Misc. Ramblings

Lots of little things on my mind lately .....

* Switched to a new OB practice and I have my first appointment on August 5.  It's an all female practice. Two ladies I know through American Heritage Girls use this practice and have nothing but good things to say about them. And so true to form - the practice I left was still a pain when I was trying to leave.  In order to release my records, I had to drive 30  minutes to their main office and sign the form in person - the same form my practice in Austin has online for you to print out ..... And when I get there - the poor receptionist is new and has no idea who I am or what form I am looking for.  AND not once did anyone ask me why I was switching.  I would think they would want to know why someone would leave their practice when she is almost 1/2 way through her pregnancy ......

* Is it bad that I am PRAYING for the cat to die before the baby comes?  She is 17ish (stray so we don't know her true age) and she is getting really, really annoying in her old age.  She cries off and on allllllllll frickin' day.  Her favorite time to really howl is about 6am EVERY morning.  I swear if she is still doing this when the baby comes and she wakes me/and or the baby ..... I am not to be held responsible!!!  And if David moves to Nashville in November - who is going to clean the litter box?  (pregnant gals and moms of newborns aren't allowed to) It needs to be done every day - you can stretch it to every other day.  This week while he was gone the older two took over litter box duty but this is summer.  How well will they do when our fall is in full swing.  November is Holiday season, Nutcracker rehearsals and tests, projects, parties and programs galore at school.

* Spent two days cleaning out our basement.  Still need to work on Allison and Amy's rooms. WHY oh WHY do we have so much crap?!?!?!  Where did it all come from?  I'm blaming kids meals and also birthday parties for part of it!!!!! We have fairly small parties (usually 8, maybe 10 friends) but even still, I have 3 daughters..... We have an amazing amount of Barbies, Polly Pockets, Littlest Pet Shop animals ......  I think this year I will "graudate" Audrey into the "invite 3 friends to spend the night" era of birthday celebrating and I will cap Amy and Allison's guest lists at 6 friends. Especially since we are looking at a very real chance of moving in May.

And speaking of moving -
* It's beginning to look more and more like David will be headed to Nashville in November ..... I want to move there, I really, really do. But this is just NOT how I envisioned it!  I want Nashville to be our last move for a l-o-n-g time. BUT I want to move together and I want to be able to buy a house that we can live in comfortably for a very long time.  BUT if we are moving in this dis-jointed fashion and we are selling this house at a significant loss - can we do it the way I want to do it? I know, I know, I need to count my blessings and appreciate what I DO have instead of focusing on what I don't have...... but there are days ....... some days .... when I feel so very overwhelmed with panic and worry .........

* I'm not ready for school to start.  I am maybe ready for some cooler temperatures (and no, I cannot believe I just wrote that - I blame the pregnancy for that one).  But I am not ready to "let go" of my girls. I love having them home and I feel like I do every August - we haven't even done HALF of what we said we'd do this summer!  I want to do some baking with them. I want to go to some parks and museums.  I want to do some random sight seeing.  And I want more lazy days at home and at the pool. (oh, and I seriously do NOT want to do the back-to-school shoe shopping!!!!)

So there you have it - that is what is my mind lately ........