i won't lie. the past few days actually had no purposeful ME moments. but the days were still great and i still felt like i had opportunities to unwind, laugh, play, and discover life. Saturday i actually had a MOM moment planned but because of a terrible night of sleep (read 2 hours) i cancelled my plans to go to a luncheon and lecture. so instead i had a lazy morning while the hubs went to work for a few hours and then we all went to a bbq.

as a small disclaimer... i am not into competitive sports. i actually got a C in gym class because of my inability to understand the reason behind PURPOSEFULLY putting your body in harms way for a BALL. when i was forced to play basketball i found that i actually am a pretty good shot, i'm just not willing to get body checked in order to pick up a fowl shot so that i can use that ability. never mind the fact that i am just shy of 4'11". when given the ball in any sport i pass it to WHOEVER is closest to me, team member or not. so if i can't do it, i just can't understand why anyone would do it, and why people PAY to see them do it. I'm also not a fan of personal violence. i can stand watching movies where they shoot each other; but hand to hand, man to man combat... i just feel sick and a little sad.

so with that said, on with saturday evening. the bbq was in honor of the de la hoya/mayweather fight and game 7 of the utah jazz/houston rockets. our friend already had one MASSIVE television, but with 2 major things going on, he went and bought a second MASSIVE television. talk about adrenaline rush. if you're only watching one thing you at least have commercials to give your little heart a break, but with this... the fight began right as 4th quarter of the game started. people were yelling and screaming at both tv's like they're voices would somehow make a difference in the long run.

and so i sat. and giggled at the whole scenario. i echo con@n o'brian: "scientist found the gene for alcoholism. it was at a party, talking WAY to loudly." i still had a lot of fun, even being completely out of my comfort zone.

i also discovered something AMAZING; seriously, life altering. the reason for my crazy mood swings, migraines, and general disgruntlement about life is because of (drum roll please)...I actually have LOW blood sugar with this pregnancy. i've been watching so diligently because my past 2 prego's were diabetic, but i was watching for high readings not low. now it's all coming together for me.

so i've been forcing myself to eat, even when i don't feel hungry. which apparently is the best time to eat good-for-me food, because i'm not craving some sort of junk. so i'm doing my best to force feed and the results have been amazing.

this weekend i had energy, church was SOOO much easier; i was even nice to people...including my family. my husband is ecstatic over this discovery, as he has been the scapegoat of all of my craziness for the past oh, 6 months? because when i get a cranky i tend to blame him for all my problems, because he did cause this pregnancy after all.

sunday had no specific MOM moment. but it was such a blissful, happy, wonderful day that i didn't feel the need to run away and hide.

today i tried to go to the gym for my MOM moment but they weren't accepting under 2 year old's at childcare. so they'd watch my crazy 3 and 5 year old, but not my sweet and easy 18 month old. so we left (sigh) and went shopping instead. i bought all sorts of things that will lead to MOM moments later on in the month, but i didn't actually get to use any of them today.

things i bought that i have to look forward to:

• nail polish. a swirly blue-- the color of a fly's wings; a sparkly pink; and 2 shades of purple. i can't wait to dip my piggies into them.
• a rotary cutter and cutting mat. i have issues with buying fabric and patterns. i don't know how to sew. but i can't stop touching fabric and dreaming of the day when i can read those crazy-rip-in-half-cause-i-looked-at-them sheets of paper. now i can start on F's baby quilt, and G's baby quilt. do you think i should wait to start H's baby quilt?
• a photo album. i don't scrapbook. but i love pictures. so i bought a cute leather bound book that will hold 300 pics.

So cheers to all! sorry this post is so ridonkulously long (thanks for the word Nina). i was trying to wait to post until i had a great Month Of Me moment, but it just hasn't quite happened; purposefully at least. the days have still been fabulous though.

lovey dovey to all!