FINALLY!!

Well if you've ever dealt with a government agency, or two, you will know what I'm talking about. In order to get my teaching lisence I had to have my fingerprints cleared with the feds, then my application cleared with the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commision. Needless to say it took months but I am FINALLY A LISENCED TEACHER!!

Not that I'll be coming to a classroom near you. I'm having a baby. No classrooms for me. Just sleepless nights filled with poopy diapers and crying babies. Followed by sleepless days filled with poopy diapers, crying babies and stinky boys. Oh this is the life. I bet everyone wishes they could be me right now. Well maybe not right now as this little girl has herself wedged into my ribs. I really think that I may be too short to bear children. I need a bigger abdomin or to have itty bitty tiny babies. Either way she feels enormous right now. I hope the next 39 days go by fairly quickly...well not too quickly. There's such a tug between wanting to have my body to myself and not being entirely ready to take care of a newborn. Odd huh.

You must have grown up in the 80's and early 90's if:

I found this on my birth club board. Hope you enjoy.

You must have grown up in the 80's and early 90's if:

1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE."

2. You watched the Pound Puppies.

3. You can sing the rap to the "Fresh Prince of Belair"..and can do the "Carlton"

4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.

5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby Sitters Club and tried to start a club of your own.

6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.

7. You know that "WHOA" comes from Joey on Blossom.

8. Two words: Hammer Pants!!

9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock."

10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars...and "spokey-dokes" or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect.

11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales "

12.When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.

14. You saw the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles " on the big screen ... and still know the turtles names.

15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

16. You made your Mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side.

17. You played the game "MASH" (Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)

18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.

19. L.A.Gear....need I say more?!

20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM " in Kindergarten.

21. You remember reading "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and all the Ramona books.

22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"

23. You wanted to be a Goonie.

24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing

25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted

26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.

27. You took lunch boxes to school ... and traded Garbage Pail Kids

in the schoolyard.

28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.

29. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.

30. You remember Hypercolor T-shirts.

31. Barbie and The Rockers was your favorite band.

32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.

33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.

34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes

35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?" (yes, and you had to say it sounding like pee-wee herman)

36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up" (then the craze of Ive fallen and I cant reach my beer shirts)

37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.

38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.

39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.

40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.

41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.

42. You remember Popples..

43. "Don't worry, be happy"

44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.

45. You wore socks scrunched down

46. "Miss MARY MACK MACK MACK, all dressed in BLACK BLACK BLACK"

47. You remember boom boxes.. and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.

48. You remember watching both "Gremlins" movies.

49. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!"

50. You remember watching "Rainbow Bright" and "My Little Pony Tales"

51. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.

52. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.

53. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB". (Danny, Donnie, Joe, Jon, Jordon

54. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By the Bell," the ORIGINAL class.

55. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.

56. You just sang those words to yourself.

57. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.

58. Homemade Levi shorts

59. You remember when mullets were cool!

60. You had a mullet!

61. You still sing "We are the World"

62. You tight rolled your jeans.

63. You owned a banana clip.

64. You remember "Where's the Beef?

65. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' about Willis?"

66. You had big hair and you knew how to use it.

67. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!!!?

68. You were practically raised on Kool-Aid.

So Isaac and Andrew thought that I was so cool because I knew the name AND weapon of each of the ninja turtles.

A dose of familiarity and the fair

Well this past week the boys headed up to Portland with their dad. I joined them a day later after my dr appointment. We were in Portland for several days. It was really strange to drive around and recognize everything we by and to really KNOW where we were going. Church was absolutely fantastic. It felt so good to sing familiar songs with people that we love. In fact it really felt like the only truely fulfilling worship service that I've been to in a long time. It was refreshing, it filled me and made me long for more.

We also went to the Deschutes county fair. I took Isaac, Andrew, Hannah and my sister Hayley by myself! Not sure what I was thinking. It was fun though. Man you could spend a pretty penny at the fair, luckily mom was there and wouldn't let them. We had a great time. The Bend Bulletin had a family fun center with a bunch of stuff the kids could do for free. They participated in the tractor pull, Isaac won! He pulled 275 pounds. Next was the pretend circus. Isaac was the only one who was willing to be a part of it. They got to watch a mini monster truck show, went on a pony ride, rode one of the carnival rides and got to have a sno cone! Next year Adam is going to come with us and I'm sure it will be excellent.

We have been having a fabulous summer. Here are some of the pictures I like so far.