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  • Regular ole day

    More hemp. Need to boil them and then wash. But in order to do that, I have to do dishes first. Who knows when that'll happen.No shoes fit. I squeeze into my beat up 3yo sandals. That's it. I refuse to do socks and…

  • Still gestating

    No worries, I'm still here. Avoiding housework. Needing to put photos up of stuff I'd like to sell and get out of the house. Snapping at the kids. The usual. Don't worry, if things go similar to last time, you'll ge…

  • Forced nesting

    First, the garden. Because I'm nuts. Beans in one, peas in the other. I think the beans are in the photo on the right, but don't quote me. Had to shrink the photos. Had a few peas from last year apparently self-sow …

  • That's it

    I've hit the wall. You know the one. Where you're just fucking done with pregnancy. And at the same time, resigned that you're going to be the only woman on the planet with the gestation time of an elephant (22 months…

  • 39 weeks

    Yup. I'm ready. Ish.Today's appt was a bit goofy. I showed up thinking my appt was 11:30am - had hubby come home early for lunch so I wouldn't have to take/chase after the hooligans. Appt was actually at 1pm. But …

  • Garden updating

    Sorry, incredibly picture heavy. Ignore at will.Left half of backyard.Right half of the backyard (I'm standing between the canopy thingie and the strawberry bed).Hubby did the floor of the shed. If it dries enough toni…

  • Giant Food Brain Dump of 2008 cont....

    Updated from March...Currently in the freezers:4 meals Cheeseburgers 3-5 lbs cooked ground beef1 meal English muffin Pizzas1 pkg cheese tortellini5 pkgs spinach-cheese ravioli3 whole chickensTons of chicken breasts - I'd…

  • Ugh

    You ever just want to start a day by downing an entire bottle of tequila or something?

  • Chicken nuggets and cinnamon rolls

    My attempt at being productive yesterday.Yummy. So then all we need to do is yoink a pan from the freezer, stick in oven to rise (over a pan of boiling water) for slightly longer than the recipe calls for, bake, make i…

  • Yet another midwife appt and more garden

    Turns out my midwife also thought I'd be going into labor last night/this morning. Hah on both of us. Dang kid.Up to 219.2lbs, bp's 140/88 (a little high, but I'm almost done), fundal height's 42cm (yikes! talk about…

  • Baby stuff

    Hubby came home for lunch today.Took one look at me?And said the baby dropped.Not 100% sure whether kiddo did or not, but I sure do have to pee every 5 minutes. So I'm frantically attempting to finish repairing diapers …

  • Did I mention we have a garden?

    What it looked like a few days ago. You know, when the weather was fabulous but the kids not so much?Stuff that needed to be done...What I *really* wanted to get in the ground.Today, my mom ran kid interference during …

  • Twitchy

    It's 1:25am. I'm all twitchy and anxious. But, with a hubby, mom and two kids asleep upstairs, I can't really do anything down here because I just. can't. fall. asleep.I'm sure having to get up 6 times since midnight t…

  • Family

    Told my mom.She seems to be doing okay.Says she's felt used for a long while here (as in he was only there for the money/paycheck, and that was it).She's watching tv in the living room while I check email and weather.At …

  • Fuck fuck fuck

    They won't let me do a goddamn thing. And it's a *beautiful* day out, perfect for planting and such because the sun's out and it's not raining and the soil isn't too wet (if at all).Can't I lock them in the garage or so…

  • Cars

    So this morning we went to Fred Meyer because we ran out of milk.We're turning off the highway towards our neighborhood, and pass by a building supply store. Where a very pretty deep, dark green 1930's Ford is stopped a…

  • Still to do and counting

    Still left to do:Clean out my closetVacuum upstairsBaby clothes washed and in green binsBuy/find a dozen Joey BunzOrder more Disposanots if they fit the 2yoFinish repairing diapersCover garden with landscaping cloth - an…

  • Midwife visit

    37 week visit. All clear for a homebirth.217.8lbs.Not spilling sugar or protein.Bp was a little high at 140/78. I was literally wrestling with the two kids to even get into the garage, let alone the midwife's office. …

  • Diaper and nesting struggles...

    You know, back when I was starting to cloth diaper the big one? It was all fun. Hanging out on the diapering boards, learning about everything, the thrill of the hunt, etc.Now? Not so much. More tedious and annoying …

  • Tilled goodness. My hubby rocks. Seriously. Because I'm desperately hoping that while he's out of town I'll magically get some more energy so I can plant the beans and potatoes and peas and turnips and maybe peanuts a…

  • Spent some of today outside

    Pulled down the trellises and pulled out the soaker hoses. Still rebar there, hubby'll have to get that. Not only do I have the strength of a bunny, but I have no urge to throw myself into labor yet, despite how awful…

  • Yet more plans for the yard

    Yup, I'm insane. Certifiable.First off, the hubby's creation. Only had tar paper on the one side, shingles on the other that I can't capture on camera without a crane. Shaping up. Where I wanted to stick the secon…

  • At least no more vomit

    That's a start.I desperately need nesting to happen. I've got so much I need to do, and no real energy or get up and go to do it until I force myself (which isn't pretty, anyway). House could use me paying more attenti…

  • Happy Birthday to me

    By 9am I'd done dishes, started a load of laundry, and almost thrown up myself from cleaning up burp-come-barf from the 2yo. Oh yeah, what a day. Figures though - hubby and the boys were all sick on hubby's birthday th…

  • More plant stuff

    50 Jersey Knight and 25 Purple Passion asparagus in this "little" plot.Got some transplanting done. Mine are the yellow-y looking tomato plants - either the lights aren't making 'em super happy or I've been letting the…

  • Lots of yard photos, sorry

    Becky ~ I promise I haven't forgotten about you in the least. I'm just feeling huge and lazy and trying to get outdoor stuff done when it's been nice out since I have that darn ticking clock in my uterus. I would alw…

  • Birthdays and parents and onions

    Yesterday the little guy turned 2yo. We did nothing. Oh, scratch that, kiddo fell on something and scraped up his temple, I got a prenatal massage, and then I went by the Tomato Lady's place to snag a few plants. Oh, …

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