Home Body

I am not sure if it is my hormones or just a phase in life....But here lately I am so unmotivated by work. Well my paying work that is. Almost 5 months pregnant with Forman baby #2 and I am not sure if the nesting hasn't already kicked in.



I am just loving my home right now, my family, craftiness, ALL things FALL (see post about Fall), being an attentive momma and wifey, WELL pretty much anything that doesn't relate to my 8-5 duties.



Don't get me wrong, I am truly blessed and LOVE my job....but maybe the AUTUMN bug has bitten me too early and all I wanna do is have some fun!



So in celebration of my current frame of mind, I figured I might as well enjoy my creative or uncreative thinking and list some random things about myself! Enjoy!

1. I have had a piece of pencil lead in my thumb since kindergarten. This is the second piece that has been in there. The first piece my mom operated in her bedroom and removed it. then I was stuck again....No operating the second go around, it was stuck for life.

2. I LOVE FALL, SPRING, SUMMER and WINTER --- In that order. I love to decorate for each Holiday or season. I even have an Easter and a Valentines tree that I decorate. Maybe next year I will have a patriotic tree.

3. I have ran two half marathons and after this baby, I want to run a full marathon and maybe a mini triathlon...We will see.

4. I hate warts. I have always thought they were gross and they freak me out. After I had Josie, its seems that I had developed one on my left pointer finger!! It frustrates me to no end!

5. I have never been completely satisfied with my body. My hair is soo fine and has no body. I have a hump in my nose, My legs will ALWAYS be short and stalky, I HATE my boobs! But I do like my eye color, my feet, my hands ( they look like my momma's), and my muscles (well pre pregnancy).

6. I have wanted to venture out and dress like those people who wear colored tights, headbands, big flowery necklaces, and broaches. You know that eccentric, vintage, imaginative style.

7. I do not have a favorite food. I just couldn't eat the same thing all time, no matter how much I love it. I did go a few stages where turnip greens, ice cream and popcorn were my favorites. Now I just like them.

8. I have always wanted to live on a farm and raise animals, grow a garden and plow hay. I just loooove the country. I have a very strong dislike for the city. Although I have wanted to visit several of the big cities in the US. And sometimes I just love to imagine what it would be like to live in NY. Guess I am a little indecisive.

9. I wanted to be a teacher when I was little. I didn't play baby dolls, I played house and school. I just always wanted to be a grown up. I wanted to teach high school English. I actually always wanted to be around adults. When I was elem. school I knew who all the popular high school kids were. They didn't know me....but I just looked up to them..Ya know, they were cool! Big hair, makeup and stone wash jeans!

10. I pride my self in thinking I am the person who likes to stay in contact with every friend I ever make. I just don't like to loose contact with people. I just don't like losing friends.

11. I HATE phones! I do not like to talk on the phone at all!!! Unless it is majorly important. Just email me! Or send me a text. I also don't like to leave voice messages and rarely do. I don't like to check voice messages either.

12. I really really like calendars! I have three at the moment to keep up with. I just like being organized and knowing whats going on.

13. When I was younger I really liked reading the phone book and the dictionary. What do you think that means?

14. School supplies, office supplies and anything organizational....Gee I could really spend some money on these.

15. I have a low tolerance for stupid or weird people. If I am turned off by someone the first time I meet them, then I probably won't ever like them. There have been exceptions, rarely. I know this is very mean and judgemental.

16. I am an over thinker, over analyzer and too worried about what people think. I am also a people pleaser, sometimes to a fault. PEACE PEACE PEACE....No confrontation please....

17. I love the name Sarah, but we will never name a child that.....JJ had an aunt Sarah and an exgirlfriend named Sarah. Anyway it doesn't go with our "J" theme.

18. JJ and I are very different, but very much the same. We are both very strong willed and hard headed. Never a dull moment.

19. I can't wait to be an old lady who cooks for her kids and grandkids...I picture JJ and I on a lot of land with a garden (that's were I get the food to cook for them) and just having a great time with him. He will take the grandkids hunting or fishing and maybe I will sew for them.

20. I love to hum. JJ says that I sound like an old lady. I think I have always been a lot older in my mind...

21. Josie looks a lot like me, but she also looks a lot (mostly) like her daddy. I love that we have a child together. I can't wait to have our family of four complete. When we got married, neither of us wanted children. We would have a quiver full if we had plenty of resources and felt like that is what were called to do. I am certain though we will have only two kids.

22. I HATE to be pestered. Did you hear me?? HATE IT!!!! Goes back to childhood...I didn't realize this about myself until I married someone who likes to "pick"...UUUHHHH!

23. Please be sure your eyebrows are not messed up. They grown a certain way and I can't stand it if they are messed up.

24. I am a neat freak...Enough said. JJ is not so much....enough said...

25. I really wish that I would have known JJ's mom.

26. I always said that when I got married, that I would not marry anyone who drank or smoked. I am very thankful that I got what I wanted.

27. My Mammaw is one of the most interesting people I know. I have always felt that I am kinda like her. We both like sentimental and historic things. And we are very social. I don't necessarily like to go to places where I don't know anyone, but once I get to know you then I am a pretty social person. I also love to talk. I guess that is why I have this blog.

28. I love that I have four earrings. I will never take my second one out!

29. I like to read biographies or historic books. I guess because I am a bit nosey.

30. I used to eat whole onions as a toddler.

31. I lived in the house that dad grew up in when I was little.

32. I think that my sister and I had a wonderful childhood. We were not a wealthy family, but you don't need riches to make great memories. My parents were always sure that we had what we needed.

33. My sister and I sound exactly alike on the telephone. I played a trick on her husband one time while they were dating. We have family members that sometimes can't even tell us apart. My daddy being one of them.

34. We have four brother in laws names Jason. Well one is an ex. and one is my sisters.

35. I love gospel, bluegrass and old hymnes. When I was little my family used to have bluegrass festivals in our pasture.

36. I named my sister. Amanda Leigh - I was very proud when she was born.

37. My middle name is Elaine. After my mom. I have always loved it.

38. I am very weird about smells. I am paranoid about my house smelling funky.

39. I am not a risk taker. I don't like roller coasters, haunted houses or trying new things in front of people. Like when you were a kid at a pool party and they were doing all that cool stuff off the diving board. Not me!

40. I don't like tea, mayo or sour cream.

41. I love the fact that I am left handed!

42. I really am an old soul....Gardening, flowers, recipes, old music, historical landmarks....

43. I was raised of course with southern manners, although I wish sometimes I was a little more proper and "finished" I think my Mammaw is. I did check out the Emily Post etiquette book at the library about a year ago.

44. I used to love to sing....choirs, praise teams, etc. Now just in the car.

45. Daisies are my favorite!!

Happy Birthday to my JJ

Well, this is it.....his last year in his twenties.....Then he can join me in the thirties. Yes, I am older, a year and eight months to be exact.

I love Birthdays! Josie told him the night before he was going to have a pirate birthday. But Walmart didn't have any pirate plates, so we settled for Toy Story instead.

SHUTTERFLY WINNER!!!

Drum Roll please.......and the winner is.........

http://gimmegodiva.blogspot.com/!!!


Congratulations!

Send me your email address and I will send you the code information.

jeiforman@gmail.com

Fall is NOT in the air!

Really, could it be any hotter outside? I am normally a summertime girl......I love to be outside doing anything: working in the yard, playing with the little girl, soaking up some sun, or whatever else there is to do. But not this summer. In addition to suffocating when you walk out in the 100+ degree humidity, I am also pregnant. It just makes everything hotter.

So enough complaing.....

I am so ready for fall...cool crisp mornings, autumn hues, bluegrass music, new crafts, festivals, pumpkins, blue jeans (maternity) and long sleeve tshirts (maybe my husbands). I just love the calmness in the air and a slower pace. So really deep down I am a fall/or spring girl....

I have already starting buying up more fall decor for my home and I CANNOT wait to put it all out.

A Shutterfly Giveaway

I am super excited to be a part of Shutterfly's summer Blogger promotion. You know why?

I HAVE A GIVEAWAY!!!

I love Shutterfly photos, and cards, and photobooks....and well, need I say more?! I love Shutterfly, and every little fun thing on their website!

So, I am so excited about this giveaway!

When my little princess was born, I wanted to start scrapbooking, but I knew I would NOT have the time to do as much as I wanted, so I decided to take some of the pressure off of myself and let Shutterfly do the work for me!

Have you seen their Holiday Cards!!! Oh be still my heart!

And, now with little Forman #2 on the way, I can't wait to make some cute Baby Announcements!



Oh just look at all of the choices! The party invitations.......ahhhhhh......

But...wait! Here's the best part!!! I have some to give away!!!

One of my loyal blog readers will get some Shutterfly Love of your very own!!!

How to enter:

Just leave a comment here and tell me how you have used Shutterfly?! Do you love it as much as I do?! You can enter up to 5 times per person...just tell me something unique about Shutterfly in each comment!

I will draw a winner next week...August 16th! Get to commenting!

Not so good feeling....

Well now that I am 7 weeks and a few days preggo, I still have that not so good feeling. I thought maybe it would go away soon, but I was wrong. My nurse called me in some phenegren to help with the nausea. Well it hasn't worked as of yet. Yesterday was by far the worst day I have had yet.

I had this strange kinda headache and was seeing little blind spots. I thought maybe it will just go away as I headed off to my lunch meeting. Got there still feeling yuck, and thought maybe i should eat and that would make me feel all better. Well, if you don't know me that well I boycotted Chinese food about a year ago and behold we are meeting a Chinese Buffett! Oh the smell! Well I ventured on thought I could just eat some rice and egg drop soup, which I do like. I took a few bites and apologized, but i was just not going to make it thru the meeting. I left and called a few friends who live close to see if I could borrow their couch for a while until time to get Josie from school. I called friend #1, who is also pregnant and has not been feeling good, but unfortunately their air was out! So I called and called and texted friend #2. After a short stop on the side of the road, I was almost to her couch! So I slept for a few hours and woke up to wheat thins and a coffee cake (which I took home).

Thank God for friends that live close and who don't mind you crashing in on them while sick.

I really hope that my entire pregnancy will NOT be like this. I want to enjoy being pregnant and eating what ever I want. I want to be able to play with my Josie girl while she is still the only one. I want to be nice to my husband, even when he doesn't understand how I feel. I want to play outside and continue to run or walk. I just don't have any of that in me at this point!

It's in the Water...

So the ole sayning "its in the water" has a little bit of truth after all. Mr. JJ and I will have Forman baby #2 in February! Josie keeps sayin' she's gonna be a big sister and that she has a baby in her tummy. How do you explain to a 2 year old that SHE DOES NOT have a baby in her tummy?? But I suppose that we will have to teach that lesson on down the road.

Any who, the little addition happened a little sooner than we expected, but God knows best! And we are thankful and grateful!

This pregnancy is so totally different than my first. I have already started filling out my clothes at 6 weeks. And I am so very "yuck" all day everyday. Hopefully the nausea will subside soon.

xoxo, jennifer

Because of You....

Little Miss....Because of you, I laugh , I scream, I make crazy faces, I play barbies, I swing you in a towel, I snuggle, I skip around the house, I have a big fat belly, I watch Sponge Bob, i Carly, Mickey Mouse, Tinker Bell, (and the list goes on), I buy milk, I kiss your stinky feet, I have "decorative art" on my desk at work, I spend too much money, I sometimes need my own time out, I can't wait to leave work everyday, I have sidewalk chalk and bubbles in my kitchen cabinets, I have crayon marks on my walls, I will never have a clean vehicle, I have toys in my shower, I use your little pony tail holders for my hair when I can't find one, I have a nasty couch, I have little hand prints on the TV, I get to dance with you on Monday nights during DWTS, I find little toys in my purse, I get to fly you like an airplane, I get to eat your pretend snacks, and ALL because of you made ,I get to be your Mommia! I love you Josie Ellen-Marie Forman and that HUGE personality that God blessed you with!

This is What I Do...

I wear holes in my shoes! It is also know as gopher toe! Isn't that a lovely and endearing term for such sweet feet! Haha! Well Happy Anniversary Jenn, you get a new pair of shoes! No more holes!!! YAY!!! Now I am runnin' on a cloud! Thanks to the JJ! I love him!

Let the Sunshine In

Expo TV - get paid to do reviews

My Friend B just showed me this this great rewards program!

It is a video review site. Two reasons I love it:

1. I love to see the reviews of other people BEFORE I buy something!
2. I love to do reviews and get "paid" for doing them!

Easy! Pick a product, review it, earn points, spend points on cool things like Starbucks Gift Cards. I have earned more than $100 in gift cards...and they add up fast! I am waiting on 2 to come in as we speak!

So, here's a link to join ..give it a shot! And, you can be my friend on Expo!!

Just not sure...

Well, this post really has no meaning. Just really to something post. But I will say I am thankful for the things in my life that are uncertain. Cause sometimes in life we are jsut not sure what to do or what to say. When I am down and out I know I have a strong base of friends that will be there for me. Even though they may not know what to do or say to me. So this may not make a whole lot of sense, but just knowing that if I am not being myself they won't throw me away.

Love you all and you know who you are!

As Big as the Sky....

I love this picture!

Have I ever mentioned that he is awesome at what ever he does! One of the reasons I adore him sooo much...

You are my world JJ Forman!!

You are MY Sunshine!

Yipee, B gave me a Sunshine Award!!! Could always use a little SUNSHINE!!

So, I am passing this award on!!!!


Gotta follow some rules and have some linky fun! Here they are:
1. Put the logo (above here!) on your post~

2. Pass the award onto 6 fellow bloggers
3. Link the nominees within your post
4. Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog
5. Share the love and link to the person whom you received this award from

So, here's a little sunshine for:
1. Jade
2. Meg
3. Christy
4. Tracey-Southern Clay
5. Brandy
6. Gretchen