Hm, well, most of what's been going on the last few days is on the Baby Page, so you could go read that if you want to know. There's some pretty interesting stuff there this time. :) Besides that, there's not been much going on except that one of our hens has gone broody on a clutch of a dozen eggs that Mike set out, and we're hoping to have baby chicks in 3 weeks. I have a machine quilting class with Donna Slusser on Friday, and besides that I've just been quilting along on a project I need to finish up.
It's 4:30 in the morning. What in the world am I doing awake? Well, it's the weirdest thing. You see, my body is not my own now, and LB just isn't sleepy. It started at 9:30 when we went to bed. I woke up at around 11:00 to go to the bathroom. I came back at 11:05 and got up at 11:08 for the same reason. Again at 11:15. I finally fell back asleep only to wake up at 12:30. You guessed it - the same reason. Back to bed, woke up at 2:30. Then 3:00. All for the same reason. I lay in bed until 3:30, thrashing, then gave up. It just wasn't going to work. So I came upstairs hoping the sound of the computers would somehow lull the little one back to sleep. LOL. Am I delirious?? Maybe. I have a class tomorrow at 10:00 AM, and if I make it it will be a miracle. Hey, by the way, ever notice how when you're rummy things seem much funnier than when you're notice? Bonus! LOL OK, I'm going to try to go back to bed again now. Of course, I'll stop by the bathroom on the way. ;-)
We had another birthing class on Monday (details here). Tuesday, I went to Moscow (along with Val's step-daughter Shiloh) to do some shopping. We stopped in Pullman and ate pizza for lunch, so I had some leftovers. After we went shopping, we went with some of the quilt shop ladies to have dinner at the Mexican restaurant in Colfax (if you ever eat there, skip the beef enchiladas - they're horrible), then we had a class with Pat and Donna. This one is called All About Stars and is a long (the last class is in July), once-a-month class about making 8-pointed stars. It's the most advanced class I've taken so far, and I'm really nervous about it. I don't know how well I'm going to do, but I'll sure try.
My, my, my, but it has been an eventful week. Monday night we went to birthing class. Tuesday, I went to Valerie's house and sewed binding onto a quilt. Wednesday night I went to a meeting of the Whitman Samplers. Thursday, I went to Spokane to watch Scream 3 and run some errands. Yes, I finally broke down and saw it by myself. It was worth the drive and the less-than-ideal circumstance of seeing it alone, although it wasn't as good as either of the first two - some of the dialogue was just downright corny. Friday, I went to the Endicott school and watched the first 4 games of the county basketball tournament. Yesterday, I went back and watched 3 more (btw, our local school is going to district!!). Today, I mostly slept. LB has decided I have been doing too much running around and he/she made me sleep at least 17 hours so far today. All that sleep is wearing me out!! LOL
I got the laundry, bathroom, and quilting done. Actually, I got the quilting started Thursday and finished yesterday. I don't have what I need for binding, so I have to wait until the next time I go into town to buy something appropriate. In the meantime, I've started back to work on that quilt for a friend I wrote about earlier.
Scream 3 came out yesterday. I'm really disappointed because I wanted to go see it sooo badly. My friend Steve in California, with whom I usually go see scary movies, can't make it up this month, so we won't get to see the movie together. I met a girl, Robin, at the quilt shop the other day and we agreed we'd try to see the movie together, but she's at the lake with her husband this weekend. It's no fun to see a scary movie alone, so I'm just going to have to wait. Robin and I are going to try to go Tuesday (maybe) to see it. I'm just so disappointed - I've been waiting for this movie to come out for months - since at least October - and now I have to wait even more. This is one time it would be nice to have my sister close. There's another movie coming out I want to see. It's called Hanging Up and stars Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, Lisa Kudrow, and one of the guys from Grumpy Old Men. The trailer says it's about sisterhood, so I really want to see it with my sisters but they're back in Texas. <sigh> Maybe I am beginning to get just a LITTTLE homesick. Or maybe it's hormones. Anyway, I'm sort of in a blah mood. Mike doesn't understand - he loathes movie theatres and when I try to talk to him about it he just sort of shrugs. <sigh>
I wish I had more friends here - people to do things with. It would be nice to have steady movie/lunch/whatever buddies. Maybe I'll make friends with some of the girls in my baby class or something - they seem to be the only ones my age anywhere around here. I've made some friends through quilting, but they're almost all at least a generation older than me, and have kids/grandkids that consume all of their free time, plus outside of quilting I don't have much in common with them. Mike hates to do much of the things I like (including movies) so that's not an alternative. I'm feeling lonely, I guess is what I'm trying to say. And now that I've bored you to tears with my whining, I'm going to go mope in front of the TV now.
Today is our anniversary! If you don't know what I'm talking about, read the diary entry for exactly one year ago today. We don't have any plans - just staying home and being together. Mike's still under deadlines, so he'll be writing. I finally have most of my energy back, so I'll be quilting. We'll probably share a nice dinner together alone, maybe a bottle of fake-pagne, and just relax. It will be nice to just be home for awhile.
Friday, I drove up to Post Falls, Idaho and Spokane to empty my craft booth and run some errands (wrote about that earlier - just stay with me). Saturday I didn't feel good so I stayed home. Sunday I went into Colfax to work my last day at the quilt shop (mentioned that before, too). Monday we went into Colfax again for baby school. I know I promised to tell you about it, but there's not much to tell. Someone asked me what I learned - basically, I learned that the baby's head is way too big, and the mother's pelvis is way too small. They had life-size models. Ouch. I'll probably have more to report as we get more into the classes. We didn't get really specific. Anyway, Tuesday we went into town again so Mike could donate blood and we could run more errands (including buying feed for the horse and the guineas). Yesterday, I went into Pullman to drop off my wedding dress for dry cleaning and to have dinner with Pat Magaret and Donna Slusser (the "watercolor quilt ladies") to talk about their website. So I'm tired of going, going, going.
I need to fold and wash some more laundry, clean the bathroom, and quilt. Those are my goals for today. I'll let you know how I do. ;-)