Oops I wrote way too much!

Okay, so Alex's room is almost done. Well, knowing me, it will probably never be completely done. I keep adding and changing. That's how I roll! The first pic is kind of dark because the sun is coming through the curtains. But, I finally finished them. I'm so proud of how they turned out! They look perfect in his room and he loves all the jets on them. The last picture is of the toy chest I just bought today. I went over to the Salvation Army around the corner and got it for a mere $20.
Of course, I think I way overpayed for it in the whole experience I had to go through. I was just browsing the store like I always do seeing if I can find any steels. Well, Alex and I found this chest and he loved it. He can open and close it really easily and can get up on top to sit on it. It doesn't have a bottom, but it doesn't really matter. I was thinking that if I couldn't get anyone to help me take it to the car then I would wait to get it when Nathan got home from work. So, I went up to the cashier and asked her if anyone would be able to help me take it out. I said that I would be fine carrying it out, but since I had Alex with me there wasn't really any way I could do it by myself. She was really nice and said sure that she would find someone. Well, she asked this other girl that was working there if someone could help me bring it out and she was the rudest person I've ever met. Right off the bat she was saying that they never do that and it's not their policy to. Then, she said that she was too busy but if one of the other girls decided they wanted to they could. She said that it's not that heavy and I could put Alex in a cart and carry it out myself. I was thinking am I supposed to push the cart out there and carry this big awkward thing at the same time or what. So, I told her that I would pick it up later when my husband got off work. Well, after she left the cashier who was really nice again said that she would help me carry it out. So, I went to get the sticker off of it so she could ring it up for me. When I went back there to get it, the witch saw, and I guess took it upon herself to bring it out to my car at that very moment. So, in the middle of paying for it she walks down the isle and said where do you want it and walked out the door. I was in shock. Who treats someone else like this? So, I grabbed Alex and ran out the door so I could open my car. After she put it in there she said again that it wasn't their policy to do this. I could not believe this whole ordeal. I'm kind of proud of myself though. Not once when she treated me so badly was I rude to her. I even thanked her for bringing it out to my car. But, I think I'm going to pull a Nathan and write a letter about my whole experience. I just had to get that off my chest.
Anyway, I've decided that I'm going to make a little seat cushion for Alex's chest with the extra fabric I have left over from the curtains. I'm excited! But, it's yet another project for me to put off work on the kitchen. It's bad I know.
Oh, I should probably write about my valentines day and birthday. First off, Valentines pretty much sucked this year. It started out really nice with Nathan acting like he was going off to work and then he comes back with a card, a potted plant, and a candle. I always like getting potted plants that I can try to keep alive even though I always end up killing them. I have a black thumb! Anyway, he went off to work after that and was gone pretty much all day. He got home around five and ran out to spangles to get us some dinner, because I didn't really feel like cooking that night. Then right when we were starting to eat he gets a call and he has to go fly a part to hugo, Ok. I was pretty upset and couldn't believe that they would have him do this on valentines day night. He would've been back around ten except that the gps wasn't working on the plane. So, he tried a bunch of things trying to get it to work. So, he calls me and says he'll probably be coming home because he can't get it to work. Well, I'm all excited and start getting ready for him to come home and then he calls me back and says that he has to go anyway. So, he didn't get home till 11:30 that night. I got to spend a total of about and hour and a half with him.
My Birthday was a lot better though. We had this girl from Nathan's work watch Alex for us and Nathan took me out for dinner and a movie. He wouldn't tell me where we were going to eat so I was all nervous not knowing what to expect. He took me to P.F. Changs. I had never been there before, but I had heard it was really good. It was nice and romantic! We sat in this little enclosed heated veranda. I was nervous at first that it would be too cold but it was really nice with these big torches all around you. I had shrimp and scallops with rice and snow peas. Very good. Then, we went to see Definitely, Maybe. Good movie. It was nice to finally see a girlie romantic movie. Nathan really liked it too. He said that's one we'll have to buy. It was really cute. Then, we came home and used the valentines day gift I got for him. Haha! He did pretty good. Except that he never got around to getting me any gifts. So, he said that I could go get the pedicure I wanted and buy something else that I want. It's kind of funny because if he would've gotten me something it would be a gift certificate for a pedicure and a gift card to somewhere else. So, I don't mind too much that he didn't go out and get me the cards. This way I get to pick where I get my pedicure. You all have to let me know how your valentine's days went now! Oh, and thanks for all of my presents! I was so excited when I opened my package from Joanne cause I was really hoping it would be some kind of picture thing. And it was! And, I love hobby lobby Joy!
Oh, and no pregnancy yet. We'll just have to try really hard next month again. Poor Nathan!

I thought I would post some Alex pics since it's been a while since I've posted. We're all sick at our house right now. To make it worse, the neighbors are getting a new roof on their house so the dogs are going crazy with all the noise. I think Poky is worse than Chalupa about this. He runs around the house all crazy howling really loud. He acts like he wants to go outside to go potty but all he does is stand on the back step and howl at the roofers. So, I haven't gotten very far on my projects. Nathan was off this last week and he goes back on tomorrow so I was planning on getting a lot done while he was home, but he's worked about everyday except Saturday and Sunday. Sunday we had this class Nathan wanted me to go to so it's not like we were home that day. And, now we're sick. I can't wait till Friday! My bday. We've got a babysitter and we're going to go out to dinner and see a movie. I'm so excited. We never get to do these things unless we go to Salina, but I think we've got a couple babysitters now. So, hopefully that'll change. Hopefully we're all better by then. I've already gotten a package in the mail from Joanne. Nathan says I have to wait till my bday to open it. Oh, also, I get to pick the movie for my bday. I can't remember the last time I got to pick the movie. The last movies we've seen are cloverfield and alien verses predator. Exciting huh. It's a good thing I like about every movie. But, for once we get to watch a girlie chick flick.

Okay, so I didn't know how you take pictures of your scrapbook pages or if you scan them in, Joy. But, I just took pictures of them in the album and they're pretty glary. Oh, well. I just thought you should see what I did with the stuff you sent me. I was so excited when I got the package. I opened it right away and went through everything. I was going to wait to scrap cause I have so many other things going on. Then, I started playing around and I couldn't stop. That's kind of how I am when it comes to a project. This is from our Whidbey Island trip. Next I'm going to do our honeymoon/anniversary trip. It'll be fun! So, I think I've picked the color I want to paint our kitchen. I'm thinking grey. I was looking through my magazines at Kitchens with white cabinets and black countertops, which is the color countertops I want to get, and there was one that was grey. It looked pretty cool! I just didn't think tan would really work that well and grey should look awesome! Oh, and Joanne, I don't know if all Beagles have as bad farts. I'm kind of guessing that Poky eats some weird things when he plays in the backyard and that's what's causing it. He sleeps with us and last night I kept waking up to horrible, awful farts. Okay, have any of you seen yo gabba gabba? It's a kids show on nickelodeon. It has to be the weirdest, most annoying show ever. Usually, that's when I take my shower. But, I'm doing laundry this morning, so, I don't want to take one until the washer's done. So, I'm sure all of you are aware that my birthday is this next month. Well, if I get pregnant this cycle I should find out somewhere around my birthday. Wouldn't that be a good birthday present? Hey, Joy, I've decided that you need to start trying really hard this month to get preggers. That way maybe we could be pregnant at the same time. Wouldn't that be cool? I like having a preggers partner. It's nice to have someone to talk to about all the stuff you're going through.

The first couple pictures are of our kitchen. I've been scraping the old wallpaper off so that we can paint it. Not kidding, there are at least four layers of wallpaper that I've counted! I just hope it turns out good. Of course, it can't be any worse than how it was. The wallpaper was peeling apart in places and not the color I would have chosen. The next pictures are of Alex in his diaper with his daddy playing with jets on the couch. It was the cutest thing! Last night, Alex brought his tub of jets to daddy to open for him. Then, he just sat there playing and talking to Nathan. And, the last, is of Poky sleeping on the couch. He has such a friendly face! Not such a friendly butt though. He's sleeping next to me on the couch right now and he won't stop farting. His farts smell so bad! Oh, I just got a bunch of scrapbook stuff from Joy in the mail and I can't wait to start. I just have to wait to finish a few other projects. Like, painting the kitchen and sewing the curtains with the fabric I'm waiting on for Alex's room. I just painted Alex's room last week and I'll post pics as soon as I get the curtains done.

Okay, this is our poky little puppy. Yes, we named him poky! Cute, huh. The last picture is of Alex under our entertainment center going after a ball. So, Nathan got online and found a guy in wichita selling beagles. He's two months old, extremely playful, and uber cute. He and Chalupa have gotten into too many fights to count, already. He pooped in the house twice and pee'd twice. He's doing a lot better though. He's supposed to be like Nathan's dog and so far he is. I don't think he likes me as much because it seems like I'm always scolding him for something and too busy to play with him. I did take a pretty nice little nap with him up by my stomach and chest and Chalupa behind my knees. Oh, one nice little tidbit is that he has the stinkiest farts ever. And, he does it a lot. Alex and him are getting along pretty well so far. He's starting to learn that he can't jump up on him. Alex does seem to be allergic though. He does good for the most part, but whenever poky's jumping up on him and licking him he gets red blotches on his face. I try to wash his face whenever that happens and then it gets better pretty quickly after that. Well, we're getting pizza for dinner tonight because the stew I was going to make for the second time got foiled again. The last time the meat was bad and this time, the meat I bought especially for tonight, I accidentally put in the freezer. Anyway, I've got to go get the pizza.

Oops! Okay, so I didn't notice the picture of Jeremy was blurry. Oh, and I thought I posted the pic of Joy with her crock pot. Grrr. My fav would have to be the one of Nathan with his rails for his gun. He was so excited. So, this morning while I was talking to mom on the phone. I hear Nathan's little texting alarm thingy going off on his phone. So, when I get off the phone with mom I'm like who are you texting? He then tells me that one of the flight nurses in dodge just got a beagle puppy and the person he bought them from is selling them for like 75 dollars and they have more. Our friends Jenna and Josh have a beagle and Nathan loves her. So, he's decided that he wants one really bad. I really would like another dog, but there are a few things to think about. One is that Mom and Dad said they wouldn't watch another dog if we went out of town. And two is that we don't know what it'll be like with kids. I was wanting to wait till our kids are a little older to get another dog because that way they would know what's acceptable and what's not. So, I told Nathan that he can get the dog, but if it's aggressive at all with Alex or when we have another baby it's got to go. I can't imagine getting rid of a dog that we'll probably grow to love which is why this decision is so hard for me. But, he is my husband and he really wants a beagle now. So, we'll see how this whole thing turns out. If he even ends up getting it and if the dog does well. At least it would be a puppy that we can train.