Oops, it's been a month!

Wow, those last few weeks flew by! So fast, I forgot to blog!

Probably because I had a few weeks of really great bursts of energy. I accomplished so much that I was wanting to get done, and even some things that I didn't plan on. Now, though, I'm back to the pregnant with lack of energy state. So here I sit, just for today at least, with plans to do nothing whatsoever but nap and veg out.

What all has happened in the last month? OH SO MUCH! Let's see... (No specific order... and of course, the news involving my children is the most exciting...)

• Took another trip to Disneyland. (I had wanted to go more, but was unable to since I was finishing up all those above mentioned projects...)
• Had Tommy's first birthday party.
• Ikea had tax free days. (WOOHOO!)
• Bobby had serious dental work done, and will again tomorrow.
• Found out the gender of our new baby, which entailed discussing names, shopping, and setting up gift registries. (It's another boy, by the way. No, we're still not done. 2 more!)
• Jeff turned 8! YIKES!
• Discovered I have gallstones, and just how painful they can be.
• Much much more, but my tired brain just doesn't want to think...

Eventful this month has been. (Thank you, Yoda, for using me in such a way.) And even more eventful will this month and the month after... and after that... etc... will be! After this weekend I believe we have 2 "free" weekends before every weekend is booked until it is almost time for Jeff and Becca to get here for the summer! Yikes! And after they leave? It'll be my due date!

Just thinking about all this has made me so tired that I forgot what I was going to blog about before I started typing and got distracted... maybe I'll be back to blog more later...

Here I Go Again... & Again & Again & Again!!!

This last Friday my Mom, Dean, Tommy, & I all loaded up into my parent's truck and drove down to Anaheim, just like I have so many, many times before. I have only been to Disneyland 3 times since my last annual pass expired in October of 2006, and was greatly looking forward to celebrating Dean's birthday and Tommy's first trip in one day.

We certainly had a blast! We only went on one ride, which was fine with all of us it seemed. There was so much more fun to be had just by walking around, checking things out, and watching Tommy's reaction to different things.

The only thing I said we absolutely had to do was take Tommy to Mickey Mouse's house to see his pal, Mickey. He LOVES to watch "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" on Playhouse Disney so I couldn't wait to see his reaction when he was finally able to meet him. It was certainly memorable!

Near the end of the day, I met up with my friend Hilary who I haven't seen in a few years (it was great catching up!) and walked over to the Bank on Main Street... where I upgraded my one day ticket to an annual pass! WHEW! I have missed the parks so much, and am so happy that I will once again be able to go almost as often as I feel like! I'm kind of in a "Disney Revival", wanting to get all my collectibles out of storage and figure out ways to work them into different parts of the house. (I already have a few things in each room... Some Bobby realizes and cringes at. Others he has NO CLUE!) The urge to jump back in to the "geekdom" that I once was enveloped in is there also... but I'm resisting the urge to go in head first... think I'll just tippy toe it for a bit so that I don't drown myself in mouse and burn out too fast. I loved so much taking Jeff and Becca frequently when they were young, and am so glad I'm going to have those same bonding opportunities with Tommy.

Do I have another trip planned right away? No. I don't even know when I'll feel like going again. But knowing I can? Priceless. I tear up just thinking about it...

And that is all the geekiness you are going to get out of me for today!