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Candi's Graduation
May 25, 2000 01:10
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OK, so I didn’t get another load of laundry done yesterday, but I did do more dishes, so that counts. Besides, I’m doing laundry today, and I even updated this site a little more. Namely, I got the quilt camp pictures up.

My niece is graduating on Saturday. I’m happy for her, but bummed I can’t be there. I can remember when she was just a baby, and have watched her grow up. I sent her gift off to her today (a quilt and a palm pilot) and since it went Fedex, she should get it tomorrow. She was the flower girl last year in my wedding, if you’re curious about what she looks like. If you ever read this, Candice, I love you!

There’s not much else going on today, really. I think I may lounge the rest of the day and just cross-stitch, since I’m feeling a little pooped (for no good reason – I slept til 11).
Lightening?
May 24, 2000 02:34
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In the last few days, Adam has begun lightening. Now, please, allow me a brief bit of latitude in discussing how STUPID that term is. You have this 3-4 pound child, along with placenta and assorted fluids, making their way DOWN, into your pelvis (as if he wasn’t down far enough to begin with), pressing quite heavily onto your bladder (current capacity – about 2 teaspoons) and pelvic bone. That’s right, folks, it’s this sensation that some genius decided to call “LIGHTENing”. Grrrr… (rantoff) Other than that, we’re both doing exceptionally well. Energy level isn’t too bad (although naps are my BEST friends), and his activity has been.. um.. abundant. :) He’s “definitely a mover” (so sayeth Dr. Parsons). I’m still growing, as evidenced by some of the newest pics on the pregnancy images page. In fact, while at quilt camp, someone to...
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One-Year Anniversary
May 24, 2000 01:13
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Yesterday was our first anniversary. A whole year, can you believe it? It has just flown by. I guess that’s a good thing. If you’re wondering, we’re still as blissfully happy and giddy and in love as we were in the beginning. (I started to type “as we were last year”, but it extended farther back than a year, as you know if you’ve been reading for that long.) Interesting observation – whenever anyone finds out it’s your anniversary, or that it’s coming up, they always ask the same question, namely, “What are you doing for your anniversary?” Now, without being completely indelicate here, do you suppose people really want the true answer to that question? I mean, sure they’re expecting you to say something like, “We’re going to eat out and go visit one of our favorite places” or something equally sappy, but what if that’s not what you’re going to do. I mean, suppose, just for...
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Glucose Test
May 10, 2000 02:35
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Well, we went in to the doc today for an OB check. We’re at 27 weeks and 5 days.

First, they drew blood from me, then gave me the orange fizzy stuff to drink (glucose screening test). It really wasn’t all that awful. The doc came in to talk to Mike about some bloodwork he wanted done and a couple of labor questions we had, then sent us off for an hour. Mike went to the bank and I went to the fabric shop, then we headed back to the hospital to have more blood drawn to see if I “passed” the test. We should know tomorrow or so. Hopefully, my body’s processing sugar well enough not to have to do a 3-hour version of this test. Keep fingers crossed! Mike also had some blood drawn for bloodwork, including a cholesterol test. Keep more fingers crossed!

Then we did another ultrasound. This one we taped. :) It came out pretty well, especially considering Mike basically aimed it at the screen and shot it that way. A little fuzzy, but pret...
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Incubator
May 10, 2000 01:18
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Tags: education farming shopping

Yesterday, we went to the Endicott Elementary School, armed with an incubator and a half-dozen eggs. We went into the first grade class, and Mike proceeded to set up the incubator, teaching the kids how to keep an eye on the whole process, and promising them we’d be back in 2 1/2 weeks to check on the progress.

Today, we went to run errands, starting with a visit to the doctor. This was followed by a trip to the bank and fabric store, back to the doctor, then on to Subway for lunch for me, then the grange for feed and fence posts, then the grocery store. Our last stop on the way out of town was back at the doctor’s, to do one more blood pressure check. I came home and took a nap, then checked email, then went into town for a meeting of the Quilt Guild. While I was napping, the new farrier showed up and shoed Danny. Mike tended her (she doesn’t “tie”, so you have to hold her lead the whole time) for the whole two-hour process, so he wins the...
Kittens Moved to Garage
May 08, 2000 01:19
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Tags: farming

We moved Casper and her kittens outside today. We’ve decided to close off the garage to dogs and let them home-base there. Mike put some food and water on the ground near an old sleeping bag, and we lugged the kittens out with the mom. Everyone was very timid at first, but they eventually made their way around the better part of that garage. If Mike or I was standing outside the garage door, they’d come out for a bit (the garage isn’t closed completely; it’s a couple of inches off the ground) and kind of play around. Mom made sure everything was ok in the garage, and safe, then she went on the prowl. Within about 15 minutes she was back with a mouse. Within 30 minutes she had nabbed another one. I know she caught at least one other today, but can’t say for sure how many she got altogether. She’s still got her touch. :)

I slept better last night. And I slept a lot today. Several naps. Probably catch-up sleep. Besides that, I’ve j...
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Spring Babies
May 07, 2000 01:21
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Tags: farming quilting

It has been a VERY long time since I did a diary update, I know, or updated this page at all. There is an excuse, although I’m not sure it’s a good one. FrontPage suddenly decided it didn’t like this particular site anymore. It just refused to open it! Mike could open it from his computer (the data is housed on a common server) and I could open other sites on my computer, but not this one. It was a real stumper, and I finally just gave up on it since it was such a source of frustration. But since lately I’ve been feeling very pregnant, I wanted to move this computer downstairs but wanted to work out this problem first. It’s odd, I feel kind of out of practice, so hopefully you’ll bear with me.

Well, lots has gone on, and I can’t remember specific dates so I’ll just kind of spew things at random. Zorro also had a litter of kittens, but she only had 4. Between the two litters, we got 9 females and 1...
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Third Trimester
May 05, 2000 02:37
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I have crossed a magic threshold. I am no longer in the blissful “middle ground” – I am now safely into the hellish third trimester. I am no longer showing – I am now blatantly and obnoxiously pregnant. If you don’t believe me, look at the latest pregnancy photo. His kicks are getting stronger, and they are now at the point where they can both wake me up in the middle of a restful sleep and KEEP me from falling immediately asleep. The net result is fatigue. I can no longer sleep all night – I have to take these little mini-naps all day. Between that and the frequent potty breaks, I’m really getting quite cranky. Feel free to send sympathy mail to Mike.

That said, I’ll bring you up to date on the baby news. We had an appointment on April 11th. Mike had a physical while we were there (everything looks great). All we did for me was the urine sample (of course) and heartbeat check. Between my last che...
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