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Blah.

I’m very “blah” recently. I’ve started about four blog posts but they all end with a negative note and I’m over being negative. My life is great, I’m so fortunate to have my family & friends & means to take care of both. I need to keep remembering that!

I’ve got kids songs stuck in my head – thought to infect others…

Here’s one from Yo Gabba Gabba… GO MUNO, GO MUNO!

Can’t forget this one :D (keep watching until the food cries, its the best!)

Here’s a great picture I took of Evy & Paul while at dinner the other night.

MORE CORNBREAD!

This weekend was nice, a good changed from LAST weekend.

Saturday night I haunted the laundry mat with my sister, both of us needing to wash our bedding. I can wash the sheets just fine in my washer and dryer – but the large cover is just too much; the soap just sits in creases and it takes two or three turns in the dryer (with pulling out and rotating). We ended up having a lot more fun than we’d anticipated, and were able to talk, have dinner and then catch a cheap movie afterward.

Sunday, we made a long trek to a restaurant that Paul really enjoyed – Famous Dave’s BBQ – for a bit of a birthday celebration. His 27th birthday was last week and we really didn’t do anything – mainly because we don’t have a lot of friends, it was in the middle of the week, and because of the baby. While there, it was clear that Evy wants to eat what we’re eating, even if she can’t and has something she CAN eat in front of her. We ended up ordering a cornbread muffin for her half way through the meal as she was devouring Paul’s. I thought I had prepared by bringing some corn puffs, but I was wrong. Its been a bit of a challenge for me to anticipate her needs now that she’s part breastfed-part solid foods. I’ll get it eventually :)

Began and finished a book this weekend :) I find I can do that only on Fri/Sat nights – when I can stay up for all hours of the night reading. Worth it though,  I miss reading for long periods of time. Ah, parenthood.

STEVE!

We watched Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs over the weekend, and I really liked it. It was a lot of fun and had the kind of quirky characters I love. My favorite had to be the monkey, Steve, who would just shout “STEVE!” randomly. I wish I could have a Steve.

Paul got sick over the weekend, some kind of food poisoning (and no, it wasn’t from something we made) so that was a bit of a bummer. Had a sushi date with a friend which was really fun, and saw New Moon with my sister on Sunday night – it has gone into the discount theaters.
Haven’t read much more of American Gods, but what little I have read has made me want to keep reading; yay! Did I use the semicolon correctly there? I saw this Oatmeal comic today and it’s made me rethink my use (and lack) of semicolons. If you’ve never seen that site, you should check it out. The best part is that often time his comics can be purchased in large poster formats. I want to see a teacher put THESE in their classroom :P
Evy was using one of our footstools to stand today and she fumbled and plopped down on the ground awkwardly and bumped her chin on the wood frame pretty hard. Her intake of breath before she started to cry was long enough that I could actually explain to Paul what happened before she started to cry. Poor kid :( She’s okay of course, I was worried that she’d bit her tongue or something but luckily not all of her center front teeth have come in so she survived. She woke up last night, needing to nurse, so I think she’s having another growth spurt – oh joy.

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Seems like just yesterday…

We were celebrating our 1st year anniversary – my how the time flies :)
Happy Anniversary! I love you Paul!
I'm so happy to be carrying your child – I hope she has your red hair <3

2nd Anniversary!

2nd Anniversary!

Again this year, we're both working and we're also financial broke. After I get paid tomorrow though, we're going out! Plus, perhaps my new prenatal doctor will have good news tomorrow in regards to the placenta issue and we'll be able to enjoy our marital relations again :P

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Why are all of my posts so LONG now?!

I forgot to post about my weekend!

We went to see my parents, as they were camping at a lake about an hour away, with plans to stay over night. I wanted to go directly after work on Friday, but that didn't happen because we were asked to pick up some stuff so we didn't leave until about six. We made excellent time, however by the time we got there it was dark. Good thing we were going to be staying in the trailer with my parents rather than camping in our tent like we usually do.

We woke early on Saturday and I spent a lot of the morning walking around the lake with Ripley. She was having SO much fun! I wasn't able to leave her off of her leash for a long time – but I kept her off long enough for her to stretch her legs. She was really well behaved, she'd run for a bit and then run right back – she even knew where our campsite was :) She was doing this utterly adorable thing where she's run down to the lake and drink a bit and then dart away. Back and forth, back and forth – almost like she thought the water was going to catch her. Too. Cute. We'd be walking along the shore, which was at a bit of an angle before you hit the water, and she kept digging right where I was and I'd fall and she'd tackle me. That's the Ripley I love – she was too cute for words.

My sister, brother-in-law & nephew arrived around 11am and so for a few hours we kind of split up into little groups – Paul sometimes with me, sometimes with my brother-in-law & my dad, I hung out with Zeke and my mom made us all lunch and it was nice! We were waiting for the wind to die down so we could go on the lake – but it wasn't happening :( I was getting SO sleepy after every meal – not really sure why – and I took a nap in the afternoon. By the time I woke up the weather had turned and it was very cold again and shortly after it began to drizzle and then rain. But before the rain we accomplished roasting some hot dogs which was amazingly fun and full of laughter. The cold and rain wouldn't have been a problem, but no one was really prepared. I was wearing jean capris and my sister only had flip-flops.

We left after it got dark – and were so exhausted when we got home. We would have stayed another night, but Paul had already committed to helping his parents with their side business on Sunday and he had to wake up and leave by 4:30am so we kind of just passed out and slept deeply. My hair smelled like firewood smoke for days, and my purse still smells like it :P

The only bummer thing about the weekend – other than the weather ruining our initial plans of a BBQ and fishing on the lake – was how everyone was responding to Ripley. I really enjoyed having Ripley but it seemed like I was the only one. We had to keep her with us all the time, and so my dad said that next time we should "leave the anchor at home". It was frustrating because we A) couldn't leave her at home – she's been having a ball with ruining the carpet when we're not there and B) wanted to spend time with her. I know that Ripley acting up at the apartment is because she's under stimulated and I was so excited to let her be in an environment where she could run around and dig and sniff everything. Plus, we weren't prepared for the weather AT ALL and she was suffering because of it. All we had was her carrier – not even a blanket – and so she was freezing the whole time. We couldn't leave her in the trailer because my parents were worried about her making a mess – plus she was whining because she wanted to be with US (God forbid!). So all we could do was put her in her carrier in the hopes of blocking her from the wind and cold outside – and she hated being in there. I would have held her, but we didn't have any blankets to bundle her up inside and I knew it would be worst for her. Then when we were all in the trailer, my nephew kept cornering her and Ripley was not enjoying that. Zeke was being really gentle, but he kept squealing out of joy and then Ripley would whine and then eventually growl really low. She didn't make any move to bite him – she kept her head down the whole time – you could just tell that she was scared and needed space. But whenever Zeke was walking around he'd just continue to do it and then my sister got frustrated when we tried to keep him from walking around. No one was happy. We just weren't prepared. I told Paul that next time – we're taking her – and we're going to be much more prepared. This was our first trip with her and we didn't know what we were doing.

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Sunday BBQ!

Ripley came with us for a Sunday BBQ at my parents. She LOVES their backyard (she stayed here while we were in Scotland) but she's tuckered herself out pretty quick :) Its hot, around 94°F with about a 50% humidity mark. Its nice though in the shade with some misters.

I'm hungry. BBQ smells good!

Lap dog? I don't think so.

Lap dog? I don’t think so.

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