The Ramblings Of Jenn Shuey

My Grandma and Aunt Trenia begged to have the baby for a few hours today, so I’ve been taking advantage of that time and getting some things done around here.  My Labor Day is far from labor free.  I’ve got laundry in progress, dishes are done, kitchen is cleaned, dining room is cleaned, and the furniture my MIL gave me is sitting on the porch cleaned and ready for Hubby to move them inside. 

We had to leave the furniture on the porch when I brought them home last night since they had been stored and were covered in dust and dirt, but now I’ve got a new china cabinet, dining room table, and coffee table ready to be used.  I found a little surprise in the bottom of the china cabinet, too.  There were a few old film posters rolled up and stuffed in there.  One of the movies I’ve never heard of, so I’ll have to look it up on IMDB to see what it’s about.  It looks like a love story.

I’m just taking a short break right now to grab a snack.  I figured while I was snacking I could knock some other things off my list.  I got my online work done, and now I’m doing a little shopping for upcoming birthdays.  Normally I’d be buying some early Christmas presents, too, but I’ve got a lot of birthdays to buy for in the next couple of months.  That’s probably going to wipe out my present money and leave me waiting until the last minute for Christmas presents.

The first birthday on my list is my baby girl’s.  I’m still having a hard time dealing with the fact that she’s going to be one soon, but I’m happily shopping away.  I’m thinking about finding a shop that does custom tshirts for her birthday outfit instead of buying her a birthday dress for her party.  I started thinking about how much she’s going to be running around, playing with other kids, and getting messy eating cake.  Now I’m thinking a tshirt will be a much better idea because I don’t want to ruin a pretty little dress.  Her party is on a Saturday followed by her birthday the following day, so I may put her in a tshirt for the party and buy a cute little birthday dress for her to wear on her actual birthday.

I’ll worry about that later, though.  I’m currently wrapped up in buying her presents and making a wish list of presents for the guests.  I’ve had a lot of people asking me for a wish list, so I figured I better get that done now so they have plenty of time to shop.

Oh what a day today has been, and it’s only noon!  The little one is in a super cranky mood today.  I have a feeling she’s about to pop through the tooth that’s been bothering her for a week now.  Nothing I’ve done has consoled her today.   Now that she’s stopped fighting sleep hopefully her nap will put her in a much better mood.

Now if I could just get these horrible cramps I’ve been having all day to go away I’d be in a good mood.  I’ve considered myself very lucky over the last 8 months as I haven’t had to deal with Aunt Flo visiting me monthly, but now she’s back with a vengeance.  I’m going to have to kick her to the curb with some Advil, so I can get myself back in working order.

While she’s sleeping I’ve got a ton of stuff to get done since I don’t know how much time I’ll have later this evening.  I just took a break from putting away laundry to have a quick bite to eat,  then I’ve got to get my butt to work.  Hopefully Ellie will sleep long enough to let me get it all done, but I’m also hoping she’ll be awake by the time my sister gets here.

She’s coming over to show me the new exhaust system her Hubby had installed on her Rodeo before he left to work out of town again.  She’s super excited about it, and I’m super excited to see my little nephew.  I’m a little jealous as well as I’ve been wanting to upgrade the exhaust system on the Blazer as well.  We just don’t have the cash right now to drop on a purchase like that.  I’m hoping we can afford to do that, add a billet grill, and buy a lowering kit once we get the Blazer paid off.  I’m pretty sure it’ll be more than feasible then as the bike and Blazer will both be paid off right about the same time.  That will loosen up a lot of funds, half of which will be going straight into Ellie’s college fund.

Anywho, now that my turkey sandwich has made it from my plate to my tummy I need to stop rambling and get my butt to work.  Cross your fingers and wish for a happy baby when she wakes up!