Our Unit 6 project...

So I was having difficulty narrowing down what I wanted to focus on in my paper and I finally come down to Rheumatoid Arthritis....which is oddly what I started out with! :) There is so much information that I then ran into the problem of what are my 3 main points going to be. Well, I believe I got them and can't wait to get comments on what y'all think!

Other than the paper, I have had a pretty good week! I am not taking the break from school. Honestly I think that it isn't even a holiday. If you want to make it a holiday you have to cram in everything before the holiday starts so you don't have to do anything when the holiday arrives. For someone like me, it is a hard thing to do. I have 2 children that stay at home and one that goes to school. I get about an hour of quiet time a day (if that) and if I really want to get something done I have to wait until they are in bed. By the time I get them in the bed and get the kitchen clean and everything picked up I am so tired that when I start to do my homework, I fall asleep. I can only drink one cup of coffee a day (being pregnant and all) so I am stuck with a dilemma. While I am getting better at working out my study/homework schedule I still have some minor adjustments. Anybody have any ideas?!?!

Hope everyone has a great holiday!!! We are just going to eat some good food and the kids are going to swim in the kiddy pool and maybe a sprinkler if I can get to Walmart sometime tomorrow. :)

*Jessica*

Other than the little ones....

I usually don't have much going on other than the little ones running around. I am trying to teach them about respect to each other and their things. For them, right now, it is a hard one. They think that toys can be played with in any fashion and I don't think that is wrong. It is just to the point of them breaking those toys that becomes a problem. They also have a hard time respecting each other and getting the whole sharing thing down. I figured I would let them choose one toy each that NO ONE else can play with and then everything else would have to be shared. My son is actually taking another baby coming into the picture pretty hard because he has always had his room to himself. He comes up to me and hugs me and tells my belly (the baby) that he loves him but ever since he found out that we were going to have another little baby running around he has been acting out. I am trying to let him in on the whole process and I talk to him about how they are six years apart and everything he has, his little brother will not be able to play with.

Other than that :) I rearranged the rest of my house this week. I promise that I did not do this by myself this time:) I had some help by my aunt-in-law and mother-in-law. We actually took the counter that seperated my kitchen and living room and moved that somewhere else. (we had to "unhook" it from the floor, that took some work.) We are selling my living room furniture to get a sectional couch and everything looks so much better. We got a new kitchen table that seats six and now the kids dad can eat with us at dinner. (I am a traditionalist and believe a family should eat together at the dinner table.) I have had a pretty great week and hope everyone else has! "See you in class!"

New Haircut!!!

Well. I got a new haircut!!! I was so nervous and excited all at the same time. I went yesterday to get it cut. The thing that eased my mind about cutting this long hair that I haven't done anything to in my whole lifetime was that I was donating 12" to the Locks of Love foundation. I kept thinking that I would hate to be one of those mother's that couldn't put their daughter's hair in a pretty up-do with their pretty dress. I love the new haircut and I will attach pictures of what the new do looks like from the old. If you respond to this, please give me your honest opinion of what you think. I have never done anything like this. The only thing I have done to my hair is get a couple of inches off here and there and cut my own bangs. :) Hope everyone likes it, although it doesn't matter :)

Doctor's Appt Today!!!

Hello everyone. I hope everyone is doing well!!! I sure am. I went to the hospital Friday for the anatomy of the baby and they couldn't tell what I was having. I am 15 weeks and 4 days and extremely excited!

When I went to the doctor today (5/3/10) I found out that I am having a BOY!!! My fam is going to be even...lol! I also had my youngest daughter's birthday today and Daddy's! Alyssa turned 3 and Brian turned 38 today. It was an over all....Fantastic day!

Good luck to everyone on their research!