That lovely storm yesterday knocked the power out to our entire neighborhood at about 5:05 am. We still don't have power. Yesterday wasn't too bad, but this morning was awful. The temperature dropped so the house temperature is in the 50s. I shivered when I got out of bed. All the floors and even the toilet seats are cold. We elected not to ( Read more... )

I had my second ultrasound on Thursday this week. It was pretty cool. Kermie is now about 3 inches long. In the close-ups you can see his/her arms and legs clearly. You can even see the heart beating. We also got to hear it for the first time. It looked sort of like he/she was sucking his/her thumb. Twas way cool. Unfortunately the ( Read more... )

My apologies for not posting prior to this. Due to all those lovely things associated with the first trimester of pregnancy, mostly exhaustion and morning sickness, I was way behind on everything related to Christmas. So I've spent the last 2 weeks playing catch-up as best I could. And yes, I got nearly everything done on time. I owe a few ( Read more... )

This morning while I got ready for work, the History Channel was airing a piece about the history of toys. cmuckle and I have had numerous discussions about what kind of toys we want our child to play with and what kind they will be allowed to play with. My preference is for toys that require the use of imagination and aren't completely computerized ( Read more... )

So many of my friends are in rather narrow staits at this time of year. I truly wish that those of you who are experiencing difficulties, for whatever reason, would see some light to help you get through. I hope that things improve for you soon ( Read more... )

Among the many things that I have to be thankful for this year ( Read more... )

So I took a sick day today. I've been fighting a chest cold for 2 weeks and feeling pretty miserable the whole time. I capitulated today and stayed home. Essentially I wanted to give in all week, but had too much stuff to do so that I couldn't miss work. I really don't want to spend the weekend or Thanksgiving in bed so here I am. So I shall ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday to kdaley8349!!!!!

I FINALLY PAID OFF MY CAR!

Ok, maybe that's not exciting news to everyone, but it is to me. This is the first time I've actually owned a car long enough to pay it off. I haven't been so unencumbered since my first year of teaching. As soon as the bank sends me the title, I plan to take the collision off both cars (cmuckle's car also has collision) and ( Read more... )

So I'm contemplating the idea of a Girls' Day Out for my female friends (sorry guys!) in Western/Central NY. I thought perhaps we could go to a spa (your choice of treatments), maybe do some shopping (I'm thinking holiday) and then do dinner. So who's interested and what would be a good weekend for it? If you're someone who will be in the area, ( Read more... )