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So So Busy!

I have loved all of this travel, but it has left me absolutely exhausted and overwhelmed and … behind. There are just not enough hours in the day to accomplish what I need to accomplish, let alone what I want to accomplish. As usual, the time is getting deducted directly from the sleep column. The good news is that Miss Tabitha has decided to go to sleep earlier and get up just once to have a bite to eat (frequently with her father). So I am getting my 6 hours of sleep pretty much uninterrupted, which is nice!

I am hopeful that with our nice long 3-day weekend we'll be able to get a bit ahead on the to-do list and our yard won't look like a jungle anymore. Continue reading “So So Busy!”

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Happy Mothers' Day

Happy Mothers' Day to all you mothers out there. Hope you had a lovely day with your kids and other loved ones.

I certainly had a nice first Mothers' Day. Matt, Tabby, Mom & Dad and I went hiking at Three Sisters this morning. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time.

Then we went to my Aunt Peggy's house for a celebration with her family and my grandma. We cooked out and relaxed in their backyard. It was very nice. Miss Tabitha was introduced to the magic of bubbles and Loki got to hang around with the papillons, Nunsio and Marla. Loads of photos here.

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Happy Birthday, Baby!

Hard to believe it, because it seems like yesterday, but this photo was taken over three years ago while we were on the train from Paris to Lyon. So much has changed since then, and even more has changed since we met over 8 (?!) years ago, but this man remains my best friend and one of the kindest, most honorable men I know. It has been amazing to watch him with Tabby – he is a wonderful father. And I can't help but be excited for what the future holds for him and us. I wish him the happiest of birthdays and the best of years with all my love.

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My Funny Valentine

Valentine's day seems to have gotten a bad rep as of late which is sort of a shame. I know it's been commercialized beyond all recognition, but it's namesake was known for marrying couples against the law which is pretty romantic to me. Matt and I don't make a big deal out of it by any means. There will be no dinner reservations or dozen long-stemmed roses. We both sort of believe that occasional unexpected gestures of love are more important than having this dictated by the calendar, but I am planning to make him something he paticularly enjoys for dinner and whatever we spend our evening doing we'll make sure to do it together. I count myself very lucky to be able to call Matt my Valentine. He's a wonderful husband and friend … and I'm very much looking forward to seeing him be a wonderful father.

And of course, Happy V'Day to all my other Valentines: all of you who make my days brighter and happier and sillier and funnier. Hugs!

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Home Sweet Home

I'm at home today instead of work. Originally, I was going to take off just one day (tomorrow) before the end of the year and carry two over, but I find myself with a bit of a cold and feeling a little out of control of life, so I've chosen to take off two and just carry one over. Fascinating stuff, no?

We've been so busy with Christmas that the house has been totally neglected and I think we're both wanting to give it some TLC … and we're both starting to get that nesting bug (possibly … do men get this too??) and are now looking at the calendar and going “HOLY COW! 9 weeks!??!” So yea, I'm at home today.

PS. The garbage men are going to hate us today. We accidently missed trash day 2 wks ago (a failure to communicate) and then last week (a blizzard) and we have Christmas trash to toss to the curb (doesn't everyone?) and we've been cleaning out the basement (because that's what sane people do after Christmas) so they will be hauling approximately 30 sq ft of garbage. I should stand out back by the cans with cookies for them. Really.

PPS. We're supposed to get MORE snow today. Like 10-18 inches. Even Matt is not thrilled.

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Christmas Wrap-Up

Hope everyone had as nice a Christmas as we did! As you might imagine, the last couple of days leading up to the big event were pretty crazy, especially around shopping malls. Matt and I avoided them as much as possible and faired pretty well.

As is tradition, we spent Christmas Eve with my parents, wrapping gifts, baking cookies and eating tamales and guacamole and getting punchy as the night wears on. We were quite surprised, however, to find that at 10 PM we had all gifts wrapped. So we watched some of A Christmas Story and headed to bed.

As usual, we all spoiled each other and Matt and I received many lovely gifts. Little one received her fair share of gifts as well and suffice to say she'll be a well-dressed baby. But of course the best part was getting to be together with family … and sharing good laughs.

And we received the best gift of all on Friday. We had our visit with the perinatologist and it looks like it was our last. He cleared us for landing, so to speak. Little one is head down and measuring in at 3.1 lbs (approx 50th percentile) with good amniotic fluid. Yay!

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Sorta Dug Out

Thanks to the wonders of modern technology (i.e. 4-wheel drive and snow plows), it's fairly smooth going out there, seeing as we had a blizzard two days ago. Impressive! This is excellent because I still have a bit of holiday shopping to do and things will be open today.

This was Matt's first real blizzard. We got hardly any snow when we lived in Wisconsin and Tennesee (where he grew up) is ice-storm country. So he has greatly enjoyed tromping around in the snow and now admits that he should have let me buy him snow boots. I don't really know who enjoyed it more, actually … him or Loki. At about 9 PM on Wednesday night they could be found in the middle of our street underneath the street light playing fetch. Loki seemed to have no nerve sensors for cold and really no interest in coming back indoors.

Photos are here.

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Snow Day!!


As you may have heard, we are somewhat hemmed in with snow. They're reporting my paticular hamlet as having gotten 20 inches …. to wich I say “BS!!” We've go tons of snow. It's really hard going by foot or by car, so we're stuck at home today.

Hope everyone is safe and sound wherever they are!! Check out all of our snowy photos on flickr.