Thursday Thirteen #85

Thirteen Things that Twisted Cinderella bought today at Costco Fresh mushrooms, I LOVE fresh mushrooms. Enough toilet paper to last for 6 months! Red peppers, I LOVE them. Fresh Strawberries. They have the best strawberries at a great cost. Hamburger patties. They have lean patties that taste amazing. Canned salmon. It cost less than tuna! Tylenol. Two gigantic bottles for $6! Canned Soup. I love to have soups for lunches and for cooking with. Princess Belle snacks. I have to keep snacks for her in the house and she loves the ones I got her. A textbook for Princess Belle for 1/2 of the cover price!! Popcorn. It is always great to have it in the house for family movie nights. Pasta. It never goes bad and it is good to have lots on hand. Cheese (brick, strings and cream cheese). I LOVE to buy cheeses at Costco, they have large amounts for great prices and my family loves all things cheese!.

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Wordless Wednesday -- Summer Sweeties

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I finally have one!

When I was a teenager, I used to make the bread for my family. I would make a big batch of white and a big batch of whole wheat and we would freeze it for the week. (We ate a LOT of bread). After I moved out, I think I made maybe a half a dozen batches at the very most. It is just so much mess! For years, I have been longing for a bread maker. Something to allow me the luxury of a nice warm slice of bread without the mess and work of making it by hand. And then my lovely neighbour gave me her breadmaker!!!! I am so thrilled. I have never used one before and I would love to hear from anyone who has. What is your favorite recipe? How do you use yours? I am such a mom to be soooo excited by a kitchen appliance but there you go. I am going to sing it from the rooftops, "I HAVE A BREADMAKER!!! WOOHOO!!"

Not Me Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I absolutely DID NOT realize that I was out of coffee filters and decide that that was the perfect reason to take my girls down to Tim Hortons this morning. I would never feed my girls those little balls of fat and sugar! I only feed them healthy food all the time. I do not have a cupboard specifically dedicated to the various types of sugary goodness I feed my girls. Nope, Not Me!

I am certainly NOT sitting here waiting for Princess Magpie to wake up from her nap so that we can head out for my coffee, for a lovely walk with my girls. Nope, Not Me!

I am NOT so anxious for my coffee that I am considering cleaning my kitchen VERY LOUDLY so that if Princess Magpie should happen to wake up, we can go! Nope Not Me! (I wonder what Tim Horton's decaf tasts like?)

I DID NOT go upstairs to tell Princess Belle I had made her cinnamon toast for her breakfast, smell and see her pee'd in bed, feel my pregnant stomach to a flip and close the door and decide to change it later. I would never leave that awful mess on her bed. Nope, Not Me!

I DO NOT think that the fact that she has only pee'd her bed a few times this month is a victory. She is seven years old and shouldn't be peeing the bed at all. And knowing that, I am certainly not sharing our failures with the entire blogging community. I would never do such an undignified thing! Nope, Not Me! (seriously, is there such a thing as a loving, fun, hands on, involved, firm, and still dignified mommy? When I think of all the diapers, sickness, dirty noses, and muddy clothes, I don't think I can be all of that at once.)

When Princess Magpie woke me up at 5 this morning I DID NOT feed her and then place her to play in her playpen while I slept beside her. I would never do that. My girl deserves my undivide attention even at some ungodly hour when I would rather be giving my attention to the back of my eyelids. Nope, Not Me!

14 weeks

I am 14 weeks pg today! I am feeling a little more energetic. I haven't had a headache for a few days and I am able to control my morning sickness now. So all is good. I have a new bed and bedspread for Princess Belle so we will be changing the rooms around soon to create a new nursery big enough for the new baby and for Princess Magpie. I am just waiting to find out when I can get rid of the old bed and stuff.

Fetal development - 14 weeks pregnant

Crown to rump, your baby is around 3 and a half inches / 9 centimetres long and weighs one and a half ounces / 43 grams. The body is now growing faster than the head. This week, its parchment-thin skin covers itself with lanugo (ultra-fine, downy hair that usually disappears before birth). Though eyebrows are beginning to grow and the hair on top of the head is sprouting, this hair may change in both texture and colour after birth.

About now, the fetus can grasp, squint, frown, and grimace. It may even be able to suck its thumb. Researchers believe these and other movements probably correspond to the development of impulses in the brain.

Princess Belle dresses up

I love the way that Princess Belle loves to dress up and pose in silly ways for the camera. It makes me smile. I thought I would share her latest.

Great Giveaway!

Bumbleride Indie Twin Stroller valued at $650 is being given away at twoofakind! Open to US AND CANADA!

I hope I win! I have been really wanting one for when this baby is born.

A little nervous

I am a little nervous. I have a sneaking suspicion that my blood pressure is creeping up. Last night while watching Big Brother and again today while I was checking my email, I had that familiar feeling that I had before. My face feels hot on the inside, I get a weird feeling in my head and behind my eyes, and my head feels "fuzzy". I don't want to get high blood pressure early!!!! I had it with both my girls, but not until I was 35 weeks pg.

Thursday Thirteen #84 - Thankful Thursday

Thirteen Things that Twisted Cinderella is grateful for. I thought that this felt like a good day to share some of the things I am thankful for. So here are some of the blessings in my life that I am forever grateful for (in the order they popped into my head): Prince Charming - I can honestly say that without him, the rest of my blessings would not exist. He is loving, fun, caring, honerable, my greatest defender and my closest friend. Princess Belle - she made me a mom. Before she came into this world, I had spent my whole life under the impression I was unable to be a mother at all. She changed my world and showed me just the depth of feeling true love brings. Princess Magpie - after five long years of trying, she came into our world with a bright sunny smile and has kept us smiling ever since. She is pure sunshine and happiness and having her convinced us to tempt fate and try our hands at being parents for a third time. Our New Arrival - coming in January to a hospital near here. This baby was hoped for, and prayed for and we never expected this little one to decide to make an appearance as soon as this. We are just so blessed that we didn't have to wait another five years! Our neighbourhood - like any neighbourhood, there are good things and bad things, but I know living here that I will never be alone. In the case of an emergency, I always know that there are quite a number of people here that I can turn to. There are community outings, and celebrations. There is a lovely community center with so many wonderful programs. And thanks to this neighbourhood, I even have my very first garden ever! Grandma Great - Not only did she bring the love of my life into this world, but she also gave me her love. She became another mother to me, one whom I could turn to for anything and who loves me unconditionally. Notsosnowwhite - She is a listening ear, a dieting companion, a big brother companion, a friend and the sister I have by choice instead of simply by chance of birth. My blogging friends - they are a source of amusement, information, support and friendship. I have met so many wonderful friends in all these years of blogging and I am so lucky to know each and every one of you. My parenting group - There is something wonderful about this group of women. We came together as new moms and grew together as friends. The health care system here - for all it has its short comings, it has saved the life of my grandmother, my best friend and my father. It is working to diagnose and me understand my beautiful daughter, Princess Belle. The Summer Sun - I have always had troubles in the winter when the sun is so seldom seen. But in the summer, when the sun warms my skin, I can feel my soul sing. It lightens my spirit and makes me feels gloriously happy. It only gets better when I get to enjoy it with my family. The Homeschooling Community - They turned the nightmare that public schooling was to me into an opportunity to love my daughter more my teaching her myself and to learn so much more about her and how her mind works. I am so glad we get to go on this journey together. Life - I am so grateful today for every aspect of my life, my family, my children, the life growing inside me, the friends that surround me, and all the joys yet to come. I am truly blessed.

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Wordless Wednesday -- My Sunshine

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Creative Calling

I am getting ansty to do something creative. Every once in a while I get a yearning to create something, to change something, to stretch my creativity and have fun. Usually this is when I change my blog look, create new headers and backgrounds and similar stuff or this is when I do some more digital scrapbooking. I am not sure where this creative feeling is going to take me (if I have the time to let it take me anywhere.) We will see I guess.

(oops, Princess Magpie is calling, I guess it won't take me anywhere at the moment.)