My Little Fairy

Sorry once again it has been a long time since I last blogged. A lot has happened. I now look prego. My parents came for a visit. If you did not already know that was there first visit together. They both have been here on their own. They were planning on visiting right after we moved but that fell through thanks to the weather.

Elizabeth and I finally got into BSF (bible study fellowship). We are a little late in starting but nonetheless. I really needed this time because our church, even though we love it, does not offer consistent,structured bible studies. This is. Elizabeth learns the same lesson but at her age. Way cool. WE get to memorize bible verses together and talk Adam about what we learned. Elizabeth cries hysterically when I leave her but I know in time that will stop.


Today I went consignment sale shopping. I know I have written on this before but I love it. This was the first time I went on 1/2 off sale. I always went sooner because I wanted to shop with the best of items. By the time 1/2 off sale has come, 2 full regular shopping days have gone by. I found some great deals. I bought a pair of dress maternity pants for myself. A way cool sling, boy clothes and dresses and skirts for Elizabeth. All under 30$. Mostly name brands from Old Navy, Addidas and Liz Lange Maternity.

As Christmas approaches my family and I (extended) are trying to figure out how to minimize spending. Some ideas we have chatted about are drawing names, (vetoed by my dad)no adult kids buy gifts for each other(I vetoed that) and then right now setting a lower spending amount. In the past it has been 20-25$ now 10-15. I already have ideas and some plans in action that will cost very little. Any ideas?

It's a boy!!

Had the gender showing ultrasound yesterday and the parts were there to see. When we went in for Elizabeth's, they could not tell. We both are very excited to know and plan. The planning part got me up at 6 am this morning. Besides coming up with a name, we need to come up with more space, boy things and a bigger car. Man oh Man.

The cool thing is Adam and I have really learned to rely on God and His provisions for us. We are in a place in our lives where each penny counts. We do live paycheck to paycheck but by choice. We choose to put a name or home to every penny earned. In the past, we would pay off bills and then wonder how much we could spend on ourselves. Now we know exactly how much for every bill and anything and everything else. With only one salary, buying a house or car is not something we can decide to go and do. For one thing, in a car we don't want any payments ever. As for a house, we want to pay a down payment. And yes, we know it is a buyer's market but we are waiting for the Lord's timing on that one. The Lord has taught us discipline and to live with things we need and not what we want. What a hard lesson but one we can't wait to pass onto our children.