IT WAS NEVER A QUESTION BEFORE. I WAS ADAMANT ABOUT NATURAL CHILDBIRTH. BUT... BRAXTON HICKS CONTRACTIONS FEEL LIKE MY ENDOMETRIOSIS CRAMPS. HOWEVER, I CAN NO LONGER GET INTO FETAL POSITION (SOMEONE'S ALREADY THERE). SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE REAL THING STARTS? I CAN'T IMAGINE THEY WILL HURT LESS. COULD MY PAIN TOLERANCE POSSIBLY BE LOWER ( Read more... )

SO, THIS PAST WEEK STE. GEN HELD AN EVENT CALLED "PLEIN AIR".  IT WAS A CHANCE FOR LOCAL ARTISTS TO PAINT OUTDOORS AT A LOCATION OF THEIR CHOICE, AS LONG AS IT WAS WITHIN STE. GEN COUNTY.  THIS SUNDAY, THEY BROUGHT IN A JUDGE AND AWARDED PRIZES.

TRAVELLER03  CHOSE TO PAINT A CREEPY OLD HOUSE IN A FIELD OWNED BY SOME RELATIVE OF MINE.  IT'S CALLED THE " ( Read more... )

TODAY IS ASAHI'S 6th BIRTHDAY!

1. How long have you had your LiveJournal/blog ( Read more... )

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I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.  THEY GOT ME.  2 SURPRISE BABY SHOWERS IN TWO WEEKENDS!

SHOWER 1:  I THOUGHT TRAVELLER03  AND I WERE GOING TO THE STE. GEN WINERY TO HELP MY FRIEND WITH A WINE-TASTING EVENT.  WELL, WE GET THERE AND I SEE MY SISTER TAKE A PICTURE OF ME.  I WAS VERY CONFUSED, BUT THEN SAW MY PARENTS AND A BUNCH OF FRIENDS INCLUDING GIRLWONDER01  AND FRIEND JUSTINE ( Read more... )

I HAVE A HARD TIME TAKING LIFE SERIOUSLY LATELY. TODAY, I WAS WAITING MY TURN TO GET BLOOD TAKEN (NO, I CAN'T GIVE BLOOD, BUT I HAD TO HAVE MY SCREENING FOR GESTATIONAL DIABETES) AND I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM CHUCK TELLING ME ABOUT THE ARTICLE ON YAHOO ABOUT THE L.A. BLACKOUT AND I TELL YOU - I COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING. I HAVE NO EXPLANATION FOR IT ( Read more... )

OKAY, SO I DON'T MEAN TO BRAG, BUT....  WELL YES I DO.

BACK IN LIKE FEBRUARY, OR MAYBE EARLIER, SUKI GOT ME INVOLVED IN HER SHOW "THE DRAGON'S KEEP".  IT'S A LOT LIKE DM, BUT WITH SOME CHANGES.  WE'VE BEEN IN PREPARATIONS FOR MANY MONTHS AND AUGUST 13th HAD OUR FIRST OFFICIAL SHOW!  I WAS REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED IN A PROJECT LIKE ( Read more... )

HEY, I KNOW I'M A FEW DAYS BEHIND ON LJ, BUT DID ANYONE NOTICE IN THAT GOAT MOSAIC ON THE LJ HOMEPAGE THAT AXELICIOUS  IS ON THERE LIKE 3 TIMES?  I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE ANYONE ELSE. 

SO, I'VE DECIDED TO CHANGE THE NAME OF MY LJ PAGE. IT WAS "WELCOME TO THE WINTER OF MY DISCONTENT". (RB REF, HOW ORIGINAL) IT USED TO BE MORE APPROPRIATE, I LIKED THE SOUND OF IT. BUT I AM NOT REALLY DISCONTENT ANYMORE AND I DON'T REALLY WRITE ABOUT DISCONTENT THINGS. IT'S PROBABLY PRETTY OBVIOUS TO ANYONE WHO'S BEEN READING MY LJ FOR MORE ( Read more... )