Look! I got it all organized!

Here are the final guesses on the baby’s due date. And, just to let you know:

• If you didn’t enter a time I put in 12:00 pm. So if your magic ball is telling you something different, let me know.
• If you guessed more than once (Kali, you big fat cheater) I only entered in your first guess.
• Also, Spencer reminded me that I forgot to inform ya'll that we are charging $2.00 per entry so you can go ahead and send your money to us at your earliest convenience. We will take cash, check or your credit card number.

September 10th at 10:10 am / Jami
September 10th at 12:00 pm / Gretta
September 12th at 2:00 am / Jessica
September 15th at 12:00 pm / Breah
September 16th at 3:30 pm / Rachel
September 17th at 3:50am / Sarah
September 17th at 6:01pm / Katie
September 17th at 7:17 pm / Mom
September 18th at 6:43 am / Robyn
September 18th at 3:48 pm / Kamilla
September 20th at 5:30 am / Miranda
September 20th at 9:00 am / Alan
September 21st at 1:30 pm / Karla
September 21st at 3:42pm / Stacey
September 22nd at 6:00 am / Kali Jo
September 22nd at 2:48 pm / Janita
September 23rd at 4:27 am / Jenni
September 23rd at 11:03 am / Lacy
September 24th at 8:12 am / Kacy
September 24th at 5:00 pm / Marie
September 27th at 12:00 am / Dad
September 29th at 2:15 pm / Anna

You can call me “Susie” for short

Look what I spent the weekend doing!
In all fairness to the division of labor, I have to start over and make a few corrections. Look what my sister, Jessica, spent the weekend doing. While I ate way too many peaches, tried to keep my oversized belly out of the way, and miserably failed at trying to keep the countertop clean while she did most the work on our canning. To argue that I did do a little of the work I was going to post a picture of my swollen ankles. However, that would require me to get off the couch and retrive my camera from the kitchen counter. And to be completely honest with you, I don’t think it’s worth it. So instead just take a look down at your pretty little ankles. Add about 10 pounds of water weight. Now take away all definition of an ankle bone. If you are getting a very unattractive picture of an ankle, you are right on track. That is exactly what they look like….ONLY WORSE!

I have never felt more attractive. Pregnancy makes me shine, baby! And while we worked on the canning, this is what our girls spent the weekend doing.

They quite possibly could have been neglected for a better part of the day.
Now wait, before you call child services on us; take another look at our beautiful Raspberry-Peach Jam. No negligent mama could whip together a bottle of jam that looks that good.
Plus, for a few added points on our behalf, we did remember to feed them.
Canning peaches, tomatoes and jam AND feeding our kids all in the same day. I think we deserve some kind of award for that!

This could be the Tylenol PM Talking!

For some reason last night I was unable to fall asleep. So, I laid there and pondered what time I’d need to put the roast in the crock-pot the next day, worried about making an appointment to see the dentist, calculated the ratio of the U.S. dollar to the Euro, and solved quadratic equations in my head. And after all that I still wasn’t tired. So, I tried to figure out exactly why you have to read “Animal Farm” in middle school, how I could get People magazine to pay me $14 million dollars for a picture of our baby, and what I was going to do with the $20.00 that was burning a hole in my wallet. Then it came to me. I could give my $20.00 away in the form of an Applebee’s gift certificate. And you could be the recipient!

So welcome to Our Life Unedited's first ever (and quite possibly the last) contest! To enter you need to guess the date and time that Baby Boy M. will be blessing us with his presence. If your guess is the closest then you will be the new owner of a shiny $20.00 gift certificate to Applebee’s.

Here’s how you enter. In the comment sections post the date and time that you think our new arrival will make his debut. If you don’t have a Blog you can still enter, just post your entry under anonymous and then put your name in the comment section with your guess. Or you can email me with your best guess. If you are reading this post because you clicked on a friend’s link, then clicked on a friends link, then clicked on a friends link, that’s fine. We are all about equal opportunity here at Our Life Unedited. Feel free to enter. Hey, it’s a free $20.00 gift certificate.

And if you are a closet blog reader and would like to remain anonymous. That too, is fine. It just means that Spence and I will be enjoying Applebee’s on you. Here is a tad bit of information to help you make an informed decision.

• My due date is September 27th.
• Brynlee’s due date was April 9th and she came on March 22nd.
• I prefer to let the baby come when it’s ready so most likely I will not be induced.
• However, pregnancy has its way of making you sway in your beliefs. So, I am not promising you that I won’t be asking my doctor for Pitocin in a Big Gulp if he takes to long.

Good Luck!

Nothing says welcome like plus size panties!

Today Brynlee and I had our morning o’ errands fun run. It is always an enjoyable experience to spend the day on a shopping extravaganza with Brynlee. There are really few experiences more pleasant than trying to make wise purchasing decisions in the midst of a store surrounded with breakable things and a 2 year old.

Brynlee and I ended up at Family Dollar due to the fact the Children’s Boutique that I needed to go to didn’t open for another 30 minutes. And what a better place to waste 30 minutes that in a store where you can buy a lot of unneeded items for cheap! When we first walked in the door Brynlee informed me that she wanted to buy something for baby boy. Since her income level is roughly ZERO that means it would be my money buying an unneeded plastic Family Dollar item that Brynlee found suited for her new baby brother. However, I agreed mainly to appease her.

About four steps into the store Brynlee found the item that she felt would say welcome to the family baby brother. She grabbed a 3X size pair of Minnie Mouse ladies underwear and informed me that baby boy would absolutely love them. I tried to quickly talk her out of the purchase but her mind was made up, this was the gift for him. To spare myself the embarrassment of a two year old tantrum while holding a plus size pair of underwear I told her to put them in the cart.

Oh, how I wish this were the end of my story….but it’s not! A lot of times when I buy clothing items I hang them on the front rail of the shopping cart so Brynlee doesn’t step on them as she actively jumps from the children’s seat to the back of the cart. When shopping, safety is always my number one concern. Since the monstrous underwear where so nicely hung on a hanger Brynlee thought it was fitting to hang them right on the front of the cart for the world to see. Nothing like wearing a large billboard that says, “Hi, I shop at the Family Dollar and wear extremely large Minnie Mouse underwear, nice to meet you.”

So, check out my eBay listing if you are in need of an extra pair of Minnie Mouse undies for your next baby shower. Oh, I’m just kidding. When she was momentarily distracted by the large display of plastic artificial flowers, I quickly shoved them between the shower curtains and bathroom mats. Luckily the next aisle had a display of Gatorade and the immediate life-or-death need to quench her thirst took priority over finding a welcome to the family gift for her new baby brother. And I think that baby boy will be just fine with being forgotten this time around.