Vacation and Forbidden Trash

We just got back from a beach vacation and I feel amazingly relaxed. What is it about pregnancy that makes me so anxious? I remember feeling like that with Wyatt too.....not so much about the pregnancy itself, but more like 24-7 PMS. I'll blog about our trip tomorrow when I can show a few pictures. I am still feeling weird about something that happened to me this morning.

Jon called me up and let me know there was a house in our neighborhood that had a pile of old frames and paintings out for trash. (Don't I have a sweet hubby for giving me such awesome tips?) Well, I got excited and was over there as fast as I could (8:30am). No, I hadn't fixed my hair, but who cares right? The early bird gets the worm.....or so I thought.
I pull my car up and as soon as I see the pictures lying there looking so beautiful and vintage, my heart started hammering. I am not talking about 1980's Mickey Mouse posters here, but more like 1920-30's paintings in ornate wooden frames. I love things like that!!! I jump out and feel like a kid in a candy store, until the people's dogs start barking at me. A window comes up and a lady sticks her head out the window yelling,"Git outta my trash!"
"Well, ma'am do you mind if I have the pictures?"
"NO! Git outta here! It's illegal to go through people's trash! Git!!"
She was screaming it too!
Now, I wouldn't say I go through peoples trash. It's not anything like that! I don't open up trash bags and look for new identities. I just look for wooden furniture, pictures and things like that. I always figured if you put it on the curb you're trying to get rid of it. It's only going to the dump where it will be become landfill. Wow, I still feel shaken up. I'm not used to being screamed at like that......and what I really want to do is sneak back down there and take this one particular picture that was so pretty.....the frame was so pretty. I am sad that it's going to just be trashed.
I wonder how many more people she's screamed at today?

misty Christmas

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I'm posting this from Oma and Opa's (my parents) log house here in the Piney Woods. Sorry I left on such a bad note. I've been on sleep inducing medication ever since and haven't been able to think very clearly. I had an allergic reaction to Tide detergent that almost stole my Christmas. My face became inflamed, my eyes almost swelled shut....finally went to the doctor on the 26th and had a steroid shot......much better but still feeling pretty yucky and just plain old ugly. Have any of you experienced being just disgustingly ugly? I haven't since I was 16 and caught chickenpox on our family vacation to California. I remember people would look at me, grimace and look away (most of the pox were on my face and scalp). I had never experienced this before and I think it has always given me a special soft spot in my heart for others who have some dabilitating look about them that cause people to shy away from them, withholding their affections and just human companionship. This Christmas reminded me of that time back when I was 16. I was sitting with my family, feeling lonely amongst all the gift chaos b/c I couldn't see (my glasses hurt to wear) and was too drowsy to comprehend half of what people were saying. (Benedryl) But, God showed me an awesome truth in that pain and lonliness. He was born as lowly as he could possibly be.....stinky cave/barn, laid in a feeding trough meant for animals not a sweet, tender newborn. Not born royalty but a common man to common parents. Jesus then went on to have a ministry to the ugliest, foulest, commonist people. The ones we shun, the ones we think we are above and better than. Somehow, these thoughts comforted me as I flowed through and misted in and out of Christmas activities. It made me feel less lonely. God loves me no matter what, even in my swollen, ugliness.....and I should love those around me the same.......it's not about having trendy clothes, or the best haircut, the coolest car, perfect marriage, being a part of the "Christian Culture". You can be the stinkiest, drunkest, down and out person there is, living in the desert, not wanting to have anything to do with God and he still says to you, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16 That message is for everyone....everyone. God loved the WORLD not just the beautiful perfect people. I'm still on drowsy meds, but I wanted to put down some of my thoughts here, so I don't lose them. Merry Christmas from a drowsy, but joyful mama in Texas.

ugly and red

So, I guess I thought I wanted to be like everyone else and use TIDE to clean my sheets. It's what my husband's mom uses and I love how it smells. Oh, but.............now I am covered in an ugly red rash that feels like fire!! It's especially bad on my face and hands and if I itch it, it gets poofy and swollen. Even my nose is swollen!! I look Like Rudolph!! It hasn't phased Wyatt. In fact, he's been more cuddly today than usual. Now, not so the postman, who came to our door and delivered a GIANT package from Chicago. He got a real good look at me......he seemed a little shocked. Anyway, if you come by my house and I don't answer the door, please don't be offended. Oh, I am so going to send Jon for some ALL Free and Clear.............ALL Free and Clear 4ever!

our family news

Really great deep dish pizza we made
Jon's back is out again and he is home trying to recoup
Wyatt is a grouch and still semi-sick
teaching classes from 10am-4:15pm today
new website sillyturnip.com (thanks Jon, looks awesome!)
may not be able to sell my softies legally after Feb 2008 (I'll explain later)

Croup and Bewitched

I am so sleepy. Wyatt woke up at 4:30 this morning with trouble breathing and that awful croupy sound again. Last time this happened on a Friday, we ended up in the emergency room Sat....so I am taking it seriously this time. I've got him a doctors appointment at 11, so that's good. It's been a weird morning. I've been watching the Bewitched movie and Baby Einstein interspersed. It's a really bizarre movie. Will Farrel totally makes it an awful movie. He doesn't fit the part......but then he's so funny I think I like it.....but only b/c he's cracking me up, not b/c I am swept away by the script. I checked it out of the library. Has anyone else noticed what weird movies they have at the library? I think weird is my favorite word this morning! No, but really, I've gotten some kooky ones....not that Bewitched is one of those. I recently watched My Brilliant Career, which I thought was pretty good. I really should just stick to books, but it is one way to save money. Blockbuster gets expensive! Ok, got to find out if Will Farrel and Nicole Kidman are going to get together in the end. I am on pins and needles and my 3rd cup of coffee!

Poppy, Posey, Piper and Parker plus a Christmas Gnome

I found this strange little guy whilst decorating our tree. I don't know where he came from and don't remember ever seeing him before. Hmmmm.....he must be Christmas magic! I get a kick out of old pipecleaner ornaments. Their so fun and wooly weird. Flip him over and it says he cost .29 cents and was made in Germany.

From left to right: Poppy's little unstuffed bum, Posey stuffed and hanging out, my red chair pincushion, decaf coffee with Pumpkin Spice creamer, a beautiful vintage tablecloth I found at Canton which makes me happy to look at.

I've been sewing more puppies these last few days. My fingers are sore but I get so excited about the different fabric combos and what their little faces are going to look like, that I just can't seem to stop! I've now made Poppy, Posey, Piper and Parker. Try saying that 5 x's really fast! Wyatt loves Piper. He keeps stealing him away and putting him with his toys. Needless to say, Wyatt does not need another stuffed creature. Piper is made from an old chenille baby blanket and some 1970's fabric I found who knows where. Time for a Christmas Puppy photoshoot before my little monster(son) wakes up!

Poo Pie

Ok, just had to add this. Wyatt ate his poo this morning!!! I was changing a rather horrifying diaper (You know, the ones you open and look simply impossible to clean. You think,"Can I do this!?") and before I could react, he reached down, grabbed a handful and shoved it into his mouth!! AHH! I'm feeling nauseated just from writing this!

Summer Images

Wyatt frequents his tiny pool when it is too hot to play. Summer in Texas is just sweltering!
Wyatt rides the merry-go-round. I love his chubby ankles!


Ok, this next image is just gross! We sprayed them off with the water hose and they just came back! We are wondering........does anyone else have this problem?!

Spider Party!

I will be staying with Wyatt in Chicago for a week and a half so I will miss you my blog friends! Don't have too much fun without me!

I've been tagged "What's on my fridge"

I really need to purge I think!




pictures of family and friends
glass magnets
rock magnets from our wedding
hotdog magnets
Chicago postcard
various art works from nieces and nephew
Art show we are going to see at KC
invitation to baby shower last Sat.
Ukraine "sunday school" flyer

Sick, misunderstood flowers and Wyatt ramblings

Wyatt and I are both sick today! Yuckola. I hate being sick but it really makes me sad to see my baby sick. When he gives that little wimper and looks at me with those big eyes that seem to say,"mama I don't feel good" it about breaks my heart. On a better note, I found this random picture Jon took. I didn't even know he took it! I love baby's breath. It's a strange thing to love, I know, but I can't help it. It's usually just a filler for more important flowers, but all alone it has such a delicate ethereal quality. I like to bunch it together and put it in vases around my house. Speaking of which, another flower that has gotten a bad wrap is carnations. Yes, they do look very cheap, but once again they are mostly used as a filler flower. By themselves and all bunched together with broad green leaves they can look full and lacy like a ladies petticoat.
I think Wyatt said his first word on Monday. we were standing at the door and he pointed his chubby finger towards the glass and said "Ka" really loud....and then he said it a second time. It sounds like he's saying "car" with a boston accent. There really was a car where he was pointing, so maybe......He's also waving really well now. He loves grinning and waving at himself in the mirror.