This and That

So this week is a big week for my family. We will welcome a new little man into our lives. Donovan Luis Perez is scheduled to be delivered via c-section on Friday. I am so excited, nervous, anxious, and a whole other mix of emotions. The nursery is done and our bags are packed for the most part. I have so many different feelings going on. I thought that I would like knowing what day I would be delivering, but now I think it is worse. I am trying to enjoy lots of time with Delia this week, keep my house clean and get the couple of things done on my to do list. I hope the week goes fast but not too fast. I plan on taking some naps, going to bed early and just enjoy this time in general but it is really hard. I am so ready to meet our newest little blessing and to be a family of four. Until I can post pics of him here are some pictures of his nursery. There is more on my facebook page if you want to see them!

Hope you all have a blessed week!

Me at 38 weeks pregnant!

The door!


Yes! We even got a soccer ball door handle!

Crib and Initial Letters!

Wall Decor!

Changing Table!

Blogging world has not been forgotten....

Hello All!

Well to say the least it has been long time since I posted anything. I have been a slacker and have been hearing about it from several people. Good to know at least someone misses my weirdness.
I don't really have a "topic" for today so here is what is currently going on in my life.

-It is raining outside. I love it! It has been raining alot lately but being 9 months pregnant in July I will take the cooler temperatures.
-World Cup is going on. For me I haven't watched one game all the way through but for my husband this is "chocolate". He has been all about soccer for the last month, much to my nesting dismay. It is over on July 11th, so hopefully I can talk him into doing some of the things I think need to be done, but can't do myself. One thing good about the WC is it made Father Day gift buying easy. Just buy something that has to do with the world cup.
-As mentioned above I am very pregnant. I will have a C-section on July 30th. I have very mixed feelings about this. I am excited, scared, anxious, and worried. I still have a little to do but basically we are ready for our little man. I have one last shower on Sat, so after that hopefully I can find the energy to put the finishing touches on everything.
-Delia is getting bigger and bigger. She is one of the reasons I listed all of the above emotions. She has had her Mommy all to herself and know she is going to have to share. I just hope I am not sleep deprived enough that she doesn't feel neglected.

Well I think that is all for now. Going to go to bed and TRY to sleep! HaHa Hopefully I can keep this updated a little more. Only time, and a new baby, will tell. :)

Hope you all have a blessed week!

Here and There and Everywhere

So alot has been going on the last couple of months and I have decided that even though I love blogging I really stink at it. Before I had a blog I had so much I wanted to write about, then when I got one, I am a total slacker with it. So hopefully I can get better at it. So for now here is a couple of things happening in our life.

1. We found out we are having a BOY! Yea! I am so excited, now to determine a name. We have narrowed it down to two. I know what my favorite is, but Chuck won't pick one yet. :) (I think he already has, but just like to drag me along because he know he is driving me crazy!) So when we get a name I will let you know. The nursery is painted light blue, we will be putting a thick chocolate brown stripe around and a thin orange stripe on either side of that. Me and my mom are going to make the bedding. We will use dinasours and Soccer Balls (are you surprised). We are going to work on the bedding over spring break so hopefully I can post pics soon.

2. I am so glad it is almost spring! I love the Sunshine!!!!!!!

3. My 10 year highschool reunion is in June. Weird, so weird. I have mixed feeling about this but and so excited to go and see everyone! More than just looking at their lives through facebook. LOL

I don't really know what else to write for now so if I think of something else I will just have to post later.

I hope you all have a blessed week!

RIP Papa Lee

Well as most of you probably read on my facebook page my Papa passed away last Sunday night. He had been sick and basically unresponsive for about a week and a half. He was surrounded by his family and just went to sleep peacefully. I am so glad that he is in heaven with my Gaga now. I know that they are happy together. For his memorial service they have asked each grandchild to write their favorite memories of Papa for the Preacher to read, so hear is mine.

Papa Lee loved us grandkids and great-grandaughters and spoiled us rotten. One of the first things I remember is he always had a snickers bar hidden somewhere for me when I came over. He loved to work outside, and it was a real treat if we got to ride on his lawnmower with him. He loved to take his naps and had no problem telling us kids to "hush up" if we were being too loud. We would take bike rides all of the time. (I think this was more so Gaga could get us out of the house for a minute but he still loved it. :) ) He loved to watch his Dallas Cowboy's football. He loved to eat. He always read out of his large print Bible, and always made sure that we read our Bibles. Growing up I always remember him in either red sweat shorts with a white t-shirt and a hat or jeans that had a crease sewn down the front of them, a white t-shirt and a hat. He loved to eat ice cream and drink pepsi and sometimes put peanuts in it. He loved to work with his tools in the garage. He had a large collection of National Geographics in the garage also. He loved to sit on the porch with binoculars and watch his birds. He loved to help people and give them anything they needed. He adored my Gaga and loved spoiling her. He loved to talk to anyone who would listen and tell some of his old stories. He loved the church and he loved God. He loved his daughters and always said they were the best in the world. He was very protective of his family. He was stubborn, courageous, a gentle giant, giving, onery, and a man unlike many in our culture today. He was loved by many and will not easily be forgotten. I love you Papa and can't wait for the day I can see you and Gaga again!

We're Knocked Up!

So the news is out! I really hate the phrase "were knocked up", but you really can't say that when you are telling family or friends, so I decided to use it on here. :) So I don't know alot of detail yet. I think I am due around August 9th, 2010. I go to the doctor on January 4th and will find out for sure then.
I don't really like telling people this early because I have had a miscarriage in the past, but I'm feeling pretty good about this one so we decided to chance it and tell everyone early (for us). Anyhow I will update after I go to the doctor, but until then please keep us (and my nerves) in your prayers!

Have a blessed week!

What I am Thankful for.....better late than never!

Hello all, so I know I have totally been a slacker with blogging but life has been a little crazy. In October my cousin got married. I did a whole desert room for her that included several goodies, a fully stocked chocolate fountain, mini cheesecakes, oreo balls, mini fruit tarts, mini chocolate eclairs, and mini cream puffs. Also punch and milk. So for about two weeks my house and kitchen were a wedding explosion. It was a blast and I was glad to have the opportunity to do it, but I was glad when it was over. Congrats Jessica and Brad, I am glad you found your prince charming.
Also in October was my husbands 31st birthday! I should have been a good wife and blogged 31 reasons why I love my husband or something like that but instead a friend let us borrow their cabin and we went for an overnight trip without Delia, after a dinner at Shoguns. We enjoyed our evening and then went fishing the next morning and ate orange icing cinnamon rolls for breakfast!

And finally in October I planned my churches fall festival for the kids. I had to organize food, games and more! I had lots of help thankfully, it went off without a hitch and I think both kids and adults enjoyed it. Me and Delia went as Dorothy and Chuck went as the scarecrow.

In November my Mom celebrated her 50th birthday. I decorated her office and threw her a surprise party! She hates things like that, but hey you only turn 50 once, besides she doesn't look 50 so it is ok. I got her a "NANA bracelet" that has mine, my brothers, and Delia's birthstone on it. I will have to add others as the come. :)

Thanksgiving was good this year, just a dinner at my mom's house. I love cooking for my family! This year I only made deviled eggs and greenbean casserole, but after all of the other planning and cooking over the last couple of months that was fine with me.

And then Christmas........I really hate shopping, I think it is the country girl in me. I just like the quiet outdoors. Not noisy, smelly stores with rude people. I bet I could never go to the mall and would be just fine, maybe my children will not know what the mall is. :) I am trying to make most of my gifts and so far I am having luck! I enjoy making things for people and I hope they enjoy them to and don't just think I am trying to be cheap. (Even though it usually is cheaper to make gifts!) Well I think that is all for now, that should update you from my last post until now so I just have to get better about this blogging thing. Hope you all have a blessed holiday season and a Merry Christmas!!!!

Have a blessed week!

Some pics from our Cabin getaway!

Random Thought Tuesday

So lately I have been realizing that maybe I am too hard on myself. I think I am a great wife and mother, but you just have mommy guilt sometimes. I need to realize that I do what I can and as long as my family is happy and taken care of that is what matters. Everybody says that time goes so fast and I want D to remember a mom that spent time with her not one that stressed about the house being clean all of the time.

I need to spend more time studying my Bible. If I studied the Bible as much as I checked my facebook, read emails and blogs I would be a whole lot better off.

I am thankful for who I am and what God has given me. I have recently come to this realization. I used to be really self conscious and worried about what people thought of me. Some of that was just me and some was listening to what other people thought I should be like. I have finally decided that I am just going to be me and you either like it or you don't. I am tired of being a people pleaser or being worried about making someone uncomfortable.

I worry too much, this is a big struggle for me. I trust God, but I don 't trust God. I have a hard time letting things go and knowing that God will take care of me and my family. He always has and I have no right to doubt that but I just have a hard time giving up the reigns.

I am tired of the "mean" stage that D is in. She tries to love on babies but is too ruff. She is really into pinching and sometimes I feel like all I tell her is "no" all day long. I don't like that but sometimes I don't know what else to do. I am definitely ready for this stage to be over with.