Currently...

... waiting for the baby.
... drinking tea.
... sitting on an exercise ball.
... thinking about what to have for lunch.
... appreciating the glorious weather and...
... wishing I'd taken my camera out when I walked this morning.
... planning on hanging some laundry on the line this afternoon for the first time in a while.
... wanting Hostess cupcakes. I know, I know. Fortunately I don't have any or any way of procuring them.
... wondering whether I should put more energy towards the baby quilt or the housecleaning.
... wondering how hard it would be to make a baby gown.
... deciding to go eat lunch before making any decisions.

Country Quiz

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I think this is kind of embarrassing. My mind went blank at the end and I just sat there staring at the little unlabeled globe, knowing that I had woefully neglected South America and Africa, and couldn't remember any more. My best excuse is that I'm usually not awake this early, far less being tested in geography. I bet I'd do better in a few hours... can I get a retest? :-)

It is dangerous...

... to laugh this hard when recovering from a cough.

Cold Season

Yesterday, we had some more icy rain. Not too much, just enough to prompt the grown up equivalent of a snow day. :-) Curling up with tea and books is an excellent way to spend a cold day, especially if you're all shtuffy and congethted and every so often think you're about to cough up a lung.

Cold Prescription
- hot tea (repeat as necessary)
- warm blankets
- chicken noodle soup (or equivalent)
- books
- sympathetic person, either well or less sick, to turn on the kettle at intervals, bring more books/tea/soup/etc, and inquire about how you're feeling.
- gatoraid, fruit juice, water
- cough drops
- vitamin C
- sleep, sleep, sleep!

So far it seems to be working. :-) I am definitely improving, I feel much better than yesterday.

Our New Look

A recent picture. :-)

100 Cupboards

Normally, I read fast. If a story grips me, two to four hours later, the book is done. I find a good story very addictive, and a good plot can induce me to forgo sleep, food, showering, and other basics of civilized existence.

However, I'm discovering that there are other ways to enjoy a good story than by snarfing it down as quickly as possible. Micah's reading 100 Cupboards aloud, and I'm really enjoying it. It is forcing me to slow down and enjoy each part of the story, instead of rushing to the end to find out what happens. Which is definitely the fate this book would have had, since I can't wait to find out what comes next. But I will anyway.

Caroling Quiz

"You got 80% correct. Not bad. You stand to be the life of any winter holiday
party you attend, should caroling break out."

Take the quiz.

November?

It is hard to believe that November is almost gone. The blustery weather and fallen maple leaves outside leave no doubt that fall is here and that winter is getting ready backstage for her entrance soon.

We are doing very well. We did indeed get married June 2nd, as some of you can testify, and the silence since then has been a combination effect of no internet and being busy. We have internet now... I'm not sure if that means we'll be more likely to post here or there or anywhere... but we can at least keep up with our email!

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I'm...
... reading emails about music, and rsvp's
... trying to make a sample of a pew bow for the kind people who have offered to decorate the church, and discovering that the ribbon I bought is not, in fact, wired ribbon, contrary to my assumption and wishes, also, rediscovering again that I am not talented at tying pretty bows.
... pondering the last minute things- cake table decorations? cream or white table coverings?
... wondering whether the busyness and stress level will go down before the wedding? Or escalate?
... doing the final shopping. (Fortunately, the entire bridal aisle was 50% off yesterday at Hobby Lobby, so I was able to get some of the things I had to buy there for less than I expected.)
... trying to be sensible, realistic, and organized.
... looking at furniture I've been offered by a friend, washing a coffee table, trying to think through what will need moved and when to the house.
... smiling.... did I happen to mention I'm getting married to Micah?

General Update on Life

Last week... Amy, one of my out of state bridesmaids, came to visit. We had a good time and addressed lots of wedding invitations, sipped many companionable cups of tea, had chocolate, stayed up late talking about everything and nothing, and went shopping for fabric.

This week... I bought 200 pictures of my good looking fiance and myself- I threatened to wallpaper our new kitchen with them, but was persuaded to put them in wedding invitations instead. ;-) I mailed most of those yesterday...I'm still rounding up a few stray addresses, but most of them are now sailing through the postal services channels, and hopefully ending up in the right places!

Today... I went into town and had a safety inspection done on the family car, and did some shopping.

There. :-) I figured I should at least let you all know that yes, I'm still alive... also, that I'm doing wonderfully well. I'm busy. But happy. :-)

I'm happy happy happy happy happy...

... and you might be able to guess why.

Or, if you can't, you can figure it out here.