Remember that one time?

...When I said I was going to be a better blogger? Well I'm trying okay!

Let's start with a list of things I have learned while pregnant, shall we?
1. I am tired.

That about sums it up! Seriously though, when I get home from work, all I want to do is sleep. I blame that entirely for my lack of blogging. :)

I do have a few pictures for you though, so I will consider myself forgiven. Okay?

First of all, may I announce to you that our baby is a BOY! We are so surprised. We both truly had a girl feeling, but we are so excited to have this little guy be in our lives. And no, we aren't saying names. ;)

This is my best friend, Ashleigh's, baby and mine. they are already best friends. See? 

I am so excited to be pregnant the same time as my friend. We get to share so much! I love it.

And finally, a bump update! I have one. I can't suck it  in. I feel hideous. Thank you for asking. But really, I knew I would regret not having these pictures. 

Pinterest: The pins that work.

We all pin things wondering if they truly do work. Well I'm here to tell you, some of them are stupid. You knew that though, if you've been around Pinterest for any length of time. Have you seen that pin that says you should put cling wrap on your fridge shelves to make for an easy clean up? Stupidest idea ever. Why not just, oh, I don't know, clean your fridge!! Anyways.... I digress.

There are just a few of the pins that are honest-to-goodness legit. I thought I'd save you the wondering, and just tell you that these are Mel-approved. :)

This carpet cleaning solution. Half ammonia, half hot water. And a white towel and an iron. I doused the area of the suspicious stain (seriously. I don't have a clue where it came from.) and covered it with a white towel (colored towels are said to stain your carpet) and ironed it on high, holding it in one place for about ten seconds or so. When I lifted up the towel, it looked disgusting! Brown spots everywhere... but that meant they were NOT on my carpet any more! I LOVE this trick. I hate dingy-looking carpet. This totally works.


This recipe for banana cake. It is to die for. The end. Go make it.

This homemade shower cleaner. I have been using it for months. LOVE it. And it's so cheap to make!

This cinnamon roll recipe. Okay whatever, it's my post. They are really good though!! :)

What about you? Any super-pins?

A Tiny Announcement:

It really is tiny.

See?

We are so excited to meet our little one in March(ish.)

Things are going well, too. So we are thanking God for that.

{For those who don't know, we were expecting last winter as well, but it ended up being an ectopic pregnancy, resulting in emergency surgery. It was such a devastating time in our lives, and we are thankful it's over.I think about that time in our lives every day and wonder why, but I have a lot of "why's" in my life that can't be explained. Maybe someday.}

We are just simply focusing on the fact that we are having a healthy pregnancy now, and can't wait to meet this little one that God designed for us to have.

Thank you to those of you who have already showed us such support and love! We thank God for the friends and family who are so wonderful to us!

Oh, and I promise to be a better blogger from now on! Really!!

Chocolate Pudding!

I'm not lying. It's so darn tasty, and takes like 10 minutes to whip up. :)

Do it:

2 cups milk
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
dash of salt
1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder

1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon butter

*Blend all but vanilla and butter together. Microwave for 2 minute intervals, stirring in between. It will start to set-up and look like pudding after about 8 minutes or so, depending on your microwave. After it gets to a pudding consistency, add vanilla and butter. Stir until butter is melted. Pour into whatever you will be serving this in, and be sure to lick the bowl clean. :)

*This is also delicious poured into a cooked pie crust. Yum yum!

A little before-and-after-ing.

I have been doing small projects lately, and wanted to share with you! I am a big fan of before/after posts. Hope you are, too! :)

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I'm a huge fan of the fabric. :)

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I ended up using the same fabric for my dining room chairs. I love it. :)

More to come! (Hence my lack of blogging!!)

PS- I DO like other colors besides white, grey, and aqua... Promise. ;)

DIY Cheap/Free Valentine!

So basically. We don't have money to blow. Who does? So I was thinking of what I could do for Josh this Valentines day that wouldn't cost anything, and came up with this little number. I really like the way it turned out, and thought I would share it with you! It seriously took me maybe 30 minutes to make, and everything I used was already on hand.

I thought it would be hard, but honestly, when you have a husband like mine... finding something to love about him A-Z was really a piece of cake.  :)

I cut some regular card-stock to 5.5x4 and punched two holes in the top. The rest is just stickers and scrapbooking paper I had on hand! I will show you a few pictures so you can get the idea... but some of the letters are just none of your business. :)

Here's the final product, tied up with some string!

What do you think? 

On Heaven.

My father-in-law, after fighting for years with Hepatitis C and end-stage liver disease, went to be with Jesus last Saturday.

He will be so missed. I truly could not have asked for a better mother/father-in-law duo. Also, can I just say how amazing Josh's mom is? She took wonderful care of her husband in his most trying time and has been so strong since. I can only hope to be half as good a woman as she is.

One thing for sure is, Heaven sounds sweeter, the more people I know that are there. It will never cease to blow me away, just thinking about that place. Just imagine, someone like Josh's dad-- so much pain here on earth... Now he's walking with Jesus, with not a care. Josh's dad always said Jesus said in the Bible that he would "prepare a place for you..." so he decided he would probably have a solid gold espresso maker. :)

This song was running through my head the day before he died.

I try to hold on to this world with everything I have

But I feel the weight of what it brings, and the hurt that tries to grab

The many trials that seem to never end, His word declares this truth

That we will enter in this rest with wonders anew

But I hold on to this hope and the promise that He brings

That there will be a place with no more suffering

There will be a day with no more tears

No more pain, and no more fears

There will be a day when the burdens of this place

Will be no more, we'll see Jesus face to face

But until that day, we'll hold on to you always

I know the journey seems so long

You feel you're walking on your own

But there has never been a step

Where you've walked out all alone

Troubled soul don't lose your heart

Cause joy and peace he brings

And the beauty that's in store

Outweighs the hurt of life's sting

But I hold on to this hope and the promise that He brings

That there will be a place with no more suffering

There will be a day with no more tears

No more pain, and no more fears

There will be a day when the burdens of this place

Will be no more, we'll see Jesus face to face

But until that day, we'll hold on to you always

I can't wait until that day where the very one

I've lived for always will wipe away the sorrow that I've faced

To touch the scars that rescued me from a life of shame and misery

O, this is why, this is why I sing

There will be a day with no more tears

No more pain, and no more fears

There will be a day when the burdens of this place

Will be no more, we'll see Jesus face to face

There will be a day with no more tears

No more pain, and no more fears

There will be a day when the burdens of this place

Will be no more, we'll see Jesus face to face

There will be a day he will wipe away the tears

He will wipe away the tears

He will wipe away the tears

There will be a day.

Goodbye for now. You will be so missed!

Compliments.

After discussing with some friends about each others hair, we decided that this would be the new way to compliment your friends. :) "I love your ____. If it were on Pinterest, I'd re-pin it."

:) Happy Saturday, friends.