There are many things I want to do in life. Here is a list of the things I am going to follow through with.

• Stay married to Joe for the rest of my life
• Have a healthy bug(maybe even 2)
• Go back to school for my Master's Degree
• Move into a house that doesn't share walls with other people
• Own/co-own a dog training business
• become a Great dog trainer
• Travel to all the places on my travel list
• Never stop learning and loving
• become debt free!

i am terrible at scrapbooking or any other memory keeping tools, so i decided to make some lists so i wouldn't forget all the experiences of being pregnant.

• week 1
  • didn't know
• week 2
  • didn't know
• week 3
  • sore ta ta's
  • spotting
  • bug's first hike and glass of wine
• week 4
  • didn't know
  • spotting
  • uncle bobby's funeral, 1st trip to WV
• week 5

While I would like to see everything and step foot on every continent there are a few places that are calling to me more than anywhere else.

• The Holy Land
• Switzerland
• New Zealand
• Western United States(particularly Idaho,Wyoming and Montana)
• Sicily
• Take the Orient Express through Europe(trains are my favorite way of transportation)
• African Safari with Patricia McConnell
• Chocolate Tour

things i need to add to the budget for this summer b/c the budget wears the pants!

• sleeping bag
• pictures
• stuff with kids(once a month)
• gardening supplies
• Lancaster(once a month)
• presents
  • grandma-july
  • cara
  • julie-nov
  • michelle
  • stacie's wedding-august
  • Liddy-baby shower-sept
  • Ashlyn-dec
  • Benji(I hope!)
  • christmas
• acupuncture(august)
• clothes

I have never liked it when people call their unborn children "it" or "thing". Thankfully I have creative people in my life to help give some proper names to our unborn child

• bug(auntie julie)
• smalls(me)
• shorty(uncle mike)
• bug warmer(julie)
• timelord(allison)

I have never had a child so I know nothing about being pregnant. Before the forgetfullness of pregnany brain kicks in I thought it would be useful to have a list of questions to ask the doctor.

• exercise
• hot water/heating pad
• camping
• facial/beauty products
• cleaning products
• headache plan
• pediatrician
• birth plan
• medical history?

• where the wild things are
• the lorax
• the shaggy little pony
• the sneetches
• berenstain bears
• clifford the big red dog
• richard scarry
• the giving tree
• little critter books

I have done WAY too many bug lists lately. Now it's time to get back to what's really important. The dogs.

• Male Names
  • Tierian
  • Traygus
  • Baboo
  • Tinder
• Female Names
  • Sansa
  • Arya
  • Essay

I thought there was a lot to do in life before I got pregnant. Now it seems like the lists will be neverending! I'm just thankful I have my 3 favorite people to help me along the way.

• Register at REI, target and baby depot?
• Find a good, relatively inexpensive athletic club
• Mail birth announcements and thank yous
• Find out what people do for other people when they are preggers
• Go to baby ready pets class at dchs
• Call Dog's Best Friend about a consult
• get a baby book
• find out about diapers
• find out how to make the baby enviornmentally friendly
• family pics while bug is still in womb
• decorate nursery
• clean out house