Cleaning & Cold & Clutter

Over the past couple of weeks I have been struggling with a chest cold. It hasn't really been in my sinus's but its had a ton of phlegm in my chest. At night, I have taken stuff so I can fall asleep but the mornings involve coughing till I pee my pants almost or feel like I am going to throw up. I have thrown up saliva a few times. There is something weird about throwing up when you are pregnant weather or not its food you feel better afterwards.

I am hoping that I am on the last leg of this cold, it really has made it so I don't have any ambition and it really stinks that you can't just dose yourself with NyQuil like anyone else can because your pregnant. Although, after a phone call to the nurses station they told me somethings I can take and I think it has helped with it but, I just want it gone!

There are several things that I want to get caught up on with it being summer. I have to give myself some credit that I have always stayed up on the laundry that never ceases and there are only two of us. 

The only downfall with the laundry is we end up having about 6 baskets of clean clothes that I do a horrible job at never folding. 

I have kept up more on the kitchen and putting stuff away like the mail. I realize that I can't take too many smells in that place. Kelly has been awesome at getting around to do the dishes even after he works late nights. I really do appreciate that. I never liked doing the dishes but now its 10 times worse.

I also have to thank Kelly for his patience with this cold. I know I have been a complete slacker at not cleaning every day and even though he asks to see if I have he understands that it just wasn't going to happen. Man, I married a hunk!

We leave next week for a family reunion in Virden, New Mexico. I am excited to see people I know & to meet those I haven't. It will be a fun time. However, the drive there I am not so sure about... just the idea of sitting in a car for 12+ hours isn't fun. Before we leave there is a lot of work to be done inside our house. I am hoping to finally just get in some super-cleaning emotion and go for it. But, as for now I have felt a little defeated.

These are the times where I think owning a house isn't as fun as it seemed at 20 years old.

We also will have another appointment for Baby Nelson next Wednesday. I am excited for another ultrasound, its always reassuring and I love my doctor and the nurses at COLWC. They are awesome!

Can you believe that next Thursday I will be 20 weeks!!! What the... Half way? 

It's beyond crazy. I am grateful that I have had a smooth pregnancy this far and not been extremely sick even if I could kick this cold in the you-know-what.

Mr. Nelson (Save's the Day)

This afternoon I was just leaving Riverdale road and my phone was ringing. I realized it was 4:15pm and that if it was Kelly he was probably telling me he was working late. (That happens more often than not.) I can't complain about the OT & well really its not like I can tell him he can't work late.

Today, he was working with his old foreman and his regular foreman. These foreman's are BFF's so a majority of the time their crews will work together. They got a call for this blowing line in Layton. Kelly isn't working nights or is he on call but he was going to get a ride home from his boss & well they instead wanted him to go with them on this leak.

So like any other day I just thought "I will see him eventually. And, if I am lucky I won't have to cook dinner if they work late!" ... then, an hour later I received a text from Kelly!

Oh the things they get to do every day.. Jumping in fire suits, having a road shut down & then getting a picture of yourself on KSL. Yup, its a rush for them.

Although Kelly is a stud getting his foreman's in fire suits. As he told me they wanted to be 'buddies' so Kelly didn't have to get in a suit.

The link to KSL: Gas leak causes evacuation in Layton

Summer So Far..

The first week came and went with Kelly being sick with a Viral Stomach bug. We went to the Instacare and then after a week it finally just disappeared. Kelly was so sick and I felt bad for him. Being pregnant and not know what he had I slept downstairs for a few nights. I really hated that, I wanted my bed and to be next to him.

He missed work and watched movies & TV. I have never seen him so relaxed yet in so much pain. A big thank you to my dad and brother in law Landon for giving him a Preisthood Blessing. 

Although, even though Kelly couldn't do much he still came to watch me dance and my dance girls at the recital. I was so happy he came & he knew it would mean a lot to me and of course it meant the WORLD! 

Kelly has officially bought and installed a brand new vinyl fence around our property. With a big thanks of our neighbors the Weavers for helping a couple Saturdays!

It looks so much better than the old fence that had been there. Sadly, we couldn't change the side that thousands of people drive by everyday. Because, we still have no idea if they are going to widen 4000 or not. So, why replace a fence that will get torn down? Catch my drift. 

Doesn't it look awesome.. this kid has way to many talents!

I have enjoyed sleeping in and being able to do things that I have wanted to catch up on. 

My sister Marci has officially moved from Springville to now West Layton. While their house is being built in West Kaysville! It has been fun to see them and enjoy their craziness more. 

After growing my hair out for almost 2 years I finally cut it off back to a Assymetrical cut. It has been fun and nice to have such a fast hairstyle again. 

All of the Competition girls watched Frozen at Lisa's house. It was so fun to be with these girls again and to hear them sing ang quote the movie. 

Something else has changed but I want that to have its own post but I will say that there are 4 new tires in our garage and I am in love with it!!! 

I also was able to go to the Cabin for the first time this year! Marci & my mom painted the new kitchen for my grandma while I tried to watch the three minions. It was nice to be back up there but I wish Kelly could have gone and that we had a four-wheeler there as well. It was surprisingly warm up there and we couldn't see any snow banks. Also, we saw a ton of deer. It's been awhile since we have seen so many. I wish we could have seen some Moose. The river is very full and fast, the kids didn't like it because throwing rocks wasn't as fun. 

I also planted some really pretty lilies and added a planter of Geraniums and surprisingly I totally have kept them alive. That makes me happy!! 

Well, the summer is here and we are busy. 

I am hoping to start on my list of summer projects soon! 

Ditzy

Yesterday, I cleaned out my entire car & needed to take it through the car wash but all the car wash's I tried I could never get to work. So, Kelly said we would take it to one in Syracuse. We finally made it there and started the car wash.

I learned two things!
1- Don't leave your keys in the car
2- Don't leave Nala in the car with your keys

Nala loved the water hitting the car and was bouncing up and down.. what does that do?
It locks you out of your own vehicle when your keys are sitting on the seat. (The other bad thing is the spare to my car was on with the other keys... that wasn't the smartest)

As you are laughing at me, I don't care because it was quite hilarious. Luckily, Kelly didn't even become mad at me once while we were trying to unlock the car ourselves especially since he's been sick since last Friday.

We couldn't get it open with the few tools that the Car wash let us borrow. So... we called the non-emergency police line. A few minutes later a nice cop came and within 45 seconds he had the car open. It's so nice to be able to have someone who can save me through these moments. We got some funny looks at the car wash.

Once we were inside the car we went and got a drink & headed to Kelly's parents to see what their garage sale was all about. It was a very funny day.

I have done so many things lately like forgetting where I put my keys, what I was just doing... this pregnancy brain really does happen.

Next time you are at a car wash remember to take your keys out.

The Last Dance

Where am I suppose to start?!

This dance year has been so fun, challenging & wonderful. Its so nice to see the hard work pay off and the improvement at the end of the year from each girl. Its also funny to sit back and just see them dance because they love too!

Yesterday was our Senior Recital at Roy High. Both recitals were great, I love seeing these girls go out with such confidence and when they walk off the stage they know that they did it perfectly.

The theme of the recitals this year was Broadway! We of course had our production number the Boys of Broadway. Newsies, West Side Story & Chimney Sweeps. As long as those productions take to clean, teach and come up with its so nice to see the end where everything just works! Lisa works her tail off to get those to be so fabulous!

Our taps were from broadway shows as well. Sadly, our competition routines weren't because we had to do what the competitions needed & we had picked songs a long long time ago.

Speaking of music I am hoping to find something as good as we did this year, on to the next year in a week.. go figure.

Alumni class finished last night as well we did great with our four dances. We had our Army Hip Hop, Edge of 17 (jazz), Say Something (lyrical) and our Pirate tap!
I love being able to still be challenged by these dances and be able to still dance with such amazing girls. Some monday nights our practices go so long & we sometimes wonder if we will ever really get the steps in Tap but I honestly think we rocked it!

I am so happy that I get to be around such awesome people! Teachers, students, friends, owners etc. Dance Image really is the place to be.

Its not really the Last Dance but Dance Image Studios Competition Team 2014 has officially proved that they have the POWER!

Love you girls so much!

Retirement Party!

This last Friday we finally were able to celebrate Deb and the 19 years she has spent teaching in Davis School District.

After we finally got her on ball to have a party because she really didn't want to have one. Typical. But, we persuaded her with some Chocolate and she was totally okay with it.

Sheri and I took on the planning and setting everything up for it. It was a fun evening and I think everyone was full after the chocolate fountain, cookies, cake & lime sherbert drink.

I made a funny gift for Deb!

The Bucket List that beats all the others..

                     

You could become a race car driver

You could be a princess

You could do the mamba

You could chase and catch butterflies

You could indulge in yummy things

You could scrub down the bathroom

You could go on multiple cruises

You could have a water balloon fight

I didn't get any pictures of the tables and people that came but we had a great turn out of faculty, district members and of course all the family! It was so fun to celebrate her years and to send her out with a bang!

We even had bubble wrap because she will never be able to forget the 'bubble'!

That's Right Baby Nelson is Coming!!!

You read it right.. Baby Nelson is coming November 2014! We are so excited, nervous, anxious and well lots of other emotions but that may be because of the hormones.

I decided that it would be fun to have the dates of all the things that happened with this little one coming!
Found out: March 20th
Told Grandma Smith: April 3rd
Told family: April 5th & 6th
First Appointment: May 1st
Telling my dance girls: May 3rd
Telling friends & ward members: May 4th
Morning Sickness: Once with Grandma Smith going to dinner. At school the following week after being in a car. Then, after eating at El Matador at 11 weeks didn't last very long till we were pulled over.
Nicknames: Little Bean.
We try to not say he or she because we normally start telling each other that they are wrong.


A dose of Morning Sickness
Every Christmas we give her a coupon to go to dinner with us when it gets warmer. She loves getting out of the house and I think she looks forward to it all week & then talks about it the following week.
It was finally warm enough so we made it a date.

Kelly got home from work and I just woke up from a nap. I was loving naps at the time. Although, I was starving and Kelly was going to shower. I grabbed some chips and tried to just lightly snack so I wouldn't die by the time we got to Taggart's. I looked at their online menu because I was that hungry.
I knew what I wanted.

We got in the car and drove to Grandmas. The whole drive there we were debating on telling her at dinner that we were expecting. We finally decided that we should tell her.. Then we got into her car and headed out for the night. I was totally fine the whole ride and it was fun chatting with Grandma. Right as we headed into the canyon.. I instantly just felt nausea! I remember thinking; "This can't happen right now. I am in Grandma Smiths car! She wasn't suppose to find out till later! What is going on with me!" ... then it came and I was holding it in my hand.. Kelly looked over and said "Maggie, are you okay?!" I then pointed to the exit on the side and he rolled down my window.. I tried to get what was on me off, I then spent the next little while puking. Grandma was so happy to see me barf, it was almost odd. Right as it happened she said "You are Pregnant aren't you?!" ...I will never forget that. As much as I felt horrible it was so sweet hearing her get all happy that I just had puked in her car.

I thought that if we drove the rest of the way with the window down I would be fine. Which I was but that night it was crazy busy and I didn't think after the wait I was going to be able to handle all the smells. I went outside several times to get some fresh air. I felt like I had to make this work because it was for Grandma. Finally Kelly called it as a night and drove us both home. On the way home Grandma swore that she would keep it a secret for a few days. She also said she was going to lie and say that dinner was amazing.

After we got back to her house I was freezing and just wanted to be out of the clothes I was in and in my bed with some sprite. That smell lingers on you that you have thrown up. I hate it!

Grandma said well thanks for taking me up the canyon and on a beautiful drive to tell me that I am getting my 15th Great-Grandchild. She was so happy!!

Not Diggin' the Mexican!
This Baby does not like Mexican food. As odd as that sounds I use to go to Costa Vida at least 3+ times a month and well now those trips have ended. I still love my chips and salsa and that sits fine but throw some pork or burrito and that baby will make me so stinking sick. High five little one.

Telling Family! 
I decided a fun jar of Prego Spaghetti sauce would be a fun way to tell everyone. My family caught on quite fast and my dad ended up sending a picture of me and Kelly to my aunts & uncles. The following day we told Kelly's Parents. They were hilarious. Deb opened the bag and started to get up and said oh I can make dinner for you. All of us started cracking up. She didn't get but all the sisters did. Then, Kelly's dad came in from outside and he did the same thing but he kept looking for noodles. It was a good laugh!

Although, for a few weeks before I told my family my oldest sister Marci was catching on & it was so hard to lie to her and act like nothing was changing. So, I should of known she would call Kelsey and then Kelsey would harass me but in the end they were right.

The First Appointment!
After some talking to friends & family we decided that we wanted to go to the Circle of Life Women's Center. We went to the first one last Thursday. Dr. Bierer was such a nice doctor and was very funny. I was nervous to see what they would say but, he is super laid back and relaxed. It made me happy that he pretty much said do whatever you are already doing. After lots of blood tests we were finally out of there with our DVD in hand and a cute picture of our little bean! They are hoping that we will be able to tell what we are having at our next appointment.

We are now 12 weeks & Due November 18th 2014

Don't Forget About Nala: After talking to Nala she decided she wanted to announce something as well. She did really good for putting up with waiting for treat for the 10 minutes it took us to get her to sit just right and getting the book to stay up. 

I told my Young Women girls with this picture. They weren't really sure when I said HUMAN what I was meaning but once I got to the word BABY... they erupted into cheering. It was so funny to see their faces of shock!

Losing her spot on the bed? Nala, will learn eventually that she's not going to get the whole bed to herself and that changes will be coming. But, we still love this little pup and she will always be our little Nala!

Telling my Competition Teams: We had a competition at Roy High. It was the last one of the year and I had finally had my first appointment. I will be honest I had a few days that it was hard to keep it from them and I am surprised more didn't catch on when I was talking to Lisa or Alexa about it. But, it finally came time to tell them. 

Alexa and me planned to do a skit for them to Ice, Ice Baby. I tapped the ultrasound to me and wore a jacket. It was fun & I was shocked at how many girls pulled out their own phones to record us. After, I announced it they all had a million questions & name ideas. (All of the name ideas consisted of long variations of all of their names!) The girls wanted to post things online and I begged them not to until I posted something the next day! Those girls get me more and more excited. I already had about 50+ of my own adopted kids but now its time for Baby Nelson.