What my brother doesn't know....

The saturday before Mother's day we got up to my parents in time for supper. Just a few minutes before my brother and his family arrived. I love my brother and I love his wife, but lord do they love to tease. So they were teasing me like crazy being like so you are pregnant. (and if they knew we were trying it is because they found out from 3 people that they don't talk to). So they were just giving us a hard time. I was getting mad during there teasing. Thinking man what if I was pregnant and going to tell everyone and they just totally screwed up my big announcement. But as it is I'm just waiting on my period to try again. So I just kept telling my brother "what do you know that I don't".

Well, Sunday was 5 weeks post period and I was thinking all my "symptoms" were in my head. Monday night we were at the campground near Niagara and I was like when we stop by the drug store tomorrow lets pick up a pregnancy test. So, we do and we walk all over Niagara on Tuesday. We got back to the campground and watched the sunset and before we eat I go went to the bathroom and POAS. I am staring at it walking back to the campsite and one line of the plus is very strong and the other is pretty faint and I am in SHOCK. I hand it too DH and was like I need to look at the instructions. So I grab the instructions and the line that is faint is the one that shows up or -. The one that is strong is plus. OMG. I just laughed hysterically. We are going to have a baby! Seriously!!

Anyway, we are still on vacation which is going great and it is kind of nice to find out on vacation because we aren't tempted to tell everyone we know right now!

Put me in Coach

Well, beat the drum and hold the phone - the sun came out today!

We're born again, there's new grass on the field.A

-roundin' third, and headed for home, it's a brown-eyed handsome man;

Anyone can understand the way I feel.

CHORUS:Oh, put me in, Coach - I'm ready to play today;

Put me in, Coach - I'm ready to play today;

Look at me, I can be Centerfield.

Well, I spent some time in the Mudville Nine, watchin' it from the bench;

You know I took some lumps when the Mighty Casey struck out.

So Say Hey Willie, tell Ty Cobb and Joe DiMaggio;

Don't say "it ain't so", you know the time is now.

Oh, put me in, Coach - I'm ready to play today;
Put me in, Coach - I'm ready to play today;
Look at me, I can be Centerfield.

Yeah! I got it, I got it!

Got a beat-up glove, a homemade bat, and brand-new pair of shoes
;You know I think it's time to give this game a ride.

Just to hit the ball and touch 'em all - a moment in the sun;(pop)

It's gone and you can tell that one goodbye!

So I heard this song on my way home after a LONG day and I was like you know this is going to be my moto tomorrow. My "role model" for tomorrow will be Cubs "rookie" Bobby Scales. He spent 11 years in the minors! 11 years and got called up yesterday and played today and got his first major league hit. So when my boss calls on me tomorrow, even though I am probably more Aramis Rameriez (the "long tenured star" of the team) than Bobby Scales. I am going to say Coach (boss) put me in. I can do it.

(I do have to add that the sun DID NOT come out to stay today, but oh well).

Vacation Planning

We are getting excited. The time is getting close. Just 5 days of work and we are out of here. We have a list of places to camp and reservations at Acadia National Park. It was a struggle. Niagara is so expensive even to camp. Campgrounds aren't going to be open yet in the Adirondacks and White Mountain area. State Parks were closed for an extended period of time in the Boston area due to a December Ice storm. Private Parks were expensive ($30 a night). But we found some reasonably priced alternatives.

AMJ and UB are going to be at Grandma's this weekend just to see me. :) My brother and his family are going to come over for supper on Saturday. Mom says Elisabeth is talking a little! OMG! She is getting so grown up.

Speaking of babies...I don't think I am pregnant but no period just yet. That does not really surprise me.

Now back to writing a report for the Hidden Valley.

Rain Rain Go Away

For the first time in our life together, my DH and I allowed the weather to dictate a major change in plans. Oh it affects little things all the time ... do I go walk/run on the road or do I use the elliptical? Do we work in the yard or clean the house? But we have never cancelled a weekend away because of the weather and we did today. We are suppose to be camping with the church this weekend, but we said not in this rain. They are calling for buckets of rain to fall in the next 3 days. Like 2-5 inches (of rain, not snow). THe James River rose 10' overnight!! 10'! Yikes. So while I am bummed. There is an upside... I can hopefully get some more projects wrapped up at work. I can give the house a thorough cleaning before leaving. Anyway, it is still raining. It makes me glad I live on top of the mountain.