still. no. baby.
i have an appointment in an hour. they'll do a non-stress test, an ultrasound, and an exam. it'll be a full day. hopefully they'll have some good news for me! who knows...
tales from the precious (moments) side
so paige and i have been reading Bible stories to atticus at night from the precious moment stories from the Bible book her grandparents gave to her as a child. highlights thus far include...
... from the story entitled, "perfume for Jesus (john 12:1-8)"
"no sooner had she done this then judas, one of the guests who loved money, jumped to his feet and shouted, 'mary, how stupid of you! that perfume could have been sold for $48'".
awesome! i love how judas loves money so much, he has it calculated to the very american dollar's worth. nicely done precious moments. the artistic license is hilarious!
... from the story entitled, "a big surprise for a little man (luke 19:1-10)"
"wherever Jesus went there were such large crowds that it was very hard to push through to see Him. and, to make things even worse, zacchaeus was a very little man. he was almost like some of the midgets you may have seen."
awesome! do they mean, "like the midgets whom you may have seen if you've ever been to the circus," or "like the midgets who were just right there, that you probably didn't see, because they are so very tiny!"?
this book rocks!
atticus is going to love perfume and midgets.
that reminds me of a jack handy quote, check it out:
"If I ever get real rich, I hope I'm not real mean to poor people, like now."
... from the story entitled, "perfume for Jesus (john 12:1-8)"
"no sooner had she done this then judas, one of the guests who loved money, jumped to his feet and shouted, 'mary, how stupid of you! that perfume could have been sold for $48'".
awesome! i love how judas loves money so much, he has it calculated to the very american dollar's worth. nicely done precious moments. the artistic license is hilarious!
... from the story entitled, "a big surprise for a little man (luke 19:1-10)"
"wherever Jesus went there were such large crowds that it was very hard to push through to see Him. and, to make things even worse, zacchaeus was a very little man. he was almost like some of the midgets you may have seen."
awesome! do they mean, "like the midgets whom you may have seen if you've ever been to the circus," or "like the midgets who were just right there, that you probably didn't see, because they are so very tiny!"?
this book rocks!
atticus is going to love perfume and midgets.
that reminds me of a jack handy quote, check it out:
"If I ever get real rich, I hope I'm not real mean to poor people, like now."
you've got to be kidding me.
still pregnant. i swear, if i hear "awww, you're still here!" at work one more time, someone's going to get a roundhouse kick to the face. i understand that "well, he can't stay in there forever" and that "he must just be really comfortable in there!" actually, my favorite conversation with a coworker took place about five minutes ago:
her: 'how are you feeling?'
me: 'to be honest, i'm pretty grumpy!'
her: 'because you're fat?'
yep. that's exactly why.
i try to keep in mind that everyone is just excited for me and trying to be helpful. i'm just a grouch.
i tried jumping on our classroom trampoline today. other than nearly killing myself by running into the filing cabinet, nothing happened. so then i sat on our big sensory ball (pretty much just a prickly exercise ball) and...nothing. this kid is stubborn. he apparently is my kid. and todd's, for that matter. but much more persistently stubborn, so more like me in that sense.
it's basically boiled down to a battle of the wills. and i will win. this kid is coming out.
her: 'how are you feeling?'
me: 'to be honest, i'm pretty grumpy!'
her: 'because you're fat?'
yep. that's exactly why.
i try to keep in mind that everyone is just excited for me and trying to be helpful. i'm just a grouch.
i tried jumping on our classroom trampoline today. other than nearly killing myself by running into the filing cabinet, nothing happened. so then i sat on our big sensory ball (pretty much just a prickly exercise ball) and...nothing. this kid is stubborn. he apparently is my kid. and todd's, for that matter. but much more persistently stubborn, so more like me in that sense.
it's basically boiled down to a battle of the wills. and i will win. this kid is coming out.
if it were milk, you'd have a few days before you'd have to toss it
paige is officially one day overdue!
i will keep y'all posted as to new developments.
as for now, pray that atticus makes his grand entrance soon and safely.
also, if you noticed, the countdown is complete too.
i guess the countdown didn't get the memo.
in other news, if you have never seen "nacho libre" check it out.
it is a lot of fun.
if you liked napoleon dynamite and even liked it enough to refer to it as "nappy d," then nacho libre is certainly for you.
have fun.
i will keep y'all posted as to new developments.
as for now, pray that atticus makes his grand entrance soon and safely.
also, if you noticed, the countdown is complete too.
i guess the countdown didn't get the memo.
in other news, if you have never seen "nacho libre" check it out.
it is a lot of fun.
if you liked napoleon dynamite and even liked it enough to refer to it as "nappy d," then nacho libre is certainly for you.
have fun.
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more music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSO4TUQZPNY&feature=related
it is called "vide cor meum" and is based on a dante alighieri's "la vita nuova"
for my info, check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vide_Cor_Meum
http://hannibal.hannotations.com/vide.html
anyone else have any pieces of classical music that stir their souls?
it is called "vide cor meum" and is based on a dante alighieri's "la vita nuova"
for my info, check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vide_Cor_Meum
http://hannibal.hannotations.com/vide.html
anyone else have any pieces of classical music that stir their souls?
dinner with the dewhursts and the depths of my soul
we just got back from dinner at the dewhursts. it was a great time. max and i stared at each other for a while and maddy and i gave each other high-fives until she wore this ol' boy out. other highlights were a fart to the chest, chocolate chip smiles, the endless, nonstop, round-n-round plastic slide-a-thon, and Wii-tastic time for the gents. the dewhursts also contributed a good deal to team atticus by donating some baby boy duds. very nice!
in other news, i found a piece of music which i loved immediately when i first heard it as part of the score to "meet joe black" some years ago. being as how i did not want to buy the entire soundtrack for one piece of music and itunes did not have it available, i had availed myself to trying merely to remember it. thank you mister youtube for your many unusual gifts.
if you want to take a listen,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4huZYzOD8Q&feature=related
if you haven't seen the movie, perhaps it isn't as impactful. i don't know. i have never known them seperately, although i must admit, even now i do not remember the specific scene in which this piece is played. it is moving though. i love stuff like this which stirs one's soul. it is good to be moved deeply from time to time. i am thankful to God for music. He uses it to touch me often.
in other news, i found a piece of music which i loved immediately when i first heard it as part of the score to "meet joe black" some years ago. being as how i did not want to buy the entire soundtrack for one piece of music and itunes did not have it available, i had availed myself to trying merely to remember it. thank you mister youtube for your many unusual gifts.
if you want to take a listen,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4huZYzOD8Q&feature=related
if you haven't seen the movie, perhaps it isn't as impactful. i don't know. i have never known them seperately, although i must admit, even now i do not remember the specific scene in which this piece is played. it is moving though. i love stuff like this which stirs one's soul. it is good to be moved deeply from time to time. i am thankful to God for music. He uses it to touch me often.
10 days to go...
...and still no sign of the kid. other than that it feels like he's about to fall right out. if only it were going to be that easy.
i had to run after nikki yesterday and it was the most ridiculous thing i've ever done. i was waddle-jogging, with my arms out for balance, screaming "nikki! *breath breath breath* nikki! you forgot your *breath breath breath* papers!" i finally caught up with her....an entire city block later. she wasn't even running.
what i was carrying was the stuff that should've been in the backpack she forgot, including a picture she had drawn for me of "you. and your baby. he's naked." she gave it to me, then changed her mind and took it back. bummer. there's nothing like an adhd drawing of a naked baby inside a house.
i'm thinking the 29th for this little fella...anybody want to place bets?
(no one's allowed to bet on thanksgiving. either i would go into labor, and leave the turkey in the oven for 2 days while we're gone, or i would eat a huge meal, then puke it all up during transition. so... thanksgiving is off-limits. this message is for you, todd van voorst.)
i had to run after nikki yesterday and it was the most ridiculous thing i've ever done. i was waddle-jogging, with my arms out for balance, screaming "nikki! *breath breath breath* nikki! you forgot your *breath breath breath* papers!" i finally caught up with her....an entire city block later. she wasn't even running.
what i was carrying was the stuff that should've been in the backpack she forgot, including a picture she had drawn for me of "you. and your baby. he's naked." she gave it to me, then changed her mind and took it back. bummer. there's nothing like an adhd drawing of a naked baby inside a house.
i'm thinking the 29th for this little fella...anybody want to place bets?
(no one's allowed to bet on thanksgiving. either i would go into labor, and leave the turkey in the oven for 2 days while we're gone, or i would eat a huge meal, then puke it all up during transition. so... thanksgiving is off-limits. this message is for you, todd van voorst.)
random
okay, i have to blog about this. i've been going back and forth about it since last friday, but it's something i've decided i just have to brag about. prepare yourself.
so, fridays are my grocery days, and i usually go through coupons on thursday. i figured out (via the flyer) that yeast at aldi was .79 for three packets. yeast at fareway was .99 for three packets. HOWEVER, i decided to buy it at fareway because i had a couple coupons. when i got there, i found out that for every three packets you buy, you get a fourth one for free in a little strip. my coupons were for "buy one strip, get one free" and "save .65 on one strip." SO, that being said, i ended up getting eight packets of yeast for .34 at fareway, where it would've been .79 for three at aldi.
man, i love a deal.
i know most of you probably find that boring, but that's pretty much the best couponing deal i've ever gotten and i'm feeling pretty proud. (except for that one time i had to buy concealer, and i saved a dollar AND got a free bottle of foundation in the process. that was a pretty good time.) i love the adrenaline rush of saving money on groceries.
other ways we save money around the house:
-our electronics are on surge strips (saved about $20 bucks on our electric bill the first month we did this)
-i make our laundry detergent and cleaning supplies (cheap AND green!)
-meal planning, couponing, grocery shopping with cash, buying/freezing in bulk when there's a really good sale, shopping at a couple different stores, etc.
-only washing laundry in cold water
hmmm...todd, can you think of any more?
i love saving money on stuff we use anyway...it's like a riddle; how to get the same stuff for less.
anyway. that was a random rant. and speaking of random, more tales from fellows elementary!!
**john: are there some colleges with scorpions?
me: maybe, i'm not sure. (i really didn't have any idea what he meant.)
john: if you go to college where there are scorpions, you have to sleep with your shoes ON.
**me: hans! you look all bundled up and warm in your big coat! all i can see is your eyes - i hardly recognized you!
hans: barak obama and john mccain.
**amanda: mrs. van voorst, are you excited for your baby to come?
me: yes! i'm really excited. but i'm a little scared, too.
amanda: yeah, that makes sense. i bet your baby's scared too. i know i was.
(i started laughing, and amanda kind of made a funny face). mrs. van voorst, your belly looks weird when you laugh.
FINALLY, i had a really weird dream last night that we had our baby, but then went on a date, forgetting atticus at home. halfway through the date, todd remembered him and we rushed home, only to find atticus missing. i started freaking out, not because our baby was missing, but because it had been like 5.5 hours since i last fed him and i thought he might be hungry (um, duh). then we found out that my grandma noel had stolen him because we hadn't voted for barak obama. also, our baby was born with a FULL mouth of teeth. gross.
so, fridays are my grocery days, and i usually go through coupons on thursday. i figured out (via the flyer) that yeast at aldi was .79 for three packets. yeast at fareway was .99 for three packets. HOWEVER, i decided to buy it at fareway because i had a couple coupons. when i got there, i found out that for every three packets you buy, you get a fourth one for free in a little strip. my coupons were for "buy one strip, get one free" and "save .65 on one strip." SO, that being said, i ended up getting eight packets of yeast for .34 at fareway, where it would've been .79 for three at aldi.
man, i love a deal.
i know most of you probably find that boring, but that's pretty much the best couponing deal i've ever gotten and i'm feeling pretty proud. (except for that one time i had to buy concealer, and i saved a dollar AND got a free bottle of foundation in the process. that was a pretty good time.) i love the adrenaline rush of saving money on groceries.
other ways we save money around the house:
-our electronics are on surge strips (saved about $20 bucks on our electric bill the first month we did this)
-i make our laundry detergent and cleaning supplies (cheap AND green!)
-meal planning, couponing, grocery shopping with cash, buying/freezing in bulk when there's a really good sale, shopping at a couple different stores, etc.
-only washing laundry in cold water
hmmm...todd, can you think of any more?
i love saving money on stuff we use anyway...it's like a riddle; how to get the same stuff for less.
anyway. that was a random rant. and speaking of random, more tales from fellows elementary!!
**john: are there some colleges with scorpions?
me: maybe, i'm not sure. (i really didn't have any idea what he meant.)
john: if you go to college where there are scorpions, you have to sleep with your shoes ON.
**me: hans! you look all bundled up and warm in your big coat! all i can see is your eyes - i hardly recognized you!
hans: barak obama and john mccain.
**amanda: mrs. van voorst, are you excited for your baby to come?
me: yes! i'm really excited. but i'm a little scared, too.
amanda: yeah, that makes sense. i bet your baby's scared too. i know i was.
(i started laughing, and amanda kind of made a funny face). mrs. van voorst, your belly looks weird when you laugh.
FINALLY, i had a really weird dream last night that we had our baby, but then went on a date, forgetting atticus at home. halfway through the date, todd remembered him and we rushed home, only to find atticus missing. i started freaking out, not because our baby was missing, but because it had been like 5.5 hours since i last fed him and i thought he might be hungry (um, duh). then we found out that my grandma noel had stolen him because we hadn't voted for barak obama. also, our baby was born with a FULL mouth of teeth. gross.
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