It was another early morning for me as Doofus was stomping around again this morning. He also dropped something that sounded like a 30 lb weight which made me think that Tyler slipped in the shower or Kitten was doing something really bad, either way it was loud.
I joined Tyler for some breakfast and soon he was off to work. The morning was just lovely so I took full advantage of it. Since we ate at some friends house last night, there was only about 5 dishes to do so that took approximately 5 minutes to complete. I then did my daily work out and headed to the shower. Showers are just so awesome. I got dressed and headed out for a walk.
I usually go past the hospital and peek into the lab to see if I can pester Tyler at work. He wasn't there this time so I continued down the road and enjoyed a bit of a chilly walk around town. I was told by someone I'm sure I've never actually met that I look like I'm about to pop and they asked me the usual questions about Baby J - do you know the gender? When are you due? What I find funny is that while this guy thought I looked like I was about to pop, last night a girl said that I have a really small belly. People are funny that way. I've also been asked if I'm excited to have a girl because of the way I'm carrying. And then I've read and heard that women who carry like I am, more sticking out the front, should expect a boy. I conclude that no one knows anything and you shouldn't listen to old wives tales.
Once back from my walk, I prepared Tyler's lunch and got myself something to eat as well. I turned on the noon news and waited for Tyler to come home. He did and we enjoyed some food and time together. Since he has been studying so much, I feel the need to take full advantage of any time I get with him without his books. So, as much as I hate being woken up by the lead footed doofus upstairs, I don't hate it so much because that means I get to spend some time with Tyler in the morning. And at lunch too. And lunch always goes way too fast and soon enough, Tyler was headed back to work. He was able to read a bunch today so his study time tonight might not be as long. But I doubt it. He has many pages to read and many questions to answer before his final on Sunday so he'll be working hard for a few more days.
I spent the afternoon doing my usual thing. I cross stitched but then decided I should save my project for when Tyler is home and there isn't anything else to do. I played some solitare on the computer and I only won once. Mom called me and we talked about Christmas and Baby J and our upcoming trip home. It was a nice change up in what would have been a really boring uneventful afternoon.
It's so strange living out on the coast. It's December 8th today and I am still able to stand outside for about 10 minutes with just a tank top on and enjoy the nice weather. It's not that warm or anything but it's not so freezing cold that my skin turns blue. There is just such a difference from my current life and the one I grew up in. But I can't wait to see snow again. I have always loved snow and if I can shovel just one drive way this winter, that will make me so happy.
Tyler came home right on time tonight and I started on dinner. Tonight we had bacon, eggs and toast. Breakfast for dinner is always so good. Plus it was an easy meal that was quick and painless to cook and eat so Tyler was able to get right back to studying after we were done.
And here we sit. Tyler with his boring book to read and me with my cross stitch all ready to go. I'm pretty sure I wasn't given enough thread for this project so we will see how much of it I can actually get done.
Just 2 more weeks and we should be pulling into the Jarrett's driveway. I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone again. And I can't believe that Christmas is in 2 weeks. Those days are sneaking up on us quickly. I think this year is going to be the most exhausting Christmas we've ever had. After traveling for 2 days straight, we have 4 days of family, Christmas meals and gatherings and likely late nights. I've already dedicated December 27th as a day of rest for us. We wont be doing anything that day but catching up on sleep. I just hope we don't get sick afterwards because that's never fun.
Baby J says hi!!
Sonja
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Study fest
I slept pretty good last night. However I woke up too early. I was unfortunately awake before the alarm went off which is never any fun. I got up and hopped into the shower and got ready for the day. The cat was being most irritating again. She has been super itchy, and we have finally gotten her to a point where she isn't wounded so we are trying to keep her that way until we get home and can get some better food into her so she can stop wanting to scratch. The morning routine seemed to do by pretty quickly. Sonja got out of bed at 8:30, claiming that she couldn't sleep anymore. I don't usually believe her when she says that. Mostly because I would rather still be sleeping.
I went into work and had a really slow day full of studying. I was able to get all the reading done that I wanted to today, and then some. I only did a couple xrays and took blood from 1 person in my whole day. So that was good and bad. It gets pretty boring to study as hard and as much as I have been studying. Only a few more days of solid reading like I have been. My next test won't be as bad. It is my imaging midterm and final, so just reviewing what I have already memorized. My final on Sunday is all studies that have been done regarding MRI, so very boring and dry stuff to try to get through.
I was able to come home at the end of the day, on time at 5. We were invited over to Jan's parents place for supper at 6. So when I got home I just had a snack of a couple cookies. Sonja felt like baking this afternoon, so I had a couple to tie me over until we ate. I did some more studying, writing notes this time. A different change from reading.
About 5:55 we started to get ready to leave. We decided drive tonight. I wanted make sure that the car would still start. If it didn't we would still be able to get it out this weekend and get fixed up and back so we can fill it up to come home. Fortunately it started so we don't need to think about a way to get it out of here.
It was a good meal that we had. Turkey, ham and roast with all the fixings. I ate way too much and was forced to eat even more. I am still feeling full now. We stayed until about 8:30 and then came home, as I still had some studying I wanted to get done. The Oilers were also playing on TSN. We were back in time for the 3rd period. They were already down 4-2 and ended up loosing 5-3. I was able to get my studying done and am ready for bed only to start it all over again.
We are getting excited because our departure day now shows up on the long range forecast now. But things can change everyday from now until then, so who knows what it will actually be like on the day. 2 weeks from right now we will just be rolling into Vancouver, if everything goes as planned.
Tyler
I went into work and had a really slow day full of studying. I was able to get all the reading done that I wanted to today, and then some. I only did a couple xrays and took blood from 1 person in my whole day. So that was good and bad. It gets pretty boring to study as hard and as much as I have been studying. Only a few more days of solid reading like I have been. My next test won't be as bad. It is my imaging midterm and final, so just reviewing what I have already memorized. My final on Sunday is all studies that have been done regarding MRI, so very boring and dry stuff to try to get through.
I was able to come home at the end of the day, on time at 5. We were invited over to Jan's parents place for supper at 6. So when I got home I just had a snack of a couple cookies. Sonja felt like baking this afternoon, so I had a couple to tie me over until we ate. I did some more studying, writing notes this time. A different change from reading.
About 5:55 we started to get ready to leave. We decided drive tonight. I wanted make sure that the car would still start. If it didn't we would still be able to get it out this weekend and get fixed up and back so we can fill it up to come home. Fortunately it started so we don't need to think about a way to get it out of here.
It was a good meal that we had. Turkey, ham and roast with all the fixings. I ate way too much and was forced to eat even more. I am still feeling full now. We stayed until about 8:30 and then came home, as I still had some studying I wanted to get done. The Oilers were also playing on TSN. We were back in time for the 3rd period. They were already down 4-2 and ended up loosing 5-3. I was able to get my studying done and am ready for bed only to start it all over again.
We are getting excited because our departure day now shows up on the long range forecast now. But things can change everyday from now until then, so who knows what it will actually be like on the day. 2 weeks from right now we will just be rolling into Vancouver, if everything goes as planned.
Tyler
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
31 Weeks :)
Today, I am 31 weeks pregnant. I kind of can't believe it either. I was fully expecting this to be the slowest process of my life but the end is creeping up fast. 9 more weeks and that's if we are going by my Feb. 7th due date. I kind of think this child will come earlier then that just based on my own calculations, but now that I've said that it will be super late. Oh well. There is no controlling this belly monster. The major milestone Baby J hit today is that there is now surfactant being produced in it's lung which is something that prevents the lungs from collapsing in the outside world. It's nice to know that now Baby J can breathe if born this early.
Last night was a pretty awful night for me. I had a terrible headache that was a result of my poor choice in movies. During the afternoon yesterday, I watched a "sad" movie. I'm sure that if I watched this movie any other time in my life, I wouldn't have ended up sobbing for half an hour afterwards, but how was I supposed to know the main girl was going to die in the end. So, I was crying and crying and then I got over it. I didn't replenish my water supply so I'm thinking that's where the headache originated from. Tyler was studying all last night and my headache got worse and worse as the night grew older. Tyler told me to go to bed at around 7 and I should have listened to him, that would have helped a lot. At 7 my eyes were only hurting a tiny bit and I was just a little exhausted. By 9, which is when I finally headed in, my brain felt like it was on fire. I couldn't stand being in the light and it hurt so bad. I thought that I would just fall right to sleep and sleep all night long. Tyler was nice enough to come to bed with me because usually if I fall asleep before he gets to bed, he will wake me up and then I wont be able to get back to sleep again. So, he rubbed my head and my back and I decided then to take something for the searing pain behind my eye. I rolled over and may have fallen asleep but it didn't really feel like it. I had to go to the bathroom and that was a big chore. After getting back into bed, I tossed and turned and woke up a few more times, still with a headache. I did finally get to sleep after 11:30. Poor Tyler!
I woke up this morning well rested and headache free. I joined Tyler on the couch while he played on the computer and then headed out to work. I made my breakfast and enjoyed that while Kitten cleaned herself beside me. It was a slow and lazy morning. I did the few dishes from last nights meal and did a bit of cross stitching. I then headed into the kitchen to take chicken out for tonight's meal and to make Tyler a sandwich for lunch.
Tyler came and left again and I was left wondering how I should spend my afternoon. I very much value my time these days. I was told recently to treat sleep like gold because once Baby J comes, there wont be a ton of it but I'm treating all this free time as gold. It will be the last time in a very very long time where I will be able to just sit uninterrupted and do whatever I want for hours on end. I am very much looking forward to taking care of our new baby but right now, I'm very much enjoying all this time I have. So I read to Baby J and I cross stitched some more this afternoon. I also headed outside into the glorious sunshine to get Kitten some more cat food. We ran out of her regular cat food and had to buy the bad stuff, Meow Mix. We picked it because chicken wasn't the first 3 ingredients but it turns out that food is just junk. It's not making her feel good at all and it makes her one stinky kitty, so I went to see if there was anything at the store that would be good enough to feed her. I found some and she seems to like it. We will see if it makes her feel any better but I think it's better then the other junk we had.
I made dinner and waited for Tyler to come home. We enjoyed Classy Chicken and each others company before retiring to the living room for a quiet evening. Tyler has been studying basically all night every night for a few days now. I feel sorry for him because all his free time is spent with his books but I'm also super proud of him. He's been working hard to get this stuff done and in a little over a week, it will all have paid off.
Our evening plans are as follows: once Tyler is done reading, we will be watching the latest episode of Dexter. I couldn't even think about staying up to watch it last night so tonight is the night. I have an orange waiting for me on the table and I might find something else to eat as well. I couldn't finish all my dinner because I get full pretty easily these days.
I can't believe how soon we are coming home! It makes me so excited. I can't wait to pack and get everything ready for our road trip. I can't wait to get home and see all of our family and friends and enjoy Christmas with everyone.
Sonja
Monday, December 5, 2011
T-15 days
Only 15 days until we start our journey home. Soon enough we will have our departure day show up on the long term forecast. But I got up after a nice weekend of being able to sleep in. I went into work and found that it was going to be a slow day. There wasn't much going on after the initial rush a two or three patients first thing in the morning.
I was able to get a bunch of reading done at work so I didn't need to read when I got home. The good thing is that I studied at work, but it always seems to make the day go by slower, as studying and reading is never any fun. But I have less the 2 weeks of studying left until I am done these two courses. I am writing a final on Sunday and then another one on next Thursday. Then all of the next weekend is for packing and relaxing, getting ready for the next stage of our trek.
I was able come home on time and found that supper was just about coming out of the oven. So we sat down and started to eat it. Unfortunately it wasn't quite down so we had to put it back into the oven for another 20 minutes or so. It was very filling as we also had garlic bread with it.
After supper I spent the evening studying some more. Its boring but thats life right now. We watched a couple more Christmas shows again tonight. Charlie Brown Christmas and Prep and Landing. Sonja has a headache and is off to bed, which means so am I because I don't want to wake her up when I decide to go to bed. She has the inability to go back to sleep once she is awake.
Tyler
I was able to get a bunch of reading done at work so I didn't need to read when I got home. The good thing is that I studied at work, but it always seems to make the day go by slower, as studying and reading is never any fun. But I have less the 2 weeks of studying left until I am done these two courses. I am writing a final on Sunday and then another one on next Thursday. Then all of the next weekend is for packing and relaxing, getting ready for the next stage of our trek.
I was able come home on time and found that supper was just about coming out of the oven. So we sat down and started to eat it. Unfortunately it wasn't quite down so we had to put it back into the oven for another 20 minutes or so. It was very filling as we also had garlic bread with it.
After supper I spent the evening studying some more. Its boring but thats life right now. We watched a couple more Christmas shows again tonight. Charlie Brown Christmas and Prep and Landing. Sonja has a headache and is off to bed, which means so am I because I don't want to wake her up when I decide to go to bed. She has the inability to go back to sleep once she is awake.
Tyler
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Sunday December 4, 2011
Today started exactly as I thought it would. After several Kitten wake up calls, I finally got out of bed to find a mess. At some point during her morning crazy-fest, she managed to spill her food all over the floor. It wasn't too much but it was still something I had to clean up before I could start my morning.
I made myself some granola and put it in the fridge to cool off. While I was waiting, I surfed the internet and supervised Kitty while she had some coneless time. Tyler was still in bed so I tried to be quiet and keep Kitty from scratching at the door. I ate my breakfast just as Tyler was getting out of bed.
His plans were to study all day long but we had to go to the store to get the remaining grocery items. We headed out to the store but knew we wouldn't be getting much. The trailers weren't even at the store so we knew we would have to go again later. We just continued on our way and went for a walk around town. It was super nice today, with no rain and some fog. It was nice to get out of the house because I knew we would be stuck inside with Tyler studying all day.
Once we got home, Tyler did start studying and I started cross stitching. At some point this morning I had done the dishes but I can't remember when that was. I was able to relax the rest of the day because I didn't have any house work to do. Tyler studied for about 3 hours. During that time, I worked out, showered, and cut up some carrots and apples for my lunch along with cross stitching. It was a nice afternoon.
We once again headed out to the store after Tyler had finished up what he had to complete. Finally the food was being unloaded so we had hope that we could get all the food we needed. We also managed to find Baby J a really awesome Christmas gift.
Tyler started to make some dinner when we got home again. He has been wanting to make his boneless chicken wings again and today was the day. I left that all up to him and I relaxed on the couch. Baby J was awake again and was moving a ton. Still love that feeling!! Tyler needed my help so I joined him in the kitchen to make sure the chicken pieces were properly covered in hot sauce. Afterwards, we ate the chicken and started to watch a movie on tv.
Now that dinner is done, I'm not too sure what is on for the rest of the evening. I know I will have to find something more filling to eat for real dinner as I didn't get too many of the chicken pieces. Fried food doesn't sit well in my stomach so I had to limit how many I ate. I'm just not sure what will be my next meal.
Kitten is sleeping on the back of the couch and we are still watching a movie. I'm sure we will play a few rounds of yahtzee and then it's early to bed. I'm pretty tired now and Baby J is kicking and squirming. We are actually watching Ice Age 3, the one where the mammoths have a baby and I'm not going to lie, I just about teared up a bit.
We had a really good day of just being together.
Sonja
I made myself some granola and put it in the fridge to cool off. While I was waiting, I surfed the internet and supervised Kitty while she had some coneless time. Tyler was still in bed so I tried to be quiet and keep Kitty from scratching at the door. I ate my breakfast just as Tyler was getting out of bed.
His plans were to study all day long but we had to go to the store to get the remaining grocery items. We headed out to the store but knew we wouldn't be getting much. The trailers weren't even at the store so we knew we would have to go again later. We just continued on our way and went for a walk around town. It was super nice today, with no rain and some fog. It was nice to get out of the house because I knew we would be stuck inside with Tyler studying all day.
Once we got home, Tyler did start studying and I started cross stitching. At some point this morning I had done the dishes but I can't remember when that was. I was able to relax the rest of the day because I didn't have any house work to do. Tyler studied for about 3 hours. During that time, I worked out, showered, and cut up some carrots and apples for my lunch along with cross stitching. It was a nice afternoon.
We once again headed out to the store after Tyler had finished up what he had to complete. Finally the food was being unloaded so we had hope that we could get all the food we needed. We also managed to find Baby J a really awesome Christmas gift.
Tyler started to make some dinner when we got home again. He has been wanting to make his boneless chicken wings again and today was the day. I left that all up to him and I relaxed on the couch. Baby J was awake again and was moving a ton. Still love that feeling!! Tyler needed my help so I joined him in the kitchen to make sure the chicken pieces were properly covered in hot sauce. Afterwards, we ate the chicken and started to watch a movie on tv.
Now that dinner is done, I'm not too sure what is on for the rest of the evening. I know I will have to find something more filling to eat for real dinner as I didn't get too many of the chicken pieces. Fried food doesn't sit well in my stomach so I had to limit how many I ate. I'm just not sure what will be my next meal.
Kitten is sleeping on the back of the couch and we are still watching a movie. I'm sure we will play a few rounds of yahtzee and then it's early to bed. I'm pretty tired now and Baby J is kicking and squirming. We are actually watching Ice Age 3, the one where the mammoths have a baby and I'm not going to lie, I just about teared up a bit.
We had a really good day of just being together.
Sonja
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Study day
Today I was finally able to sleep in for a few extra hours. Sonja even got up before me at around 9. I spent another hour spreading out in the whole bed and getting a little bit more sleep. I finally woke up just after 10 and started my day. I made a tasty breakfast of sausage mcmuffins. I had been waiting for the store to finally bring in some ground pork for weeks and weeks, and finally 2 weeks ago they had some, so I stock up, which is why I have been making them so often lately. After breakfast I hunkered down and started to study. I had two more tests and two finals until I am done my courses for this term. I wanted to get one of those tests done today and maybe one tomorrow so I can focus on my finals. So studying was pretty boring, but it took up most of my day.
I eventually finished up studying today and went in to work to write my test. It went pretty good I think, but I won't know for a couple days. After I wrote my test we went to the store to try to get all the stuff on our list. It was super busy there today and for whatever reason they only had one till open. We stood in line for what seemed like forever. They eventually opened up another till and we were the first ones through.
After we got home Sonja started to make supper. We had another soup. I think it is the last one for a while. It was very good and filling though. Full of meat and vegetables. While we were eating we had the early game on Hockey Night in Canada, waiting for the Oiler game to start.
The Oilers had a good start to the game. They were up 2-0 in the first 4 minutes, but true to Oiler form they gave up the lead right away and it has been tied at 2 since the ten minute mark. The game is in the third period and hopefully they can regain the lead without going into overtime. They just scored again and took the lead, only to once again loose it. Back to the hoping they don't have to got to overtime.
Tyler
Friday, December 2, 2011
Friday
Tyler was supposed to blog yesterday but couldn't because he had to go to work at about 9. He couldn't before work because we had a friend over to watch The Office with us. The funny thing about that plan is that she came over at about 8 and we sat and talked for an hour. The show was set to start at 9 and 5 minutes to the hour, Tyler's phone rings. It was just so typical. We ended up watching the show and having a good talk also. She left right as Tyler was coming home again.
Tyler was supposed to blog tonight but he can't because he's currently at work. I'm sure he will be home soon but I thought I would at least start this for him. Whenever it's his turn to write, he usually forgets and then when I remind him he lets out this disappointed groan. He doesn't always enjoy writing especially when it's late and he just wants to go to sleep. I think it might feel like just one more thing on his agenda and he's been pretty busy lately.
So, my day started early again. I'm pretty sure upstairs guy was training his elephants this morning, training them to march in lead shoes I'm sure. Apparently he asked Kendra if she had a skipping rope he could use and I'm so glad she didn't have one. If I woke up to him skipping at 6:30 in the morning, he would have a very upset pregnant girl breaking down his door. She did tell him that it's pretty loud for us but either he doesn't care or doesn't know just how heavy his feet are. Oh well.
I got out of bed and joined Tyler and Kitten on the couch. I wish I could have slept in but I might be getting use to waking up early. This skill will come in handy in the next few months when I have a screaming child to attend to at all hours of the day and night. I got some breakfast and after a while, kissed Tyler goodbye and started my own morning routine.
Fridays are my designated "clean the house" day. I use to do the bigger chores on Saturday because Tyler is always studying and I need to keep myself busy but he would always feel bad for "making" me do everything while he just sat there. I have to constantly remind him that he's not just sitting there, he's working and studying hard at his school work. Why would I make him vacuum or fold clothes when I'm perfectly able to do it all in a short amount of time myself? It just doesn't make much sense to me. I do appreciate his offers to help but it's unnecessary. So this morning, I vacuumed the house, started the first of 3 loads of laundry, fed TK and warmed her some cream and then I worked out. There aren't that many chores to do but it took about an hour before I was able to sit down again.
I made Tyler a sandwich for lunch and ate an apple while I waited for Tyler to return for lunch. During that time, I watched a bit of news and played on the computer. I've been playing solitare the last few days and have only won about 2 games. Yesterday, I had started a game and was preoccupied doing something else and Tyler picked up the computer and won the game. It's so hard to win and he went and stole that game from me. I have to give him a hard time for that.
My afternoon was uneventful. It was super foggy all morning which is always super creepy because you can't see anything. It's like there was a grey sheet placed in front of our windows because you couldn't see past the railings. By the afternoon, it had cleared up but then started to rain. I found a new cross stitch project to work on and I anticipate it will be done by the time we start our trip home. It's not very hard and I have a ton of time to work on it. I found a second one I'm going to start on our trip home. Maybe I will see if I can get it done by the time we get home. I doubt it but it will keep me busy on the road.
I was going to make another soup for din din but when I found out I would have to grind my own meat for the dish, I opted for something a little easier. Tyler was late coming home so I just started dinner when I got hungry. I put some chicken in the oven and started some rice. It's the easiest meal in the world to throw together and almost always tastes fantastic. My soup will have to wait until tomorrow. When making last week's menu, I had 4 soups on the list. They would have all turned out really great but after the 2nd day of soup, Tyler started to mention that he's kind of sick of it. I also found out that it didn't keep him full very long so I scratched the last half of the menu and have been making it up as I go along.
After dinner, the plan was for Tyler to study until the hockey started and I was going to cross stitch. That plan quickly changed when Tyler's study material wouldn't load up on the internet so he just played with Kitten until it was time for hockey. We started the game but Tyler got called into work so he missed the end of the first period.
He is back now and playing on his phone while I finish this blog post. TK had been watching me all evening and it still breaks my heart that she can't come in from the cold and join us on the couch. I warmed up some more cream and Tyler just gave her some kibble so I think she'll be off to bed soon.
Baby J had a good appointment yesterday. The heartbeat was strong at 130 but the doctor said I was measuring small for being past 30 weeks. She wasn't concerned though and said that it's probably just a small baby and that it seemed that Baby J was hiding out in the middle of my body, closer to my spine than my front. It's not great to hear that Baby J is measuring small because I don't know how to make it grow bigger. I've been eating granola and whenever I'm hungry I'll snack on something but maybe Baby J just hasn't hit a growth spurt. We will see just how small this kid is when I'm giving birth. I'm sure I'll be cursing the doctor who dared to tell me it's a small baby. Today he was moving a lot and had the hiccups. I always laugh when I feel those tiny movements.
Well, it's Friday night. There isn't much on the docket for us for the remainder of the evening but I assume I'll be cross stitching and Tyler will be watching the hockey game. I think he also mentioned we have a movie to watch so that will be fun.
Enjoy the weekend. I would like to remind everyone to please pray for good clear weather for when we are coming home. A few weeks ago, the ferry didn't stop in Bella Bella because it was too choppy so we could use some prayers for nice clear weather and clear clean roads. I do love snow but not when I'm driving long distances.
Sonja
Tyler was supposed to blog tonight but he can't because he's currently at work. I'm sure he will be home soon but I thought I would at least start this for him. Whenever it's his turn to write, he usually forgets and then when I remind him he lets out this disappointed groan. He doesn't always enjoy writing especially when it's late and he just wants to go to sleep. I think it might feel like just one more thing on his agenda and he's been pretty busy lately.
So, my day started early again. I'm pretty sure upstairs guy was training his elephants this morning, training them to march in lead shoes I'm sure. Apparently he asked Kendra if she had a skipping rope he could use and I'm so glad she didn't have one. If I woke up to him skipping at 6:30 in the morning, he would have a very upset pregnant girl breaking down his door. She did tell him that it's pretty loud for us but either he doesn't care or doesn't know just how heavy his feet are. Oh well.
I got out of bed and joined Tyler and Kitten on the couch. I wish I could have slept in but I might be getting use to waking up early. This skill will come in handy in the next few months when I have a screaming child to attend to at all hours of the day and night. I got some breakfast and after a while, kissed Tyler goodbye and started my own morning routine.
Fridays are my designated "clean the house" day. I use to do the bigger chores on Saturday because Tyler is always studying and I need to keep myself busy but he would always feel bad for "making" me do everything while he just sat there. I have to constantly remind him that he's not just sitting there, he's working and studying hard at his school work. Why would I make him vacuum or fold clothes when I'm perfectly able to do it all in a short amount of time myself? It just doesn't make much sense to me. I do appreciate his offers to help but it's unnecessary. So this morning, I vacuumed the house, started the first of 3 loads of laundry, fed TK and warmed her some cream and then I worked out. There aren't that many chores to do but it took about an hour before I was able to sit down again.
I made Tyler a sandwich for lunch and ate an apple while I waited for Tyler to return for lunch. During that time, I watched a bit of news and played on the computer. I've been playing solitare the last few days and have only won about 2 games. Yesterday, I had started a game and was preoccupied doing something else and Tyler picked up the computer and won the game. It's so hard to win and he went and stole that game from me. I have to give him a hard time for that.
My afternoon was uneventful. It was super foggy all morning which is always super creepy because you can't see anything. It's like there was a grey sheet placed in front of our windows because you couldn't see past the railings. By the afternoon, it had cleared up but then started to rain. I found a new cross stitch project to work on and I anticipate it will be done by the time we start our trip home. It's not very hard and I have a ton of time to work on it. I found a second one I'm going to start on our trip home. Maybe I will see if I can get it done by the time we get home. I doubt it but it will keep me busy on the road.
I was going to make another soup for din din but when I found out I would have to grind my own meat for the dish, I opted for something a little easier. Tyler was late coming home so I just started dinner when I got hungry. I put some chicken in the oven and started some rice. It's the easiest meal in the world to throw together and almost always tastes fantastic. My soup will have to wait until tomorrow. When making last week's menu, I had 4 soups on the list. They would have all turned out really great but after the 2nd day of soup, Tyler started to mention that he's kind of sick of it. I also found out that it didn't keep him full very long so I scratched the last half of the menu and have been making it up as I go along.
After dinner, the plan was for Tyler to study until the hockey started and I was going to cross stitch. That plan quickly changed when Tyler's study material wouldn't load up on the internet so he just played with Kitten until it was time for hockey. We started the game but Tyler got called into work so he missed the end of the first period.
He is back now and playing on his phone while I finish this blog post. TK had been watching me all evening and it still breaks my heart that she can't come in from the cold and join us on the couch. I warmed up some more cream and Tyler just gave her some kibble so I think she'll be off to bed soon.
Baby J had a good appointment yesterday. The heartbeat was strong at 130 but the doctor said I was measuring small for being past 30 weeks. She wasn't concerned though and said that it's probably just a small baby and that it seemed that Baby J was hiding out in the middle of my body, closer to my spine than my front. It's not great to hear that Baby J is measuring small because I don't know how to make it grow bigger. I've been eating granola and whenever I'm hungry I'll snack on something but maybe Baby J just hasn't hit a growth spurt. We will see just how small this kid is when I'm giving birth. I'm sure I'll be cursing the doctor who dared to tell me it's a small baby. Today he was moving a lot and had the hiccups. I always laugh when I feel those tiny movements.
Well, it's Friday night. There isn't much on the docket for us for the remainder of the evening but I assume I'll be cross stitching and Tyler will be watching the hockey game. I think he also mentioned we have a movie to watch so that will be fun.
Enjoy the weekend. I would like to remind everyone to please pray for good clear weather for when we are coming home. A few weeks ago, the ferry didn't stop in Bella Bella because it was too choppy so we could use some prayers for nice clear weather and clear clean roads. I do love snow but not when I'm driving long distances.
Sonja
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