Year Half Gone

*I can't believe 2009 is already half gone. I have been pregnant most of it.

*Sheila has been helping me fold clothes lately. Yesterday she folded a whole load of towels all by herself and here is the result. *Here are some cute pictures of my kids. They got sing-along books from one of Ray's coworkers who was getting rid of some stuff. They love them.

* I have been busy trying to get things done for the baby and fair. This month I finished a knit doll outfit (1st picture), a crochet sweater/headband set for a baby (2nd picture,) a crochet baby afghan to match the sweater set (3rd picture,) and a sewn baby boy outfit (4th picture.) I also have almost finished a girl doll knit outfit and I cut out material to make Sheila a slip and her Cinderella costume for Halloween and a doll out fit to match.*I put some books on hold at the library. My husband wants to read "1984," which I read in high school so this morning I did a search on it. It's checked out until the middle of July. I put a hold on that book and two more that are on my Goodread list that I don't have but would like to read. I just hope by the time they call I am ready to read them since I just started a new book last night.

*My hands and feet are starting to swell in the morning and the evening when my circulation is at the lowest. It's very annoying to wake up and not beable to bend your fingers too well.

*And speaking of sleeping, my husband and I have gained a new bed fellow. Our son has not been sleeping well at nights. He is waking up about every two hours. One of us use to get every time with him and sit and rock him. But we were getting very exhausted. So now Ray puts him in bed with us and then when he falls back to sleep tries to put him back in his bed. But the last two nights Ray has gotten so tired Timmy ends up sleeping with us for several hours. I have been kicked in the back and nearly pushed out of bed because he likes to roll right under us. We are going to have to find another solution. Sheila sleeps on the floor in her little pull out couch if she gets scared and comes in our room. We may try that with Timmy as well.

*I am watching PollyAnna on TV and it still makes me cry.

*Okay, now the good cry is over I can finish this post. Ray just called to let me know he is going back to Langley for a week in the middle of the month. It will be for a full week but that won't be so bad. He will get some more training on some of the equipment he isn't as familiar with.

*The other day while brushing my teeth and peering in the mirror something glimmering caught my eye. I leaned closer to the mirror to examine what it could be. I pulled it out of my hair and looked at it closely. Then I saw another one. This time I had to use the tweezers to get at it. Could it really be? Oh yes it was. I had gotten my first two gray hairs. Just another sign that I am getting older and soon before I know it I won't remember my true hair color. No other culprits have been spotted yet but I am sure there will be more to come.