One more... Works For Me!!!

It's no secret that the Magic Eraser is a great product. I have found so many great uses for this little white miracle. I even found a website listing a ton of different ways that you can use the Magic Eraser. My favorite discovery is using it in the shower. No, I don't use it as a bath soap! I was trying to get the soap scum off of the door one day and tried everything. Then, I tried the Magic Eraser and it wiped away all of the scum and made the door look as good as new. I have done this many times with our house being on the market and it has worked every time. Try it! Did you know that it also will get nail polish off of your carpet? It will!

Works For Me! Monday

I don't have perfect carpet, but I can tell you that every stain that we have is from the previous owners of this house. This is definitely not because I am a cleaning fanatic or that my kids are not allowed to breathe on the carpet. My carpet does not always look perfect but I can usually make it look pretty good. I was told about this stuff about a year ago and have loved it ever since. They sell Folex at Walmart. I hate Walmart but I still go there mainly to pick up a new bottle. Since we have had our house on the market for a few long months, we have gone through many of these bottles. If you have juice stains or any kind of marks on your carpet, this is a great remover and is by far the best one I have ever tried.

Family Updates

Well, I have been inspired once again to continue this blog by looking at how some friends do theirs. It is so easy to get discouraged with these. I don't want to offend people, come across as bragging, or come across as too negative when I share what is on my mind. Here is a quick rundown of happenings with the Robinson Family:

*** Sam will be going to Wake Forest on Tuesday. We will confer with several doctors on what is the best next step for him.
***Also on Tuesday, we will be finding out what sex our little one is. We are all so excited about this. I promised Susanna that I would either have a pink or blue ribbon tied to the car when I pick her up in car line. She has reminded me over and over to have my ribbons ready.
***On Wednesday, we will close on the house that we are buying. Woo hoo! It's a beautiful house and gives us a little more room for our ever expanding family. The best thing is that our payment will actually drop. We had decided one night to stop by this neighborhood and they were having a promotion with inventory houses. The promotion was the interest rate was 2.8 percent! What a blessing!
***Our house closes on May 16th. Please pray that everything goes smoothly. After we decided to put in new countertops, we received 2 offers almost immediately. Note to all potential sellers... If your countertops are a hideous green puke color, Change them! Run to Home Depot and don't look back. The investment will be well worth it.
***Jeff begins his new position this week. Pray that he will not be too stressed. He will be traveling alot in the next few weeks as he trains. Pray for us, too!
***My mom surprised us all and got married last week. I mean, we were expecting her to get married soon, but in May. She is married to a wonderful man named Gene. My kids love him and look forward to seeing him every time we go over there. He is a pastor from Nebraska. So, we may be losing Mom for a while. I don't know what we'll do without her around. Anyways, God has brought comfort to two broken hearted people and it has been so wonderful to see Mom with a new spark.

Well, as you can see, not much going around here! Ha!

Wednesday Night... Baskin Robbins!!!

This Wednesday night, from 5-10 pm, Baskin Robbins is offering ice cream scoops for 31 cents. It sounds like a great deal for our family and a great way to end the night. You just can't beat it! Hope to see you there!

Our Ultrasound

Yesterday, Jeff and I went down town for a Level 2 ultrasound. I guess we have to be intensely followed because we do have a child with a "birth defect". Well, our baby got its first pictures taken and everything was measured. I have such a hard time with this. They were not able to check for cleft lip yet but they did seem to check for everything else. Our risk for all defects is not any higher than anyone else's. Our chance of having a baby with a cleft lip is 2%. I do not see the point of going through this unnecessary worry. I also took a blood test and they will combine that result with the ultrasound, factor in my age, and then tell me the chance of having a child with down syndrome. They will say you have a 1 in 500 chance or a 1 in 10 chance. Are you kidding me? All of these tests just to give me a range of my chances. What is all of this for? I think I know. They hinted at the fact that many people will be able to know within a week, so that they can take the appropriate measures. I am 14 weeks and in the second trimester! It breaks my heart to think of all of the parents who make decisions with these results that cost a baby its life. We were able to see the baby sucking its thumb. We were told that we may find out what we were having, but we saw no visible proof to make a definite call.:) One funny thing was when the nurse told us that cleft lip is just a surgery and you're done. Jeff and I looked at each other and smiled. We know all too well that that this is not quite the truth, at least not in our case. We were told that when we found out Sam had a cleft lip and we partially believed it. Yes, we have learned so much through Sam and are still learning just how sufficient God's grace is to us. But, it wasn't and isn't easy. I hate that ultrasounds are not the exciting thing to me as they are to most people. I think too much of what may go wrong or what they could find. Most people go to them without giving it a second thought. Why can't I just go and not be nauseated the whole way there?