I had my OB appt. this morning and found out that my Group B Strep culture came back positive. If you are not familiar with what Group B Strep is you can read more about it here. When I go into labor or my water breaks I will be given IV antibiotics (although not penicillin – [...]
Archive for April, 2009
baby update – 38 weeks
Posted in baby, tagged allergy, anitbiotics, arbonne, group b strep, iv, penicillin, red raspberry leaf tea, water birth on April 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
alton bay christian conference center fire
Posted in family, friends, summer, Uncategorized, tagged abccc, alton bay, alton bay christian conference center, cottages, easter fire 2009, fire, NH on April 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, an historic campground that my family has been connected to for several generations suffered a massive fire burning nearly 40 cottages. You can read about the fire here and here. Several families lost cottages that had been in their families for years, however, thankfully none of the homes were occupied when the fire began. I spent [...]
Monday Menu & Deals
Posted in budget, coupons, food, recipes, Uncategorized, tagged budget, food, groceries, grocery shopping, ham, kashi, Market Basket on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So last week I was going to try to only spend $25 on groceries to even out my spending from the prior week. Yup. It didn’t work and I went over. Then I realized that one of the weeks was in March and one was in April. So this weekend I was looking at my receipts from [...]
my baby blanket
Posted in baby, knitting, tagged baby blanket, craft, knitting, melanie falick, pattern on April 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Last October (September?) I started knitting this blanket for my baby. It traveled to Ireland with us and I picked up and put it down so many times in the last several months I sometimes wondered if it would get done… but then I would think, “Oh, I’ll have plenty of time to finish this before the baby [...]
i wish i had a preschooler
Posted in crafts, friends, God, ministry, spring, tagged craft, easter, good friday, preschooler, projects on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, I know that in about 2 years I will be shocked that I ever uttered that statement… however when I come across a fun ‘little kid’ project I always wish I had a little one to do it with. Soon enough that will be the case! Here is a great Easter food craft to [...]
quick baby update
Posted in Uncategorized on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m now 37 weeks! I had an OB appointment today and they checked me… I’m 3 cm dialated and 5o% effaced. But I’m not feeling any ‘surges’ so it could mean that I have a ways to go. This is what happened to my sister Cammie… she was 3 cm at 37 weeks and went all [...]
top ten tuesday: Easter Traditions
Posted in church, God, ministry, movies, spring, Uncategorized, tagged baptism, easter, easter breakfast, easter bunny cake, easter traditions, experiencing jesus passion, miracle maker, top ten list on April 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
10. The Miracle Maker – great movie! 9. Cadbury eggs – yum! 8. Palm Sunday Baptisms – our church has a traditions of doing baptisms on Palm Sunday. It is one of the most powerful services we have every year. 7. Easter Baskets – my mom always used to hide our Easter baskets in the house [...]
duck update
Posted in family, spring, tagged animal control, chimney, duck, fireplace, wood duck on April 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Erik came home on Friday and took care of our wild animal issues…
new coupons
Posted in coupons, groceries, tagged budget, coupon mom, coupons, groceries, money, shopping on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There is a great source for coupons on the internet. Click here to get the new coupons from coupons.com which were updated on Wednesday. You are able to print most coupons twice per computer. In addition to using coupons in the weekly circulars, these are a great way save money! They can save you even more [...]
