So we ALL went to the unltra-sound. As the tech is leading us all to our tiny room she asks, "So do you want to know the sex of the baby?" We all gave her a unanimous "YES!" After about 20 minutes of her showing us and measuring all the babies parts, she finally annouces "I don't see anything here that makes me think boy. I would say its about 80% likely to be a girl."
Yet another girl! So here were the reponses...
Brian "That's great!"
Maille "YES, now I get to have a little sister!"
Lydia "Ah man, not another little sister!"
Cambria "Its not fair! We already have two daddy's girls! What do I have to do to get a mommy's boy!?!?"
Of course the important part is that the baby looks to be developing normally and things seem to be progressing fine. She did decide that my actual due date is the 17th of July (not the 7th like we thought). Now all discussions are about names. We'll keep you posted....
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Chaos
I'd like to give you run-down of one day in my never routine or mundane life.
7:30 up and make breakfast and lunches for the girls (mind you I was at work til 12:30 and got to bed and asleep about 1:30am the night before)
8:00 shower, get dressed, get Maille ready, say good-bye to Lydia
9:00 leave the house and drive into downtown
9:15 arrive at bank and do deposits for Kendrick's
9:30 stop at Cash-n-Carry
10:00 deliver perishable items to Kendrick's
10:15 Bed Bath and Beyond for more wine glasses for todays party
10:30 TJ Maxx for serving bowl and platers for todays party
11:00 Office Max for Kendrick's office supplies
11:15 Costco for some business and personal stuff
noon Peir 1 Imports for a specific type of picture holder to hold food tags for todays party
12:15 Drop Maille off at School (she's been with me up until now)
12:30 arrive at Kendrick's and unload my car, start setting up for the party
1:00 First employee arrives
1:30 Second employee calls me from the ER (They think she has Appendicitis!)
1:35 I cry because I just had one employee quit and one was gone in Mexico on vacation and now one was in the ER!!! I only have 7 to begin with! I call everyone I know to see if they can help, meanwhile employee #1 and I are running around like crazy trying to get ready for 65 people to arrive at 4pm!
1:45 A former employee calls me back and says she can be at Kendrick's in 20 minutes-HUGE SIGH OF RELEIF!!!!
2:00 Brian comes over from work and starts to help, but now I am on the phone trying to get a hold of anyone who can meet the girls off the bus at home since Brian won't be there. Then a current employee who is supposed to be working later that night calls and says he can be at Kendrick's in 10 minutes...I say great and we'll deal with his other shift howevere we have to LATER!!!! We continue to set-up and prep food. Employee number 2 arrives.
2:10 Eployee number 3 arrives. They all have jobs to do and I am at my computer making food tags and finalizing the invoice for the father of the bride. I get a call back from the babysitter and she is available to watch the girls. Phew!!!
3:00 Employee number 4 arrives as originally scheduled and Brian leaves to go to a meeting. Starving and about to pass-out I stop to eat something. Meanwhile the cake and flowers are delivered.
4:00 Not quite ready, but guests start to arrive so we start serving drinks.
4:10 Last of the food is ready and the bride a groom arrive
The next three hours all the guests have a great time and things are a hit. Bride, Groom, Mom, and Dad are happy. After a huge clean-up effort and re-opening Kendrick's to the public I finally leave about 8:30pm.
9:00 Only stopping to kiss the girls and go to the bathroom, I crawl into bed and PASS-OUT!!!!
Its no wonder I HAVE To wear make-up to hide the constant dark cricles under my eyes. All my hair is falling our, my feet and back ache constantly, and I have started to get migraine headaches! Plus now I wake-up at 3am every night and can't get back to sleep (and I have ALWAYS been the queen of sleep-anytime anywhere!).
I'd like to tell you this is a rare day, but since we opened Kendrick's 2 1/2 years ago, it is all too often the case. I am an extremely organized person and I try to hire people I can delegate responsibilities too, but to no avail. If you asked me right now if its worth it (one hell-of-a-week later) I'd tell you NO!!!! But I have no choice but to perservere. I am doing my best! So if you are someone who has felt neglected by me and my family, please know that its not personal. Our lives really are just that crazy!
7:30 up and make breakfast and lunches for the girls (mind you I was at work til 12:30 and got to bed and asleep about 1:30am the night before)
8:00 shower, get dressed, get Maille ready, say good-bye to Lydia
9:00 leave the house and drive into downtown
9:15 arrive at bank and do deposits for Kendrick's
9:30 stop at Cash-n-Carry
10:00 deliver perishable items to Kendrick's
10:15 Bed Bath and Beyond for more wine glasses for todays party
10:30 TJ Maxx for serving bowl and platers for todays party
11:00 Office Max for Kendrick's office supplies
11:15 Costco for some business and personal stuff
noon Peir 1 Imports for a specific type of picture holder to hold food tags for todays party
12:15 Drop Maille off at School (she's been with me up until now)
12:30 arrive at Kendrick's and unload my car, start setting up for the party
1:00 First employee arrives
1:30 Second employee calls me from the ER (They think she has Appendicitis!)
1:35 I cry because I just had one employee quit and one was gone in Mexico on vacation and now one was in the ER!!! I only have 7 to begin with! I call everyone I know to see if they can help, meanwhile employee #1 and I are running around like crazy trying to get ready for 65 people to arrive at 4pm!
1:45 A former employee calls me back and says she can be at Kendrick's in 20 minutes-HUGE SIGH OF RELEIF!!!!
2:00 Brian comes over from work and starts to help, but now I am on the phone trying to get a hold of anyone who can meet the girls off the bus at home since Brian won't be there. Then a current employee who is supposed to be working later that night calls and says he can be at Kendrick's in 10 minutes...I say great and we'll deal with his other shift howevere we have to LATER!!!! We continue to set-up and prep food. Employee number 2 arrives.
2:10 Eployee number 3 arrives. They all have jobs to do and I am at my computer making food tags and finalizing the invoice for the father of the bride. I get a call back from the babysitter and she is available to watch the girls. Phew!!!
3:00 Employee number 4 arrives as originally scheduled and Brian leaves to go to a meeting. Starving and about to pass-out I stop to eat something. Meanwhile the cake and flowers are delivered.
4:00 Not quite ready, but guests start to arrive so we start serving drinks.
4:10 Last of the food is ready and the bride a groom arrive
The next three hours all the guests have a great time and things are a hit. Bride, Groom, Mom, and Dad are happy. After a huge clean-up effort and re-opening Kendrick's to the public I finally leave about 8:30pm.
9:00 Only stopping to kiss the girls and go to the bathroom, I crawl into bed and PASS-OUT!!!!
Its no wonder I HAVE To wear make-up to hide the constant dark cricles under my eyes. All my hair is falling our, my feet and back ache constantly, and I have started to get migraine headaches! Plus now I wake-up at 3am every night and can't get back to sleep (and I have ALWAYS been the queen of sleep-anytime anywhere!).
I'd like to tell you this is a rare day, but since we opened Kendrick's 2 1/2 years ago, it is all too often the case. I am an extremely organized person and I try to hire people I can delegate responsibilities too, but to no avail. If you asked me right now if its worth it (one hell-of-a-week later) I'd tell you NO!!!! But I have no choice but to perservere. I am doing my best! So if you are someone who has felt neglected by me and my family, please know that its not personal. Our lives really are just that crazy!
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