I've been reading through other journals on here(for the FEW who even opt to add or edit their journals, yet create one) and realized this fatigue stuff is quite common for most women in the 5-12th weeks....it really bugs me to sift through dozens of due dates, very close to mine, with no journal entries or notes.....----ooooooooh that really bugged me.....why? who knows.....what doesnt bug me now-a-days -----lol......

my 13yearoldgoingon31 nephew called me this morning to inquire when his next driving lesson would be...last week before they left for Vegas, I gave him his very first hands-on-in-the-drivers-seat lesson.....even though we only went about 3mph half way down the street, whipped a u-ey in the middle, and turned around, you would've thought from the excitement in his face that we'd drove in the indy500 ----- it was so cute to see his eyes light up with excitement--my dad taught me how to drive at around 12....in his pick-up truck, a stick.....by age 13-14 i was a pro.....and before long, he's gonna be driving to pick up his lil' sis and bro from school......problem is, i'm just like my dad, no patience.....so hopefully he picks up things......real quick!.......i was such an awful lil' teenage girl a times....quite the rebel........you couldn't tell me anything.......and extremely gutsy.....at 14 years old I convinced a group of friends to sneak out the house.....I would drive my friend's dad's pick up truck, and we'd go joyriding, late at night......crazy,crazy,crazyyyyyyy........we could've been killed, or killed someone in the process.....my skills on a stick weren't 100% perfected, and we conked out at every stoplight/sign......my Dad NEVER woke up at night once in bed, but lo and behold, this particular night, something woke him up....he met me at the door like "where have you been!!?!?!" .......i instantly lied and muttered something about being in the gargage doing laundry.....when little did i know....he'd been driving around for hours looking for me....i don't remember the last words i said, but before you knew it, .......*smack........

reliving that just made me tired again......i've been in bed all day, and i'm going back......i didn't feel like putting caps on alot in this entry.......i hear johns car driving up--guess he's off work a lil' early, his muffler is so loud......its 2:23pm......ive got a physical appt. for the job tomorrow....

......peace

I don't have much to say today!

Marlo dropped by for a few today, to eat her pizza and run - She called me this morning frantic having "hair issues" - A lady I referred her to in Fairfield faked out on her and called in sick for her noon appointment. She wasn't a happy camper since it was 10:30am and she'd made babysitting arrangements with her mom, her son was sick, and she was driving down from Folsom just to get her hair done.....sigh.....black women and the things we gotta go thru for our hair..

...so I re-routed her to a backup stylist, Orlando, here in Vallejo, who I knew could get her exactly the cut and style she was looking for......she called him and ironically, he was able to take her at noon...he normally is off on Tuesdays but had a special appointment...so she was jazzed because it all worked out so so cool......she was so happy she called and got that referral from me and afterwards came by to chit chat a lil' since I haven't made it up to the Sac/Folsom area to see her lately.....

...we talked alot about babies and she swore she could tell I was glowing already......i asked her tons of questions, her being thee Dr. and all....

**journal interruption**

John just walked in the room and told me to inform my blog how I spazzed out today about him buying the wrong laundry detergent and insisted he returned it, and went buck wild over some usual emotionally-unstable-pregnant-woman stuff....

one sec as I'm writing this while he's talking

......huh?.....oh yea...yes yes yes, my baby bought me some beautiful long stemmed roses (red)....and ...

ok...he's saying something about he's the best........

...he just walked out....

**and now.......back to our regularly scheduled blog......

...yea so anyways I'm asking her lots of questions about breastfeeding and time managment, and .......etc, etc........she only stayed for about 45 min, then cut out to beat the traffic, or at least try to, back to Sac before 5pm......

Well, I started this saying I didn't have much to say to day......I've actually spent the last 5-6 hours in bed......I'm totally exhausted, yet luckily,not that nausated....I've got a baddddd feeling........a bad bad feeling....this is a multiples pregnancy.....I'm having 97% of the usual suspecions and symptoms - I took a photo and uploaded it in the photo album section of my tummy......it is sTrAnGe and poking out more and more everyday - the 2nd day after finding out I was preggers, I told John I had this gut feeling.....now after reading this... http://www.storknet.com/cubbies/multiples/FAQsec1.htm , I'm almost convinced....but who knows.....can't stress out it now.....but i'll keep ya posted soon indeed.....

This is vacation bible school week at church and Robin invited John and I to come this week, but I've just been feeling so awful, I haven't wanted to do anything!.......I can't wait til' I can share the news with everyone.....Today, AGAIN, Lisa asked, "so when are you guys getting married?"......I am seriously getting sick of everyone asking me that like 4-5 times a week.....John went to visit his Mom and Grandma Marie today....they asked about me and wondered why it has been a lil' while since they've seen me but he assured them we would all reunite soon at his birthday dinner in the next few weeks......

I'm tired again now........zzzzzzzzzzzz...........until manana......

I am not feeling well today.

I've had better days - this morning John and I cruised down to Home Depot in my sister Lisa's Yukon Denali XL, which was the only vehicle I have access to large enough to transport a replacement screen door(.....about two months ago, I nearly killed myself walking in from the balcony into the living room and ran dead smack the screen door - landed face down......don't laugh-not funny).....anyways on the way there, I started feeling sick.....tummy sick like....so we grab the door and get back to my place and discover the door is the wrong size!--by this time its after noon and I have to pick Lisa and fam up at the airport for 1, so it was too late to swing by and return the door...I guess we'll borrow the truck again next week and return it.....

anyhoo.....by this time I'm starving and feeling sick, so I grab a piece of pizza from last night....and head off to pick up the fam at the airport.....we get back here and then John and I go to Aunt Verna's house to wish Ricky and his son Jeffrey farewall as they are heading back to Arizona today...

then we go to Olive Garden....and here's John starting on his daily rampage of what I can and cannot do....."you shouldn't eat that, you can't eat that, too back you can't have this, have that"......etc, etc.......just being really mean to me... - its bad enough I had to sit there with my jeans that were 2 sizes too big last summer unbuttoned as my waistline is already expanding...between him and our slow waiter, I copped a big attitude and suddenly felt totally unpretty, tired(from having to get up 5 times, I kid you not, between 3-7am this morning to use......it.........as my bladder is pushing against my uterus...the irritating feeling of my uterus expanding at night is just......ugh......anyways), and "ret-2-go" - to top it off...at the end of the meal, when mints were served, he delightfully looks at the chocolate mint and says "Yummy,,,......mmmmm.....these are so good, too bad you can't have chocolate, no caffeine for you!" --

We saw my cousin Sheylon on the way out of Olive Garden heading in...then headed home. Nearly everytime we are out, we either see someone from John's job or one of my old friends or relatives since I grew up here and lots of people knew my parents....and of course, it never fails.....all the days where I'm wearing bummy clothes, a ponytail, and no makeup, we always see someone!....My cousin looked casually cute as usual as she hurried in the restaurant following a quick exchange - me- "Hey cuz how are you?"......her-"Hungry!"........lol--we hugged and she quickly rushed inside while speaking to John remembering him from the Ki-Ki's wedding a few weeks ago...

This morning we came up with a definite name for a girl....and a cute lil' nickname...and we both agreed that this was the perfect name.......the boys name is still a little iffy.....and if anyone reading this doesn't know by now......here's my plan......i'm just pretending that I want a boy, for John's sake, since he is the onlllllllly boy and only grandson to both his maternal and paternal grandmothers.......but secretly.......I really want a girl,girl,girl!! I'm hoping if pretend that I want a boy, I'll get just the opposite.....--truthfully of course it doesn't matter, this won't be the last one, and as long as its healthy......it's all good...but with cute outfits like these.. .  http://www.babyphat.com/nshop/product.php?view=listing&category=infants&groupName=infsets ...how could anyone not want a girl?

I'm getting attacked by the sleepy monster now, so I've gotta make this entry a lil' short....We're gonna go walking along the waterfront tonight for the first time in over a week - our goal is to walk at least 2-3 times a week however we fell off the walking wagon a few months ago.....

.....on the way home from the airport, my niece Alysha out-the-blue asked me  "Are you and John getting marriedddddd?".....she sighed....."Cause it's been a longgggggg time already!".....I just laughed. For only being 7 years old, that little girl is pretty darn perceptive........

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Secret Wishing Chant Time....

"1,2,3...............Girl !!!!"

--hehehee

Cont. from yesterday....

it may happen to some but, don't worry, I'LL NEVER DO THAT!

Anyways, Ricky and John really hit it off yesterday. We all suspected they would especially having so much in common - i.e martial arts, security, etc....

Today is Sunday morning and I hate I woke up too late to catch the 7:30 service at church....Last week Cherry, Tiffany, Tim(Tiff's hubby), and his sister visiting from out-of-town joined me at the 11o'clock service, and given that I don't have anything else to wear today but what I wore last week, I was hoping to catch the early service since most of those people who attended at that time didn't see me last week----poor excuse,,,,I know but,.......I'l try to flip the tube this morning and find something good....which is nothing like the real thing but.....I'll be working on that.......

Please excuse the grammatical sentence structure anywhere in my blog....by the way.....this is just a blog.......which in my mind means be. laid-back .on. giving.....personal thoughts!!

....and uh.......that's all for today.....woke up feeling good, fine, and normal...again.....I'm guessing this will be an easy pregnancy........well actually.......hoping......

Gotta go, Joel Osteen (http://www.joelosteen.com) just came on broadcasting from the Lakewood Church Grand Opening (http://www.lakewood.cc)

He just opened up with a joke and parable about variety......as he looked out upon the audience filled with different denominations and cultures.....he told a story of two men arguing about what color God is.....one claimed he was black, one knew without a doubt he was white.......so the two men died at the same time, and went to heaven.....and as they dwelled in the presence of God, they were welcomed, as God said to them

"Buenos Dias"