Love of scary movies

I love, love, love scary movies. Love them. Last weekend for our "date night", Jeff and I watched "Quarantine" the movie and it was excellent. Not too gory, and really, really suspenseful. Don't believe me? Here's a little preview:







And let's just say its not a happy ending.



Now normally I'm fine after watching scary movies, but this time I woke up at 2am for one of my million pee breaks and I could NOT bring myself to get up in the dark and go to the bathroom. I just couldn't do it. I lay there for like 15 minutes before I finally poked Jeff and MADE HIM GET UP AND ESCORT ME TO THE BATHROOM. Yes folks, I woke up my husband in the dead of night and made him walk me to the bathroom like I was 8 years old. Poor man. Apparently I am not "cut off" from all scary movies. But in my defense, it WAS a very scary movie!

New Bedding Idea

There's just SOOOO much out there with baby bedding and I kind of like the Winnie the Pooh themed stuff. Jeff's not as fond of it, but I still really like. What do you guys think??

And now I have that song stuck in my head:

Deep in the hundred acre wood

Where Christopher Robin plays

You will find the enchanted neighbourhood

Of Christopher's childhood days

A donkey named Eeyore is his friend

And Kanga and little Roo

There's Rabbit and Piglet

And there's Owl

But most of all Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh

Tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff

He's Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh

Willy nilly silly old bear

Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh

Tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff

He's Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh

Willy nilly silly old bear

Conscience

At work we have a mentally challenged girl who "helps". Helps is probably putting it nicely because she's been there for like 15 years and all the stuff she actually used to do is now computer generated and she can't use computers. Basically we give her busy work all day long.. and by busy work I mean crap that doesn't even need to be done. ANYWAY, she tends to walk around with money literally falling out of her pockets all day long and takes no notice of it. Today, I walked into the bathroom for one of my million pee breaks and found a $5 on the ground crumpled up. Now I didn't SEE this girl leave the bathroom, but odds are good it was hers. So I gave it back to her.

NOW.. before everyone tells me how nice I was.. here's the confession part. I did think about NOT giving it back for a minute. I could have added that $5 to our cookie jar fund for a new bathroom sink.. and I did have a second of "she would never know" before I just sucked it up and gave it back to her.

So here's the question, does anyone else have not so nice thoughts like this? Feel like doing the "wrong thing" or are other people just naturally good with no nasty thoughts. I mean, I've already confessed to being WAY less than perfect, but it *was* a temptation to keep that $5. I'm not exactly proud I gave it back to her, but I know I would have felt awful if I kept it. But has anyone else had a few seconds of debate like this?? Or am I just a morally corrupt person?

Taxes and a little bit of TMI

Well Jeff and I did our taxes this evening and does anyone else get slightly depressed and think "Where did our money GO" in the past year?? Seriously, its like it all blows away in a big pile of smoke entitled "Bills". Poof! It's gone!!! We are trying some new ideas to save money, and there are a few things on my list right now.

• 1. Wall to wall carpet for the nursery
• 2. Lily's vet appointment to get her checked out and possibly on mood altering drugs to keep her from peeing on even MORE things around the house.
• 3. Monty to be groomed - seriously, our dog STINKS!!!
• 4. Furniture for nursery

Right now that's all I can think of. We also have a fund for home improvements that we're trying to start because oh, if we don't start saving it WILL NEVER HAPPEN!!!

And because I'm feeling very random this evening I wanted to share a tidbit about pregnancy with everyone. Something that I was not aware of before this. You know how in movies they show ultrasounds and its done on the belly?? Well when you're REALLY early in your pregnancy ultrasound is not done this way. Oh no. They use something very similar to a TAMPON and it's an INTERNAL ultrasound. More information than you wanted?? Well I just wanted to give all you ladies' a heads up because boy howdy was I SURPRISED when this happened to me. I mean... surprised probably doesn't cut it. Surprise is a word you use for something pleasant, like a birthday party or cake or something like that. This was not pleasant. This was distinctly UNPLEASANT and to make things even more AWKWARD - Jeff was in the room. Now I love Jeff and we don't have any secrets, but I certainly did not want him there to see that little visit. So take that into consideration ladies!! Little tidbit from me to you - you can thank me later!!

Baby Boy!!!

Snakes and snails and puppydog tails - that's what little boys are made of! It's a boy people!!! It's all very exciting and we do have the perfect boy name so it all works out well. Now I can plan the nursery and all that good stuff, because decorating is FUN! I'm not 100% sure I'll know what to DO with a little boy, but I suppose I'll figure it out eventually! Right now though, it's going to be fun to plan the theme of the nursery and so far my favorite right now is this one:

It's called "Peek a Boo Friends" and seriously, how cute is it?? ADORABLE! I love that it has all these different animals and the bright colors and everything. So cheerful! I'm actually excited to finish cleaning and get everything organized and pretty. This weekend I'm taking my Dad and we're heading to good ol' Building 19 and looking to see if they have any unfinished bookcases I can buy, things like that. I also need to figure out how much wall to wall carpet will cost for that room as well. Just knowing what our baby is, a boy, makes it all the more real!

And here's a question for all the mothers out there:

A bouncy seat or a swing? Are both necessary or can I get away with just one? Keep in mind that our house is small and we need to conserve space as much as possible!! ;-)

Last week of massage

So I'm stopping massage this up-coming weekend. Spending 6 hours on my feet giving massage is leaving my lower back an achy mess. I'm done. But I AM proud of myself for sucking it up until after Valentine's Day which is typically our money making weekend. But I do have ONE complaint - and let's face it, what's the point of blogging unless you have something to bitch about.

$10 tip for an 80 minute massage?? Are you KIDDING me?? Now I understand that times are tight right now, but $10??? GAH!! Are you joking?? Do you KNOW how exhausting an 80 minute massage can be to give?? Now the price at Elements for an 80 minute massage is $75, and $10 is just a little over 10%. I'd be MORE insulted and think that maybe they hated my massage and I just sucked, but I looked at their history and they rarely give more than $10. Ugh...

One time this client gave $5!! $5!!! People, let me tell you a little secret. A massage therapist either works on straight commission, or you are like me and only get $16 per massage. We LIVE for our tips, LIVE for them! If you can't afford to tip nicely, than do what I do.. don't go!!

Vent over!

Yet ANOTHER Sick Day

I'm home sick again. AGAIN! What's the DEAL??? I mean seriously, I've never had so many colds in my life and I seem to be a walking attraction for cold germs and other nasty things.

So I've been sitting at home and feeling sorry for myself. I'm in my pajamas and I've been going up and down the stairs since 9am doing laundry. At least I'm doing SOMETHING productive. We've got tons of laundry that we really haven't been able to do because snow blocks our basement, and our basement is where our washer and dryer are. I also need to go through clothes and maybe start bringing out some spring things. Of course, my selection is limited because I am officially the size of the sun. I cannot FIT my clothes and I have some maternity things to wear that are lovely so it's time to rotate clothing again.

I'll take some pictures this weekend so everyone can see our house in chaos. Yup.. CHAOS as we pack and re-pack and organize as we try to figure out just where everything is going to go. The good thing is that Jeff and I have gotten through the worst of "Where are we going to put all our crap" and our instead taking action. I LOVE action! Love it!! I like to DO things and get that lovely sense of accomplishment when I look around and see a clean house that's well organized.

Otherwise it's same ol' same ol' over here. I've ordered some children's books through Amazon Marketplace for BARGAIN prices! Books are expensive but I want us to have a nice little library ready for our baby. I LOVE to read and it would be nice to pass that along to our child. And books are one of the few things I can buy right now where it doesn't matter if we are having a boy or a girl!! SCORE! I can indulge my desire to nest for a little while longer!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day - and be on the lookout for pictures!!! They'll be coming soon!