And here are the "After" photos:
Can you imagine if we had each ordered our OWN sundaes??!!Wednesday, February 6, 2008
That's a Big Sundae
Tim and I had a little date tonight at the Fair Oaks Pharmacy & Soda Fountain. Yay new places! We wanted to get ice cream, but in hopes of acting upon a modicum of healthfulness, we decided to split a sundae between the two of us. We had NO IDEA what we were getting ourselves into. Here are the "Before" photos:
And here are the "After" photos:
Can you imagine if we had each ordered our OWN sundaes??!!
And here are the "After" photos: Can you imagine if we had each ordered our OWN sundaes??!!
Allow Me to Introduce Walkie Bits
Hey y'all! Did everyone have a good Super Fat Tuesday yesterday? Tim and I visited our local polling place, and we were hoping for some snazzy "I Voted" beads, but all we got was the regular old sticker. The lady there could not get over the fact that we're married but we're registered in two different parties. (Apparently that's not super common?) Anyway, after discussing it on the walk back home, we realized that our fundamental political apathy always overrides any possible disagreements that we may temporarily have about the issues. (Hahaha.)
I have nothing to write about. The baby isn't here yet (38.5 weeks now!), and I'm in the process of writing Thank You notes for the generous baby gifts that we've received, starting the Baby Book, and finishing the nursery. Finishing the nursery basically consists of hanging up the curtains and buying a little toy box (which I'm especially excited about, because Tim and I are going to Ikea tomorrow to get the Apa storage box for $14.99, and to eat delicious meatballs and lingonberries!). Oh, and if anyone hears anything about the Flarke DVD storage shelves (which have been out of stock for months and months now), do let us know. They're also only $14.99 each, but are perpetually unavailable. So, that's another one of my projects right now -- checking the Ikea website daily to see if the Flarkes are here. :-) Life is good when work is winding down!!
Anyway, as it turns out, I was able to conjure some inane things to write about after all! However, I still need to introduce Walkie Bits. Tim had a Man Shower on Saturday night at Dave & Buster's (the man version of the baby showers that I've enjoyed lately), and he won a wicked lot of tickets, and got me a little electronic toy called -- of all things -- Walkie Bits. (It actually says "Walkie Bits" on the little package! Go figure.) It's this little, orange, plastic turtle that walks around and makes buzzing sounds when you press its little plastic shell:
It's really quite entertaining (at least for those of us whose work is winding down and are pretty much just writing Thank You notes right now, anyway), and it's my new little desk buddy. If you happen to visit a Dave & Buster's anytime soon, I highly recommend that you aim for the 250 tickets needed for a Walkie Bits. It's bits of walkie fun (big bits, too).
Finally, (I'll stop after this and get back to work and Thank You's), Tim and I had our third and final childbirth class last night. Among other things, our teacher kept saying the phrase "soup to nuts" (which apparently means "from A to Z"?), and she also claimed that bellydancing used to be a form of childbirthing. Haha... what? I love it. We've done so much reading now, and seen so many videos, that we pretty much get the whole labor thing at this point (although still have no idea what to expect for us specifically), so, unfortunately, we ended up whispering jokes to each other the whole time. Don't get me wrong, we were generally very attentive, especially when she showed a video of the placenta (WILD). We also learned that the baby rotates in order to fit properly through the pelvic bones and what not during contractions. Very interesting. Flippant though we may be at times, it was a good class, and we're very, very excited for the weeks (days?) ahead. Still no idea when Tadpole-Leonard will actually come, but we're definitely looking forward with growing anticipation. :-)
Okay, back to my day...
I have nothing to write about. The baby isn't here yet (38.5 weeks now!), and I'm in the process of writing Thank You notes for the generous baby gifts that we've received, starting the Baby Book, and finishing the nursery. Finishing the nursery basically consists of hanging up the curtains and buying a little toy box (which I'm especially excited about, because Tim and I are going to Ikea tomorrow to get the Apa storage box for $14.99, and to eat delicious meatballs and lingonberries!). Oh, and if anyone hears anything about the Flarke DVD storage shelves (which have been out of stock for months and months now), do let us know. They're also only $14.99 each, but are perpetually unavailable. So, that's another one of my projects right now -- checking the Ikea website daily to see if the Flarkes are here. :-) Life is good when work is winding down!!
Anyway, as it turns out, I was able to conjure some inane things to write about after all! However, I still need to introduce Walkie Bits. Tim had a Man Shower on Saturday night at Dave & Buster's (the man version of the baby showers that I've enjoyed lately), and he won a wicked lot of tickets, and got me a little electronic toy called -- of all things -- Walkie Bits. (It actually says "Walkie Bits" on the little package! Go figure.) It's this little, orange, plastic turtle that walks around and makes buzzing sounds when you press its little plastic shell:
It's really quite entertaining (at least for those of us whose work is winding down and are pretty much just writing Thank You notes right now, anyway), and it's my new little desk buddy. If you happen to visit a Dave & Buster's anytime soon, I highly recommend that you aim for the 250 tickets needed for a Walkie Bits. It's bits of walkie fun (big bits, too).
Finally, (I'll stop after this and get back to work and Thank You's), Tim and I had our third and final childbirth class last night. Among other things, our teacher kept saying the phrase "soup to nuts" (which apparently means "from A to Z"?), and she also claimed that bellydancing used to be a form of childbirthing. Haha... what? I love it. We've done so much reading now, and seen so many videos, that we pretty much get the whole labor thing at this point (although still have no idea what to expect for us specifically), so, unfortunately, we ended up whispering jokes to each other the whole time. Don't get me wrong, we were generally very attentive, especially when she showed a video of the placenta (WILD). We also learned that the baby rotates in order to fit properly through the pelvic bones and what not during contractions. Very interesting. Flippant though we may be at times, it was a good class, and we're very, very excited for the weeks (days?) ahead. Still no idea when Tadpole-Leonard will actually come, but we're definitely looking forward with growing anticipation. :-)
Okay, back to my day...
Friday, February 1, 2008
Ahhhh My Precious Lost Returns...
LOST IS BACK!!! LOST IS BACK!!! YAAAAAAAAY!!!
So, how cool was the season premiere last night?? We loved it. I really want to discuss it, but I'll hold myself back so as not to ruin it for the DVDers. Tim and I celebrated the restart of one of our fave series in natural fashion with a Lost party, which included Tim, Jean, and two pizzas from Tarantino's. (Don't worry, we didn't finish both pizzas.) It was delicious AND exciting!!
Then I had my 37-week baby appointment this morning, during which (I'll spare you the details) I was informed that little Tadpole-Leonard will probably not be moving in with us this week (cue sad music). So, the waiting game continues! Here's the latest belly photo:
And if checking out cute and clever photos of Jean is your thing, then be sure to visit the Lalee Photography website! My awesome PA friend Lauri recently started Lalee, and her portfolio online includes a few photos of pregnant Jean from late December 2007. (See if you can find them! They're hidden in "Engagements" and "Portraits!") If you live in the PA area, I highly recommend that you hire Lauri for your various portraiting needs. She is really fun and highly professional too, and she is flush with creative ideas. Seriously, I am amazed by her incredible talent, and I'm so glad that I was able to have a photo shoot with her. YAY LAURI!!!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Farewell, President Hinckley
President Gordon B. Hinckley, 1910-2008President Hinckley has been the President and Prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ever since I began attending church in 1999 as a visitor with Tim and his family, which ultimately resulted in my conversion and baptism in August 2001.
A little over a year later, President Hinckley gave the worldwide Church membership a piece of counsel that is among those that I remember most vividly:"I challenge every one of you who can hear me to rise to the divinity within you." (General Conference October 2002)
I love and revere this man, whose lifetime of faith and service is an example to us all. He will be missed.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Maybe I can shed a little light...
Many of you had an understandably hard time making out facial features on the ultrasound Jean posted yesterday. I don't know if I could have made it out if I hadn't seen the image moving around at the doctor's office. So, I have attempted here to clarify the image a bit.
On the left is a rough tracing of his facial features, and you can either A) refer to the previously posted picture and compare the two; or B) compare it to the baby-vu (TM) image on the right. Baby-vu (TM) is a special process I'm working on that filters out the visual noise and confusion inherent in ultrasound photos, in order to allow parents to see what their child looks like in the womb. As you can see, we're having one handsome boy.
On the left is a rough tracing of his facial features, and you can either A) refer to the previously posted picture and compare the two; or B) compare it to the baby-vu (TM) image on the right. Baby-vu (TM) is a special process I'm working on that filters out the visual noise and confusion inherent in ultrasound photos, in order to allow parents to see what their child looks like in the womb. As you can see, we're having one handsome boy.
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