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one corner of the living room. The xmas tree and the fireplace.


Just the fireplace alone. We have a lot of lights which I usually put outside, but I just don't feel like climbing a ladder because of my "condition". I would ask Mr. Man, but trust me, it would never get done. So I just hung the wreath right outside our door and put the rest of the lights (well at least the ones that work) to use on the fireplace area.


The christmas tree. I feel like it needs more balls. I might just add more, but we'll see. I love the fact that my kids make christmas ornaments in school every year. I save them and always put them up on the tree every year. I can't wait to add what they are making this year. Because I know for a fact it'll end soon. Not sure when, but I know it will. So I'm taking advantage of it now and will always cherish their childhood decorations.

So anyways, let's continue to this session of J.Rose Online Responds #4...

Regarding the So Cal fires
Fortunately, for my neighborhood, we were not ordered to evacuate. The only area that I know of in Diamond Bar that was evacuated was "The Country" estates and now we know the fires have been 75% contained, the evacuation order has been lifted.

I was watching the news yesterday and they mentioned Snoop Dogg's family living in "The Country". I completely forgot that he has a house out here. Well I also know that msxjoey's family has a house in "The Country" also. Fortunately, for those residents, their houses were untouched by the fire. I'm glad to hear that everything is safe and sound.

On the other hand, for those families that did lose their homes, I have your families in my thoughts and prayers. Especially those that lost everything in the Oakridge mobile home park, the families whose lost their homes in Brea, Yorba Linda, Anaheim Hills, Anaheim and Corona. I can not even imagine what I would be thinking coming home to nothing but ashes. Again, you are in my prayers.

I especially want to thank my friends who called me, texted me or messaged me to make sure my family was ok. I also want to show my appreciation to those who offered their home or place to my family in case we needed to evacuate. That really meant a lot to me.

Where are pics of your baby bump?
There is definitely a baby bump there, but at the moment, at least to me, I just feel like I look fat and not pregnant. I mean at times my stomach feels pudgy and then at times it feels like, yeah, there is a baby there, all firm and all. I basically didn't really start showing until I was about 6-7 months with my oldest and about 5-6 months with my youngest. Ok maybe I was showing, but because of the clothes I wore, I wasn't showing. With this one, I already feel like I need to get maternity clothes. HAHA! Speaking of clothes, BFF, Ceejae, got this for me. Isn't it hilarious?! I love it. I am going to have to start wearing it real soon.

It says, "I'm fat 'cause I'm pregnant, what's your excuse?"

Asked by a few of you ladies, Can you do a review on the Dazzlelash mascara/Plushlash mascara/L'Oreal Double Extend mascara?
I actually am in the process of testing these out. We all know that the MAC Plushlash mascara is my HG of mascaras, but I think I may have found a runner up in the.... ** mascara. Stay tuned for my detailed post on these three particular mascaras.

How's the morning sickness? Are you still hugging the toilet?
This has been asked by everyone and their moms, on the net and in real life! I'm not even joking. LOL. Anyways, I am officially now in my 2nd trimester of pregnancy and let me say that the morning sickness has decreased tremendously! I no longer throw up anymore and the nausea has subsided. I still get tired a lot and am taking naps during the day, but I think that has a lot to do with the fact that I'm not getting very good sleep at night. Even though I'm not really showing, this growing uterus of mine has been killing my back and I can't for the life of me find a comfortable position to lay in at night. I also have been waking up in the middle of the night sneezing like crazy! I think it has to do with how the air quality has been because of the fires because that's when I noticed I started sneezing like crazy. I also had to stop taking my nasal allergy medicine because I'm not sure if I should be taking it while pregnant, must ask the doc, next time I'm in the office.

What do you have planned for future posts?
I plan on doing a pregnancy update post everytime I visit the doctor to let you all know my progress. What do you think? Is it something you'd be interested in? Let me know. I just thought that it may help those that are also pregnant to hear my experiences.

I also want to share my pregnancy, labor and delivery stories of my two sons. I love telling the stories and maybe someone out there would love to hear them.

I have a few reviews of some products I want to post up including foundation, mascaras, make-up removers, etc.

I am also starting a new FOTD series called, "The Forgotten". We all do this. We buy makeup and use it once or not even use it at all. Since I haven't really hauled anything new lately, I was going through my makeup stash and came across quite a bit of makeup that I haven't even used yet. So what I'll do is center my whole look on one or two "Forgotten" items and post it up. I challenge you to do the same thing. I know you have something in your stash you haven't used at all!

I also have some food posts coming up. Since I've been cooking a lot, I've taken pictures of some of the dishes I've made and I'll be posting those up for you!

Ok this is all I can think of for now, if you asked me something in the past and I still haven't gotten back to you, let me know! Oh and forgive me. Ever since July of this year, my life has been a little crazy.

I got sidetracked again. Was talking to the BFF on AIM and she says she is interested in playing WoW! OOOOOOH, if she does play, I'll be sooooooo excited. HA, I'm such a nerd. Better believe, I used the Recruit-A-Friend so we can get bonus experience and if she likes it and ends up subscribing, I'll get a Zhevra mount! Which reminds me, Christiana, did Bri ever get his Zhevra mount for recruiting you?

Anyways, I will let this be all for now because the post is a little wordy. It's always good to hear your input on what you want to see on J.Rose Online. I blog for me, but most of all, I blog for you, my readers!