fun having him critique every move I make.

I love you honey, I hope I didn't "throw you under the bus" as you would say. So, there you go. All the tagging fun you can have. I think I will stop it here because everyone I know has already been tagged.

Aaaaahhhhh . . . a quiet house

(WARNING: IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE HAD A NEW POST, IT'S A LONG ONE!)

Alex and Jason are off 4-wheeling today, and wow, our house is so quiet. It's amazing how much noise can come out of one little boy!

Rachie and I have had a fun girl's day, we went shopping! First we went to get little baby no-name an outfit to wear home from the hospital, then we went and bought me some new maternity jeans. Then we stopped and got a drink and headed over to T.J. Maxx. There I got myself a new pair of sunglasses and a cute shirt that will fit me right now, on clearance for $3! Wow, that's right, I said $3! Love that T.J. Maxx! Finally, we stopped at the local Santa Clara City Library and got me a new book to read and Rachel a movie (babie something).

It's the small things in life that bring me joy. While driving home, I had my window down, Natasha Bedingfield playing, and a Diet Coke to sip on. I looked up and the temp in my car said 61 degrees. What a great day!

Our Valentines day this year was a bit of a bummer. Split Rock (Jason's work) has 2 houses in the Parade of Homes this year, which started yesterday (the day after Valentines day). Of course things weren't ready the day before, so Jason was stuck there all day cleaning up at one of the houses. He didn't come home until 7:15, we hurried and ate McDonalds (which is becoming a tradition every Valentines day because my Grandma and Grandpa always give us gift certificates to McDonalds as a Valentines gift), and then scurried on over to Jason's parent's house for "dessert". Definately not my idea of a romantic evening spent with the in-laws! Oh well . . .

Speaking of baby no-name, Jason and I are having a hard time coming up with a name that we both agree on (mostly because he can't be serious about it). There is a name that we considered when I was pregnant with Alex. I still really like it but it was kinda ruined because I know of a little boy with this same name that is not very cute and kinda nerdy. He has since moved away, but I am not sure if I can look past it. Anyway, it keeps coming back to me. Over and over again I it will pop into my head. So, I want everyone's HONEST opinion. If it isn't that cute tell me, I promise, it won't hurt my feelings. Jason hasn't said yes to it but he hasn't said no either. Okay, the name is Cole. No middle name yet. Tell me what you think, and remember, BE HONEST.

Applesauce . . . LOVE it!

Can I tell you how much I LOVE applesauce? Not normally, just since being pregnant. I just helped myself to a heaping bowl and would like more, but my bowels can't handle too much . . . ya know.

JoRae/Nanci Blogger Book Club

I am not in an official book club, just one the JoRae and I formed. Anyone is welcome to join, but so far we have only read one book together. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" came as a recommendation from her and I am so glad I read it. It was sooo good. If any of you have read the "Kite Runner", it is similar as far as where it takes place, but much better and happier. I would recommend it to anyone.

I tried to make a goal to read more this year. So far, I have read "The Glass Castle", also a very good book, and am currently reading "Unspoken" by Francine Rivers. It is a book about Bathsheba . . . I know, sounds pretty boring, but actually I am quite enjoying it. It tells the story from her perspective which is quite different than what I thought.

Our new book club selection will be . . . "The Guardian" by Nicolas Sparks. Come one, come all and join the book club (that means you, Jamie).