In the last few weeks I've gone from nausea and "un-eating" food, to a growling stomach and eating most everything I lay my eyes on. I can't eat a whole lot at one time, but I feel like I'm eating all of the time. Which is much better then the alternative.
That and I think this child is practicing to be an olympic swimmer...it sure feels that way!
Ahhhh...second trimester is a beautiful, beautiful thing!
Monday, February 19, 2007
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Snow Day
Well, I think I jinxed myself with the previous post - though what we got was still nothing even close to Oswego (I can't even imagine!!). On Wednesday we got quite a storm- the same one that's been moving across the country. Actually, it was kind of fun because Wood had just ended his mids shift. This means he'd been at work all night and was now trying to adjust his body back to a normal schedule by staying up all day. So we played. He made a yummy apple breakfast cake and then we spent most of the day inside playing games* or just watching how quickly the snow accumulated. I love being warm inside and looking at the cold, snowy outside...I think that is one of my favorite things. And warm we stayed (thankfully). We have some elderly people that live out in the boonies and some single sisters in our ward that I worried about their losing power...it was really cold! Fortunately, our previous ice storm removed most of the trees that were planning on falling this season--I haven't heard of a single person losing their power which I'm grateful for!
Living in apartments it never even occurred to us to purchase a snow shovel. But when we watched others digging out their cars we realized it might be handy to have one (a little bit of a late realization at that point). Fortunately we have some good neighbors who lent us one and Wood went to work digging out our car. Someday there are 3 things I wish to own. One of them is a garage. Granted we'd have to shovel a driveway. But no ice removal most mornings. And perhaps slightly more moderate temperatures in the car. It just sounds luxurious to me. The other two items? A garbage disposal and a dish washer. Some day, some day....
They do such a great job of clearing the streets here that driving isn't a problem and now we can just enjoy the beautiful whiteness of it all. The picture was taken sometime mid-storm. Can you tell which way the wind was blowing? By the end there was one car in our lot that looked like a pile of snow...but we know there was a car under there somewhere!!
* Wood wanted me to note that he beat me in Scrabble, probably with a bunch of exclamation points!!!!!!!!! After spending a summer living with my grandparents who are very, very good at it and a little competitive, it's become one of my favorites and Wood agrees to play it with me from time to time. Hooray for snow days!
Living in apartments it never even occurred to us to purchase a snow shovel. But when we watched others digging out their cars we realized it might be handy to have one (a little bit of a late realization at that point). Fortunately we have some good neighbors who lent us one and Wood went to work digging out our car. Someday there are 3 things I wish to own. One of them is a garage. Granted we'd have to shovel a driveway. But no ice removal most mornings. And perhaps slightly more moderate temperatures in the car. It just sounds luxurious to me. The other two items? A garbage disposal and a dish washer. Some day, some day....
They do such a great job of clearing the streets here that driving isn't a problem and now we can just enjoy the beautiful whiteness of it all. The picture was taken sometime mid-storm. Can you tell which way the wind was blowing? By the end there was one car in our lot that looked like a pile of snow...but we know there was a car under there somewhere!!
* Wood wanted me to note that he beat me in Scrabble, probably with a bunch of exclamation points!!!!!!!!! After spending a summer living with my grandparents who are very, very good at it and a little competitive, it's become one of my favorites and Wood agrees to play it with me from time to time. Hooray for snow days!
Monday, February 12, 2007
Why I'm glad we're not in Oswego
Most of you have probably seen pictures from Oswego county on the news. 8 ft of snow in some places with more to come. We've been asked if any of their bad weather has affected us. Nope. Other then the cold, it's been sunny and very nice here. Our little bit of snow is even melting. A sister in my ward told me they are moving to Oswego very soon. The lake must be nice in the summer, but in the winter, YIKES!
Friday, February 09, 2007
Relativity, Math Nerds, and Updates
So, Woodine and I went on a walk today and here are some quotes:
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Woodine: The weather is so nice! I'm glad it's 20 degrees.
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Woodine: Ahh, the cold wind in your face. It makes you feel alive. At this point my dad would say, "It makes me glad I'm not an elk."
Wood: Is that because elk don't have faces?
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I know that there are a few that are frozen that would probably laugh and say, "You think it's cold there? Let me tell you something. . ." but it is still cold to me. We were chuckling about how nice weather in February is very different from nice weather at other times of the year. Twelve degrees below freezing was the high not only for the day here, but the week. So in our book, the weather is nice right now.
Well, exactly one year ago today, I turned 26. Which means that I have reached the last
Well, in other news:
(we apologize for not doing a blog for a month and a half)
We just went to PA to visit the Penn Hens. I was able to be in the circle for Piper's blessing. We really enjoyed the visit. I love Man and Lady and their kids. I was really glad to see my Dad too.
We are planning a trip to NY city at the beginning of March. I've never really been there. Woodine is loving making the plans (I secretly think she enjoys planning vacations as much or more than taking vacations). She gets it from her mom. I'm excited to see a Broadway show, and see the sights and mostly to have a good time with my wife.
Woodine hasn't been nearly as morning sick recently. She surprised herself by realizing she finally likes food again. Neither of us miss it. Good riddance! Lady's mom Reenie teasingly chided Christine because "You're supposed to gain weight when you are pregnant." I don't think she is even back to weighing as much as she did before getting pregnant. I'm glad she is eating, keeping it down, and slowly gaining it back.
We converted some of our friends to Settlers in January.
I just finished Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card. I loved it. I remember hating it when I was younger. I listened to it (book on CD) mostly during my drives to and from work. Now I need to get my hands on Xenocide. I have fond memories of our vacation when we read it as a family, but I think I'll get more out of it now.
Lastly, I still don't know when we will be done in NY. I was hoping we would have the baby here, but I might be done with my training before July. So we'll have the baby either here or in Connecticut
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Woodine: The weather is so nice! I'm glad it's 20 degrees.
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Woodine: Ahh, the cold wind in your face. It makes you feel alive. At this point my dad would say, "It makes me glad I'm not an elk."
Wood: Is that because elk don't have faces?
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I know that there are a few that are frozen that would probably laugh and say, "You think it's cold there? Let me tell you something. . ." but it is still cold to me. We were chuckling about how nice weather in February is very different from nice weather at other times of the year. Twelve degrees below freezing was the high not only for the day here, but the week. So in our book, the weather is nice right now.
Well, exactly one year ago today, I turned 26. Which means that I have reached the last
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age for 229 years. I know I blew past 1 to the first and 2 squared before I could really appreciate them for what they were, - - but I promise to appreciate three cubed for all that it is. And I guess if I reach the age of 256, I'll do the same.
Well, in other news:
(we apologize for not doing a blog for a month and a half)
We just went to PA to visit the Penn Hens. I was able to be in the circle for Piper's blessing. We really enjoyed the visit. I love Man and Lady and their kids. I was really glad to see my Dad too.
We are planning a trip to NY city at the beginning of March. I've never really been there. Woodine is loving making the plans (I secretly think she enjoys planning vacations as much or more than taking vacations). She gets it from her mom. I'm excited to see a Broadway show, and see the sights and mostly to have a good time with my wife.
Woodine hasn't been nearly as morning sick recently. She surprised herself by realizing she finally likes food again. Neither of us miss it. Good riddance! Lady's mom Reenie teasingly chided Christine because "You're supposed to gain weight when you are pregnant." I don't think she is even back to weighing as much as she did before getting pregnant. I'm glad she is eating, keeping it down, and slowly gaining it back.
We converted some of our friends to Settlers in January.
I just finished Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card. I loved it. I remember hating it when I was younger. I listened to it (book on CD) mostly during my drives to and from work. Now I need to get my hands on Xenocide. I have fond memories of our vacation when we read it as a family, but I think I'll get more out of it now.
Lastly, I still don't know when we will be done in NY. I was hoping we would have the baby here, but I might be done with my training before July. So we'll have the baby either here or in Connecticut
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