Weekend Catchup

Friday

I had my "older lady" bunco night. One of my friends that used to work at SNU started it up over a year ago. They are such fun ladies!!! I ended up winning the jackpot - $60!!! Usually, the pot is split up amongst 4 winners, or prizes are handed out. Not this time. The hostess decided to award one person the entire money pot! And, by the hair of my chiny chin chin....(and rolling a 6) - I drove home with 60 bucks in my pocket :) Can't beat that!

Saturday

Jon and I woke up early, made breakfast, and I packed for my trip to Texas to see my family. Jon had big plans of finishing the flooring in our bedroom, and since I would be completely useless - and would probably get sick from all the dust accumulated - we decided it would be a good time for me to drive down and visit the fam. The drive is about 5 hours. I've gotten used to it - since I've been making the same drive for about 9 years now. Wow - 9 years!

I got to Texas at about 3pm and my Uncle Tom, Aunt Sharon, cousin Susie, and her baby Lucy were coming to visit. Susie just had Lucy a little over 4 weeks ago. The doctor had to deliver her early - so Saturday was actually her original due date. She is so precious!!! With a head full of the blondest hair!

Later that night - mom made steak and baked potatoes and we all ate until we couldn't eat anymore, and talked and laughed around the dinner table.

Sunday

Sunday, we woke up and I made the awesome breakfast blossoms for breakfast. My cousin Meggie, her husband Bobby, and their son Cody were coming by for lunch - hamburgers!! Cody is adorable. He's a year and a half and he's such a miracle! I'll probably get this completely wrong, but - he was born with a tumor blocking his airway. He now has a trach that allows him to breathe normally until he gets old enough to have the surgery that will hopefully allow him to breathe on his own. He's not able to talk or cry. Other than that, he's walking around and getting into everything - like any other baby his age :) Meggie has been teaching him sign language- he now knows over 70 words!!! He taught me how to sign 'dog' and 'hat' and other words. What a little genius!!

Monday

We woke up on Monday morning, and realized we hadn't done the drano test we had planned to do this weekend! Mom and I ran to Brookshire's (grocery store) and bought some drano (with the crystals - very important!). The drano test is the "gender" test you can do at home. It's, of course, not something to rely on - but is still fun to do. My mom said she did it for all three of us kids, and it was right each time. And, it was right for my aunts too.

You're supposed to pee in a cup - just a few ounces :) Then, have someone else take the cup outside with a glass jar of 2 tablespoons of the drano. Be sure the glass jar is at least a 12oz jar. Pour the pee into the glass jar and stand back. There will be a reaction for a few minutes - that produces some pretty stout fumes. Make sure the momma-to-be is nowhere near the fumes!!! Once the reaction is finished, observe the mixture:

If it has turned a dark, brownish color - you've got a boy!

If it has remained the same - you've got a girl!

Well, according to our little backyard experiment - we've got a little boy! We'll see here for sure in a few weeks - our ultrasound is May 2nd!

Afterwards, I made the trip back to Oklahoma. Road rage has definitely increase due to the pregnancy hormones!! However, I'm back and our floors look AWESOME!!! Big props to Jon and the Burks for getting that done!!! They did such a great job :)