Please pray for amy - she has been on the couch for the last few days, unable to eat anything or to even get up without doubling over. The doctor has diagnosed her with Hyperemesis Gravidarum. We're just trying to keep her hydrated for the baby's sake. Please pray. :( She hopes to be back blogging very soon.

Introducing baby T!!!!

Beautiful Beating Heart!!!! - Due 11/19 - Only one baby this time!

I cried when I was laying there watching the little flicker. :)

What hath the Lord done for THEE!!!!

There's an old hymn by the name of my title, and I couldn't help but think of it tonight when DH called from work.



See - he works for Nissan, and through his company we can get an incredible, incredible deal on a car. I in NO way have to have an expensive car - AT ALL, I would be very comfy in something very small and cheap, but our current car even though it's more expensive and nice, it's a bum. Constantly broken. The price of cars right now is insane - and it's just crazy. We have to make payments on this new car, but it's $160 per month at 0% interest, and we're selling our car now and just putting that money in an account that will earn interest, pulling the payment from that money every month. Insurance is only $40 per month as well. Anyway, I don't like the idea of a payment, but we have to agree on this payment to get the deal. anyway - it's a 2008 Nissan Altima!

Anyway, we were really praying that God would work this out if it was his will soon - the car I'm driving just isn't working for us - even though it's only 2 years old and we paid dearly for it. (cash, no debt, just paid more than we should have the night after we had a drunk driver total our other car!) Anyway, they say at his job that these cars since they're deeply discounted take a minimum of 3 months to get it. We are planning on going to church camp in May, and I really prayed that God would work this out before then, knowing that according to his job it wouldn't come in until much later.

Well.........

Tim called a minute ago from work to tell me his letter came today that the car is ready for pickup on April 17th!!!!! That's 8 DAYS, people!!!!!!!!!! 8 days!!!!!

Now what hath the Lord done for THEE!!!! Cause that's a huge huge blessing I Feel - to take 3 months down to 8 days - WOW!!!!!!

In other news, we go tomorrow for my 1st ultrasound with this baby - please keep me in your thoughts. I'm a tad nervous, having lost 3 littles I can't help but kind of cringe inside. :)

Menu Plan Monday - on a tuesday!!!! haha!

I'm late, I know, but pretend its' 24 hours ago, k? :)

Breakfasts

Eggs, Toast

Waffles, Syrup & fruit

Cereal, fruit

Lunches

Subway (my mom provided)

Hot Dog, green beans

leftover bean burritos

homemade lunchables, cheerio mix

out with mama

Dinners

Bean Burritos

Baked Rub Chicken, New Potatoes, Green Beans

Biscuits, Bacon & Gravy

Chicken Stir-fry over Rice

Dinner at Tim's moms house

Grilled Steak, Baked Potatoes, leftover green veggies or salad

Desserts

Amish Friendship bread

Doughnuts

lotsa twinkies and prepkged cakes (my little brother gets them at work from their bread man free!)

OODLES of groceries today!

Publix: $11.68
Shoe Polish: $2.49
12 jello's - $2.99
Caramel Corn Cakes - $1.20
Cough Drops - $.99
Bread - $.01
Flowers - $3.00

Kroger - $43.00
10 lbs Chicken Quarters - $2.49
2 lbs. ground turkey - $1.98
2 pkgs chicken thighs - $2.80
4 cans of tuna @ $.69 - $2.76
Veggie Oil - $2.50
2 liter cola - $.65
Ritz - $2 - $.50 promo = $1.50
Aluminum Foil - $2.50
3 dozen eggs - $5
Gallon of Fruit Punch $2.50 - $.50 promo = $2
vanilla pudding mixes - $.30 for small, $.69 for large - $.99
Frozen stirfry veggies - $1.13
Fritos - $1.50 - $.50 promo = $1
Frozen Waffles (pregnancy craving) 2 @ $1.08 each - $2.16
Sour Cream - $1.16
4 pkgs goldfish - $1 - $.50 promo - $.50 each - $2.00
Pudding Snacks - $.91
2 aussie shampoos - $2.50 each, - $2/2 copuon - $1.50 each - $3
apples & pears - ?
Excedrin - $1 - $3 coupon = $2 overage

Farmer's Market - $7.70
Bananas - ?
Red potatoes (reduced)- $.99
Lettuce (reduced) - $.99
3 red peppers (reduced) - $.99
cuke - $.79
10 lbs. potatoes - $1.99



All in all a pretty good day. I got a lot of meat on clearance - my favorite buy of the day was the chicken for $.249 per lb. :) I did try to buy some Dove Shampoo - things were really busy, I read the coupon as $3 on one, it was actually for 2, so after buying 4 shampoos and losing my coupons I went back and tried to get my money back. I told them I had a coupon and they still gave me full price back. I argued to give them the money overage back, but they refused - so I ended up making $6 on that. NOT my intention, and I feel very guilty with this money, but what do you do? I tried to make it right and the guy told me to forget it - he couldn't get teh coupon to prove, so store policy was to give the full amount. :) Then I got home and PRAISE GOD we had a check for $489 from our home in TN - the overage on the escrow account. What a blessing!!!! Excellent Shopping - Excellent mail day, WOW!!!! Tim slept 16 hours last night - I couldn't BELIEVE it!!!! WOW!!

We had a rather horrible weekend, though - in some ways. Friday night we had to attend a birthday party for a young man in church - he turned 5 and we had a wonderful time. I was sick most of the time, but it was so sweet to see him. At the end of the party though, we got a call that one of our dear pastors was killed in a motorcycle accident. He wasn't our pastor, but the one of a sister congregation. We all fellowshipped together - we still have several campmeetings every year and all the pastors are thought of as OUR pastors, they are so special to us. He is the father of 4 children, the youngest is only 6. That tore us up for the weekend. But...precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Saturday Tim went and helped at one of those campgrounds - it's aroun 2.5 hours away, and coming pu in May we will spend a week there. It's not a typical "church camp" where you ride horses and swim, it's an OLD Fashioned CAMPMEETING - services 3 times a day, meals on the grounds, etc. We have plenty of time to play volleyball, games, or just sit and talk with people who travel all over the world to stay in block dormitories - no air at all, in the middle of an alabama summer!! It's truly the HIGHLIGHT of our summers! Anyway, it needs work close to the time, so our men travel several weekends during april and may to help paint, build and clean. The women go next week and the week directly before the meeting. Cannot wait!

Sunday was church, then home where I fixed lunch and napped for a while. This baby makes me very, very tired for sure!

We are planning on finally notifying the doctor that I am pregnant again this week.

Also, Tim JUST called to let me know that yes, in fact we DID get the car we needed - we're going to be driving a wonderful wonderful car soon!!!! Such a blessing!!!

I am also looking in to buying cloth diapers for the new baby - does anyone have any suggestions on the cheapest and neatest ways? Tim is adamant that it doesn't save money when you factor in electricity and washing costs, so I'm trying to respectfully gather information so that I can prove that it will save money - especially with two in diapers! :) Information would be SO appreciated! Please leave me a comment if you read - I really need the encouragement to keep blogging!! I'll be back with Menus soon!

I am doing much better tonight - it seems that I am terrible until about 2pm, then I get a rush of energy until about 5 and then I'm sick again.

Ryan has his first Dentist appointment in the morning, so we'll see how that goes! I'm a little nervous, but I think we'll just have prayer before we go in and hopefully he'll be fine.

Ryan did fall off the deck tonight - it's 5 feet off the ground and he went right through the slats. I was changing the bulbs in the deck lights and I heard him scream - knowing instantly what had happened I raced to the rails, and he was trying to get up from the mulched flower beds. My poor baby!!! He's completely fine though - a teeny scratch on his forehead is all that shows he fell at all.

I have had lots and lots of thoughts today, but I'm trying to help my mom through a tough situation with my sister. She doesn't know Jesus and is being awful rebellious, so it's really causing shock waves in the family.

My scripture for today was "for he has performed that which is appointed for me - found in Job 23 - all our life is appointed, not a thing happens that God Himself doesn't know about. :)

I am 7 weeks today - further than the last pregnancy when I lost my second set of twins. We're still holding on to God that this baby will make it, and that we will get to kiss his sweet face!!!

I desperately need a bath, so I can't stay long...but I'll do my best to come back with something delightfully frugal tomorrow!

I will try to get a real post up this afternoon - my heavy sickness has returned and I'm spending most of my time curled up on the couch trying not to cry or vomit from the nausea. Please pray that I can overcome this again - and if you have any ideas on dealing with extreme morning sickness and a toddler please leave me a comment!!!!!



Love and prayers,

Amy