I'm giddy again! Like the he he kind of giddy. We found out what the baby was yesterday, but don't think you'll be able to get it out of us! Unless that is daddy slips. You can go ahead and ask Syd, but she won't give you a straight answer either...bonus! She knows there was a baby on the screen, and she knows what we said the baby was, but asking her results in a mixed frustrating answer....she starts with one, and moves on to the other, going back and forth. We tried out a new vehicle yesterday too, but after sitting in the dealership getting no where with our questions I checked out halfway through and said absolutely not, no matter what kind of price you can give me! You know it's a bad sign when the salesman won't even give you an answer to how much....and that should have been our cue to exit then and there, but instead we sat...and sat...and sat. Luckily another guy had mercy on us and got to work, and we did more stuff in the last 30 minutes than we did the first hour and a half. And what did I learn about my preferences? NOTHING! Hubby told me it wasn't the smartest idea to pick a brand by the comfort of the front seat...there's definately a winner in that category, so I had to start adding up plusses and minuses for both "brands" so far, the ford is winning....much to mr. chevy's dismay! I'm more careful about this one, because if we choose not to lease (which for our mileage and history is looking like it could be a good idea) this new vehicle is going to stick around probably for good....so I need to make sure it's exactly what I want, no settling. Once I pick I won't be able to complain about lack of room, or awd, I'll just complain every time I pull up to the gas pump, which with my job isn't all that often, so it's a tradeoff, the space I want for the fortune it costs to fill. This could be a long process! On a happier note, daddy is no longer scared to death of twins....I tried bribing the ultrasound tech, but the very first picture only showed one little alien, so hubby took a big breath and said "whew!" Which means I have all the time in the world to pick my new vehicle, even if the baby comes before I decide it just becomes LOTS more crowded and difficult to maneuver kids in the one I have! I'll post ultrasound pictures later, so stay tuned for those!

I'm tickled pink! MY BED....ok, Syd's bed has been featured on Ana's bragging section of her blog....yes, little us, from the middle of South Dakota....are on an Internationally known blog! I was super excited to see an email in the inbox when I signed in this morning from the coolest mom herself....Ana White...she has totally inspired me to get to work now that it has a decent chance of staying warm out. Granted, I have a few must do's before I can seriously get to work on this....Finish Cole's senior pictures, Garage Sale to reclaim the rest of the garage (we seriously have half a double garage full of stuff to sell already, and not everything is even out there yet!), clean the car inside....in hopes of upsizing soon....paint the laundry room, bathroom and Syd's crown moulding.....Uh oh, this list is getting kinda long! Oh yeah, and I'd love to have a few of Ana's pieces built before lets say the middle of July when I'm not in the mood to do anything anymore. We all know after the middle of August I won't be doing anything fun for a few months! Oh yeah, and top of the list is the ultrasound...scheduled for Wednesday...daddy Syddie and I will know what the new baby is, but you'll have to beg, and hope we slip, we're keeping it to ourselves (well mommy anyway, daddy and Syddie are normally the ones that spill the beans)

So we decided to try something a little different....My blackberry was on its last life in the last 24 hours....so it needed to be dealt with. Every time I put it down or picked it up wrong the thing would turn itself off. SOO....instead of waiting a few more months (like we had originally planned on) to sync up the renewal dates on my phone and hubby's phone we had to bite the bullet and take care of it today. Must have been the hanging up on when I tried picking up his call this morning.... and I came home with a spiffy new LG touch screen phone that I'm still completely unsure about. You need a college education just to figure out how to operate this thing!

While we were there we started looking at the wireless cards, and learned they were free....so we took one of those home as well! The price is actually less than we are paying for our DSL through the cable company and we get unlimited usage with our smart phone plan (along with unlimited texting, internet and so forth on our phones). And to think hubby wasn't sure about wanting the plan when I fell in love with the blackberry 2 years ago! I'll keep you updated on this venture. So far I haven't been able to overload its' capabilities and I've had 3 internet screens open....and it's keeping up with every DSL provider we've had as far as opening the screens....may just be a better deal than we thought. Oh, other perk to it....with a laptop you can access internet wherever you have cell reception (and even more spots since data uses less of the network) so no more stuck to cables, or within x number of feet from the wireless router in the house....double bonus! 

Now to continue my search for cable....I've actually been looking to change that for quite a while now, there's no reason that cable and internet should cost us 100 bucks a month, is there? 

I admit it....I've been slacking off on almost everthing lately! I finally spent some time on the house this morning....and vacuumed up half a dog....and 3/4 of a cat! Welcome to our fuzzy home is what the front door should say. We made an awesome accomplishment this weekend, my only regret being not doing this project while hubby was at work! So last week when I stumbled across Knock Off Wood I fell in love with their toddler farmhouse bed (along with a LOT of other projects) but the toddler bed won first on the list to get Syd off the floor. 

And voila...here it is! 

The lavender looks better than I was expecting in the hot pink room, unfortunately it doesn't really matter if it matches or not as Sydney sleeps in our room yet. She was so excited she kept trying the bed out downstairs while it was being painted, so she was thrilled to get to use it last night. We strayed from the plans a little bit....the headboard is shorter, the corner posts are 4" wide and 3" deep, and we left out one of the boards that lays across the top, but either way I'm totally in love with this little bed and plan on making a large version of it when we replace our bed! Thanks to Ana at Knock Off Wood for the inspiration and plans!

Just to show you the size in relation to Sydney...She can fall out in the middle of the night and still only fall a little over 6 inches, which wouldn't even wake her up (super deep sleeper!) We have a rail built to put on the bed, but it needs sanded and painted yet, and if she continues to do so well, might not even get put on. 

Since I'm feeling inspired at the moment, these are my latest sewing adventures...if you haven't already seen them...

They are adorable on, but my model quit on me, so we had to improvise! They are available in any size and MANY colors! Hopefully I'll find the time to get the the idea I have for a boys' version soon! 

Oh what a week! Our house expanded by 4 feet on saturday! We stopped at the Beadle County Humane Society saturday morning and two of the four of us in this house fell in love (and it wasn't even me!)

Meet Mariah...

The picture is fuzzy cause the crazy fuzzball won't take pictures! She's the hairiest dog I've seen in a long time, but magically sheds less than the cat....only stipulation, her hair is like ours...must be brushed or will snarl! 

Things I've learned since saturday.....Mariah will eat Syd's poop.....she's a finicky eater....she forgets Syd sleeps on the floor next to the bed and bounces on her every morning....the cold doesn't bother her (neither does the rain)....she prefers to sleep in a kennel (bonus!)....she can't be somewhere in the house that she can't see you (high maintenance!)....She adores Syd and loves to play....the cats at the shelter didn't bother her but sees Tom as a moving target and a chase must ensue....Will eat cat food if left alone with it....for some reason won't poop outside (yet....this WILL change SOON)....constantly worries about Syd....isn't bothered by the vaccum (unlike Syd and Tom)...unfortunately has had table scraps, and isn't afraid to take food from Syd....AND IS POTTY TRAINED!!! 

I'm sure the list could get longer, I'm just going to stop there. Daddy and I have wanted a puppy for years....and with owning instead of renting we've really been getting anxious. My intent was to find a AKC Brittany Spaniel puppy that could be trained to hunt when the weather straightened out. THEN we found out we were having another baby so I was debating about waiting until the next one was a little less maintenance to get a puppy. I still want the puppy....Daddy and Syddie fell in love! Don't get me wrong, the more she's here (haha...24/7....with me) the more I like her....I MISSED HAVING A POOCH! AND she is already 99% housebroken which is a total plus for the potty trainer (me) and is for the most part past the chewing stage. So, with all the caution I had saturday it's fading to liking her around, and she's a whole lot less expensive than the new puppy would have been. Think 400 for the puppy....150 for spaying....50 for shots....who knows what in items chewed up....yeah, definately cheaper! Now if only she would drop her affection for Syd's babies and stuffies, those are really the only things she goes for of Syd's toys (we have however kept everything else picked up just in case)

In other news we tried crown moulding in Syds room....1 novice, with me saying hold on....let me see if I can find directions somewhere = moderate disaster! For our first attempt it turned out not so bad. Before we try it again, we will be finding a pneumatic finishing nailer, the trouble to use a hammer and nails just isn't worth it...not to mention the pain! After lots and lots of head scratching and daddy cursing with oodles of tiny pieces cut at angles to try and figure out the corners I searched for instructions and voila....we got it....ok so I got it....I still had to instruct daddy what he was going to do wrong and he didn't believe me until we got the pieces upstairs and oops....mommy was right for the second time in one day! After all the cussing and frustration we still decided to build Syd a bed to hopefully cure the bouncing.....and I came across a gold mine!

If you're at all interested in wood projects this is the most amazing site I've ever seen! www.knockoffwood.blogspot.com 

And it gives me hope...everything is built by a girl! And it's all spelled out well enough I think with the new saw in the garage I could do the toddler farmhouse bed for Syd all by myself! Not to mention the 5 other things I spotted and want! Definately worth your time! 

Going...going...hopefully GONE! I finally deemed it nice enough yesterday and today to venture outside with Syd. The wind was fairly calm, it was nice and sunny, and was actually fairly warm, so out we went. Yesterday we spent most of our time picking up the garage, digging out the 4-wheeler, and putting the climbing toy together....ok, so that was me. Sydney spent her entire time outside playing in the snow. She was thrilled that she got to dig in the snow and "scoop" it like daddy does. I do have to say, I didn't quite see her brave enough to walk across one of the snowbanks though.

I turned around and she was queen of her very own mountain! 

Then it was time to see the neighbors new puppy...she heard a bark, and started squealing like she does every time she gets excited. Daddy came home a while ago and told us the neighbors had a new little puppy that was going to get big, but never said what it was.....I'M IN LOVE!!!! I already warned them not to come looking at my house if he disappears....I SWEAR I wouldn't grab him and run! What is he you ask.....he's a twin to my baby, except a boy! I too saw him running through the yard tuesday and almost passed out. It's a baby German Shepherd. Looks identical to my baby Rylie except he has a "spout" and his ears stand up. Daddy later fessed up that he knew what it was, just wasn't going to tell me....Jerk! So we went over and saw him yesterday and here's how Syd fared with the puppy....

Luckily when his feet met her shoulders I had a good enough grasp on her coat to keep her from plopping right down in the mud. As much as I didn't want to wash our coats, he is absolutely adorable! I warned his "daddy" that he'd be cute and loveable for another month or two then....WATCH OUT! Rylie went on a growing spurt and I don't know that she stopped until she was about 2! She went from a cute little 6 pound thing to almost 100 lbs in what seemed like a week! His eyes got big when I told him this....he plans on keeping the little guy (hehe) in the house! Now that's breaking a house in! Fortunately for us we're pretty set on getting a brittany spaniel puppy (which daddy says will be outside....haha!) and should have less house destroyed! Daddy says he's always wanted a hunting dog....I just want a dog again period....so we went with one we knew would hunt, but wasn't outrageously big....wether he knows it or not....or accepts it or not...it's GOING to be in the house! He's already outvoted! Watch out Tom, you're going to have to find higher sleeping grounds! 

I'm feeling the warm fuzzies....maybe winter will be over with yet! I'm finally getting the view out of the basement windows back, we can use the patio door again, and it's no longer sub-zero! Oh, we can see grass again too! Syd has been patiently waiting for enough snow to melt in the back yard that we can put her playset together, she looks out the window and points it out every day....maybe by tomorrow we'll be able to make our way through the snowbank to get at it! It was finally warm enough to wash my car without worries of doors freezing shut. I took the christmas lights down (all by myself....I only had to stretch a little bit to reach them. Next job, straighten out the garage and hopefully someday soon shampoo the yogurt off the back seat of my car! I have been patiently waiting for spring to arrive....ok, not so patiently, and it seems like it's finally here! I think we officially live on the messiest street in town too! I get to experience mud bogging every time I go past the end of the driveway....makes me wonder what the rental parking space is like since that was 99% MUD! If you haven't been here lately, it's worth a trip, we've been busy busy with little things in the house!