Ahhhhhhhhh....Random Musings

[Mamaoftwingles]

Babe is sleeping...twins have had their meds, snacks, brushed teeth, are watching a movie, we've already had story time. DH is still gone (full swing into the political season!) for work, I have a cuppa tea, getting some orders ready to go out on Monday or Tuesday, got dinner dishes washed, a couple loads of laundry done...God has comforted my soul...I was in a bad way yesterday and it was all I could do to get through the day. I have a renewed hope and accomplished a lot today.  I feel good about that.  The kids were good today (LOL, not that they are ever really "bad"- 'cept for that little one...he gives me a run for my money!) I got gifts wrapped and boxed up to go for the move...I did my annual "trick" wrapped gift....Someone always gets it...this year, it's my dad...at least its a nice gift, LOL, sometimes I just wrap a note saying something like "You thought this was gonna be something good, didn't you?".... but this is an electric blanket (which he wants, and I got for $20 on sale, woo hoo) packed into a box, which is taped shut with packing tape...I had to get more wrapping paper, so I wrapped that original box in Christmas Paper...and found a bigger box to put the wrapped box in and wrapped that.  And then one more... and each progressively bigger box is sturdily sealed tightly with packing tape...so that will make for some good laughs on Christmas morning. (Is this sick? I know I'm not the only one who does this, right?)  Hmmmm...what else?  Sam and I took a nap today...that was sweet.  I actually know better than taking naps...I always wake up very groggy. Then I had to make dinner...which, and I would normally not say this at all, but I was SO happy that DH was not home for dinner tonight (I, of course, like it when he's home) but I got to put mushrooms, mushrooms and more mushrooms in the spaghetti sauce.... it was wonderful! Yum!   I'm not yet to the point that I think his distaste for mushrooms is cute, but after about 11 years together and over 9 married, it doesn't bug me anymore either.  I'm in the middle-ish of my two week wait to see if we have another baby on the way... I hope that I get a BFP, but am having my doubts...my first symptom of pregnancy is usually early onset puking...and a lot of it... none of that yet, although I've had heartburn...but also quite a bit of stress lately...so that could explain that.  I'm OK with it if God doesn't have a bio baby in the plans for us...we are definitely looking forward to adopting regardless, so either way is OK with us, but after all these months of trying (it took over 3 years to conceive Sam after the twins), I just don't know that its in the cards.  I'd really like to prove to myself that my body was made for birthing a baby and I can do it without the interventions....I am not afraid of the process...but have had such complicated pregnancies that c-sections have been my route of delivery.  I do know that if this test is +, I will be consulting a naturopath and will be having a homebirth...oh...I'm dreaming...I guess just hoping beyond hope that we get a + test...the tww is hard, but not as hard as AF showing up... ahhhhh... Isn't this wonderful...well, it is for me...just random musings....ha, just time for random musings is amazing for me!  I think packing is on my list for tomorrow.

 Black Friday was AWESOME. (AWESOME!) Fleece blankets (throw size- perfect for the kiddos) for $1.85 each. (Sweet, huh?)  Computer games (educational and games) for $2.95 each (SWEET!)  Walmart price-matched Target for Battleground and Havoc Heli - so I didn't have to go to target...they also price matched Chutes & Ladders...sweet!  I was more than happy to not have to go to Target.  We got our stuff from Menards... Stuff we were going to buy next week anyhow...the exact same stuff, and saved $250 just for buying it a week early....OK, I will adjust the budget for that!   The buys are AWESOME this year.  I have a few computers to buy and need to find a bigger screen HDTV, I should be able to get good prices on all of those things this year...awesome.  I am so stoked about our good buys!  I need to get DH something...have no idea what.  I got my mom a Cappucino maker...she wanted one and I got a nice one for $25....can't beat that.

 Moving ahead with moving plans...Asking you for continued prayers with the house situation...I haven't journaled about it, but basically we got "kicked out" (a computer thing) because the house we are buying is not conventional....so we now, at the last minute, have to come up with alternate financing... we are confident that this is where God wants us to be, everything else has fallen into place, and I've never heard of a closing going off without a hitch...so I'm praying that this is our "hiccup" and that we can move, on schedule and be in our new home for Christmas.  I'm looking forward to sewing and getting crafting. I'm looking forward to getting my website up, set up for selling things... Things are looking good.  I enjoy my life. I enjoy my children. God is so good to us.  I had this conversation out loud in the van the other day with God, after finding out about the house issue..."Faith" is believing in something we can't see.... God's plan for us, while I don't know what future plans are laid for us, are very evident in our lives.  My boys are who they are because of God...so I don't really have "faith" in God's plan for us...its more like it is just a given. He HAS a plan for us, I believe this BECAUSE I see it.  I can't "see" God...but I hear Him through my children, through nature, through prayer...and I know He is with us...We've prayed throughout this whole process and we are moving forward in faith, hoping that this is what we are supposed to be doing as this is what we THINK God has planned for us... We don't know what ministry we will be doing when we move, but we do know it will be something... its awesome to know that God will use us...he'll use us as His hands and feet...that is exciting....so we are faithful that the "powers that be" at the banks will see that we are hardworking people, this mortgage payment is half of what our current one is, and basically, we need the space because we have a big family and hope to add to it....OK. Now I'm tired. LOL....happens without warning these days...things quiet down and I get sleepy!  Have a wonderful weekend Mamas!