My new fav. Dresser

My sister recently moved and got rid of some furniture. Naturally I scooped them right up to finish in my own style. Scored this sweet midcentury dresser. Love it! Made my own stencil out of frog tape and wax paper. This is what she became after a sanding, a stencil and a quick paint (love her):

Boo :(

Boo on me. Had a follow-up ultrasound today for my subchorionic hemorrhages in my uterus, I'm almost 15 weeks. I knew the news was coming but it still sucks to hear. The hemorrhages are larger which = bad news (they usually are gone by 18 weeks, not getting bigger). But the baby is still on track which = good news. I could tell they were still there because of the horrible cramps I get when I do too much, like do the dishes. Yup, the dishes are now too much to handle doing, so nothing is getting done in my house. The poor hubby already gets up at 3:30am and gets home at 5:30pm so no getting cleaning done there. So when you come to my disaster of a house....sorry upfront, it will be better in about 7-8 months. Another ultrasound in 3-4 weeks to hope they magically shrink because they start getting to be bad news after 22 weeks (meaning they can cause pre-term labour bad news).

Christmas was fun this year as always! Kiddies favorite present this year came from my parents. A sweet kiddie sized table. They both request to have snack time there everyday! Fun! Sterling learned our traditional Finnish Joulupukki song for Christmas Eve this year. We told him he wouldn't get his present unless he sang so he was diligent in learning. Although Joulupukki himself scared the living day lights out of him! Here are a couple sweet Photos!

Mi familia

Feeling extra lucky and sentimental tonight so here goes. My children are nuts. They scream they cry they yell and boss me around. They keep my house in a constant state of chaos. I hardly sit, sleep, or think anymore. I can barely use my brain. It's like the moment after you slip or trip, but before you hit the ground. Panic. Regret. Embarrassment. I feel all of these things as I work to support my family and deal with life's little troubles. Everyday I eat a full helping of overwork, served with a side of underpay and chased with a fresh glass of indifference.

Then I walk through my front door.

Immediately I am greeted with a loud shrill shriek of excitement from my daughter Emery, followed by a loud "papa's home!!" : my son Sterling. They both rush to the door with their arms open for hugs and snuggles. My day is made. I waited all day, 18 hours for this moment. The smiles along with a bit of crazy radiates from my baby girl. Sterling flexes his mental muscles ( not to mention his physical ones) everyday. Always learning and teaching me something new.

So without making this too sappy:

I am head over heels in love with this family.

Ok that was probably too sappy. Oh well. It is true though. I work so I can live and I live for only 3.45 reasons. Well, them and anything peanut buttercup flavored.

Trust me on this one. If you have a family and are frustrated with work or school or your crazy schedule, take the time to slow it down an just look at what you have. My outlook on life has changed completely. Don't get me wrong I have my grumpy days. Sometimes I don't want to be around myself. But, to me all of it is 100% worth it.

My family makes life worth living. They complete me, had me at hello... They can be my hero...baby. Ok no more cliches.

Alauna, Sterling, Emery and tiny one. Papa is here and he loves you forever. Thank you for loving me back.

-T

Yummy for me

I had a rare hour burst of energy today in which I put to good use. I made......homemade peanut butter cups! They are A-Maz-Ing. Yup so good. Although in an odd turn of pregnant events I can't seem to stomach anything sweet so I pretty much just ate one bite and Trevor will have to take care of the additional 2 dozen. Which seems to be happening lately. I make treats and he eats all the treats. Pretty tough life my hubby has.

A Taste of Christmas

We have started making some new holiday traditions starting with this tasty one on Sunday night. Granted now that I'm pregnant I hate anything sweet but Sterling had tons of fun and we gave a bunch away. Yay for Christmas! Love me some family time.