Prayer Request...

Oh, so many that I would like to list...my heart is full of them actually. But, for the few that do visit my blog (or even the passer byers) I would ask that you keep my Aunt Dorothy in your prayers please. She is having a full bladder removal in the next couple of weeks...it is a major surgery to say the least. She has bladder cancer and this is the only option, as she is 87 years old and has had a blast of chemo and radiation that did not work.

She has lived a very long and blessed life, so we are happy for that. We are certain she will come through just fine b/c, even at her age, she is one of the strongest (physically and mentally) people I know. She is an AMAZING Christian woman who has the upmost faith in our Lord that He will see her through this!

Thank you in advance for your prayers, and I will certainly do an update!


"For I will restore health unto you, and I will heal you of your wounds, saith the Lord."

Jeremiah 30:17

Weekend Pics...

Pinky Swear!!!

Yep, I'm printing this off TODAY and taking it to the hubs to sign TONIGHT! You can bet your bottom dollar on that one! Why, you ask? Well, I haven't discussed (that I can remember) my absolute DESIRE and PASSION for wanting to start a family...well I'm laying it out right HERE and right NOW! Jeromy tends to, most of the time, shy away from the conversation...explaining that we need to wait for this and wait for that. I fully understand the necessity of waiting until we are financially, emotionally and physically (nice home with a nursery) ready! Well, other than the fact that we are needing to sell our townhome to have a more spacious home for children...I believe we are ready.

Sure we would love to have 5 more years together with no children, but let's do the math here! I will be 31 in less than THREE months and I want at least TWO children. God willing I get pregnant (if I can convince the hubs, which is my BIGGEST hurdle) sometime this year, at least in the next 6 months...I will be 32 when I have my first (like I said, God willing!!!). I admit, it's not that old, but I would PREFER my children to be 2-3 years apart...here's where it starts getting tricky! I wouldn't have a 2nd child (God willing) until I was around 35! Now, for those "older" parents I'm not knockin' it...my preference would just be to be somewhat of a young mother.

I'm hoping this doesn't come off shallow, b/c this is truly important to me and every fiber of my being is the desire to be a mother! Some people feel the inherent need/feeling/yearning to be something, do something and mine is to be a mother...and to pass on the immense love that I was raised with! Oh, and to not have to punch a timeclock EVER again!

So, back to the pinky swearing. I'm gonna do it. Jero has JUST begun to entertain the idea of starting a family sometime later this year, but I need it in writing...signed, sealed and delivered baby! Wow, do I sound crucial or what?

Being the Christian woman that I am, I know this will happen on God's time and NOT mine...that I know. The Lord has a plan for Jeromy and I and there is nothing I can do to intervene, nor do I want to. I just wanna make a PLAN to start trying and then leave the rest in God's hands...that's all I'm sayin! Oh, and a signed agreement by my husband....

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

My little "gift" to the hubs was a dozen cute cupcakes...something he'll have to work off for the next week, aren't I the sweetest??? We decided not to get each other anything "big" this year...saving for great things :)

And, this is what I woke up to...oh and breakfast, not necessarily IN bed, but we went back to bed after breakfast...does that count? There is NOTHING better than your husband making you breakfast and then crawling back in bed and watching a movie...this has become a Saturday morning ritual recently!!! Don't be jealous ;)

Sweet, sweet (and terror) Duke got me a card TOO! Check it out...so cute, he's so thoughtful!

For some CRAZY reason, Duke was especially sweet and calm on Valentine's Day...he must have known it was a special day!

To top it all off, we had dinner with Ashley, Patti and Gamaw at a Japanese steak house...oh yea baby! It was delish, I just wasn't sure if I should go run a mile or run to the bathroom afterwards!

Duke had a playdate after Church on Sunday with his "Aunt" Lilly...I'm sure he had fun, however I was thrown up on TWICE on the ride to and from! YUCK!

US...

I just wanted to say Thankyou to Clare at http://flytojesus.blogspot.com/ for giving me a Blog Award. I've just started reading her blog, but she sure is a funny and sweet woman and I hope you all (all 2 or 3 of you) go check her out!!!

DUKE VS. CAROLINA....

Williams: "Hey, Coach K"

Krzyzewski: "Yea?"

Williams: "We KICKED your A$$ on YOUR floor, thanks for having us!"

Krzyzewski: "Um...your welcome?"

Williams: "See ya March 8th, and um, we'll do it again!"

***As a side note, my husband is a DEVOTED (somewhat obnoxious) DUKE fan...so, I will probably catch, you know what, for this post...but I HAD to do it! I used to be a big Carolina fan (well, as my hubs says-I "drove" the "wagon", if you know what I mean). You know how it goes, you kinda go with the team that your spouse adores...well, this has been a bit of a challenge for me, and I'm still in the middle of my "conversion". Right now I'm getting a little chuckle out of the game last night...HOWEVER, we did lose $50 on it and that means a nice dinner out the window, so that part makes me sad...along with the fact that Jero is going to be "ill" until Duke cleans up on the 8th! We'll see :)

PUPPY WOES...

So, I'm going to start a list right HERE and right NOW of all the lovely things my puppy has decided to chew on/ruin/tear/destroy/urinate on, and whatever else his little puppy brain decides is appropriate to sabotage!!! I'm certain that I will need to keep this particular post updated, so if anyone is interested, just check back! Remember, it's THIS little puppy that's ready to lose his little life if he doesn't straighten up! (Ok, I would never do that, just trying to express my frustration right now) So here goes, in no particular order:

1. Our framing that Jero has worked so hard on in our kitchen. While lying cozily (is that a word?) on his bed, Duke decided "Hey it's right by my head, I can just lay here and chew on this wooden framing and not even have to get up!"

2. Urinated on our king size, velour comforter! I was sitting right beside him, guess he thought I would never notice??? Go pee in your own bed...oh wait, you already have!!! (on a positive note though, he is getting better at this, as I think Jero and I are working overtime crate training him and taking him outside about every 45 seconds!)

3. My MAC BLACK eyeshadow...hope that tasted good! Ok, so a little thing of eyeshadow from MAC is a whopping $13, that was my first thought when I caught him in the act! But that passing thought quickly vanished when I realized what it had done to my CARPET!!! Just for the record, if you happen to get chunks of eyeshadow on your carpet...PICK THEM UP, DON'T VACUUM THEM!!! Mistake number one! WOW oh WOW, what a mess...a little Scotch Guard and Gain scrubbed by a really ticked off person does wonders! I wish I was calm enough to stop and take a picture to show the exact damage...how Katrina did in this post is beyond me. Oh Lord, please grant me the patience...it's just a puppy :) Are you wondering what mistake number two was??? SOMEHOW, SOME WAY that flippin eye shadow ended up IN his crate hours later...I thought I had thrown it AWAY! Not only was he covered, so was everything in his crate and more carpet stains to clean...after a long night out at a Super Bowl party that is NOT what I wanted to contend with!

4. Our power cord to a fairly new computer! So, as we were laying on the couch last night wrapped up in a captivating episode of "The Bachelor", both of us were wondering (to ourselves) what that "sparking" noise was, but neither one of us sat up to see until it was too late! In a matter of five minutes, Duke demolished the cord in a number of places causing it to spark away...not a safety hazzard whatsoever! Oh, yea, and they're $90 to replace, UUUGGHH!!! That's an outfit for me!

5. Our hands, feet, face, arms, legs...really ANY part of our body is fair game for this biting puppy! How DO you stop it? He is becoming quite the biter, and we don't likey! Our battle wounds are numerous, but we've tried everything. I feel like we've already jumped straight into the terrible two's. We try "redirecting" him to other toys...works for about 2 minutes. We tried spanking him, but my experience with children tells me you don't spank a child for hitting....what's the point in that, right? So, now I'm against popping his little butt or face...plus, as soon as your hand leaves his behind, his mouth is agape waiting for another opportunity to chomp! I'm using some other techniques now, so we shall see.

Are we failing as parents? I told Jeromy, maybe it's time for me to go ahead and be a "Stay at home Mommy"...yea, that went over like a lead balloon! Apparently when you have babies, you never want them to grow up...well, I'm SOOO ready for Duke to GROW UP already!!!!