Kind of Ridiculous

I just have to post this story, because I find so completely ridiculous and a little bit annoying. On Sunday my husband and Hannah and I went out to lunch with my parents after church, and then headed over to the mall after lunch to do a bit of shopping. While we were at the mall, Hannah started asking for chocolate milk to drink. I obliged and bought her some chocolate milk, but of course I didn't have a sippy cup to put it in, and I didn't really trust her with just the plastic jug and a straw, especially with church clothes on.

So I asked the cashier for a cup to put the milk in. She got out this tiny little plastic cup (and when I say tiny think just a little bit bigger than the ones people have in the bathroom to rinse their mouth's out with). I chuckled and said, actually I need one with a lid. She replies, well this is the only one I can give you for free.

I am thinking, well thats ok, I will gladly pay 10 or 15 cents for a cup with a lid to save myself the hassle of cleaning chocolate milk out of the stroller, and trying to get the stains out of Hannah's clothes.

So I asked that cashier, "well how much would that be?"

To my complete shock, she says it will be $1.45.

I replied, "WHAT?!?!"

She says that they have to charge the full price of a small drink to give me the cup with the lid.

I then say, "Even though I already paid $1.69 for the chocolate milk?" The cashier said that was the policy.

I most certainly DID NOT pay for the cup with the lid, and Hannah survived until we got home and put her chocolate milk in a cup with a lid...for free! Kind of ridiculous, don't you think?!

30 weeks!!

I seriously cannot believe I am 30 weeks already!! Crazy how fast time is going. I am kind of glad though, I am starting to get into that really starting to "feel pregnant" stage. You know, the swollen sausage feet, grunting when you have to move fast, not being able to eat a full meal stage...:) I can't complain too much though, I am now done working for the semester, and don't have to go back to work until mid October. An yes, that pretty much ROCKS!!

Also, please ignore my scrubby outfit in this picture. It has been really warm here the past couple of days, and Hannah and I are going to wash the van today, so I am totally rocking the maternity tank and the hubby's athletic shorts :)

30 things

Early last week one of the blogging ladies, (whose blog I very much enjoy reading) tagged me in a memo. I have to confess, it made me feel pretty darn cool. You see I have never been tagged before, so I was pretty excited! Thanks Candy for making my day!!! :) And by the way, you should totally go check out Candy's blog. She is super funny, an amazing photographer, has three adorable kids, and she runs marathons!! VERY COOL!

So for this memo, I am supposed to list 30 Random things about myself, and then tag 10-30 of my bogging friends, so share the love :) So without further ado....here are 30 random things about me.

1. I am a nurse. I work very part-time teaching nursing students in their junior and senior years of nursing school, in their pediatric rotation. It is a great job!

2. I really really want to be a stay at home mom, and my husband and I are working our way to that point, but until we get there, I am very blessed to have the work situation that I do :)

3. I have been married to my husband for almost four years. Our four year anniversary is May 21 st of this year.

4. The first time Nick (my husband) asked me out I turned him down....(obviously I called him back :))

5. I have an amazing two year old daughter and a son on the way.

6. I basically live across the street from my parents and it is awesome. My mom is awesome and my dad is too! We get along great!

7. I grew up in a big family. Four kids and two parents :)

8. Of the four kids there is one boy. My poor brother got tortured as a child but he turned out awesome, joined the military after high school, and now he builds bikes (the pedal kind) for a living.

9. I also have two really cool sisters. One older and one younger.

10. My older sister just had her first baby, which is awesome, but I really miss them. They live six hours away which kind of sucks a big one.

11. I aspire to someday be as cool as my younger sister. She is absolutely gorgeous...skinny, red hair, and blue eyes....and she has amazing taste in all things. ie. clothes, furniture, decorations...pretty much everything!

12. I ran track from 7th grade through my senor year of college. It was amazing! I met my best friends and got to travel, and I love to run.

13. I did the heptathalon and my favorite event was long jump. I really stunk at throwing the javelin. I also really liked the 400m hurdles, but that wasn't part of the multi-events.

14. I used to be cool and listen to country music, but now I mostly listen to toddler tunes and Veggies Tales CD's.

15. My daughter is currently obsessed with Thomas the Train and Cinderellla. I love that she likes boy and girlie things.

16. We don't cable TV at our house, and haven't for two years. We can watch movies on our TV, but other than that it is just fuzz.

17. Nick and I are both closet nerds, and LOVE to read.

18. I just finished reading all of the Brad Thor books, and am currently looking for something new to read...any suggestions?

19. I like listening to talk radio. (I told you I am a closet nerd.) My favorites are Glenn Beck and Dave Ramsey.

20. Nick and I share a vehicle and have for the past year. Its really not that bad.

21. Even though I really enjoy running, I have torn both of my ACL's and so I am just a walker now. My knees really hurt when I run :(

22. I have plates or screws in three of my appendages. Both knees for ACL repairs and i broke my arm really good in the 7th grade and have plates and screws in my radius and ulna. Oops!

23. I secretly want to live way out in the country somewhere. I think that would be really fun.

24. I like doing laundry, but I seriously hate putting clothes away. I have to force myself to do it.

25. I really enjoy cooking and baking. I love trying new recipes, and baking and particular is stress relief for me.

26. I also like to sew.

27. I am sewing Hannah's flower girl dress for my cousins wedding in September. I am really excited to do it, but I am a little nervous too. :)

28. I am kind of a clean freak...I run my sweeper everyday. I think it may be a mild case of OCD ;)

29. We have a mildly insane dog, that I have a love hate relationship with. Most of the time I love her, but when she digs in the trash and makes a giant mess, I kind of want to kill her!!

30. My husband is obsessed with church league softball. I don't mind it too much though...its kind of fun to go his games :)

Well there you have it, 30 random things about me. Hope that you weren't too bored reading it, and if you read each thing, I am quite impressed! And now here is my list of people to tag. If you do this memo, leave me a comment, so I can stop by your blog, and read all about you :)

Stephanie
Val
Kirsten
4 little menView Blog
Be Strong and Courageous
Farm Fresh
Married to the Military
My Life As A Mom
Sgt. and Mrs. Hub

Happy Sunday Everyone!!

Sunny day

It was an absolutely beautiful day today. We got outside and took a nice long walk and Hannah played for hours in her sand table. Thank you Jesus for beautiful days :)

27 weeks and 6 days...and a name :)

Well, its a little fuzzy, but this is the belly at almost 28 weeks! I can't believe it is almost the start of the third trimester. I am glad though. I am excited to meet this active little boy.

After MUCH debate and thought and more debate, Nick and I have finally decided on a name for our little guy. Gabriel Steven...we both really like Gabriel, and Steven is my dad's name. I think we will probably call him Gabe for short...Hannah already calls him that :)

Easter Summary

We had a fun and relaxing Saturday and Sunday of Easter weekend. Here is a picture recap of the fun. :)
Hannah and her cousin Caedon. I thought this was funny because she said she was going to make a funny face :)They are at least both looking at the camera in this one :)
Hunting eggs at the Hershberger side Easter.
Easter dress...She loved this dress because it is blue like Cinderella's ball gown :)

Easter basket. It it had a Thomas the Train theme. Girlie loves Thomas and Cinderella :)
Sleepy Hannah on Easter morning.
Coloring eggs at Grandma and Grandpa Hollingsworth's house.
Showing off her basket of eggs from hunting eggs at Grandma and Grandpa Hollingsworth's.
Hunting eggs at the Hollingsworth side Easter :)

What a beautiful weekend it was. The weather was a little brisk, but the sun was out and that made it fantastic. We enjoyed spending time with our families, and being so thankful for Christ, his death and his resurrection. Hallelujah, He LIVES!!

Guess what we did this morning ?

Thats right...we colored eggs!! So much fun. Hannah kept saying she was "cooking" them. :)

Fun Was Had

We are really lucky to live about a two minute walk from the local elementary school. Since it was such a beautiful day today, we headed up to play. Fun was had by all :)

Saturday Night Fire

Last night we had a fire with my mom and dad, and my little sister. It was a little on the chilly side once the sun went down, but we just bundled up and enjoyed being outside. I love having fires and just sitting around talking. And there is something about hot dogs made over a fire, that are just better than hot dogs made in a pan. YUMMY!

Hannah had a blast running all over my parents yard. She kept saying "look at this girlie running very fast." Perhaps she will be my little runner someday. :)

Wordless Wednesday

It's been that kind of week...poor sick little girl:(

In Motion

Lately I have felt like that is Hannah's motto...ALWAYS in motion :) When I was taking these pictures she was running back and forth from the basement steps to the couch, and them flopping herself on the couch saying, "Hannah is a crazy girl" :) I had to laugh!! And yes, in case you are wondering, she picked out her clothes today. She pretty much insisted on wearing her Ohio State cheerleader outfit, and who am I to disagree with that :) GO BUCKS!!

Spring Has Sprung?

At least I am hoping so!! After getting groceries this morning, Hannah and I grabbed some lunch and headed to the park. It was completely gorgeous out!! On the way home, my car thermometer said 64 degrees!! It was complete heaven :) I am so ready for the spring weather, and the sun. We even drove with the windows rolled down today! Yipee!!

24 weeks

24 weeks already...I can't believe it! Time is flying, but I am glad. I can't wait to meet this sweet little boy!

Just for fun

I thought I would share this picture from swimming lessons last night...she had so much fun, and I kind of did too!!

Nursery Fun!!

Well it took me forever to pick out the bedding for our little guys (still no name :)) nursery, ut I thought that since I finally did, I would share it with all of you :)

I really like the blue and brown together, and I think (fingers are crossed) that the darker blue of the turtles will match the blue on the walls perfectly! I ordered it online, so it should be coming soon!! I also ordered the valances, but I think I am going to do brown curtains instead...I found some at Ikea that I really like and that are a reasonable price. And we finally got new carpet for the room. It has a hideous brown shag from the 70's now, so I can't wait for next week when the new carpet is installed. Things are moving right along :)

Yummy Bagel Goodness!

I have been hungry for bagels for about a week now, and I completely forgot to pick some up at the store when I got groceries this past Saturday. Since I used up all of the grocery budget, but was still craving a bagel, I decided to make try and make them myself. What can I say...don't stand between a pregnant lady and her cravings ;) They were surprisingly easy to make, and tasted delicious! I thought I would share the recipe in case anyone else wants to try:)

Preheat Oven to 425

In large bowl mix:
4 cups flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon oil
2 teaspoons yeast
1 1/2 cups water

Knead for 10 minutes. Cut into 8 equal sized balls and then let rest for 15 minutes. Roll each ball out in a "snake" until it is as wide as both of your hands then shape into a circle and squish the ends together. Let rest for 20 minutes. Boil water in pan and grease baking sheet. Boil each bagel for one minute on each side then set on paper towel to dry for 1-2 min. (I just used a boring old soup pot for this.) Place bagels on baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, then flip over and bake for ten more minutes. Let cool and then ENJOY!!

A Contest

I am blogging about this great looking stroller to get a second entry to possibly win one. With number two on the way, it would be great to have a double stroller!! Head over to Simple to check it out :) Or go straight to the Bumbleride website and have a look!

Mommy's Helper

Lately Hannah has been very into wanting to help me with whatever I am doing around the house. Whether it is house work or baking or just getting supper ready. I personally find it very cute :) Here she is helping me clean out the tub after we gave the dog a bath. And please excuse the hair...she has just enough curl that it is CRAZY when she gets up in the morning. :)

A Confession

I have a confession to make...it's nothing horrible, or harmful or even a little bit scary. It's just that...well...I love getting Hannah's picture taken :) We almost always go to Babies R Us, because they do a great job for a very reasonable price. These are pictures that I had taken of her for Valentines Day. I know its not such a momentous occasion, but my hubby had mentioned a few weeks before that he didn't have any very up to date pictures for his desk, and well, that was all the motivation this mommy needed. :) I had been waiting to put them on the blog to share because I obviously couldn't before Valentines, and then I just kind of forgot. So here we are at last, Hannah's Valentines pictures for your viewing pleasure :)

She really liked this chair...I think she would have taken it home if they had let her :)
I really like the look on her face in this one. It just seems so sweet and innocent to me.
This one is my favorite!! I LOVE her smile :)

Swimming Lessons

Hannah started swimming lessons again two weeks ago. She absolutely loves them, and I figured we should try and get another session in before mommy gets to pregnant to get in with her :) The class is a parent child class, and we were able to get into the evening class which means that daddy can come along too!! It also means that mommy and daddy can take turns being the one to get in with her. Last night was Nick's turn, and I got to sit and watch and take pictures...I didn't get very many good ones, because the lighting is crappy in the pool area, and our camera is not the greatest, and it took me until halfway through the lesson to realize that the reason the pictures kept coming out fuzzy was because the lens was fogged up. Duh...and here I thought I was messing up the focus...oops! These are two of my favorites from last night. Enjoy!