Now I know why families of old lived together for generations, grandmas and grandpas, moms and dads, and kids all working to make everything good for the Lord. I really wish I lived in a time and place where that is still happening b/c let me tell you the way that I must do it is HARD and takes all of my strength!

Today I am making fluffy dinner rolls from scratch with ww flour, honey, raw butter, and farm fresh pastured eggs; my mouth is watering (even though my stomach is a bit queezie right now). Behind me my 11 month old is eating the dog's food (I can hear her), I could save a lot of money with this child.

Not sure what we're going to have for dinner WITH the rolls, just knew I've been wanting to try out this recipe for an age and today I would have a minute to do so b/c of the weather. Maybe chicken pot pie or 3 cheese garlic chicken pasta with broccoli (not sure I HAVE 3 cheeses, might be a ONE cheese pasta!)

I'm about 8-9 weeks along with baby #3 and starting to feel a bit nauseous throughout the day, but nothing horrible (yet). I'm researching natural remedies to "morning" sickness online.

Mary will be 11 months on the 1st, she's standing independently more and more now, especially when she doesn't know she's let go of something ^_^. She is an extremely happy child and her little bright countenance makes everyone happy that sees her. She is still waking up every 3 hours during the night, not sure if that's her or if the 3+ teeth she is currently pushing out (6 total that are not fully out) have anything to do with it (please let it be teething and let it end soon). I prayed for strength and rest even if I didn't GET any rest and the Lord gave it to me last night, thank you!

Lucy is 3 and BOY IS SHE THREE, with mood swings to go with it, 3 is the pre-school teen year IMO! She is usually a very pleasant child to be around, being the oldest and also given her personality she is very observant, intuitive, and quick. But the whining is either going to break me or I'm going to break her OF it. Praying for strength, gentleness, and perseverance.

There is an obseen amount of sickness going around right now. A nasty URI that lands you on your back with a fever for weeks (Lucy had it and mom has it), strep, chicken pox (ok only Heather's kids b/c she doesn't vaccinate), and a seriously bad nasty horrible dangerous to small kids, elderly, and pregnant women flu. We're hibernating I've decided until march, I cannot go to the hospital either as a patient or as a worried mama.

This month I fasted from facebook b/c I literally was using it like some use cigarette breaks, "I'll just go out back for 5 minutes." 1 HOUR later...the dishes never got done and the laundry languished. and the kids whom I'm supposed to be interacting with were lonely and upset. BAD MAMA. So when FCF announced they were doing a fast for revival I jumped on it as far as FB, one day I'll do an actual food fast when I'm not pregnant and or nursing, like at 50 :).

I feel SO GOOD since leaving it, I've decided that unless God wants me to go back I'm NOT GONNA. Bu-bye drama central, time sucker! I will miss all of one person that I only interact with on FB, but honestly not sure she'll miss me so *shrug* catch me on email.

As far as the PANTRY CHALLENGE OF FEBUARY is going, I'm getting last minute stuff on Sat and then we'll be off, if I can make it just 3 weeks we will save a few hundred dollars and I'll be happily on my way to paying off some debts we have right now. I'm not sure how it will go, if we can just stick with the new improved modified cut in half budget then I will be more than happy. Mary's bday is the 1st (celebrating that Sat) so I'm not sure how that's all going to go honestly, we'll see!!!!!!!!!