We've been getting off easy! or should I say cheap?

Since we moved here in June, our gas bill has been the same every month. My husband and I are smart people, but it never occurred to us that we were only paying around $30 a month for gas. Even in the colder winter months! Today, the very nice gas man came to my door to inform me that our meter was broken and he replaced it with a new one. But it was nice of him to wait until the temperature started to go back up in the 50's rather than the 20's we've been having!
See the pictures below, this is what my neighborhood has looked like for the last week. We got about an inch of snow with ice mixed in and it stayed for a whole week! So not the norm for Atlanta! The kids even got 2 1/2 snow days out of it, I think that's one for the records here!

So next month our gas bill will be around $150, give or take. Guess we get to refigure the budget!

What a funfilled week!

I've had such a wonderful week! I have been feeling rather homesick lately. But my friend Kerry helped with that! She came to see me! It was just exactly what she and I both needed. Lots of girl time! We spent one entire day at Lenox Square Mall! And we could have gone back a few times:) We went to my favorite all time store, Anthropologie! And these adorable little measuring cups and measuring spoons happened to follow me home;) I've have been drooling over them for the last year. They are just so happy and springy feeling and just makes you want to bake. Don't they?

Then of course we found this adorable pillowcase for Kerry's daughter Ella at Pottery Barn Kids. I embroidered Ella's name it. Isn't it just so sweet! She's gonna just love it! I also did some altering on some tops that she bought.

I'm gonna miss her! I can't wait until March, she's planning a trip back to bring her boys to Six Flags!

Swag Bucks

So how many of you have ever used Swagbucks? I've had an account for some time now and have never used it. But apparently its pretty neat and you can get all kinds of free stuff just by searching on the web. You can go [URL=http://swagbucks.com/?cmd=sb-register&rb=1346370][IMG]http://prodegebanners.sitegrip.com/images/swagbucks-468x60Alt.jpg[/IMG][/URL] and sign up. It's completely free. Who knows maybe I'll earn some really cool free stuff this year!
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Happy New Year! and a giveaway

I'm hoping that everyone has a Happy New Year! And what better way to start off the new year than by seeing some wonderful sewing inspiration and a giveaway! Go here and see this fabulous cape that she is giving away! All I can say is WOW!
As I'm writing this I'm sitting here feeling all kinds of little fluttering in my tummy:) We have 19 more days and we find out, as Mr F says, will it be pink or blue? And he is down in the basement right now fixing the garage door that broke this morning. Thankfully it will only cost around $13 for a new gear box, instead of around $200 for a whole new opener. What a way to start off the new year, right?

Yummy chicken and rice dinner!

That is what we had for dinner tonight! One-pot chicken and rice, from this months issue of Everyday Food. It smelled so wonderful while it was cooking! And it tasted even better! Of course I didn't get a picture of the meal after it was finished cooking, we were so hungry after smelling it cook that I forgot to grab the camera!
I was given a subscription of Everyday Foods, by my sister-in-law, for Christmas.
You can also see, in the above picture, that I had my new Rachel Ray Garbage Bowl in use:) And I had to throw in a picture of the pretty red quilted apron that I was wearing while I made dinner. Both were Christmas presents from my mom.
I've been having alot of fun with Photoshop, as you can see. It makes me want to get out and take some more pictures.
We've been busy since getting home, moving around furniture, taking down the Christmas decorations (which is way earlier than what I ever take them down), I made curtains for the garage, and we're getting ready to paint the guest bedroom, bathroom and nursery.
We go for our ultrasound January 20. I'm hoping that this active little one will cooperate and let us find out what it is!
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Have a Happy New Year!

Baby Bump at 17 weeks

So finally, here is a picture of my getting bigger by the day baby bump! I feel so huge! I think I was this big the day I gave birth to Morgan, but of course that was 15 years ago! But I still have 5 more months to go. I'm going to be so big, I'll have to find someone else to drive me every where because I have really short legs and I won't be able to reach the pedals! The good thing so far is I've only gained 3 pounds!

I'm getting so excited! We have our ultrasound in January to find out what it's going to be, yay! Then I can start making things, buying things and registering for all those sweet little baby things!

Christmas tree and some big news!

A few pictures of my Christmas decorations so far.

Mr F hung the garland around the door while I was at work yesterday. It needs a little straightening and some lights!

This is my first artificial tree, not sure I like it. Its pretty. But its very thin and unsteady and doesn't have that nice wonderful fresh pine scent. I will have a real tree again one day!

This is one of my most favorite ornaments! It was my dad's mother's. This is my grandmother that Morgan is named after. My mom gave it to me a few years ago for Christmas with a very sappy card that made me cry and makes me cry every year when I open up my Christmas decorations. (I've kept the card and I put right on top of the decorations when I pack them all away so that its the first thing that I see the next year)

Well, I have some very exciting news! Mr F and I are having a baby! Baby F will be here in June. I'm 16 weeks, and dying to know what I'm having! I've been so sick and tired all the time. And I'm absolutely huge! Pictures are to come soon!