WOOT!! WOOT!!!

Previous post have said how hard this semester was, I was happy just to pass but I did keep trucking on even when I was overwhelmed completing every assignment on time. Well it paid off!!!!!

American History   A
Writing    A
Art History A
Computer B

and this is the comment i got from my writing teacher about my final research paper....

"Your essay is my favorite paper this year. Bravo!"

This teacher has not been excited about any of my "creative" writing but this was my area a research paper I was worried about this paper it wasn't over a topic that is easy to write about and I tried really really hard so YEAH!!!!!!!!

(yep I just ate a piece of pie...)

BABY n stuff

We are expecting baby number 3which is due the end of July which means early August for me!!!!


(please excuse me while I keep it real)


 And it sucks, I am so sick, everyday multiple times a day. I haven't eaten meat or eggs in weeks. I can't drink coffee or my coke zero. If I cook the dishes don't get done and if the dishes get done I don't cook. I am so so so tired .(I found out i have a UTI and a bladder infection which explains alot)

Being pregnant has made me lonely. Lonely for friends and family that would notice the little pudge i'm putting on. Friends and family that I would celebrate my pregnancy with. friends that would laugh because i threw up in targets parking lot. I am alone very alone and I am not in a good place. I hardly ever leave the house because every time I do I get sick, and I keep trying to find ways to visit my friends and while its perfectly normal to visit friends I don't think its normal to consider options like selling the car or mortgaging a house I don't even own to go visit them.

Whats worse is I have not even gotten excited about having a baby I keep thinking of all the bummer stuff like diapers and midnight feedings and teething that I haven't thought of any positive things (i know they are there I just can't remember them)
 
I have started Yoga here and that is helping with some of the early aches and pains. Not running like I had i hoped but it might come as the nausea dies down still hoping to run a 5 or 10k at about 6 months. 

This is what my list looks like now....
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This semster was hard, like so hard I have not enrolled for next semster and was thinking about becoming a fry cook for the rest of my days. but I AM DONE DONE DONE!!!!

Hey did you hear this semster is OVER!!!!!!!

Penguin

used this for a how to blog presentation for school.....

December... blah

I keep A running list of my special assignments/ events for each semester usually it gives me satisfaction to watch it dwindle away not this semester. I literally cried looking at it this morning. I keep wondering when the laundry and dishes are gonna get done in this mess much less where the time with my family/ putting up a tree and decorations is gonna come in... may be next Christmas we will have a tree........

Special assignments (on top of my weekly assignments)




12/01 WRTG ESSAY 3 due 4 pages

12/03 WRTG research thesis

12/06 ARTH essay 2 due 16 pages

12/06 ARTH reference due. 1 page

12/10 WRTG Research paper 5 pages

12/12 power point due

12/13 history research due 10 pages

12/14 final 9 am

12/15 final 9am

12/16 final 9 am

12/18 ARTH final project due 10 pages

Smokey Mountains day 1

This move instead of driving straight through we stop for a short visit at Gram and Grumps house in Pigeon Forge TN. We had a perfect time!

Day 1
Ripley's believe it or not
moving motion theater
mirror maze
Aquarium
Air trolley ride to Ober Gatlenburg
Ski lift ride
toboggan ride

Philadelphia (brief in pictures!)

Philadelphia is probably one of my favorite places I've been! It was so fun and the children's museum is the BEST!!!

This is a thanksgiving sandwich YUMMY!!!!

New York in Picture (in Brief)

Now for a little catch up/ a little remembering!!!

New York/ long Island/ Diva half Marathon/ yep we watched Twlight its part of our pre-race routine!

Meet our new....

White Belt!

She tried out the intro class last night and rocked it!!! Okay by rock it I mean did her best

 and had fun.

 The classes are held right down the road and I LOVE the way the teach I LOVE I walked in and saw the instructors laughing while teaching the kids and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE they encourage the family to stay and that the turn away no one so the special needs kids are integrated and ROCKIN it too!!

Lots of life lessons rolled into one 30 minute class 3 days a week. I can not wait to watch her grow!!!!

ps I think I might join too... the adult classes of course... we will see!

Our "neighborhood"

The beach is right down the road!!

ps summer jumped in right after this pic was taken!!!

(we were all alone!)

The New house

Here is a tour of the new house... If i was good it would be clean if I was really good I would be finished unpacking instead you get the dirty/cluttered pictures

The girls room was painted like this even with the flowers we just added the fancy nancy pics and perfect!!

Dining room

LOVE MY KITCHEN!!!!

Screened in porch!!

The fire pit!!!

My garden/ compost heap!!!!

PLEASE

Please check out my Israel blog I just put up an interesting development on there!!!

hike..hike..hike...

The Dotson family went for our first family hike….. it was supposed to be 2 miles hike, well we got lost 6 miles later we finally found the car. Summer hiked the whole way, Millie hiked for over three miles. The trail well wasn’t always a trail so we were climbing over and under fallen trees. It was an amazing (and tiring) experience and will not be our last hike. I love to hike! (half way through the hike there was a park and a train)