hope this works!
Where Have I Been?
i started my {.} again. it was EXACTLY a month after my last one! i don’t recall that EVER happening with my whacked out body! so i’m wondering if that means my cycles will be normal now??
jeremiah:
okey dokey=hunkey dunkey, he is still working on potty training. he has his good days and bad days where that’s concerned! he is growing up so fast. he loves going to church, and sunday school. he calls it “class”. he is no longer shy all the time. sometimes now he wants to go out and meet new people. the other day, he just started saying “hi” to everyone. we were sitting down to eat, and jerry got up to get some ketchup. jeremiah started to scoot out of his chair, and i asked him where he was going. “i just wanta talk to people!” he replied in his usual animated way. i had to hold back my giggles. he is so cute that jerry and i can’t believe it sometimes. i was looking at him the other day and realized that the real word that describes him is charming. because he’s so cute but he has this adorable attractive personality that makes everyone love him. we are so incredibly blessed to have him for a son!
josiah:
mooo=maaa, he has a HUGELY swollen gum where i’m hoping a tooth will come through soon. he just took the last of his amoxil today, so i’m praying his ear infection is better. his rash is almost gone, but is hanging on around his legs. his hair is really long again, and i haven’t even shown you his before/after haircut pics. i can’t believe how big he’s getting. he is so much fun! he has the cutest, sweetest, orneriest little personality! he is a real charmer and a clown too. when he finds a stuffed animal, he’ll hug it and say “awww” because that’s what we say when he hugs us. he’s so cute!! he keeps getting his legs stuck in his crib, in between the slats. ugh! he screams and cries in pain. any ideas how to stop this, or will it just keep happening until he’s in a toddler bed? he is still nursing strong. he’ll come up to me while i’m on the computer, shout “nuh!” and pull my hand away from the mouse, and pull my shirt up, so he can nurse! it is so funny but i need to start curbing it. it could become quite embarrassing in public. 
so far when he asks “nuh” in public, i just tell him not right now and distract him. but i don’t know if he’ll become more demanding if i don’t stop it at home. anyway he is a precious miracle and we are blessed beyond measure with him!
and yes, amazingly, i still do want another child soon. still working on jerry.
we went to the zoo on monday. it was so empty! it was wonderful. they were only open until 4, so we did a speed zoo trip. it was lots of fun!
this saturday is jerry’s birthday. jeremiah and i are going to make a carrot cake, then my mom is going to watch the boys so that we can go eat chinese (jerry’s favorite, my least favorite) and go to a movie (haven’t been to one since…umm…superman first came out). then on sunday we will have birthday dinner at my mom’s house. he always wants ham and scalloped potatoes for his bday dinner.
i have resigned from HK’s biggest loser. it was just taking up too much of my life. i am still trying to lose on my own tho. i am still exercising 5x a day and still trying to do weight watchers points. i have been on the computer less lately, and when i’ve been on, it’s been to work on business-related ventures. i am REALLY dedicated to make some money online. please don’t forget to check us out for Christmas gifts and cards. remember that friends and family get a 10% discount already, and i’m considering another holiday discount as well.
oh well that’s enough for now. i hope everyone is doing well, and i miss you!!!! God bless!
Long Time, No Post
and again i must apologize profusely for my absence!!! i really don’t know what is wrong with me lately. keeping up with everything is just too much! 
the boys have been saying and doing some ADORABLE things and i’m afraid i can never remember it all! if in the future, all you see are cute little stories, please forgive me – i really want to record them for scrapping and such. just to have those memories. my memory is so atrocious lately, i don’t know quite what to think!
sat. the 2nd was my mom’s birthday. we didn’t see her on her birthday, and were on our way to walmart for cake mix (nothing like a last-minute cake, right?). jeremiah suddenly piped up from his seat, “i wanna call gwamma.” “the phone is at home. we aren’t on our way home yet.” “where is our home?” pointing behind us “it’s way back there.” “i wanna go home n call gwamma.” “honey, you can call gramma when we get home. first we have to go buy her cake. remember how you’re going to help me make gramma’s cake?” “oh, yeah. gweat idea, mama!” jerry decided to join in. “how about if i gave you the keys, and you could just drive home.” “oh, yeah, papa.” “so if i gave you the keys, how would you drive the van?” “just go, ‘vroom, vroom’.” i tell ya, jerry and i were laughing so hard. he is such a cutie.
josiah now says: uh uh (uh oh), no, mama, papa, bubba, yah, hah (hi), muh (yummies), bye, and i’m probably forgetting something…
i’ll leave you with two things. first, a digiscrap page i did today. it’s been a LONG time since i’ve done one! this one just called out to be made when i saw a sketch challenge.
mine is of course blessed mama creations. i’m only putting my favorite designs and some extra fun stuff. let me know if you think i should add more things. 
love to all! i miss you!