I'm giving it a try

I signed up for Google AdSense. If they approve me then I should start seeing ads or something on my blog and I may make a little money. That would be nice for sure. Specially with a new baby on the way. I have never done anything like this to I don't even know what to expect really. I guess we will see if I am approved or not and then I will go from there. What's the worst that could happen? I just end up writing in here for free. I already do that so no skin off my teeth there.

I do the whole Swagbucks thing. It just takes up a few minutes of my time each day and then after a few weeks I can trade in my points for Walmart gift cards and things like that. It's not a big money maker but hey, free gift cards are still money. :)

I'm boring. I don't have much else to say today. So I guess I'll hop off her real quick.

I did it!

I finally got myself an Instagram. I know, I know. I'm totally behind the times but I'm there with everyone else now. So if you are on Instagram look for me: #steffanygreeneyes

Rough lately

Things have been rough lately with me. Everyone got sick with a stomach bug on Valetines day. We all spent the day puking. Everyone else was fine the next day but here it is 4 days later and Ive still got it. It's awful to feel like you are starving hungry but you know there is no point in eating because I'll just throw it up. 

On a happier note, when we found out I was pregnant, Gunner was very worried about how we would be able to handle another child financially. I just kept telling him that if God gave us this blessing he would surely make a way for us to provide for it. Well, guess what!?! We got out answer. About 2 years ago we were doing good financially. We weren't well off but we had money for our bills and money to take care of things that came up. Then, the new management came into Gunner's office and hired their own guy to do all the big windows and doors jobs leaving Gunner to just be stuck with service calls for the windows and doors that the new guy did. When that happened Gunner's income drastically reduced leaving us just livig pay check to pay check. Well, the other day Gunner went in to work and they informed him that the other guy was no longer doing good work. Gunner is getting called out to do more and more repairs in the windows and doors that the other guy puts in now and they told Gunner that after this guy finishes up the jobs he's got lined up then all the windows and doors jobs would go to Gunner and the other guy would be moved to services. One of the bosses even told Gunner they weren't sure why they even bothered to hire the other guy because for the 15 years that Gunner has worked there he's only had people call for service 3 times on the jobs he's done. That's a great record! So we just have to wait until the other guy finishes up all his scheduled jobs and then Gunner will be getting the good paying jobs again. Hopefully we'll even be able to put a little money aside to pay off the hospital bill for my c-section in Septetmber much faster then it would normally take us. 

I've been struggling with my emotions a lot lately too. Normally, I don't cry easy until I get to the 7 month mark. With this one, I've already begun and I'm only 10 weeks! I don't know how I'm going to stand myself for another 7 months. I cry just watching stupid commercials where a son saved his last Hershy Kiss for his father. I mean, come on! What is my problem! I am also finding it harder for me to deal with the children calmly. Every little squable and argument the boys get into just makes me so frustrated. I get upset and start thinking I'm this awful mother because my children don't like each other. It's an awful feeling. When I tell Gunner how I feel he just says "you're just pregnant. That's why you are thinking ridiculous thoughts like that" which doesn't make me feel any better. Why does he think of them as "ridiculous thoughts"? Is it ridiculous to worry that my children don't like each other or is it ridiculous that I think they don't like each other? I don't know. I just try not to let things get to me because I just can't handle too much anxiety right now or I make just break.

Winter Wonderland

This is what we have going on here....

Ice is falling

Monday we had about 8 inches of snow dump on us. This morning we get up with 2 inches of ice on top of that and most of our county is out of electric. Thabkfully we have a woodstove so it does not effect out heat but we are without lights and TVs and computers and all the things that require electric. Thankfully, I can charge my phone in the car and that's how I'm able to write at this moment. We have been out cleaning up all the tree limbs that have come down due to the ice most of the day but while we were inside and there was still light we did a lot of reading. Kory said "I wish I had longer books" and It got me thinking about when I was young and I first started reading chapter books. 

My very first chapter book I ever read was Matilda. I read it at least 20 times before I decided to move on to other books. Then I started reading The Boxcar Children Mysteries, The Little House (Laura Ingles Wilder) books, Anne of Green Gables, Nancy Drew Mysteries, and The Cooper Kids series by Frank Perety (I don't know if I spelled that right).From there I really got into regular books like anything by Jane Austin or Charles Dickens. It really got me thinking about what kind of books I should start being on the look out for while at Good Will for the boys. I'm sure they would enjoy The Boxcar Children books. I don't really know about Matilda because neither of them really liked the movie. I don't really know about Laura Ingle Wilder or Anne of Green Gables because those are "girly" books. Would little boys enjoy that? I have no idea. I doubt they would like Nancy Drew for the same reason but I guess The Harty Boys Mysteries are the male Nancy Drew books. I guess I'll just have to look and see what's out there. 

 

Tonight, we are having a camp out in the living room. The boys will camp out on there sleeping bags and Gunner and I will sleep on the couch. This way we can all be nice and warm by the fire and we will all be around the one big light. Only problem is everytime the wind blows, ice from the trees comes showering down agents the windows. I don't know how we are going to be able to sleep through that all night long. Maybe I'll see if we have any batteries for my iPod speakers and I'll put music on while we are trying to sleep. Maybe we won't notice the ice because there will be background noise. 

I can only hope.