My head is at peace, finally.

Ive spent all day looking at Etsy, (and if Im honest, I also spent MOST of last night,and all of yesterday afternoon looking at Etsy), perusing the baby sections. Now,Im pretty sure that I need to SOMEHOW, albeit foster, adoption, birth,theft lost & found get me
one of these:

or one of these:











Or one of these:












And, Ive come to realize that we have no set path. He and I are on this road together, wherever that may take us. It could get really ugly before it gets beautiful. All I request is that if one of THESE 17 lb-ers
is in my future, PLEASE dont let it be a natural delivery :)

Daily musings of a chicken :)

No, not a real chicken...just me, the chicken...

So, on a semi-unthought out-self satisfying whim, I called up my dr to discuss the future of her assistance with my currently infertile womb. Apparently, in her books, all was a green light, and she was MORE than ready to help. About 15 phone calls later, the helpful nurse called in a prescription of Clomid to our local pharmacy. I am due to start it mid- November. I am scared to death. When I think about it, I need to vomit. So, apparently, I am a huge weenie, with no uh..well, you know...

Fostering is something that we are both still VERY much on board with, but at the same time, I keep thinking that Im doing nothing but getting older. What if I wait 3 years to start TRYING to get pregnant again? That puts me at almost 30, and then you're dealing with an entirely DIFFERENT can of worms! My initial thoughts were that I would just complete my weight loss, then try again. Even that will see me into the middle of next year before I even ATTEMPT again. Im just not sure I can get on board with that. Ya know?

So, the moral of the story is Im going to man up, and I'll let you know how it goes :) We have our home inspection on Nov 28. Hold your breath for us, so I can focus on the other. And now, im off to see what the dog is doing, since I can see her digging at the fence...I sure hope it isnt a snake!!

Home visit!

Home visit is coming up soon....Not as soon as before, since I rescheduled it (read:weenie) but soon enough! We've got alot of stuff to get ready before then! Im excited but definitely ready to vomit :)

Milk aint cuttin it.

So, whoever told you (and me) that milk was "cooling" was full of crap. I tried putting milk on the burning tips, and I tried applying milk to John's burning nose, to no avail. For the most part, his nose quit burning about an hour afterwards, but my fingers were really painful. They remained at a dull ache for most of the day yesterday, then flared up after my shower and REALLY got to throbbing. I called my grandma, thinking that if nothing else, SHE would have done this to herself....She suggested lemon juice and enjoyed a great laugh at my expense. I think lemon juice is an accelerant. Clearly. After a small soak in lemon juice, I had to then run cold water over my fingers just to be able to tolerate it! TERRIBLE. I drove all the way into town with my fingers hanging out the window. Finally, they slowed down to a small throb, then went away altogether (the sensation, not the finger tips) late last night. My fingers are sore :(

My fingers are burning, Kentucky is gorgeous, and Jamey's wardrobe needs variety.

OK, so tonight I made Jalapeno poppers, homemade style. I cut up all the cute little peppers, filled them with cream cheese and topped with shredded cheese. I made 2 batches. Batch one went perfectly, tasted perfectly, job well done. We made batch 2, and Im suffering. My fingers are ON FIRE. Apparently, its advised that one wears gloves during the cutting/stuffing. The oil in the pepper can seep into your skin and stay with you for DAYS... This is terrible news. John rubbed his nose. His nose is red and burning. My lips are on fire, my fingers are on fire...and I have to keep remembering not to touch my self, or I will reinfect an already cooled area (chewing my nails is OUT for tonight :) ).



My concert trip went well. Jess lives off of a road that could be in a movie. The entire road is lined with gorgeous fencing, green, green grass and horsies. Apparently some of them are million dollar horses (although, they looked like just horses to me..) I almost ran off the road several times trying to get a better glimpse of things. The weather was perfect, the clouds were perfect...All in all a great experience. My tour guides were knowledgeable and well versed. I saw a distillery, a mill, about 20 different counties, some wigwams, and ate at a 50's diner.


























The concert was fantastic, as was expected. Unfortunately, Jamey needs some wardrobe help. He's constantly wearing a black tshirt! I will get him a red one :) lol. Anyway, since ive been accused of making 80% of my blogging about this, I'll stop here. Just know, it was amazing. Here are pictures :)
Oh, and Tina, he isnt local...He is a country singer...www.jameyjohnson.com