Tale of Four Can Openers

Is it wrong to fall in love with kitchen utensils?

I had the best can opener I had ever used. My aunt gave it to me at a wedding shower about eleven years ago. The handle had split and while it still opened cans well, Justin thought it would be prudent to replace it since it was so hard to hold, so he gave me a can opener for Christmas (2009). We'd been using it for less than five months when it gave out. It never was a great opener. It was hard to latch and even harder to turn. Do you realize how often you reach for a can opener in a week? It's quite often around here.

Christmas Day--I wasn't sleeping much then!

I was at a local grocery right after it broke, so I picked up a plain jane can opener there. It opened three cans and then it bit the dust. While turning it, Justin literally broke the steel. I knew he was stronger than me, but come on?!

Today I was at the store with the munchkins doing our weekly food run and I got a new can opener. It works like a dream. Now I just have to keep Mr. Kryptonite from breaking my can opener of steel.

Can opener, how I love thee. I will be boxing you up in the near future, but I promise to unpack you as soon as I can!

3 Months to Go

I was saving this little jewel from earlier this week for my seven month post:

Kate asked to visit our friends who live in Tennessee. They have three little girls, one is a little older than Kate, one is about a month older than Gabby and they have a new little gal who was born in June. I told her that we really couldn't travel that far right now because the baby is getting too big and is growing quickly.

Always one to add to everything, she pipes up, "You're growing too."

"Yes, Kate I'm growing too."

"You're going to get so big you'll break the car."

Laughter from my darling husband.

"What will we do then?!"

Instead of telling her that I'm not going to get that big, or helping defend me in any way, the man says, "I'll fix it."

We are three months until my due date. The baby is measuring two weeks ahead already, so this little one might not be quite so little. My midwife is estimating a bit over 8 pounds for a delivery weight at this point, of course we have a good way to go before we get there, and much will depend on whether baby is late or on time.

We did discuss how quickly Gabby's birth occurred. She told me if I'm having contractions and my water breaks that I'm to grab the girls and meet her at the hospital. Yikes! She said it wouldn't be the first time.

Random Silliness

This is what I found when I went to Kate's room yesterday.

She had put her dress from church on her bear. Because, of course, StarBear needed to be pretty! Justin asked, "Isn't StarBear a boy?" Kate's reply, "He's a she!"

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I've been trying to teach Kate how to do a somersault. She just doesn't get it and seems to be quite scared that she's going to hurt herself. So what's a thirty year old, nearly seven month pregnant mother to do? I did one in the middle of our living room. I'm sure it would have been quite comical, but thankfully my only witnesses are a one year old and a three year old!

My Littlest Valentines

Aw. What are they looking at?





A telephone.





This was the best one. Really.





See. I told you.





Baby don't want no bows! Ouch!

Am I Ready to Parent?

Seeing as I am the mother of two I had to take this quiz. I'm glad to know that I'm at least 76% ready to be a parent!

I just had to take this one. Seeing as I'm the mother of two, I'm glad I'm at least 76% ready to be a parent! You Are 76% Ready to Be a Parent

You are totally ready to be a parent. You pretty much have your life in order. In fact, there's a good chance you've been thinking about starting a family. You are financially and emotionally stable. You would provide a good home for a kid. It's also likely that you understand kids well. You've spent a fair amount of time around children. If you're already a parent, you are doing great! Keep it up. More kids wish they had parents like you.

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