Sears.

Have you seen the recent Sears commercial?

You know, the one with the stylish young lady who keeps getting asked by nearly everyone, where she got what she is wearing, and then they compliment her?

Well, it just so happens, my dear four year old boy saw that commercial yesterday, and thought of me.

{I hope it isn't because he is tired of seeing me in yoga pants and a sweatshirt}

He came running up to me and said, "Mom! We should go to Sears!"

I smiled back, and said, "Sears? Why do you want to go to Sears?"

"Well, everyone on TV keeps saying they have everything at Sears. So we should go!"

I laughed, "They said they have everything??"

Nolan's eyes got big, "Yeah, they kept asking this girl on there where she got everything, and she said at Sears. That she got it all at Sears. It was nice stuff, for you."

I just grabbed that boy and squeezed him.

"Maybe, we'll have to go to Sears..."

{after Nash is here}

A hatchery and a window garden! Oh, and some snow.

So.

My basement kind of smells like an {outdoor} farm right now.

Only slightly.

But I can still smell it.

Why?

Because we got some new hatchlings on Sunday. 

That's right, chickens!

 

 Daddy putting the new baby chicks in their temporary home.

 Watching them after we "taught" them where the water and feeder were.

 I think they are starting to remember the chickens from last year...

 

 

They are a Broiler breed, which means we will eat them in a couple months when they get up to size.

Our egg layers won't be here for a couple more weeks.

{Which by the way, I got Aracauna this year, just for the blue green eggs!! Can't wait!}

But let me just say how excited I am to have our feathery friends back!

 

I just love our chickens.

They really are so easy to take care of.

They have an impeccable memory, even if they are not regarded as being very intelligent.

You only have to show them where their water and food is once {by dipping their little beaks in it}, and they are able to take care of it from there.

The other order of business that I am super excited about as of late, is starting my indoor seedlings so I can transplant in a couple weeks to the outside.

I have a long list of hopeful vegetables for this years garden to include:

Corn

Beans

Peas

Carrots

Celery

Potatoes

Onions

Habanero Peppers

Broccoli

Zucchini

Pumpkins~ the typical carvers, as well as white, and a blue/gray variety

Watermelon

Tomato

Eggplant

Cucumber

Garlic

Not to mention Blueberries, Raspberries, and Strawberries!

And, if I am just being honest, I will probably buy more apple trees this year and cluster them in a small bed of their own, even though I have never had luck keeping one alive.

 

Not all of my seeds have to be started indoors. I currently just have the two tomato plants growing nicely in the windowsill downstairs. But, am hoping to have my other seeds here by Friday to start the broccoli, eggplant, pumpkins, onions and habaneros. 

{I ordered from seedsavers.org and got mostly an organic variety. Otherwise, they are heirloom.

They were a good price, and the organization is a good cause. Preserving heirloom seeds.}

Anyone else ready for spring? Next week is the official first day, and I can't help but think of last year when we have record high temps for a whole week in the 80's!!!

 

Because seriously, I am over winter.

Even though that snow storm we had last week, was so much fun!!

We made our first snowman of the winter... and it was the second week in March.

We played outside for about two hours before the kids said they were done.

I could have been out longer, but I don't think it is appropriate to roll around in the snow making angels, or sledding down our small hills, by myself. Namely because my angels would be inside. Unsupervised. And hungry. Which would reek {very hard to get out, stain causing} havoc on the living room carpet, no doubt.

Here are some of my favorite pics from the snowfall.

Love you to the moon and back...

I often use the moon as a reference or to describe space or size.

Like for instance, when Nolan asks me from the back of the car for a drink of the iced tea in the front of the car, I will politely respond, "you know my arms don't stretch to the moon, right?"

Or when Nevaly gets ready for bed, and we are getting jammies on after brushing her teeth, I will say as I tickle her armpits and poke her round little belly, "Did you eat the moon for dinner?!"
Or when I am rinsing soap out of their hair in the bath, I will say, "look up at the moon" so the soapy water doesn't trickle down their face. 

So anyways, I had my 23 week OB appointment Friday.

 I must confess, as I jumped up on the scale and watched as she slid the 100 pound weight back after the 49 pound weight just wasn't enough... I purposely exhaled any remaining air in my lungs to get rid of any and all of the extra pounds that you know, air can hold. She slid the 150 over. Then the single weight. It stopped at two pounds and it balanced. Perfectly.

152?!

What?!!!!!

"Okay. Okay. Calm down." I thought. 

Martha.

You are wearing a thin layer of black stretch pants today.

And, TWO socks.

And, a red {short sleeved but thick} cotton garment.

And... and a bra!

And of course underwear!

{I took off my boots, or else the scale probably would have been at 154 easy}

That means in "naked" numbers I probably would have weighed 150.
No.
149.
Okay fine.

150.

Does anyone know what that means?!

That means, simply, that I have gained ten pounds in a matter of four weeks.

Whoa, momma.

Better slow the horse.

Welp, here's the recent stats...

Weeks: 23

Gender: BOY!

Aversions: None really.

Cravings: Apparently. And more than I was aware of!! We make an angel food cake almost weekly. Candy, which is about the only thing I have in this house that isn't Organic anymore. Fruit. Chips and salsa while watching the Bachelor... lets just say this momma gets three square meals a day, and then some.

Complaints: Spider vein occasional pain. Being exhausted. Which is making me really a tad moody.

Heartburn: After nearly anything with tomatoes. Or a vinegar base.

Feeling Baby Move: Yes! At night usually when I finally sit for an extended period of time. Or lying down always makes him dance around in there. And he went crazy at our date night on Friday. We went to see Oz which was very loud, and I think he heard every bit of it, because he moved for 45 minutes straight at least.

Sleeping at night: Yes! When Nadie lets me... she has been better about going 6-7 hours at a time now. But just the other night night decided she needed a 3am snack.

Weight: 150 {I am going with the naked number}

Gain: 20 pounds so far

Name: Nash Ryan! And the kids ask about him, and talk about him all the time. We pray for him by name.


Well that is it for this side of the moon ;)

 

I'm off to make some dinner plans and get things hot in the kitchen.

You know, because the kids are starving... again.