Baby Names

30,001 Baby names in this book...how are we supposed to pick just one? Well, I think we have it narrowed down to our favorites:

Girl: (blue) Qing

Boy: (protector of the country) Dingbang

Well, what do you think? :) :) :)

As you can tell, there really hasn't been anything overly exciting going on here. I'm supposed to go to the dr on Mon to hear the heartbeat. Then in March, we're scheduled for an ultrasound. Which will it be?...Qing or Dingbang??...Only time will tell...

Last weekend, we went to Wes's folks. While we were there, we went to some Amish stores and bought some goodies!

This massive cinnamon roll was only $0.69!

No...I didn't eat it all by myself! 5 of us did!!! I'm ready to go back for more!

Words of Wisdom

Thought I would pass on some much needed information for planning your futures. I was taking 3 of my 1st graders out for a reward and this is what I was listening to while I was driving. I about cracked up!

Conversation #1: "Did you ever wonder what would have happened if Noah kicked a big hole in the ark? Or maybe a big elephant?"

"Well, that story sure wouldn't have had a happy ending! I like stories with happy endings, don't you? I don't like sad endings."

Conversation #2: T: "B..., do you play with your sister?"

B: "Sometimes, but sometimes I'm just mean to her."

J: "Yeah, brothers and brothers go together, not sisters and brothers. Hey, B...., what if you and I were brothers?"

B: "That would be cool. I'd like that!"

J: "Or what if I had a sister your age and when you grew up you could get married. Then we'd be brothers. Or maybe cousins? Mrs. Grissom, what would we be?" (I tell them the answer)

B: "I'm not getting married! That would be the worst thing I could do!"

J: "Yeah, you'd have to buy a house and then you would have a mortgage payment. (Since when did 7 yr olds know about a mortgage payment?) It's best just to live in the car." :)

Still having dreams! One of them last night involved school again. (I think I need a break!) I had a mother and aunt come in the room and gang up on me trying to get her daughter excused for a very "dumb" reason. I told them very firmly and with great conviction that it would not be excused and that the child should be in school doing her job learning and not at the mother's store helping clean up her messes. I gave great valid reasons and was really giving a good lawyer demonstration, when, in waltzed my principal with 3 huge dogs! (We're talking horse size!) She paraded them right into my classroom and disrupted the whole scene. Right through the door she came being dragged by the 3 monsters. (She got a good kick out of this. I did wake up feeling pretty proud of my demonstration in the dream. You would just have to know what is going on at school to understand. Obviously, I haven't had this exact scenario). :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

To: YOU

From: US

Boy or Girl?

On our shopping excursion Saturday, Erin and I spotted this book and thought it might be interesting. Inside are 50 old wives' tales that "supposedly" tell you if you're having a boy or girl. Curiosity got the better of us and so we decided to check a couple of them out right there. So, in the middle of Motherhood Maternity, Erin looks into my eyes to see which one has a broken blood vessel in the shape of a "V." We cracked up when she said she saw a "W" in the eye that indicated a boy. Twin boys? Yikes! I'm sure the man waiting outside the fitting room was finding us very entertaining.

We got home and told Wes about it, so he and I ended up going back and buying the dumb book! HA! We thought it would be interesting to do it with each child to see how accurate the "old wives" were. It was fun seeing what it came out to, but I'm not far enough along for some of them. So far, the verdict is a boy by only 4 points. So, pretty much it was 50/50. Oh, and by the Chinese Chart it's a girl. Go figure!

Aside from my goofy dreams (my mom had quadruplets), changing hormones!!, nerve-wracking kids at school, clothes not fitting, and life in general, nothing exciting to report. Tomorrow, Erin C., one of my best friends from college is coming over to spend the day. We're gonna hit the outlet mall...it's only 3 miles from our house and we never go. It'll be fun catching up.

Next week, we get a long weekend for winter break. I'm looking forward to that!!!!!!!!!! The winter blues are hanging around in my classroom and it's either time for a major snowstorm or for spring to arrive.

And now you know the rest of the story...earth shattering as it was! :)

??Signs, DREAMS, & Wonders??

Wes is dreaming now...We had twins right at the end of the school year. He said no one had seen them yet and we were very excited about showing them off at church. Unfortunately, in our excitement, we forgot to put clothes on them. (A little too much showing off perhaps.) Oops...I doubt there will be a need for clothing as my little sister has already purchased a shirt and we don't even know what we're having yet. :)