Posted by Rachel on Jan 26, 2010 in
Noah
Well, Noah is officially a year and a half old already (okay so tomorrow is the official day – the 27th). Where did the time go??? It seems like we just brought him home from the hospital. But now we are preparing to bring home his baby sister in just a few short weeks!! Wow, how time flies!!!!
Over this past weekend, we got Noah moved to his new room and his new crib. Our neighbors are so kind that they are letting us use their crib while Noah needs it. That was a relief knowing that we didn’t have to get a new crib for him. I do want to keep him in the crib as long as we can, but I don’t think it will be too long before he’s trying to get out. Let’s just hope that he doesn’t figure out how to get out any time soon!!! We don’t have the dresser re-done yet, but otherwise I think his room is as done as it’s going to get!
Now I need to get the little girls room ready. I’m not going to do much…she gets the same farm theme Noah had, so I mainly just need to clean the room, move the mattress up in the crib, wash the clothes that we do have for her, get some of the “baby” stuff back out and I think that’s about it!
In the picture above, you can see all the matchbox cars are lined up in the window. He would bring a couple over, get up on the ottoman, sit them in the window, get down and start the process all over again until he had all these cars. There was a lot going on outside, a backhoe was working on one side, the neighbors dog was on the other side and the moon was up in the sky.
Well, maybe I should get baking. I think Noah needs some cupcakes for his 1 1/2 birthday…right?!?!?! Hey, they sound good to me!!! And you don’t want to deny a pregnant woman chocolate, do you??
Posted by Rachel on Jan 21, 2010 in
Noah,
Rick
Last Sunday we went to the mall to let Noah run around the play area. I think he needed to burn off some energy and he ran around here like a crazy man! He was climbing on everything and going thru the tunnel and having a good time! It wasn’t very busy at all so he pretty much had the place to himself!
Here’s some pictures…
Of course, Rick had to get in on the fun too!!! I was perfectly content sitting on the bench not having to do a thing!!!
Posted by Rachel on Jan 11, 2010 in
Rachel
I thought I’d update everyone on the pregnancy. It seems like time is going so fast for this one – I’m at 30 weeks already. That’s 3/4 of the way done!! There are WAY too many things on the “Before Baby Comes To Do List”. We are getting some things done, but it just seems like there is never enough time to work on everything! When we break it down into, “there are only 9 more weekends to do this or that”, it doesn’t seem possible. But we’re not too worried, whatever we get done is good and whatever is left will get done…sometime!
I start going to the doctor every two weeks now for a checkup. It’s always nice to hear that little heartbeat!!! I’m still having those lovely round ligament pains, mainly when I’m laying down or trying to roll over in bed. So bedtime is usually a painful process.
Rick must have gotten tired of listening to me complain about my back ache, so he got me a prenatal massage at the gym he goes to!!! Yeah, it was GREAT!!!!! I told him that he needs to start giving me daily massages now…so far, that hasn’t happened!!!
I’m pretty sure, Noah doesn’t have any idea what is going on. He is way more interested in his cars, trucks and farm than what I have in my belly! Every once in a while, we’ll ask him where his baby sister is and he’ll lift up my shirt and point at my belly button, but then he jumps off my lap and gets a toy. I guess she’ll be here soon enough and then we’ll be trying to keep him away from her!
Posted by Rachel on Jan 7, 2010 in
Funny,
Rick
I think this is the way Rick is feeling now. We seen on the news last night that this is the most snow we’ve gotten in over 30 years!!! It snowed a couple more inches last night and we had lots of wind to go with it. So far, this winter is not very fun!!! Noah wants to keep going outside, but it’s just too cold.
Diary of a Demented Snow Shoveler
December 8 6:00 PM
It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow!
December 9
We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in The whole world? Moving here was the best idea I’ve ever had!
Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life!
December 12
The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment! My neighbor tells me not to worry-we’ll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful!
Bob says we’ll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I’ll never want to see snow again. I don’t think that’s possible. Bob is such A nice man, I’m glad he’s our neighbor.
December 14
Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night. The Temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed Up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is The life!
The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn’t realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I’ll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I wouldn’t huff and puff so.
December 15
20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4×4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife’s car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that’s silly. We aren’t in Alaska , after all.
December 16
Ice storm this morning. Fell on my butt on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.
December 17
Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should’ve bought a wood stove, but won’t admit it to her. God, I hate it when she’s right. I can’t believe I’m freezing to death in my own living room.
December 20
Electricity is back on, but had another 14 inches of the white stuff last night. More shoveling! Took all day. The snowplow came by twice.
Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they’re too busy playing hockey. I think they’re lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they’re out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they’re lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he’s lying.
December 22
Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more Inches of snow fell today, and it’s so cold,
It probably won’t melt till August. Took me 45 minutes To get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to pee. By the time I got undressed, peed and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel.
Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter, but he says he’s too busy… I think the asshole is lying.
December 23
Only 2 inches of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she, nuts?!! Why didn’t she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I think she’s lying.
December 24
6 inches – Snow packed so hard by snowplow, I broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack… If I ever catch the asshole who drives that snow plow, I’ll drag him through the snow by his balls and beat him to death with my broken shovel.
I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I’ve just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas Carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the snowplow.
December 25
Merry freaking Christmas! 20 more inches of the white slop tonight – Snowed in
The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God, I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she’s a fricking idiot. If I have to watch “It’s A Wonderful Life” one more time, I’m going to stuff her into the microwave.
December 26
Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She’s really getting on my nerves.
December 27
Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze; plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.
December 28
Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. The WITCH is driving me crazy!!!
December 29
10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That’s the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?
December 30
Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars, not only for the beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass. The wife went home to her mother. Nine more inches predicted.
December 31
I set fire to what’s left of the house. No more shoveling.
January 8
Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?
