Whoa, a month of no posting!! Sorry about that! In my defense, the last 6 weeks have not been fully pleasant for this stomach of mine & much of that time was spent on the couch with a puke bucket in the near vicinity. Jason had a full taste of the "in sickness and in health" marriage vow and I pray that we never have to go through that in a non-pregnancy related way. Yes, it bites to be sick, but at least I know that it's not because I'm fighting a disease, although I did at a point feel quite worthless that I could do nothing but ask to be waited on & watch as my family went about their day without a speck of help from me.

So, for the most part, I am getting over "the nasties" and am beginning to enjoy letting my belly hang out so I actually look pregnant and not just out of shape. I am soon to need to venture to go shopping to purchase clothes that suit the weather and my changing shape, but I am hoping that the weather cooperates soon so I can just get summer clothes for now.

Jason is underway for baseball, and has already it a homer. Despite the team having a losing record so far, they are still enjoying their time together and hope that the season record will improve. Now that the kids are done with school, it will be easier to make excuses to stay out a little later...at least until the mosquitos come out in full force!

AJ participated in his First Communion this month & Faith officially "graduated" from preschool. She will be attending the (hopefully) new kindergarten class of St. Edward's in the fall & we are all excited that they will all be in the same school next year!

Oh baby

So not only am I carrying a baby, but I feel like one with all of the eating, sleeping, frequent trips to go potty and don't forget the puking, crying and whining when my tummy hurts. I have no favorites on food yet, just whatever doesn't make me queasy from the smell or feel like yacking when I eat it. FYI...it's no longer beef jerky and OJ. The smell of jerky turns my stomach right now & OJ makes it burn. I am excited to say that I tried acupuncture a couple of times and both times I have felt almost normal the next day or two. Unfortunately, this last time the nausea returned with avengence. I might have to find out how often I can actually do it! Thankfully, I have been blessed with a wonderful husband to has been working tirelessly to take care of me and all of the duties that I have not been able to keep up with. This might be the time that he earns his right to sleep through the night when the baby comes and I get up to feed...maybe we'll get one that sleeps well right away this time. Here's hoping anyways!!!

Beef jerky & orange juice

THIS IS A TEST...

No, this is not a test of the Emergency Broadcast System, nor is it some sort of contraption that you stick into your computer USB port, but it IS a test.

What does this have to do with beef jerky & OJ? Well, as of last week, these are the only 2 things that seem to tame down my "all day" morning sickness. What was that?! Yes, morning sickness! And what causes morning sickness, other than hormones and a growing baby? For me, it's just that.

I might have known this a few weeks earlier, but my basal temperature thermometer was reading incorrectly & I was starting to wonder if I had some health issues I would need to see a doctor for. Thankfully, with this little test, I discovered that everything with me is perfectly fine and that the only thing that is broken is my thermometer. So, I'll still visit the doctor sometime soon, but for all good reasons. If my calculations are correct, we should be welcoming our newest little Myhre into the world sometime around mid-November. Hopefully I won't have to eat jerky the entire time...

$4.19

1. About the price of a gallon of milk right now.


2. Most likely will be the price of a gallon of gas this summer.


3. Not usually enough to buy you a fast food meal deal, especially when you go to Dairy Queen & want a Blizzard with your meal.


4. Not even enough to buy a roll of stamps or even a car wash for that matter.


5. What I spent to fix my washer when it wasn't turning my clothes around & I thought I was going to finally get to buy a new one. The fix? "Agitator dogs"...$4.19 on Amazon.com and even with free S&H!

Thank you, guy on YouTube & thank you Whirlpool for making old stuff that lasts and that's cheap and easy to fix! Saved me AT LEAST 40 bucks, (the price for him to just come here), by not having to call the lately-frequently-visiting appliance repair guy who would come in to tell me it will cost probably $60 for him to fix it!! Yay me! Now I actually feel like I accomplished something this week!

Time flies...

It's been said that time flies when you're having fun, but I find that it also goes by fairly quickly when you have lots to do! Between the everyday duties, I find March filling up as well as the next 2 months. I am in the last 2 months in my responsibilities as a District Director for the MN Women of Today and it certainly has been a ride! Not to mention that I am coordinating the spring bloodmobile to be held at the end of this month, and we are in the beginning stages of getting this year's vacation bible school ready to do after school gets out rather than doing it in the fall.

Add into that a trip to Fargo to see my family, getting the RCIA class and AJ ready for full communion and first communion into the Church, kindergarten registration, diaconate weekends, Junior High Youth Festival, birthday parties, meetings and just time to do something with each other!

Really, I'm not complaining & I realize that I need to take it day by day, otherwise I will go nuts trying to look at it all like I did here. But what I have realized is how important it is, no matter how crazy things are, that I need to take the time for myself to sit down and be in quiet prayer and to also make time for my new workout regimine so I can blow off some stress and steam & not feel so physically crappy all of the time! Those might be the only reasons I am NOT going crazy right now...that & maybe small doses of Tylenol PM on nights when I can't settle my mind.

Time to do some melting...

No, I'm not talking about the snow...although that would be nice!

Now that I have had my 8th 29th birthday, I have decided that my body is not going to change anymore unless I have some physical activity in my life. In order to change my habits, I have started working out everyday & have now accomplished one full week! The decision to do it was my own, but I have to confess that Jason has been busy working out for over a month now & as usual, he is my motivator to do something that I normally don't choose to do on my own. I know, that's pitiful, but at least I'm choosing good habits!

Faith said something really funny yesterday while Jason was working out. He is an avid sweater, (not sweater as in wool...sweater as in sweaty. Maybe I should just say perspirator!) As he's working out, Faith is watching him & she looks up at him & says, "Daddy, you're melting!" Oh the things that she sees and how she puts it into words! Priceless!!

The Burping Contest

Here's a classic bonding moment between a boy and his godfather...

I have 3 more videos too, (and one actually has Ian's burp on there), but this one is by far the funniest.