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Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Still wearing maternity clothes - oh boy

I am 3 weeks out of the hospital from the birth of our latest family addition, Alanna Pearl, and just realized that the pretty turquoise shirt I am wearing with my outfit today is actually a maternity shirt. Does that mean I am going to take it off? Heck no! It is a beatiful color on my skin and goes perfectl with my Old Navy pants. I am going to have to get over the feeling of dejectedness I felt and realize that I am not supposed to be in pre-pregnancy clothes right now. In fact, before I go back to work, I am going to have to go shopping because I don't have many outifts for the spring and summer. I have suits that have lining designed for the winter. I remember trying to wear one last year around this time - mistake!!!! I had to turn the AC in the office down as far as I could to keep from passing out from the amount of heat my own body generated. Lesson learned - LOL. Just because you are small framed doesn't mean you can get away with anything. Anywho, I am neurotically surrounded by cookbooks and my Mom's Family Desk Planner trying to get my grocery list and month menu completed for next month. Time to replenish my stocks and see if I can get a good deal on a deep freezer. May have to rent one for a few months until the sales come on. Don't want to but may be my only option. What else for today? Dinner is already on - 2 roasts in the oven and red beans in the crockpot. The house smells delicious. I felt a great sense of pride when my 11 yo DS walked in yesterday and asked, "Ooo, is dinner done already, 'cause it is smelly some good???" Thanks to Flylady and LargeFamilyLogistics, the answer was Yeppers!!! What am I going to do when I return to work in a few weeks? Definitely get out of the office on time and try to - no, not try, make sure that dinner is in the crockpot or - since I will definitely have a deep freezer this weekend - have it pre-prepared so the kids will just have to throw it in the oven and we can still eat at a decent time together. Now, to search for more menus online because I am running out of meals and I know I can cook more than what is on my list so far.

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