"Oldies" but Goodies - Where did they go?

It seems to be that everytime I fall in love with a particular food product it is removed from the shelves never to be sold again. First were my favorite pop tarts. At first I could not remember the name, but after searching the web... Chocolate Vanilla Cream! They had a chocolaty crust with creamy vanilla inside, with a vanilla frosting and choclate sprinkles to top it off. A couple of years ago I was able to find these pop tarts in Florida, and I think they had them in Belize when we were there, but I just can not find them anymore. I think that the 'Cookies and Cream' flavor is suppose to serve as a substitute, but you can NEVER substitute for the original goodness! According to Wikipedia, Kellogs discontinued this wonderful pop tart in January of 2009. Maybe I can find them somewhere and buy many many boxes to last me awhile! Then there is S'mores Crunch Cereal, made by General Mills; this was taken out of production several years ago. I have signed an online petition to bring this oh so good cereal back into my life but I do not think anyone is listening. If you desire the most perfect cereal ever made please sign the petition as well (maybe your signature will just push General Mills over the edge). I am signature 163 out of 569 so far. Kellogs tried to re create this cereal in Smorz Cereal, but they could not get the graham cracker just right and I think this has also been removed from the market. Most recently I have found that Rice Krispies Treat Cereal is no longer on my grocer's shelf. Oh and we musn't forget Klondike's Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches... where are you!?!?!? Now... I am beginning to see Chocolate Chex disapper from the stores. Lowes (yes a grocery store in NC), Harris Teater and Krogers no longer seem to carry this fantastic cereal. I have done a web search and although I could (but won't) purchase the cereal from Ebay, it looks like Walmart may still carry it. Shhhh, I plan to go tonight and buy the whole crate ala Elaine and the sponge. Wish me luck!

What am I suppose to wear?!?

My house is eating my stuff... My favorite pair of flip flops disappeared several months ago. I have looked high and low and the only explanation was that the underwear gnomes of yesteryear had moved on to flip flops. They are excalating again and apparantly desired the only skirt that fits me and the sweater that covers my sagging arms. I am going to my sister-in-laws' bridal shower this weekend in New York and have nothing to wear!!

Although I love Paul, he is not helping. He is 'entertaining' me with a fashion show of all the nice clothes that he intends to wear which fit him perfectly. So, we will be walking through Manhattan with Paul in his nice jeans and 'going out' jacket, and me in sweat shorts and a T-shirt.

I guess this is what I get for refusing to buy maternity clothes!

7 Months? Shopping... and of course some softball!

So, the bump.com tells me I am 28 weeks pregnant with 84 days left to go... but the book we are reading says that at 28 weeks I should only have about 60 days to go. This is a significant difference, but since I got my shot this week in the place where the sun don't shine I am confident that we are at 28 weeks which, after my not so reliable math work, should put us at 7 months! Things are becoming a bit painful and poor Paul is not getting much sleep. I am waking up in the middle of the night with leg pains and calf and foot cramps, right about the time the Tylenol I take before bed to prevent this wears off. This causes me to twitch and kick and on the guest bed we are sleeping in he feels everything. I am going to try to stretch a bit more before bed and do some of those fancy yoga positions I learned in my prenatal yoga class and see if that helps.

Shopping for baby stuff is becoming increasingly fun! Especially since yesterday's adventures included a new car. We just began the search and hope to narrow it down in the next few weeks, but new cars are always fun and I can't wait to name the new nav system. I also purchased a diaper bag last night. After browsing at a boutique in town and falling in love with a diaper bag, which was expensive enough to make me think Paul would leave me even 7 months pregnant if I bought it, I went online and found a great bag! I ended up buying somewhat matching accessories by the desinger from the boutique to match the less expensive yet still classy looking bag. I can't wait for it to be delivered, but will be disappointed if at least 1 person does not comment about how amazing it is on a daily basis. Although my guess is that they will focus on Baby Girl Amisano and NOT my accessories, my hopes are still high! A good friend is also taking me to a local consignment shop today to browse around. I am told this is a very nice little shop that does not smell musty like my grandfather's basement, so I am excited to see what deals I can find. Oh yeah, we are having breakfast at La Farm first so this day should be just fabulous!

On the softball field... after months of conditioning and running the girls hard, we re-timed the girls sprints from home to first yesterday with drastic improvement. I am so proud! It was great to see how excited they were with their improvement too! I could see the changes over time, but to have the numbers in front of them really proved that they had improved. One player went from 4.3 secs to 3.55 secs. This is a huge deal because she wants to be a slapper and you can't do that without speed. If I can get her under 3 secs and work on the slap in the off season, we will have a real contender on our hands. I am looking forward to conditioning with the girls post baby belly and getting back into shape. It was 'funny' trying to do a push up at yesterday's practice. I was able to bend the arms down, but got stuck and could not get myself back up. It was like someone was sitting on my back (or in my belly :) ). Quite frustrating but I could not help but laugh. There is not much I can do with a 20lb weight lifting limit.

Blogging

I have never been a blogger and I am still trying to get used to this site and its features. Some things seem easy and the next day I can't remember how I did something. It is frustrating, but I am sure I will get the hang of it before people actually start reading this, if they ever do. In general I hate new technology and rarely even use my cell phone. This blogging thing is really to get information to friends and family about our growing family. Check out the Amisano Family Blog for information on Baby Girl Amisano. I did however want to make sure I kept some remnant of my individuality as 'Angie' rather than just baby talk all the time (which is pretty much all anyone wants to talk about).

So... I am currently loving the College World Series for Softball. It is such an exciting game and I continue to learn and I hope I can pass everything on to the Storm (14- team I am helping to coach). I find myself tearing up when big plays happen. This is probably half hormones which cause me to cry about anything, half nostalgia wishing I was there and half jealousy wishing it were me. I know that is more than a full amount... those who know me know I am not good at math :/. The Storm had a tournament this weekend and overall did very well, 2 wins/2 losses. They are improving with each game I just wish I could teach them some intensity. Hopefully that will come with age. It was a hot weekend, but Paul came out on Saturday and manned the grill for everyone. I am glad he was able to watch the 2 games that they won. I should probably make him come more often.

Other than softball, our house is a disaster! We are in the middle of renovating our bathroom so we are currently living in our guest room and using the guest bathroom. For two days we suffered through NO water pressure in the shower. I asked our contractor about it and he gave a simple solution of removing the water saver. Such a difference!!! We have however had many guests stay with us over the last year and a half and no one has said anything. Even those that have stayed for a week said nothing. When I asked my mom she just laughed and said she would not say anything since she was a guest. We try so hard to make our guests comfortable and we just had no idea. So for anyone who had to use the low pressure shower, we apologize. It is fixed now, so feel free to visit again. Paul worked hard all weekend to stain the deck. I helped out when I got home today but he really is the hero of the weekend (well lets just say year because he does sooooo much). It looks great and all he has left is the railings. Hopefully in a few weeks we can sit back, relax and enjoy all the improvements around the house.

Off to toss and turn all night!