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Happy Dance...?

OK.

I know someone is going to make fun of me for this, but I just can't resist sharing this with you guys.

I was walking through my local superstore the other day and came across:

TEAL DUCK TAPE!

I'm not sure why this was such an exciting thing to me.

I'm sure there is some deep psychological reason why I grabbed a roll, squealed with glee and did a happy dance that made my sons look at me like I had finally dropped completely off the edge.

I'm not even sure what I would USE teal duck tape on... But for some reason finding such a practical item as duck tape in my favorite color just MADE my day.

Since Samantha's birth, I have always looked for joy in the small moments of life, but this one even caught me by surprise.

Oh, well! Take it where you can get it, right?!

Want in one hand...

According to Babycenter.com, the bun in my ever expanding oven is now about the size of a sweet potato. I can feel the baby move from time to time and I know I should be happy or even excited about the tiny new life there.

Baby's are a blessing whether or not they are planned or expected.

I KNOW that.

I have a friend who has been trying to get pregnant and can't. She and her husband would be phenomenal parents.

I get mad at myself when I see people I know who deserve children and can't have them and here I sit feeling all ungrateful and overwhelmed about this pregnancy.

I WANT to be excited.

I have always wanted a big family and we are going to have one. I KNOW that I have been very blessed in my life.

But for some reason I just feel overwhelmed and angry.

I do not want to have another baby in this town. I do not want to watch the neglectful attitude of the medical community in this area effect yet ANOTHER person I love. I do not want to live in this tin can for the rest of my life. I do not want my children to have to be in this school district. I do not enjoy the 20 hour round trip to get my daughter to decent medical care. I do not want to live in a neighborhood surrounded by drug addicts and child molesters for any longer than I already have. (I want to feel safe letting my kids play outside.) I want doctors who will listen to me. I want a house that doesn't have holes in the floor and a heater that catches on fire at least once a year. I want to be able to pay our bills AND still afford to buy groceries.

We are supposed to find out on April 3rd if the new baby is a boy or girl.

I hope I can be excited once I know what we are having.

I WANT to be happy.

But...

Like my Dad has always said:

"Want in one hand, sh*t in the other. See which one fills up first."

Here I sit with two handfuls... You can guess what they are full of...

Cool stuff I want #2...

This is a photo of the ring that I have wanted for SOOOOOOO LONG!

Made by Tacori in white gold

(not including the price of the center diamond)

this ring (just the engagement ring... the band you have to buy separately) comes in at about

$1,400.00 US dollars.

The center stone I would want to put in it would be a

3/4 carat princess cut GREAT clarity...

That would put us out a little more than the ring itself.

So, if you combine the cost of the ring and the diamond I would want in it...

we end up with a total cost in the vicinity of

$3,300.00 US dollars!

The really depressing thought with this one?...

We were going to buy the ring for me with part of our tax return this year...

It turns out we are having a baby instead.

And since as of today I was sort of forced into

resigning from my position at work...

This will likely NEVER happen.

So very bummed. :(

Cool Stuff I Want #1...

Combining unsurpassed luxury with the technologically advanced materials that made Tempur-Pedic® world famous, “The GrandBed by Tempur-Pedic™” is designed to bring you a truly incomparable sleep experience. Quilted into the blended silk cover is a 1.2” layer of temperature and pressure sensitive Tempur-HD™, a reformulated, higher density version of the classic TEMPUR® material. Beneath this quilted layer and its beautiful satin siding is yet another 1.2” comfort layer of Tempur-HD™, followed by a 4” support layer of TEMPUR® material, and an 8” double base layer that includes the AirFlow System™ to dissipate body heat and circulate air. All together, this means 14” of a body-pampering sleep surface that eliminates physical stresses, absorbs motion, and never needs to be turned or rotated. To complete your set, the matching platform foundation is available in both low and high profiles.

The cost for a king size? $ 6,199.00 US Dollars

Where can you get one? (click on the link below)

OK... So I would be happy with the much less deluxe version of this bed, but while I'm listing things I would love to have if money grew on trees... why should I skimp? :)