Good Morning Humble Readers...
I hope all is well, where ever you are on this blue marble of ours. Things here on the flatland are mostly mellow today. The sun has decided to make a reappearance, and we are actually supposed to be seeing some summer-like weather again for a few days. For the last week or so it has really felt like fall is just around the corner. Where did the summer go?
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I have had a few people asking me if I am going to post a belly shot anytime soon... and while I am sorry to disappoint, the answer is no. Honestly, because of my pre-pregnancy weight, I don't really look all that pregnant. Yes, I have to wear maternity clothes because my regular stuff doesn't fit anymore, but if you didn't know I was pregnant, you really couldn't tell... at least not yet. Maybe you will get to see me and my belly in a month's time.
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You know you have short legs when... you order a pair of maternity jeans from the (plus size) petites section of the website, and when you get them they are still almost an inch too long. *sigh* It's not like I'm crazy short like my aunts (I'm a very tall woman for my bio-dad's side of the family), I'm 5'4''. But apparently I have little stumps for legs. Too bad I never learned how to sew!
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So, I went and saw Dr. U this morning. I got a quick peak at the Halfling... still transverse, which is okay for now, lying head to the left and bum to the right. It explains all the movement I am getting over my right hip... those little feet are active. Heartbeat was 153. According to Dr. U's scale I have lost 2kg (4.4lbs) in the last two weeks, thanks to the diabetic diet I'm on.
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Sooooo... Dr. U took a look at my log book for my blood sugar levels and he immediately decided it was time for insulin. He commended me for trying so hard with my diet, but that it just wasn't working, and he doesn't want to take another week to see if we can get the numbers any lower. So, insulin it is. I have an appointment with the nurse at the diabetes clinic tomorrow morning to learn how to administer the insulin, and how to use all the stuff I got today at the pharmacy. The details, for those of you that get what all this means, are: Humalog - 6 units at breakfast, 4 units at lunch, 4 units at dinner & HumulinN - 6 units at bedtime. They gave me the pen thing, rather than a traditional syringe, which is supposed to be easier. I know many of you are already well-versed at giving yourselves shots with all the IF stuff, but I never did that, so I'm a bit nervous. Several years ago, I had to give my mom chemo shots, so I don't imagine it will be much different... only this time I'll be sticking the needle in me.
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The crib we ordered is supposed to arrive today! I can't believe we are going to have a crib... in our house! Of course, the nursery still isn't anywhere near ready, so the box will have to sit in the hall for a while, but it's still going to be in our house! Yay!
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We had a little house guest for most of the last week... Sunny the Pug came to stay for a few days whilst his mom & dad were out of town. We won't be able to have him many more times before baby stuff takes over the house (Sunny always comes with a kennel, a bed, and a huge pen that we can keep him in during the day so that he stays off the furniture while we're at work). It was fun to have him again, and now that he's gone, I keep looking for him. He has become very attached to my Beloved and gets upset when he sees him put his coat and shoes on.
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Does anyone have any good ideas for roasting acorn squash that don't involve brown sugar? I have one that I need to use up, but of course I'm trying to not use sugar if I can help it. Also, I'm trying to incorporate more beans into my diet for the protein, but I have never cooked much with them. Any ideas?
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Hobbit-ish Potpurri: Crawling out From Under A Rock
Good Afternoon Humble Readers...
So, you might be wondering where I've been the last week or so. Probably not, but just in case, I thought I'd tell you what I've been up to...
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Work has been very draining lately. Not so much physically, but psychologically and emotionally. The morale in our store has been taking a beating over the last few weeks (the usual post Christmas irritations), and it's potentially going to be getting worse before it gets better due to some changes coming in the next few weeks. The changes won't mean anything to our customers (except for better service!) and I think it will be great when it all falls into place, but the transition for our staff will be challenging, I think. And of course, if it's challenging for them, it means it's challenging for us as a leadership team because we have to make it work and be positive about it.
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The Olympics... I'm actually working on a full post about the first few days of Olympic competition. I'm not normally a televised sports fan... don't even get me started on how boring watching football or baseball is on a regular day. But the Olympics make me make me sports-crazy! I'm loving it! One thing I have discovered today... I have to limit how much of the alpine skiing and snowboarding I watch. I am very susceptible to motion sickness, and watching them fly down the slopes, on that track with the lines gives me a horrible headache and makes me feel ill.
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Valentine's day was a nice quiet day for my Beloved and I. I made a spectacular dinner (it will be my show and tell this week). We went to church, went out for lunch, got groceries, and then came home and watched a whole lot of speed skating, figure skating, and men's moguls. My Beloved surprised me with some beautiful red tulips on Saturday night... he brought them to my work... he likes to show off a little sometimes. He also got me a dvd (Jane Austen Book Club). I got him one of the official Hockey Canada jerseys. He's pretty stoked about it.
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You all have been very busy bloggers... I hadn't read any blogs since sometime Thursday, and when I opened my reader yesterday it had more than 50 posts... YIKES! I've read through most of them now, but I haven't done much commenting yet.
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Cycle update... oy! Fertility Friend has been driving me up a wall! I know I have griped incessantly about how my O day has changed significantly in the last few months, but really, it is still stress-inducing. Then throw in a couple of wonky temps, and FF all of a sudden says I O'd on CD 13. I KNEW that wasn't the case and that it would change, but there's nothing like having crosshairs on your chart to make you wonder if you are imagining things. This morning FF changed my O day to when I thought it was, CD 16. But it's still only dotted lines.... grrrr. I'm 3dpo now. Oh, and I got my OV watch. If I don't get a bfp this cycle (and I don't think I will), then we will start using that at the end of this month.
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Sunny-boy, aka 'the little poop' has had good days and bad days. He's definitely missing his owners. He's very well potty trained, and has only had one accident in the house, which was our fault because we slept in on Saturday morning. He really does have the personality of a cat... loving us one minute and the next totally ignoring us. He's also darn smart. He very quickly figured out how to open the garbage can in the kitchen. He has a decided opinion about the pizza guy and a couple of our neighbours (they are EEEEEEEVVIILLL!) and he doesn't really like the pen he has to stay in at night or when we aren't home. His owners have emailed several times checking in, which I think it pretty darn cute. But even with a few stressful moments with him, I am still very much wanting a pug... so much so that I started checking the local breeder and rescue sites again.
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Why is it that men's clothes are cheaper than women's clothes? I bought my Beloved three pairs of pants today for a total of $100, all of them regular price. I bought myself two pairs for the same amount, and one was half price. grrr.
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And while I'm on the subject of shopping, can I just say how much I HATE the mirrors and lights in the fitting rooms? Grey hairs, varicose veins, and let's not even talk about the cellulite... UGH!
So, you might be wondering where I've been the last week or so. Probably not, but just in case, I thought I'd tell you what I've been up to...
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Work has been very draining lately. Not so much physically, but psychologically and emotionally. The morale in our store has been taking a beating over the last few weeks (the usual post Christmas irritations), and it's potentially going to be getting worse before it gets better due to some changes coming in the next few weeks. The changes won't mean anything to our customers (except for better service!) and I think it will be great when it all falls into place, but the transition for our staff will be challenging, I think. And of course, if it's challenging for them, it means it's challenging for us as a leadership team because we have to make it work and be positive about it.
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The Olympics... I'm actually working on a full post about the first few days of Olympic competition. I'm not normally a televised sports fan... don't even get me started on how boring watching football or baseball is on a regular day. But the Olympics make me make me sports-crazy! I'm loving it! One thing I have discovered today... I have to limit how much of the alpine skiing and snowboarding I watch. I am very susceptible to motion sickness, and watching them fly down the slopes, on that track with the lines gives me a horrible headache and makes me feel ill.
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Valentine's day was a nice quiet day for my Beloved and I. I made a spectacular dinner (it will be my show and tell this week). We went to church, went out for lunch, got groceries, and then came home and watched a whole lot of speed skating, figure skating, and men's moguls. My Beloved surprised me with some beautiful red tulips on Saturday night... he brought them to my work... he likes to show off a little sometimes. He also got me a dvd (Jane Austen Book Club). I got him one of the official Hockey Canada jerseys. He's pretty stoked about it.
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You all have been very busy bloggers... I hadn't read any blogs since sometime Thursday, and when I opened my reader yesterday it had more than 50 posts... YIKES! I've read through most of them now, but I haven't done much commenting yet.
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Cycle update... oy! Fertility Friend has been driving me up a wall! I know I have griped incessantly about how my O day has changed significantly in the last few months, but really, it is still stress-inducing. Then throw in a couple of wonky temps, and FF all of a sudden says I O'd on CD 13. I KNEW that wasn't the case and that it would change, but there's nothing like having crosshairs on your chart to make you wonder if you are imagining things. This morning FF changed my O day to when I thought it was, CD 16. But it's still only dotted lines.... grrrr. I'm 3dpo now. Oh, and I got my OV watch. If I don't get a bfp this cycle (and I don't think I will), then we will start using that at the end of this month.
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Sunny-boy, aka 'the little poop' has had good days and bad days. He's definitely missing his owners. He's very well potty trained, and has only had one accident in the house, which was our fault because we slept in on Saturday morning. He really does have the personality of a cat... loving us one minute and the next totally ignoring us. He's also darn smart. He very quickly figured out how to open the garbage can in the kitchen. He has a decided opinion about the pizza guy and a couple of our neighbours (they are EEEEEEEVVIILLL!) and he doesn't really like the pen he has to stay in at night or when we aren't home. His owners have emailed several times checking in, which I think it pretty darn cute. But even with a few stressful moments with him, I am still very much wanting a pug... so much so that I started checking the local breeder and rescue sites again.
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Why is it that men's clothes are cheaper than women's clothes? I bought my Beloved three pairs of pants today for a total of $100, all of them regular price. I bought myself two pairs for the same amount, and one was half price. grrr.
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And while I'm on the subject of shopping, can I just say how much I HATE the mirrors and lights in the fitting rooms? Grey hairs, varicose veins, and let's not even talk about the cellulite... UGH!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Hobbit-ish Potpurri: The Life of a Dog
Good evening humble readers...
It's been a mellow day. Just me and Sunny-boy hanging out. He's a pretty lazy dog, sleeping most of the day. We did go for a few walks, but the only time he actually got at all rambunctious was when I dozed on the couch and he jumped right top of me. Funniest moment of the day with him... earlier this evening he jumped up onto the stool we have for our glider-rocker. He wasn't expecting the stool to move, so when it started swaying he was a bit freaked out. His owners emailed me on Sunday just wanting to see how things were going... very cute.
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We had this for dinner tonight. First, if you haven't checked out Ree's site, you need to. Incredible recipes, fabulous photos, amazing giveaways, and a great sense of humour. Second... if you are a fan of beef dip sandwiches, you need to try this recipe. I used the first recipe in the link, with just a couple of minor modifications. 1 - I sauteed some onions in my dutch oven and then placed the roast in on top of it. 2 - I couldn't get pepperoncinis at the little grocery store across the back lane, so I made do with pickled hot peppers. 3 - I don't like cheese on my beef dips so I omitted that. Let me just say they were the best beef dips ever! The au jus was incredible! This one is so going into my regular rotation.
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I need to get back to being a better commenter. Ever since I started utilizing my Goog.le Rea.der, I find that I read a lot more posts, but I don't actually click over and comment on many. Do any of you have any good habits for using your reader?
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I found out the other day that one of my staff's wife is very likely miscarrying. I didn't know that they were pregnant, but from what he said it sounds like a blighted ovum. I don't know if I said the right things, you'd think I would, right? Having been there and all. The thing is, I had exactly 10 seconds to process the fact that they were pregnant before he said that they were afraid she was losing the baby. The selfish part of me had already started playing the poor-me-I'm-not-pregnant tape in my head, and then I found out that there is a new member of this club. The club no one wants to be a part of. *sigh* Please send your prayers and good thoughts out there for M & R.
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Cycle update: Today is CD 12 and the ewcm has begun. O could be anytime, but not likely until the weekend.
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It appears that I am a bit abnormal. (OK, stop that smirking!) I love the olympics. I'm not normally a sports-on-tv kind of person, but I do love the olympics. Especially the winter games! Hockey, figure skating, curling, skiing, snowboarding... all stuff that Canadians do well at. And the fact that they are happening in Canada for the second time in my lifetime... that's pretty darn cool. The thing is, not a whole lot of people around here seem to be very excited about it. Hmmmm...
It's been a mellow day. Just me and Sunny-boy hanging out. He's a pretty lazy dog, sleeping most of the day. We did go for a few walks, but the only time he actually got at all rambunctious was when I dozed on the couch and he jumped right top of me. Funniest moment of the day with him... earlier this evening he jumped up onto the stool we have for our glider-rocker. He wasn't expecting the stool to move, so when it started swaying he was a bit freaked out. His owners emailed me on Sunday just wanting to see how things were going... very cute.
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We had this for dinner tonight. First, if you haven't checked out Ree's site, you need to. Incredible recipes, fabulous photos, amazing giveaways, and a great sense of humour. Second... if you are a fan of beef dip sandwiches, you need to try this recipe. I used the first recipe in the link, with just a couple of minor modifications. 1 - I sauteed some onions in my dutch oven and then placed the roast in on top of it. 2 - I couldn't get pepperoncinis at the little grocery store across the back lane, so I made do with pickled hot peppers. 3 - I don't like cheese on my beef dips so I omitted that. Let me just say they were the best beef dips ever! The au jus was incredible! This one is so going into my regular rotation.
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I need to get back to being a better commenter. Ever since I started utilizing my Goog.le Rea.der, I find that I read a lot more posts, but I don't actually click over and comment on many. Do any of you have any good habits for using your reader?
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I found out the other day that one of my staff's wife is very likely miscarrying. I didn't know that they were pregnant, but from what he said it sounds like a blighted ovum. I don't know if I said the right things, you'd think I would, right? Having been there and all. The thing is, I had exactly 10 seconds to process the fact that they were pregnant before he said that they were afraid she was losing the baby. The selfish part of me had already started playing the poor-me-I'm-not-pregnant tape in my head, and then I found out that there is a new member of this club. The club no one wants to be a part of. *sigh* Please send your prayers and good thoughts out there for M & R.
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Cycle update: Today is CD 12 and the ewcm has begun. O could be anytime, but not likely until the weekend.
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It appears that I am a bit abnormal. (OK, stop that smirking!) I love the olympics. I'm not normally a sports-on-tv kind of person, but I do love the olympics. Especially the winter games! Hockey, figure skating, curling, skiing, snowboarding... all stuff that Canadians do well at. And the fact that they are happening in Canada for the second time in my lifetime... that's pretty darn cool. The thing is, not a whole lot of people around here seem to be very excited about it. Hmmmm...
Friday, February 5, 2010
Photo Challenge #2: Variety
Good Evening Humble Readers!
Well, it's Friday... and that means it's time for Lindsay's Friday Photo Challenge! If you don't know about the Photo Challenge, please swing by and Lindsay's place and check it out. Everyone is welcome... the more the merrier!
This week's theme is Variety...
Now, looking around my home, and really around my life, there is one particular area where there is a ton of variety.
Books! The things you can experience, the places you can travel to, the people you can meet...
So many things to learn about...
And so many things to dream about...
Well, it's Friday... and that means it's time for Lindsay's Friday Photo Challenge! If you don't know about the Photo Challenge, please swing by and Lindsay's place and check it out. Everyone is welcome... the more the merrier!
This week's theme is Variety...
Now, looking around my home, and really around my life, there is one particular area where there is a ton of variety.
Books! The things you can experience, the places you can travel to, the people you can meet...
So many things to learn about...
And so many things to dream about...Now, if you don't have a pic for this week's challenge, next week's theme is Celebration. Start thinking about what might embody celebration for you.
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We have a house guest for the next two weeks. He arrived tonight with almost as much stuff as a baby would (and almost as many instructions :) ), and his mom & dad are on their way to Mexico. He's a goofy little thing, with a serious addiction to peanut butter and baby carrots. It will be fun to have a fur-baby for a couple weeks. Be prepared for some pug-tastic pictures!
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