we bought this sweet “coat” for the soon-to-be newborn baby isaac t.
hiccups
yesterday, the baby sir isaac t. lidbom obtained the hiccups.derek tried to hear them, but i saw on discovery or national geographic or some other educational station that fetuses don’t make noises when they hiccup.it was amusing at first, but then it got a little old.derek and i tried scaring him, but that did not […]
thanksgiving feast
so, dave finally sent the pictures of our junior high youth group thanksgiving activities….the goal was to make a turkey out of a can of spam and to make all the sides out of an assortment of play-doh colors. well, we didn’t use actual play-doh. i think it was dollar tree fun-doh or something of […]
back to school….
well, the fun and games has ended. today we head back.and the schedule is packed solid until christmas.there are four solid weeks of 5 days a piece until the aforementioned holiday break.it’s a tough chunk of schedule.the good news is – it flies by when it’s like that.the bad news is – i’m more likely […]
fresh paint
so, we finished painting the baby’s room today.the official color is polka-blue.it’s insprired by some sort of nickelodeon cartoon that escapes me right now.it is, by far, our best painting endeavor thus far. (we haven’t always had the best of luck). anyhoo….now, derek has to assemble the crib and move in the other furniture.then i […]
31 down, 9 to go
so i’m 31 weeks pregnant today.i’ve gained a ridiculous amount of weight over the last couple of weeks.(topped off, of course, by much holidy feasting) we’ve been painting the baby’s room. it should be done today, so look for pictures soon. once, that’s done, we’ll move all the furniture that’s crowding the room that already […]
thanksgiving eve
it’s the wednesday before thanksgiving.supposedly, this is the #1 party day of the entire year.or maybe it’s #2 after new year’s eve. whatever.either way, i’m not going to be partying i don’t suppose. so, there’s no kids at school today. that’s always nice.i just graded about 150 math items. tests, quizzes and classwork type stuff.good […]
just another manic monday
actually, it’s not JUST another manic monday.it’s the monday that kicks off my two day week.it’s pretty tough.we actually have a teacher workday on wednesday, so technically, i have to work.but, it’s hardly work when there’s no kids and classes to teach.gotta love this time of year!!