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Progress Report
Crib & mattress, Pack n' Play obtained.
Assembled nursery rocker and footstool
Started to assemble crib, but am missing some parts
Ordered drop-side immobilization kit
Bought Oxyclean, got Chux pads and...other...fun...items...(labor is gonna be a hoot, if the shopping list is anything to go by ( Read more... ) -
Home stretch.
Trouble sleeping, and The Return of Zero Lung Capacity, has rendered me fairly useless, which is enraging. Trying to do chores/errands in short spurts, interspersed with lots of lie-downs and sit-downs. V. frustrating not to be able to do more, esp. since there's so much that wants doing. Spending this much time 'idling' might be pleasant, but hoo ( Read more... ) -
Pregnancy: Now smells like dessert!
Tired. The exhaustion is back, but this time it's been coupled with some pretty rough sleep. Two nights ago, I was highly amused that I got up to pee at almost exact (within 10 minutes or so) 2 hour intervals, on the hour: went down at 10, then up at 12, 2, 4, 6, and up at 8. I've been having trouble getting back to sleep, though, and a lot of the ( Read more... ) -
Just two more days...
I may survive ( Read more... ) -
Quickly
Christmas this year: SUCCESS. As in, I'm feeling pretty damn good about what I got accomplished. Everyone enjoyed their gifts, and all the 'really important' ones got there in time or have a scheduled arrival that I'm comfortable with ( Read more... ) -
Getting close now...
Exhaustion still reigns, although (knock wood!) I'm feeling much better sick-wise...might have finally beaten this thing ( Read more... ) -
Loves it, precious!
The coffer walls are out! All that remains is some small touch-up, the inspection, anything the inspector requests, and to give the nice contractors another 3k or so. IT LOOKS SO DIFFERENT. IT IS AMAZING. IT IS A DIFFERENT HOUSE. I LOVES IT PRECIOUS ( Read more... ) -
Marching right along!
Cabinets/counter are OUT ( Read more... ) -
Good Grief.
So dead.- Sick. David and I both are; I have had a cold since Thanksgiving, and a wicked sore throat this past week. David's just started, but he's twice as miserable as I have been and not very good at Just Powering Through.
- Contractors show up at 8:30 AM tomorrow to start demo-ing the chimney and fireplace and then patching the roof.
- This means we ( Read more... )
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My fridge is full of MEAT.
2 chickens, 3 pounds of trotters (split), 7 packages of pork belly, and a big hunk of fatty pork loin, which I'm hoping will work for British rashers ( Read more... )