the brew*crew adventure

I sure haven't blogged in awhile, have I? We're doing well over here. I've been either really busy, or tired or just plain lazy. It's hard for me to sit here at the 'puter chair for long now, since I get a kink in my back and all stiff if I'm in any position for too long now. So, I've not been on the MAC much at all in the last few weeks, which has been nice. I'm just so thankful that I haven't had any pains like this until here recently! Can you believe that we only have ONE week to go now, until that magic date anyways (DD is 8/21), for what it's worth. heh! (Oh, please don't wait any longer than that Savannah dear...) Yeah, I've found myself talking to her a lot lately, we all are.

And so, I've been doing my best to keep the house clean, laundry done, etc. just in case our little one decides to come a little early (it's still possible!)... I've been having LOTS of Braxton Hicks contractions, some fairly strong, but nothing really exciting yet. At my dr.'s appointment last week, I was still just a mere 1cm dilated, no effacement! But, that's more than I ever was before show-time with my first two anyways, so can't complain I guess. Night before last though, I did have some real (though small) contractions all night, the ones that feel like serious period cramps, and I've continued to have them on and off all day yesterday and today... so, anytime!

What has been exciting is that my friend Susie just delivered her little bundle of sweetness two weeks ago now, on July 30th! They named her Lilia Marie, and are calling her Lily, a name which I just adore. Lilian is actually one of the names that we considered for awhile too... Congratulations Susie and Lee on your 5th wonderful blessing from heaven!! She is beautiful, looks just like her Mama.

I went through a bit of a slump recently, just tired and didn't feel like doing much of anything, especially anything that involves getting out in this hot-muggy weather we've been having here, with temps. in the 90's! Uggh... and so, going outside to tend our garden has been absolutely out of the question! I WAS keeping up with the garden, like a few weeks ago! LOL With its being so hot here lately and after a few weeks of rain every other day and the resulting MUDDINESS in the garden, the weeds have now completely taken over, and the chickens are now eating more tomatoes than we are (they keep getting to them first!), and other birds are eating the higher ones! ARRRGH! Therefore, the garden is more of a frustration (one more thing to DO, that's NOT getting done, oh well...) right now, than anything, if I think about it too long that is- which I'm not. Fortunately we didn't spend much on it at all this year, mostly used supplies and seeds we had on hand already. On the upside though, we have been enjoying our cucumber and pepper harvest, along with a few giant yellow summer squashes, zuchinnnis and green beans, and we're getting a few tomatoes (enough to make a few batches of salsa, and keep us supplied for sandwiches anyways), and okra will be ready soon too, along with some acorn squash! So, it's not all bad! But I don't even want to go out there and see it- or feel the heat, so I haven't. I've just been sending my slaves the kids out to do all the harvesting.

In the last few days I've gotten my energies back though. I have been spending quite a bit of time slowly working on some last minute organizing of closets and books, our curriculum/lesson plans for next year, and playing board games with N and T, or just relaxing and reading. I've also been doing alot of cooking (though that's not gonna be happening alot in the next week or so until she's born due to ensuing backaches if I'm on my feet too long now), cleaning and baking together with the kids, drawing together (got Tab a wonderful new drawing book that we're working through together) and last week we enjoyed oodling over the kids' new books that arrived in "packages!!", the kids busily pouring through and arranging them and trying out their new "school supplies" that we bought at walmart, as well as some more "art supplies" from Hobby Lobby.

Chris and I have been mainly just trying to spend extra quality time with them these last few days we have of "just us". It's been nice. And it will be so different to have a little baby here... we're all so very excited (and a bit nervous) about the new dynamic our little family is about to take on. I'm sure that it will take me, well... all of us for that matter, awhile to adjust to our new normal! LOL

I'm thankful that it's worked out that I'll have plenty of help around here during the first couple weeks of Savannah's arrival. Chris's Mom is planning to get here the 25th, and will be here for a week long visit, and then the next Saturday, when she leaves, my Mom will be arriving, and then staying for a week. I think it will be a big help to have them here, and of course it will also be so nice just to visit too, after not seeing either of them in about a year now. Yeah, I'm getting really excited now, and we're about as ready now as we're gonna be... I'm just not really looking forward to that whole labor part, other than its being over, ya know? *weak smiles*

Today I slept in, made some chicken salad, and also finally got around to pickling our jalapeno harvest. The house now wreaks with the smell of simmering apple cider vinegar and spices, but I'm thinking that it will be well worth it when we taste them in a few weeks. This was my first time pickling japs., but I've always loved them, so I hope they turn out! I made six pints, and will post pics along with my recipe asap. So, between that and my thoughts on our educational plans for next year, I do have a couple posts that I'd like to get up before baby comes and I quite possibly disappear from the blogosphere for awhile, again... Meanwhile, here's a picture of Chris and I that my friend, Barbara, who was visiting from FL, took of us last week. Yep, the baby belly is pretty BIG, feeling a bit heavy now!

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