We are alive and well.....

Gosh, it's been forever again. Honestly my intentions to keep this up are good it's the whole finding the time thing that sucks right now. Here's a quick update on the last few months at the Power House....

• I started Student Teaching. It was long overdue but continued to be put off. I finally decided to bite the bullet and just do it. I am teaching at a local high school and I actually really  like it. I don't like being away from Hank full time but I can't say this has been a total bust.  We both have grown from it so really it's been fine. 
• Right after I decided to student teach I found out I was pregnant.  Things always happen all at once for us so of course this would too. Between morning sickness, extreme exhaustion, a active toddler and starting student teaching I almost died. Literally.  There were a few days I actually threw up until the very moment I had to begin teaching.  Somehow I survived and no one died or was seriously neglected. Woohoo for me!
• Despite Todd's theory that he can only produce boy babies we found out we are having a little girl. So exciting. She won't be girlie or clean. She will be a tomboy and sport dirt and grass stains on her clothes.  (I just jinxed myself I'm sure and she will most likely be born with sparkles in her hair or something).
• We're almost to the end of the year....which means I am almost done student teaching and life can go back to normal.

Ok, that was the short and sweet version. Of course there were so many other things that happened in between but I am sparing you the gory details.  Basically life has been good to us once again.  I have 4 weeks left of teaching, Hank has 12 days left of daycare and I think we may actually survive this. I still have a ton of homework to complete and hoops to gracefully plow through but I will get there.  I always do.

I have managed to continue to work on my Etsy shop and after treating myself to a nicer camera I updated all of my pictures today. Woohoo. Here is the link http://www.etsy.com/shop/thepowerhouse.  Please check it out. I have several more items to list but this is a start. A better start. 

This semester has been invaluable in proving to me how important it is to my family for me to be home more for them.  I am often frustrated. I have to sweep 4 times a day.  My husband fills the sink with dirty dishes minutes after I emptied it.  I never ever stop doing laundry. My kid whines.  The dogs are always underfoot and trip me several times a day. The doorbell always rings when Hank is napping.  My big outing is going to a thrift store.  I wouldn't change my life for anything in the world.  I am blessed.  I am grateful and for now, everything is just really good.