Just Piddlin

Yesterday just seemed to be a great day all the way around. The weather was gorgeous AND the big bonus was that I felt good almost all day. We started the day off with church and after lunch, Corey and I took a little drive down the road to Just Piddlin Pumpkin Patch in South Union. I decided it was time for some fall decor and was on the hunt for pumpkins. I had a project in mind. The pumpkin farm setup was too cute and they had lots to choose from. My goal was to find small pumpkins to paint white (we had already been to Wal-Mart after lunch to buy white paint) and to my surprise...they had white pumpkins. Fabulous! So we loaded up...literally a whole wagon full. I got orange pumpkins to stack on the front porch and white pumpkins to paint.

We went back home and while Corey spent the rest of the afternoon mowing the yard I tried my hand at my pumpkin project. You all know me and my black/white fetish. They turned out cute, I thought. I got three done and gave one to Nat, Mom and Valerie. I'll work on the rest, for me, later in the week. After 3, I was about polka dotted out for the day!

Comfort food

Well, it seems that all of my posts have one common theme...food! Guess you can tell what is constantly on the brain.

Yesterday, my sweet sister-in-law, Valerie, sent Veggie soup (1 bowl with beef and 1 without) and cornbread home with Corey for our supper. It was perfect because yesterday I was feeling completely rotton and was trying to decide if I even had the energy to coach Corey through making spaghetti for our supper...I know he could have done it but this was MUCH simpler. It was very yummy and a perfect dinner for the start of fall...which began on Tuesday. I know this only because I just looked it up on my calender. ha! So now, I'm just looking forward to lunch...that's right, I've got leftover veggie soup waiting. :-)

Thanks for saving the "night", Valerie!

10 things that have changed in the past 10 weeks...

1. Clean laundry has sat in the basket/floor for more than 4 days.
2. I completely stopped drinking diet coke (remember this is something i couldn't live without previously) for no reason other than the thought of it makes me want to vomit. There's even a commercial on the radio with a grandma and a little girl talking about "Coke" and I have to turn the station when i hear that...weird!
3. My ideal bedtime is 8:30 and I take a cat nap at lunch and usually when I get home from work...longer if possible.
4. I eat 3 pieces of bacon and 1 scrambled egg EVERY weekday morning for breakfast that Corey fixes for me...never been much of a bacon and egg fan but it's working!
5. I have eaten Taco Bell and KFC for lunch, and liked it!
6. I got short of breath after singing the choir special Sunday at church...I felt like I had been jogging, whew!
7. I have experienced the BellaBand. You wear it around your waste and it holds your pants up (while unbuttoned) so you can keep wearing your same clothes for a while.
8. Corey and I both got our first flu shot...that we could remember.
9. Chewing gum gags me.
10. I haven't cooked a real meal in weeks...just ask Corey, I'm sure he's counting the days. j/k :-)

CHICK-FIL-A CRAVING

No, I didn't crave chicken....just waffle fries with polynesian sauce. I mean of ALL THINGS!?!? I had my mind on those things all weekend. I guess you would call it a "craving". All I know is it sounded SO GOOD! So Monday after work, Mom and I ventured up to BG and I had one goal in mind. We did get a few other things accomplished. Before we ate we looked at some oh so precious baby furniture until I was exausted and hungry. I don't last long without food these days. Then we went to the mall and I got my waffle fries/sauce (I think it was really the sauce that I was craving :-) ) which re-fueled me long enough to try on maternity clothes! AAAHHHH!! I got a couple of pairs of pants that I'm not ready for yet but it won't be too long. I'm definately already pressing the limits on some of my buttons and zippers. I called Corey on my way home and asked him to have the bed turned down because I was headed straight for it as soon as I hit the door...and this was 8:30! ha! I was pooped! They say this too shall pass! I'm still waiting.

BIG NEWS!

By now, you all have probably heard the wonderful news...WE'RE PREGNANT. And as promised, I'm going to try keep everyone updated on Baby Konow for the next 7 months.

I'm 9 weeks along today and our tentative due date is April 19, 2010 - a spring baby and we're so excited! It's also my Grandaddy Thurmond's birthday so the timing seems perfect! We had an ultrasound last week (September 9th) and got to hear the baby's heartbeat which was WILD! They assured us that everything looked and sounded good so we couldn't wait to share the news.

We told our families yesterday (September 13) on Grandparents Day which we thought was very fitting. My family gathered for lunch at Natalie and Jamie's house after church so we were all together when we surprised Mom and Dad with a "Grandparent's Name Book" and an ultrasound picture with the due date on it. Here are the proud grandparents holding up their gifts.

We spent the rest of the afternoon tracking down Corey's family and sharing our news with his family. They were all thrilled for us and looking forward to another Konow baby in the family. Valerie sent me an e-mail this morning to tell us that Jake just wanted to let us know that he was hoping for a boy, so we'll see, Jake! :-)

Now, my goal is to just survive the next 3-4 weeks and make it to the 2nd trimester...they promise I will feel better by then. I've been a little "icky" for the past few weeks but feel like things are looking up. I try not to complain (Corey will laugh when he reads this) because I know it's TOTALLY WORTH IT! And speaking of Corey, he's actually enjoying the fact that I'm feeling blah these days because it means chores are almost completely tossed aside because of my lack of energy. He was telling somebody yesterday that he actually got to watch TV 3 nights this past week...haha! Bless his heart...he's doing great at dealing with the many changes in our lives!

BABY MILLER

I'M GOING TO BE AN AUNT....AND NO IT'S NOT NATALIE, YET! HA! My best friend, Kacie Mayeur Miller, and her husband Brent are expecting their first child in March! I am absolutely beside myself and thrilled to death for them. They are 11 weeks and a few days along. Kacie told me the news Tuesday night after Bunco, the night before their first ultrasound. She was excited and nervous and everything in between. The plans were to tell "the world" after the doctor's appointment yesterday (Wednesday) as long as everything went well...AND IT DID! They heard baby Miller's heartbeat loud and clear.

Kacie and Brent, I'm so very happy for you and wish you and "Baby M" the very best! Congratulations and love all 3 of you bunches! Love, Aunt Jac

(oh yeah, and I'm writing in pink because it's definately going to be a little girl....I just know!)

VACATION TIME

Our family took a much needed vacation this year and spent a week in Panama City Beach, Florida. We stayed in a 3 bedroom condo on the beach and did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING the entire week. Our biggest decision each day was where we were going to eat for supper. Here are some family pictures on our balcony.