9 weeks 1 day

I went for another ultrasound today to check the cysts on my ovaries. To no surprise, I haven't heard from the doctor's office on the report of the ovaries. What I do know is my baby looks great! The heartrate was 171 bpm, and it is starting to look more like a baby rather than a tadpole :)

Coming this November!

I'm pretty sure almost everyone knows by now....but Baby McKee is coming! I had told myself that I wouldn't let the cat out of the bag until we were through the first trimester the next time around....but you see how well that worked out. It was such a relief to see the little heart flashing on the ultrasound this past Wednesday. I am only 7 weeks 3 days and definitely would appreciate all of your prayers.
I have been feeling great most of the time. I get a massive headache about 3 times a week and have constant gagging...but other than that, I feel good! :)

Ok, so here is the story....

After school yesterday, I notified my principle I had to leave right away to take my puppy to the vet. No emergency...he just needed to get his shots, and I didn't have an appointment. I walk out to my truck to get the two car seats out that I borrowed for my nieces from two teachers. Hmmm....where are my keys? Yeah, that's right...locked in the front seat of the truck. I have a 5th grade boy break into the back window with a screwdriver, and I am on my way to Lubbock. I am almost to the vet, and my friend Jo called to see if I can swing by her house later to fill out a reference form for her. Major gets his shots, and the doctor does a skin scrape of the side of his face. Mites. Gross. $88 later, we are out of the clinic.

On my way to Jo's, I turn around to check out where that smell was coming from. Yep, Major puked all over the back seat of my car. (by this point, I had switched vehicles with Michael because I simply hate his crappy truck) I immediately start gagging and make it to Jo's house. She kindly gives me paper towels and Clorox wipes. I started to clean up Major's puke while I proceed to throw up all over Jo's carport. Awesome. I finish up cleaning the car and ask Jo if she has a water hose to wash my puke off the cement. Embarrassed for me yet? Thought so. She has a water hose, but it is in her outdoor storage closet. I drag the hose out, clean the carport off, and I am on my way.

I get home and Major makes 2 neat piles of puke on the living room carpet. I left it for Michael to clean up after he get home :) So how was your Monday?

Bathroom Remodel

As most of you know, Michael and I live in a teacher house in Wilson, TX. Never heard of it? I hadn't either. I suppose only the 532 people that live here had heard of it. The day I interviewed out here, I was told if I were to be offered the position, we could live in one of the teacher houses for only $50 a month. Really? Yes, really. So after I was offered the position and accepted, we started working on the inside of the house. The walls and ceilings were cracking and the bathroom, oh the bathroom! We painted every wall, all ceilings in the house and ALL of the trim. It was VERY time consuming but totally worth it. The carpet was only about a year old so once we got the painting done, it looked awesome! Now...back to the bathroom. It was DISGUSTING to say the least. It smelled like mold. Whoever lived here before us (which I found out was the young, single Ag teacher) textured the walls AND the shower walls and painted them. Yes, he PAINTED the shower walls! Not to mention, there was a disgusting window on the back wall of the shower which was very hard to avoid while trying to get clean.If you know me at all, you know I am obsessed with taking showers. Do you know how horrible it was to take a shower in a disgusting shower for 4 months (while I waited so patiently for my husband to start the remodel)? Ok, so it could have been worse. I know. If you only knew what we grew up with :) So, we tore down the shower walls and found rotting and molded sheet rock. Awesome. Michael also discovered a leak under the house. No wonder it smelled! The plumbers fixed the leak, Michael replaced sheet rock and shower walls. I painted the walls and ceiling...and now we have a clean bathroom!

Before:

After:

And the rest of the house...

Master Bedroom:

Living Room:

Guest Bedroom/Office:

Kitchen/Laundry Room:

Not too bad for $50 a month, eh? :)

Rachel Ray

I have been reading this blog since this summer and really think it would touch many of you out there. Matt and his daughter Madeline will be on the Rachel Ray show tomorrow, Feb. 11. I dare you to watch and not cry. I already cried from just the preview.

here goes the picture overload. i flew into austin on dec. 20, stayed in bastrop at my sister's house for the majority of the time and flew back on jan. 2nd. here is my vacation in review....

i went with my sister's fam to meet santa.
jordyn and i set up a beauty shop.

michael and i went ice skating in austin on our anniversary.

we ate here for our anniversary dinner.

we celebrated christmas with a meal at my sister's house. then this crazy kid showed up on the 27th.

riley opening her very first cabbage patch baby from aunt mel and uncle michael.

kisses for the baby.

cousin bathtime.

attempting a picture for the acu today.

cousin picture at the park. (the other crazy kid with the fluffy hair arrived on dec. 28th)

my exact thoughts about grammy as well.

brother-in-law bonding at the time. (jason and andy)

andy, amy, april, and jason on the see-saw.

now do you see the fluffy hair?

we ended with a group picture of the girls, the husbands and the kids.

Maddie meet Max.......Max meet Maddie

I gave Michael his Christmas present early :)



Isn't she the cutest thing? She is a chihuahua/rat terrier mix.

Thanksgiving in Ruidoso

We left for Ruidoso Wednesday morning and didn't look back! We found our cabin at the top of a mountain surrounded by an amazing landscape. Jamie (my friend from ACU), her husband Greg, and their baby Shelby joined us on Friday and stayed through Sunday. We had so much fun laughing, talking, shopping, and getting kicked out of the casino.....(thanks A LOT Shelby!)

Here are a few pictures of our trip :)

precious shelby

michael claimed he looked EVERYWHERE for the trail....he obviously didn't see the sign

somebody lost a shoe

oxygen bar

max had a hard time going potty...too many new things to smell

downtown ruidoso

cabin...poor max on the front porch in his cage...

jamie and shelby

hot tub! hehe....before we got kicked out of the casino

Shelby