Triple Threat

Trick or Treat

2011-11-03T20:53:00.000-04:00

The boys had a great time trick-or-treating this year! They got way too much candy....and they got some really good stuff...stuff that I like. And it's really not safe for kids to eat certain things - like Milk Duds for instance so I'm sure you can see where this is going. ;) Anyway...look how cute they are in their costumes!

A clone trooper, Tiny Pteranadon (didn't realize Tiny was a girl dinosaur - oops) and a cow. Easton kept announcing to everyone he saw that he was a cow and then he'd say, "mooooo"! Too cute.

As always, Easton and Zachary got the sweet ride....it's just safer, faster and easier this way....

Brady ended up in the wagon by the end of the night...he kept complaining that his feet hurt so then I felt like a bad mom and I'm worried that he might need bigger shoes. :(

And when they were done, they were DONE and we couldn't get home fast enough. Easton just couldn't figure out how to get the garage door to open.

We ended up with a ridiculous amount of candy....that should last until next year for sure!

And just 6 short hours after we got home from Trick or Treating, the stomach bug took over our house. It started with Brady at 3AM, we sent Zachy to school on Tuesday because he seemed fine (that lasted about 15 minutes), then it hit Brendan yesterday and Easton today. Guess who's next? :(

Wordless Wednesday

2011-10-05T22:00:00.000-04:00

What am I loving this Wednesday???

These guys!!!

If...

2011-09-21T12:06:00.000-04:00

I love to fill out questionnaires for some reason so this is right up my alley! :)

•If I were to get pregnant again I would be thrilled!!! And then wonder where would we put another kid??

•If I could have any job in the world I'm not sure what I'd be...I just can't imagine having a job that I love but I'd sure like to try!

•If I had a day to myself I would do lunch (w/an adult beverage perhaps), shopping, mani/pedi - and all of this would be funded by someone other than me.

•If I could get married all over again I would hire a different photographer. :(

•If I could live anywhere in the US I would (I can't believe I'm saying this) move back to Arkansas or Oklahoma. Maybe.

•If Brady/Zachary/Easton were a girl he would have been named Reilly.

•If I could have any talent in the world I would like to be able to do something creative. Anything. I don't have a creative bone in my body....I'm not even creative enough to come up with an answer to this question.

•If you met me in real life I think you'd think I was the coolest person you ever met. ;) After you got to know me......I'm very shy at first.

•If I could go back to school and get a different degree I would major in anything but Accounting. What was I thinking?!?

•If money were not an object I'd be debt-free and have another baby...or two. ;)

•If I could meet one celebrity I think I would want to meet Ellen maybe? Or Oprah? Or Kathy Griffin? I don't know.....

•If I could only shop at one store for the rest of my life it'd be Dillard's. That's a hard one but at least I could get shoes, clothes, makeup, etc. all in one store.

•If we get another pet I will admit myself to the looney bin. Voluntarily.

•If I could go on a trip, RIGHT NOW, I'd want to go to Napa Valley or Italy. Maybe Napa first since it doesn't require me being sedated in order to fly over the ocean. :)

•If I had to chose between a house cleaner and a personal chef, I'd pick the house cleaner. I hate to clean and I don't really like to cook but cleaning is a necessity! Restaurants were invented for a reason!
•If I had the option of plastic surgery I'd get a tummy tuck/lipo in a heartbeat!!

Wordless Wednesday (Kinda)

2011-09-21T11:12:00.000-04:00

This (Phantom of the Opera-inspired?) picture of Zachy was taken on our way to Brady's soccer game on Saturday morning.....about 20 minutes later Zachary and Brady were running (very fast) and ran into each other "head-on"...knocked Zachy out for a second and he ended up with a concussion. Brady was fine (hard head)....

Zachy got an all-expense-paid trip to CCHMC's ER....but was feeling much better later that afternoon! Of course, I'm still traumatized from the sound (and sight) of my two boys' heads hitting each other so hard!! But they're fine and running around like crazies again. :)

Brady's First Day of (Practice) Kindergarten

2011-08-22T17:54:00.000-04:00

Today was Brady's first day of kindergarten - kind of....they are very wisely using a staggered start so today he and 7 other kids started. Over the next two days the rest of the class will go for a practice day and then they'll all go together for the first time on Thursday! He did great and really likes his teacher!! Yea!

He found his seat and was just as happy as can be.....

Especially once his bestie, Meryl, arrived!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-08-17T16:16:00.000-04:00

I feel like I only posts pictures of Easton these days (the other two are still faster and don't cooperate as much) so today I'm posting all 3 day! Yea for me realizing today is actually Wednesday before it's over!! :) These were taken at Brady's soccer practice last week - I discovered that the "sports" setting on my camera is way more conducive for fast-moving boys!!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-07-13T12:27:00.000-04:00

Cheese!!!!!!!!!!!

Flyin' Solo

2011-07-10T10:15:00.000-04:00

Zachary is supposed to start pre-school in the fall. This breaks my heart. He's so shy and timid and sweet - and he's never done anything by himself. He's never been to daycare and I've been a SAHM for the past year....and even before that he went to a babysitter but the only other kids there were his brothers. So, he's not used to other kids or being without his parents. In preparation for this, we decided to enroll him in a class at the Little Gym. He started off in a parent-child class but last week was his first week to go to a new big boy class all by himself. I was right outside the window and he could see me the whole time but he did really well. There were other kids in the class (the session is halfway over now) that were running around and NOT listening a lot more than him. The teachers thought he did great. I was soooo proud of him!

He had lots of fun! And now, Easton is taking his place in the parent-child class. He loves it but throws a fit when Zachy goes to the Little Gym without him. This week, I have to work on the night of Zachy's class so Brendan has to take him (and the other two boys). Easton will not be a very happy camper when he doesn't get to go into the gym!! That will not be prety!

Fourth of July (was two days ago but I'm trying!)

2011-07-06T22:01:00.000-04:00

So, I'm behind as usual but we had a pretty fun Fourth of July. Every year, my sister's husband's company "hosts" a softball game that Brendan plays in. It's a bunch of middle-aged guys and now some of the younger generation has joined in to put them to shame. ;) The game has very interesting rules...the most interesting is that the game isn't over unless my brother-in-law's team is winning. I'm fine with this when Brendan is on his team but this year he wasn't so it's not a good rule. :)

The boys liked watching the game and playing with their cousins (mainly Alli the dog). They got to go run around the bases when the game was over. I forgot my camera so all of these pictures were taken with my phone. :( I see other people's pics taken with IPhones all the time and they look so much better than mine do???

After the game, there's always a "cook out"....I use that term lightly b/c it's catered by a local BBQ place. This year it was exceptionally nice b/c they had it at "The Deck" which is behind a building that my brother-in-law built. The building has offices/retail places on the first floor and apartments on the second floor so I think he built this area for the "kids" (college students) that live there. It's super nice and has a little wading pool that the kids had lots of fun in.

I didn't get any good pictures of Brady for some reason. He was too busy having fun I guess. Here they area all together in their 4th of July shirts....they actually volunteered for this picture?!?!

And here's the aftermath......three zonked boys. They passed out!!!

Also - I'm now two days late participating in Jenna's Commenting Challenge so I gots lots of commentin' to do!!! I found some great blogs last year during the challenge and I'm sure I'll find some more this year!!! Fun stuff!

Easton-isms

2011-05-29T20:02:00.000-04:00

Easton is so cute these days. He has quite the personality and talks CONSTANTLY! Since he's just over 2 years old, most people probably can't understand him - especially since he seems to have is own language. But, I wanted to make a note of some of his Easton-isms so I can remember them a few years from now when he speaks with perfect English. Ha! He really likes to annunicate everything and pronounce it very loudly complete with some crazy facial expressions. That's probably what makes it so cute! Unlike Brady, none of his Easton-isms sound like cuss words at this point so that's a blessing! ;)

Geenking = drinking
Wee Rex = T Rex
Manimals = animals
Tata (with a short a....like in cat) = Zachy
Beady = Brady (Zachy pronounces it the same way)
War-EE-Os = Oreos
Nemonade = lemonade
Papa - Grandma/Grandpa
Guy-et-ball = basketball
Aunt Mimi = Aunt Amy
Wee Wee = Lightning McQueen
Gaga = Hot Dog/Corn Dog
Ping Ping = Penguin

He also likes to say, "what's that sound?" all the time. And, just recently, he says, "why?" ALL THE TIME. Any time we ask him to do something, that's his response. And if you say his name, he says "what?" in this funny little way. And his answer to every question is now "because." Uggh! It's cute but it'll get old I'm sure!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-05-18T12:42:00.000-04:00

My Love.....

Double Rainbow

2011-04-28T20:51:00.001-04:00

I had never seen a double rainbow..........until tonight! I've never seen so many rainbows in one day! It was amazing!!!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-04-27T12:38:00.000-04:00

My Lovey

Poor Easter Bunny

2011-04-24T14:25:00.000-04:00

This went about as well as I expected. Actually, it went better than expected because only one of the three boys cried!!! Success!!!

Happy Easter!!!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-04-13T22:15:00.000-04:00

Warning - Crayola's color bubbles are basically paint in bubble form!!! :)

Happy Birthday, Sweet Baby Easton!!!

2011-03-31T22:27:00.001-04:00

Easton, you're two years old! I can hardly believe it! I haven't made your two-year check-up appointment yet so I'm not sure how big you are - I'll post that later. Here's what you've been up to lately:

You're a big boy! You weigh the same (if not more) than your big brother Zachary! He's 3 or 4 inches taller than you but you sure seem heavier
You're wearing a size 5 diaper and size 2T clothes
You wear a size 7 shoe
You LOVE letters! You know more of the alphabet than Zachary does (he's not interested in learning at all)!
You love the Cars movie (shocker) just like your brothers
You're falling a little out of love with Dinosaur Train which makes me a little sad - it's such a cute show
I think you'll be our little athlete - and I think you'll be good at it!
You're a tough boy - you don't put up with any nonsense from your brothers!
You insist on walking everywhere - you do not like for us to hold you in public anymore!
You're still a good eater but you won't drink milk which really bothers me! The only thing you drink is lemonade???
Your big brothers say you're not a baby anymore now that you're 2. Break. my. heart.
You're a pretty good sleeper but you still require a paci at night - we will be working on this. Eventually. You nap for about 2 hours a day and sleep about 10-11 hours at night.
You're a momma's boy. I'm pretty sure. I hope!

My heart still melts at least once a day when I look at you. You're a miracle and we're so blessed to have you in our lives. We love you so much, peanut!!!

Random A-Z

2011-03-16T13:15:00.000-04:00

A. Age: 36 (already?!?)

B. Bed size: King...key to a happy marriage.

C. Chore you dislike: Folding/putting away laundry....and just about every other chore you can think of. :)

D. Dogs: No, thank you. They're too demanding. :)

E. Essential start to your day: A nice, tall, cold Cherry Coke Zero or fountain Diet Coke!

F. Favorite color: Red

G. Gold or silver: White gold

H. Height: 5'2.75"

I. Instruments you play(ed): Piano

J. Job title: Stay at home mom, part-time accountant, part-time access rep. No wonder I'm so tired.

K. Kids: Brady, Zachary and Easton!!! So blessed!

L. Live: Ohio

M. Mom’s name: Connie

N. Nicknames: Honey, Cupcake, Whistle Britches (don't ask)

O. Overnight hospital stays: A few too many - broken arm that required surgery when I was 10; punctured colon, 2 c-sections (yea!) and of course, Easton's 10-day stay in the NICU which meant we stayed, too!

P. Pet peeves: Bad drivers and ignorant people (one in the same a lot of times!)

Q. Quote from a movie: "You had me at hello" (I couldn't really think of anything else - not a big movie person)

R. Righty or lefty: Righty

S. Siblings: 2 sisters

T. Time you wake up: 8-ish....which is too early for me. I will never be a morning person.

U. Underwear: Gap Body

V. Vegetables you don’t like: Pretty much all of them unfortunately.

W.What makes you run late: Ummmm....my husband?? ;)

X. X-rays you’ve had: It might be easier to list what I haven't had x-rayed???

Y. Yummy food you make: Apple pie

Z. Zoo animal favorites: Monkeys....and any of the baby animals!

Unanswered Prayers

2011-01-27T18:09:00.002-05:00

Growing up with two adopted sisters you would think I would have WANTED to adopt. Lots of people are led to adoption through the need to help a child. Not me. I didn't want to adopt. I wanted my kids to look like each other and know what it was like to have a biological sibling. Selfish, I know, but it is what it is. So, as soon as my husband and I got married we started trying to have a baby. I always thought I'd have trouble getting pregnant since my mom did. I was right. Luckily, we got pregnant 5 months after we were married thanks to Clomid. We lost that baby at 13 weeks and continued to try through almost every method imaginable for the next year and a half to get pregnant again. Our fertility specialist finally told us our chances were 'slim' and suggested adoption. I was devastated but really wanted to be a mom so we set out on our journey.

I couldn't fathom the thought of an open adoption. There was no way I could/would risk a birth mother changing her mind. A friend at work had recently adopted a little boy from Russia - we decided this was the plan for us.....we wanted to adopt a caucasian child (to avoid "looking" like I couldn't have my own kids - selfish again) and I needed a "sure thing"....which seemed more likely with an international adoption believe it or not.

In November, 2005 - 23 months after we got married - we submitted our application to the adoption agency we picked and started to tackle the mountain of paperwork, home studies, government clearance, etc. with total excitement and the expectation of bringing TWO babies home the following summer. We decided we wanted to adopted two at once because it's a lot cheaper than adopting one and then going back through all of the paperwork and trips a couple of years later (we knew we wanted more than one child.)

On February 15, 2006 we finally received our government clearance which completed our dossier. We mailed all FOUR pounds of paperwork a couple of days later and were put on "the list" as open to adopt two babies under the age of 18 months. And we waited.

The summer came and went with no referral. We had a baby shower for TWO babies in July thinking we'd get the call any day. By September we were past sick of waiting and decided to change our preference to ONE baby under the age of 18 months. We kept getting updates on how many families were ahead of us on 'the list'....it seemed like forever. All sorts of government nonsense made our wait a lot longer than we anticipated. When we started the process, the wait was only expected to be a couple of months. But, Russian adoptions basically came to a screaching halt in the summer of 2005 and everything got backed up making our wait even longer.

Finally, on a Thursday afternoon in October we got 'the call'. Our social worker called me at work around 4:30 and told me she had a referral for us to review....but warned me that the child was born with heart disease and had spent a lot of time in the hospital and even had heart surgery at 5 months old. So, my husband and I decided to review the referral information objectively WITHOUT looking at the pictures she was attaching. I grabbed my laptop and borrowed an office for some privacy and waited for the email....on the phone with my husband the entire time. For some reason, he got the email first....the anticipation was KILLING me. He opened the email and said, "oh s**t" (pardon his French)....for some reason the pictures were showing in the body of the email. I think he was done at that point. Love at first sight. And could you blame him? This is what he saw......and what I saw a few minutes later.....

The first thing I said was, "he looks like you!" We tried to remain objective as we read the information provided, called the doctor at the International Adoption center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and talked to our families. The doctor requires 48 hours to review referrals and give an opinion. Since it was late on a Thursday, we wouldn't hear from her until Monday morning at best. In the meantime, we had every doctor and nurse we knew review the information. They all thought everything sounded great but we still wanted to hear what the international specialist said. I was in a meeting in the board room when my cell phone vibrated on Monday morning (I had warned my boss that I may have to take the call) so I ran out to take the call....the international doctor had consulted with a pediatric cardiologist and they both agreed that there was no reason they would advise against adopting this sweet little thing. I think we had basically already decided to accept the referral so this was just good reassurance. :)

I called Brendan and we decided to call our social worker and "accept"! Unfortunately, we had to wait 6 long weeks before we could go to Russia and meet him. He hadn't been on "the Russian list" long enough (another lovely rule) and we weren't allowed to travel until he was released from the Russian list and added to the international list. If a Russian family came forward and wanted to adopt him at any point, they would be allowed to. However, given his heart disease he wasn't seen as "desirable" (to anyone but us) and luckily we were able to meet him in mid-November.....and then bring him home on December 17, 2006!!!

Ironically.....his birthday is February 15, 2006 - the day we finally got our government clearance and could complete our dossier. :)

Our family has grown since then....you can read about that here......and we couldn't be happier. Everything happens for a reason .....God REALLY wanted us to be Brady's parents and we're so glad that he chose us!!!

Happy Birthday, Zachary James!

2011-01-07T22:40:00.000-05:00

My sweeb baby Zachary James turned 3 years old today. I can't believe it - he's getting so big. Breaks my heart. Tonight, I was telling him that it makes me sad how fast he's growing and he said, "awww, I think you'll be just fine." He is honestly one of the sweetest, kindest souls I've ever met. I just love him to pieces.

So, Zachy here's what you've been up to lately:

You still weigh a scrawny 28 pounds - same as your baby brother!
You're wearing 3T clothes
You can still wear a size 4 diaper but.........as of two days from now, diapers will no longer be allowed!!! :)
You're a great sleeper - you sleep around 11 hours every night and take a 2-3 hour each afternoon
You still sleep in a crib and I L-O-V-E this....and so do you. You'll be in that crib as long as you want!!
You're a very picky eater. You love cereal bars, french toast sticks, chocolate milk, lemonade, french fries, bananas, apples, pasta, pancakes and JUNK!
You love bulldozers, the Cars movie, Dinosaur Train and animals
Your favorite color is red
You think you're six years old for some reason???
You love to "mother" your stuffed animals and refer to yourself as a mom all the time (melts my heart)
If a 'stranger' says hi to you you'll say, "I'm shy" and look down
You recently started referring to youself as a 'man'
You have the sweetest, kindest, old soul of anyone I know and I can't wait to see what an amazing man you become. I love you so much - you're a wonderful human being and I'm so proud to be your mom!!!

3 Small Miracles

2010-12-20T22:52:00.001-05:00

Well, technically there are FOUR small miracles on our card this year: Brady, Zachary, Easton and...........I actually agreed to include a picture of myself this year! ;) We usually only do the photo card with a picture and message on the front but this year our photographer got a good deal on some card stock and we were able to do a picture on the front AND back for the same price on better quality paper! I had to come up with a message for the back on the fly (thanks to Google) and really like what we ended up with! :)

FRONT:

BACK:

It's kind of hard to read but the back says, "May your new year hold many small miracles." Love it!

Merry Christmas!!!

Poor Santa

2010-12-13T10:58:00.001-05:00

Well, we did our parently (is that a word?) duty and made the trek to the mall last week to see Santa. Brady and Zachary were all about it....Brady's biggest concern was that we would have to wait in line. Ha! Luckily, there was no one in line ......but that didn't make it any easier for Zachary and Easton. Brady marched right up and told Santa what he wanted for Christmas - a cement mixer. And then we forced Zachary and Easton to go up, too.....and here's the lovely result:

Please note that Brady has a death grip on Zachary otherwise he would've been out of there in no time! They took two very shots and then I rescued them. :)

They were fine as soon as Santa was out of sight and they loved the bells he gave them....

Then we headed to the food court for lunch.....unbeknownst to me, there's a bunch of those automated "rides" there for the kids which was a big hit (and means no one ate)!

Zachy was clearly over his trauma at this point. ;)

Wordless Wednesday

2010-12-01T13:52:00.000-05:00

Blessed

2010-11-25T13:58:00.000-05:00

Thanksgiving is my FAVORITE holiday. It always has been (well, at least since I stopped believing in SC). So, the past couple of years I've had so much to be thankful for. I've been thinking about what I've been doing at this time of year for the past 7 years:

7 years ago at this time, our house was finished and we moved in. We were preparing for our wedding (on 12/20) and had my bridal shower here the week after we moved in. :) We were so excitied and so loved our house. I still love it....however, there's just not enough storage space here and I regret not paying the extra $10K for the 4th bedroom! :(
6 years ago at this time, I was still mourning the loss of the baby I miscarried at 13 weeks. And had been going through lots of infertility testing. I was getting ready for the "final" test (on 12/13) - the laporoscopic surgery to see if I had endometriosis.....that "test" turned into major abdominal surgery and a punctured colon. But no endometriosis and still no definitive (medical) answer to why we were unable to conceive.
5 years ago at this time, we had finally accepted that we would not be able to have a (biological) child of our own. We started the adoption process the week of Thanksgiving. We mailed in our application (and $1500 fee) to the adoption agency we had decided on.
4 years ago at this time, we were in Russia. We left on 11/18 for "trip 1" and met Brady in person for the first time on 11/20. We spent Thanksgiving day (11/23 that year) on a plane coming back from Moscow. We were thrilled to eat our Thanksgiving meal at Burger King at the JFK airport after spending 4 days eating Russian food. Thirteen days later we went back to finalize the adoption and bring Brady home for good!
3 years ago at this time, I was 7.5 months pregnant with Zachary! And so thankful to have an almost-2-year-old Brady running around all over the place - happiest little baby ever!
2 years ago at this time, I was 20 weeks pregnant with Easton! That's right - 2 years back to back. And I actually spent the weekend before Thanksgiving in the hospital with a horrible stomach bug that left me completely dehydrated. I found out that Easton was an Easton (and not a Reilly) the following Monday and kept that secret for 19 more weeks! Zachary was almost 11 months old and Brady was almost 3!
1 year ago at this time, I was still nursing Easton who was 8 months old; Zachary was almost 2 and Brady was almost 4! Last year was a big one. We had so much to be thankful for after almost losing Easton when he was only 4 days old. Easton is now 19.5 months old, Zachary will be 3 in January and Brady will be 5 in February!!

We have so much to be thankful for. What we went through to start our family was so hard - but I really think it makes us appreciate our family more than most people do. The struggles we went through made us stronger people and we are grateful for that. It could have been so much worse. And we're lucky that it wasn't. So, this year and for all my years to come, I will think of that.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Weird things about me!

2010-11-24T14:20:00.001-05:00

I don't know what made me think about it but there are a lot of ~~weird~~ unique things about me....mainly things that my "friends" make fun of but when you think about them all at once it's kind of weird. Here are some examples:

I don't like to eat any food that doesn't have to be chewed (apple sauce, jello, etc.). Imagine anything you could eat if you DIDN'T have teeth - I won't eat it.
I'm a control freak. I ALWAYS drive whenever we go anywhere as a family. I hate the way my husband (and everyone else) drives.
I don't think that hand-washed dishes are ever really clean.
I hate public bathrooms. I got a bladder infection in high school b/c I refused to use the bathroom until I got home. :(
Speaking of bathrooms, I won't take a drink or any type of food item into the bathroom. I feel it's tainted if it's been in a bathroom.
I won't let my lips touch the utensils at a restaurant....or any utensils other than my own.
I hate going to/watching movies. I prefer TV....especially reality TV.
I still sleep with my baby blanket and it has to be touching my face at all times.
I can't sleep with pants or socks on.
I'm 35 years old and I still call my parents "Mommy" and "Daddy".
I have really small hands. My 4.5 year old's hands will be bigger than mine with in a year or two.
I hate massages. I will not pay a stranger to grope me. ;) Freaks me out.
I eat my fries with mayo - not ketchup....and my boys have picked up on this strange habit - they dip EVERYTHING (raisins, bread, etc.) in it.
I've given myself shots in my stomach, my husband has given them to my in my hip and I've had tons of blood drawn but I absolutely hate getting a shot in my arm.
I love to make lists and fill out questionnaires (hence this post!)

I'm sure there are tons of others but I have to get back to cooking. Brendan's parents and my parents are coming over for round one of Thanksgiving tonight! And I'm pretty much making everything myself which is scary - it's only a ham....I'm not crazy!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

5QF....a day late

2010-11-20T11:22:00.002-05:00

Okay, so I'm a day late but Laura at My Little Life does a "Five Question Friday" blog hop every week and I haven't done it in a long time but I love to fill out questionnaires for some reason so here we go!

1. What Christmas song do you loathe? I can't say that I loathe any song in particular but I do not like the "contemporary" songs.....I only like the traditional, religious songs and my absolute favorite is 'O, Holy Night'. Love that one....'Silent Night' is probably a close second! However, I do like the contemporary versions of the religious songs??? I know that seems weird - I guess I just don't like the "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" kind of songs....

2. Do you and your significant other cuddle at night or sleep on opposite sides of the bed? One of the keys to a happy marriage in my opinion is a king sized bed. I need my space. He has his space, and I have mine. Now, if I couldn't only figure out some sort of sound barrier to block out the snoring I'd be in heaven!

3. Have you ever had surgery? Oh, yes let's see.....I broke my arm when I was 10 and had to have it surgically repaired (including 4 pins); when I was 29 I had exploratory laparoscopic (sp?) surgery to see if I had endometriosis....the doctor noticed that my left ovary was attached to my colon with scar tissue and while removing the scar tissue, he punctured my colon - they had to open me up to repair the puncture (and no, I didn't have endometriosis!); and of course, I had two c-sections! :)

4. When do you typically have your holiday shopping done? Oh, I don't know....but definitely before Christmas Eve. My dad and my husband always wait until the last day (literally) to do their shopping and it drives me crazy!!

5. If money were not an issue (and you HAD to pick something), what would your ultimate luxury item be? A Corvette I guess??? Oh, no wait - I would adopt another baby. And then get a Corvette. ;) And of course, some lypo and a tummy tuck! ;)