Hobbit-ish Potpurri: 300th Post & Randomness

Good Morning Humble Readers...

It's still pretty early here, but it is a beautiful day.  We had a kick ass thunderstorm last night just after I got home from work, with lots of thunder and lightning.  While I enjoyed it, I know it wasn't a good thing for those living a few hours south of us.  The south eastern corner of our province is under a state of emergency because of severe flooding.  Praying that they get some relief soon.

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I can't believe that I have babbled on and on here enough to have 300 posts.  It's been an interesting journey to get here.  I started this blog long before I knew about the ALI community, when I innocently wanted to keep a journal of my first pregnancy.  Through two losses, and the long road to get where we are now, this has been my safe place, and I appreciate all your support so much. 

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I have a love hate relationship with televised sports.  My Beloved is a true Canadian, being a hockey and Canadian football freak.  I enjoy hockey (I prefer to watch live rather than on tv)... I really do, but does the season have to last all year?  Really, the only month that doesn't have any hockey in it is August.  I know that the Stanley Cup playoffs are over, but with the awards ceremonies and the draft... it just needs to end.

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Serious moment:  While I'm getting more and more used to the idea that this pregnancy is the real deal and that in just a few months we could be bringing home a little one of our own, I still have lots of those moments where it just seems like it could all go to hell at any second.  Specifically, every time I get to/have to share our news with someone, I wonder if they are going to be the last person I get to tell before it all goes wrong.  With people who have known from the beginning, I can talk about the baby all I want and I can be happy and even a little giddy.  But when I run into someone who hasn't heard, I get nervous.  I never claimed to be rational.

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My Beloved got to pick up our new car yesterday.  When he picked me up from work last night it was so odd.  It's far too nice a car to be ours.  The dealership had it detailed and it looks amazing.  I almost felt bad when we had to park it in our dusty little gravel parking lot behind our building.  I can almost imagine bringing our baby home in it.  Almost.

Petey's Prognosis

Good evening Humble Readers...

I know what you must be thinking... two posts in one day?!?!  What's going on here?

Well, Petey the PT Cruiser may not be a part of our family for much longer.  My Beloved and I went out tonight and test drove a 2007 Toyota Prius.  My family has a great history with Priuses and I felt comfortable in it right away.  It's got 76000km on the odometer, and the hybrid components have another 5 years on the factory warranty.  They aren't going to give us much for a trade in value, but really, Petey is pretty much a disaster on wheels.  The payments are a little higher than we would have liked, too, but it includes a three year/60000 km extended warranty.  And we are getting a great deal on the price.  Apparently, the hybrids aren't all that popular here (go figure... in the middle of ranch/oil country) so they are just trying to get it off the lot.  It's been fully inspected and 100% okay (in terms of the recent Toyota issues). 

We were preapproved for the financing, so hopefully it's just a matter of getting the paperwork done tomorrow.  When my Beloved picks me up from work tomorrow, it could be in a beautiful new (to us) car. 

We'll have to come up with a name for her.