And now, for your Moment of Holiday Zen...

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is
the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude."
~ Denis Waitley

"Trees are nice..."

For many reasons, my husband and I decided to homeschool. Our oldest is 4 so now we are investigating all our options. I am part of a Mom's Book Club which used to be a playgroup and is becoming a homeschooling group. We had a Nature Project at one mom's house last month and I volunteered to do the next one here at my house. I really love to teach those who want to learn. Especially things I am interested in :)

This month, the topic is "Trees." Broad subject, I know, but I am trying to keep it simple. 'Tis the season so we will be making Christmas trees out of construction paper and decorating them in addition to other activities. I am posting a few videos here so I don't have to look for them later :)







There. That should do it....

Mama is relaxed...

I just had an awesome weekend! I was able to get away - just myself (and the dog) - I stayed at my parents house from Friday night until Sunday evening and got do just relax!!

On Saturday, I had a prenatal massage by Mohammad at Essential Massage in Cocoa Village, FL, visited Stacy at Sadie's baby boutique, then went to lunch with Mom and Dad. I got to see people I had not seen in a while at the St Mary's Christmas Party that night. Then came home and saw the movie Love Actually with so many really good actors in it - it was a great 'holiday' movie though not recommended for children (only for the nudity scenes and some adult situations ;o)

Then on Sunday, I had wanted to go to a baby expo in Orlando then on to IKEA...but that night before, the more I thought about it, the less I wanted to drive into Orlando and deal with that traffic and people! And besides! it was MY relaxation weekend anyway!! So, I ended up going to Viera - the SuperTarget, and a couple of other stores there - and got some Christmas shopping done. Now if I could find time to wrap presents...!

When I was done with that and it was getting dark, I went back to Mom and Dad's, packed up my stuff (and the dog) and made my way back home.

Thank you, Patrick my love, for watching Anastasia on those days and glad you got to bond!

Mmmm, turkey....

We had a most awesome Thanksgiving today! It was just the three (and a half) of us at home, making turkey and sides, relaxing, not thinking of anything but being one with the moment...
I have a rosemary plant that was just waiting to be trimmed - this went into the turkey, vegetables, and mashed potatoes. We kept everything simple and natural. Some were even organic ;o)
Our 3 yr old DD even helped with some of the dishes, like mashing the potatoes, putting cut veg into the casserole dish, and mixing the punch.

BIG NEWS!

Yesterday, we went to the hospital to get our first ultrasound, and low and behold! IT IS A GIRL!!! We got pics of her profile, her foot, her girl parts...everything is going well! As for the name...we definitely had a boy name picked out...we already used our girl name, and we are working hard for that second girl name....

Possible names are:
GUINEVERE
DACIANA
NATALIA
.......

We'll keep you posted ;o)