Oh man...I missed a day

And I almost missed today too. This blogging thing is a lot harder than I would have ever thought. My brain is a bunch of mish mosh right now. I can't even think about what to write. I guess I can just tell a funny story from today. Since we have a new little one at home, our dog Layla has felt quite abandoned. She is not getting her daily walks and not getting as much attention as she did previously. So she has decided to take her frustrations out on our precious landscaping. First it was the pumpkins( I know, not landscaping), then it was a small holly berry bush, next she did a fine job trimming the rhododendron bush, which now looks like a palm tree. And finally today she trimmed the rose of sharon bush that was near the garage. She didn't really trim it as much as she ate it. I looked up whether or not they were poisonous to dogs and according to the internet, rose of sharon is a recommended shrub/bush for homes with dogs because of their hardy nature. Layla proved us wrong. She can even take the hardy bushes down. And you can't be mad at her when she does it because she is so darn cute and looks at you with such sad eyes when you catch her. I will try and remember to post some pictures of our non bushes and trees. I wish I had before pictures. But, then again i didn't know I would need before pictures.

Today, I am thankful that rose of sharon is not poisonous to dogs. Otherwise, I just might be up with a sick dog all night

Lame post

Having a newborn makes you pretty darn tired. It also makes you forget lots of things that previously seemed so easy to remember. But one thing that was accomplished today. Three loads of laundry(thanks Nana for doing load #3) and we found a babysitter for the little peanut. Oh yeah, I got a haircut too. I was long overdue.

I would love to write more but my eyes are playing tricks on me and as I type this the screen looks blurry and I can't make much sense of what I am writing. Maybe I should try posting in the morning from now on.

I am thankful for a nice comfy bed.

I am bound to be sick soon

The weather here in upstate NY can never decide what it wants to do. Seriously! I love fall. It is my favorite season. That is the reason I got married in the fall. My one complaint, one day it is freezing cold, like winter jacket cold, and then two days later, you could go out with a short sleeve shirt and be more than comfortable. That is a recipe for being S-I-C-K. I don't know about you but when the weather constantly goes up and down, I usually get some sort of sickness. And the fact that I have a newborn here and I am not getting my usual amount of sleep, I just have a feeling that I am bound to come down with something. But in the meantime, I am going to soak up every last minute or moment(at least the next four days) of the beautiful weather. Izzy and I will be going for lots of walks to get some fresh air before the snow hits the ground. And hopefully I won't be sick!

I am thankful for the weather being gorgeous enough for Izzy to be able to go outside without worry of getting sick.

Get out and vote

I am so happy that we get to elect a new president tomorrow. Not only because we need a change but I will just be so happy to not have to watch all those election ads. I can understand people wanting to say what they believe in and what they are going to do for us but when they get to the point that they are putting down their running mate, it becomes too much. Why can't you people just talk about yourself? Why must you talk about what your opponent is not going to do? I don't know why it bothers me so much, but it does. So I must say I am really looking forward to tomorrow, a new president and an end to all those commercials.

Don't forget to vote! I just hope America gets it right and elects a leader that knows what they are doing.

I am thankful for the fact that we have the right to vote in this country.

Missed the first day...oooppps

OK...so I missed the first day of NaBloPoMo. Sorry! I had all good intentions of posting yesterday, in fact I had intentions on posting all last week but time got away from me. Enough excuses already.

October was a whirlwind month. After being put on bedrest, we were blessed with a beautiful baby girl. Isabella may have come a couple weeks early, but we couldn't be luckier. She is a great baby and I absolutely love spending everyday with her. The thought of going back to work makes me quite sad. I am soaking up every moment I can now.

I am hoping that with being home and having a new baby, I will discover some things about myself that I may have not known. I already have discovered that I have more patience than before. I also can tell that I am even more relaxed than I was previously. I guess Izzy has a way of calming me.

So raise your glasses and toast with me...here is to hoping that I can meet some new people through blogging and discover some new things about life, myself, and others.

I am thankful for Izzy! Without her, I would not be a mother today and I absolutely love being one.

I'm a slacker...I know

OK so it has been several months since I have updated this blog. I really have no good excuse. Saying that I have been busy would be an understatement and an excuse for the pure tiredness or is it laziness that has overcome me lately. I guess I had other priorities that I felt were more important than updating a blog which I think only two people read. I am sure that if I knew more people were reading, I would be more likely to do so. So now for the updates.

1- The house is coming along very nicely. We now have a backyard, complete with a deck. We also painted. I must say I think it looks very nice. As for the older woman we bought the house from, she is not as happy as we are with the changes. I can't blame her considering she is the original owner and lived here for 42 years. What do you think?

Backyard before

Backyard after(it is actually fuller and greener but apparently I don't have a more recent pic)

And of course there is the deck

Now for the old house color and new house color

Old

New

Layla is getting much bigger and wilder

but we still love her just as much(even when she eats the sneakers I bought earlier in the week)

And baby is snuggled in and growing big(at least I think he/she is). I obviously don't have any recent pics of that. The most recent one I could post is the 20 week one so...

I guess the baby likes to do flips!

I can't really say anything else exciting is going on. I have one more week off before I have to go back into school. We have one week to get everything ready for the kiddos to come. I am hoping this is a much better school year than last. And then come late October sometime, baby C should make their arrival.

I am really going to try and be better about updating this blog. I have even gone so far as to publish the address on facebook and myspace to kind of force myself into it. I figure there may be people that will check out the site and if I keep it more current, well it would be better. So for now...let the sun shine down and don't let your dog eat your shoes

No...I did not fall of the face of the earth

I can not believe that I have not posted since my last break from school. Well over two months ago. And to think I was sooooooo going to easily do Blog365. This is a lot harder than I thought it would be. Life gets in the way. New things come up.

So there is a lot to update and as soon as I can I will be posting pictures to match. Where do I start. Here is a brief list of what has been going on in the Carlett household.

1- Layla got invisible fence. She hates it! We are supposed to go through these training sessions three to four times a day. She is also supposed to get one "correction" a day too so she learns what and how the fence works. We have tried everything, all the tricks they have said to use and she won't go near the flags. You would think this is a good thing. But now she mops around the yard like a prisoner. I am sure she will lighten up but it is a little depressing.

2- The yard is coming along slowly but surely. When we bough this house last October it had no and I mean no grass in the backyard. There were huge pine trees and bushes and the rest of the ground was covered in pachysandra(sp?) The trees were cut down in January. And we have spent the last three weeks ripping up the pachysandra. So now we have a huge backyard that is nothing but dirt. Not the best for a house with a curious puppy. So our house is covered in dirt also. And by the way do you know how long it takes for grass to grow in. A very long time! For most people doing patchwork it wouldn't be that bad but we have an entire backyard to do. Ahhhh, the joys of home ownership.

3- On a brighter note, a much brighter note. Matt and I are expecting a little Carlett in late October. We are super excited. We did not expect it to come this quickly, considering we were just married in November. We decided to stop preventing and not too long after...I will let you figure out the rest . And we will not be finding out if it is a boy or girl. We want a surprise, you know the old fashioned way.

We are on our way to the dog park now to let Layla have some fun before she is made a prisoner in her own house/yard. I will try to post some pictures later, of the yard and of Layla and maybe if you are lucky I can show some pictures of the wee little one floating around inside me belly.