Here We Go

Daddy is ready...not looking too stressed. Now we both just wish the cub would arrive soon...how much more waiting?!?!?!

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Surprise...

Well, this one technically isn't from the 17th and since it's of me, I obviously didn't take it, Alex did, but since we were in the hospital and not really in the mood for taking pictures while they were trying to figure out what was wrong with me and what the next steps were, this will have to do. It was taken just after midnight when they decided that I
(a) wasn't going home
(b) wasn't going to be put on bed rest until the baby came and
(c) was going to deliver, whether I liked it or not, in the next 48 hours.

For someone who's life has just changed drastically, at this point I was coping pretty well! Bring on the cub...

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More Bling

Yes, I bought two pieces of bling. And this one is a bit crazy, but when else will I get to wear crazy jewelery?

And yes, I still need to dust! And yes, this one is blurry too.

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Bling Bling

Alex and I went to dinner tonight and while he was in the bathroom the server came by and asked if my "friend" might want another drink. I haven't been able to wear my wedding ring for a few months, so after dinner, we stopped at a shop and picked up some cheap-ish bling for me to wear until my fingers aren't as swollen. Bling a whole TWO sizes bigger than my wedding rings...sigh....

PS this sure is blurry and I *really* need to dust!

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Staying Hydrated

What with the hot weather and the cankles, I really need to stay hydrated...it's interesting how the more water you drink, the less water you retain! Anyway, here's to the pint glasses that make my daily water intake a bit more bearable!

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Frozen Dessert

So, we've noticed this summer that ice cream is harder to find. Most of the stuff we've found is actually called "frozen dessert" and we're not sure what the difference is. I would expect it might have something to do with the additives and preservatives and all that, but I'm not sure. It kind of freaks me out...although, maybe I've been eating "frozen dessert" for years and I just never knew!

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Mmmmm...Summer Fruit

I love summer fruit and vegetables. Peaches are definitely one of my favourites (along with berries, melons, apricots and plums). I also can't get enough of the peas, beans, carrots and other wonderful veggies. BUT I am also a big fan of winter foods...stews, soups, casseroles. Sigh...in my world...but I'll just keep reminding myself that I need to enjoy the summer food and winter food will be here soon enough....because when I'm enjoying the winter food, I will be wishing for the summer food...

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Yarn Spit-Up

I've been warning Alex he needs to get ready for some spitting up in the next few months, but I didn't think we'd be contending with yarn spit up!

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More Essentials

Small things are finding their way into our house...and samples too...we're planning to use cloth or Gdiapers, but for the first few days, a number of new moms we know have suggested we'll be much happier with disposables (oh and the diaper company seems to be suggesting it as well!).

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Here Comes The Stuff

We decided not to pick up too much stuff for the cub before the move - less things to move from one place to the other...so, this weekend we decided it was time to get the essentials...today we got the car seat so that the hospital will let the cub come home with us when the time comes.

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Moving Up In The World

So, I moved from the Hobbit Hole to the Blue House to the ghetto Pink Palace to our new place and we've been joking that each move has moved me (and eventually Alex) up in the world, all based on the kitchen sink. In the Hobbit Hole I had one sink. The Blue House had two sinks - one full sizes, one half. The ghetto Pink Palace had a double sink. This place, it has a double sink too, but it's super deep and wonderful and there's a dishwasher too...moving on up! Not sure what comes next...maybe a person who washes the dishes for us?

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Sunset From The New Deck

There it is...our west view.

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Shoes

I know, I said no more feet, but I got shoes that adjust to my feet, so it's not really feet...yay for velcro!

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Starting To Look Like Home

It's getting there...slowly, but surely!

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Kelsey Plums

We found a great little grocery store about five blocks from our house today - it's got a bakery, a deli, a butcher and great produce (and grocery stuff too) and it's prices are pretty much like everywhere else in town. I found these tasty plums...and was surprised when they rang up as Kelsey plums.

It's a sign.

Kelsey come home soon!

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Deck Cleaning

Alex, vacuuming the little deck...the last of the big cleaning! Yay...now we can unpack boxes!

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Scrubbing Pals

These were a house warming gift meant as a bit of a joke...but we need them...to scrub...scrub lots. They are very cute though!

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Unpacking Necessities

Coffee is needed to get the unpacking crew ready for the day's work. I had to look in I don't know how many boxes to find the four key things to make coffee - the coffee maker, the coffee scoop, the coffee beans and the grinder. Of course they were in four separate boxes...next time we move (which better be a long way off) there will be one "next day" box just for coffee and other essentials!

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And Now It's Empty!

It was full...then last night it was more full. And now, now it's empty! Which is a miracle. Because 24 hours ago, I don't think I would have believed we'd be ready to move, but it's empty and the stuff is at the new place...amazing!

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Even More Boxes

Just when we thought it was a full room, more stuff arrived...the big move is tomorrow...wish us luck!

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Computer Graveyard, Resurrected

Computers must leave our house. They must not move again. So tomorrow, the new owner of this one is stopping by to get it...goodbye black computer!

Yay! One fewer thing to move!

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Kitchen Chaos

The organized chaos that will find its way into boxes...it must find its way into boxes!

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Shh...Don't Tell Alex...

Because if he sees the spider, it's toast...

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Salt Free

So, the doctor decided the swollen feet were in part due to salt (did you know Tums are high in sodium!?!), so tonight's dinner is virtually sodium free. There's none added to anything...including the pasta and the tomatoes. It's hard to find low/no sodium products...lots and lots of stuff is full of it!

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Ready For The Post Office

So, some of these have been hanging around for a while, but I am NOT moving them (at least one has moved twice already) so they're ready to go to the post office tomorrow morning! Finally!

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The Room Of Boxes

The bed is gone from the guest room, so it has become the room of boxes...and there are a lot of them!

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Day Off

My feet get a day off today...I'm not working so that I can pack, but I'm on a 15 minutes of packing, 15 minutes of leg resting schedule. Which means the feet and ankles are happier. The paint job looks better today too. This will be the last foot picture...I'm getting very bored of them, so I am sure you must be too!

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Red Toes

So, I painted my toe nails. And it was hard. It's not easy to reach around a baby belly! Not the best job on the nails, but it's nice to look at red! And they swelling has gone way down...they almost look normal!

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Foot Soak

The recycling box is the perfect size to soak my feet. There are two purposes (or hopes!) here...one is that the super cool water will take the foot swelling down and the other is that my feet need some TLC. They're not super fond of the one pair of shoes arrangement, but they'll get used to it!

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Thongs aka Slippers aka Flip Flops

This are the only shoes my feet fit into these days...this week's theme was going to be shoes until I realized I really only have one pair that fits...so, well, we'll see what happens...maybe it will be feet...

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Wine Lovers?

I wish...no wine for this girl for a while...no, this isn't wine. If you look closely you'll see some small appliance boxes on the right and some packing tape and a Sharpie in the middle of the picture...this packing madness and it has started today...the next two or three weeks are going to be all about moving-induced-hermit-living.

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Getting There

I love this blanket and it's slowly taking shape. Whenever I put it down, I'm amazed at how much I really like it...I've been doing it chunks when I need to put my feet ups to get rid of the cankles!

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Z Is For Ziplock

Because I almost forgot to take a picture and it's past my bedtime. ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....that's what Z is also for!

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Y Is For Yellow Butterfly

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X Is For X

For lack of anything else that looks like an X or starts with X in our house, here is an X.

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W Is For Westward Bound

Home time...of course the long weekend away wasn't long enough, but it never is...back to reality!

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V Is For Vroooooooom

Okay, so I didn't take this one because that shadowed person behind my Mom is me...Alex took this one. So, this is Smart Car #1 from the Smart Car household...My parents are a proud three car family now - 2 Smart Cars to be used on a regular basis and one station wagon to take on the highway to help their oldest daughter move (oh and take the harp to harp lessons and go on other road trips...)

Oh, and Happy Birthday Mama!

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U Is For Under The Umbrella

Two pictures...I was just going to put the one of Rebar, but it doesn't actually show the umbrella, so here we go, the umbrella and under the umbrella. I love the back deck in k-town!

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T Is For Traffic Jam

We got to take a detour on our way to k-town today...this is the traffic jam we missed. The (scenic) detour was faster since moving 10km an hour is faster than 0km an hour, but it still took us a looooooooong time to get through Chilliwack...like two hours.

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S Is For Slow Going

I've been editing this document for what feels like an eternity...I didn't think this project would be as huge as it has turned out to be - it's just a revision of an existing document, but apparently I was wrong!

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R Is For Relocated

This is the contents of our closet. We arrived home late on Saturday night after hearing Briana sing to discover the shelf and bar in the closet had crashed to the ground. There wasn't to much up there, not enough to cause the collapse, but in the morning when I took a second look I discovered whoever installed the whole thing used screws without anchors straight into the drywall...sigh...

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Q Is For Quilt

This was a wedding gift (and I think it's featured in a picture earlier this year). My great-aunt made it for us and if we had stayed in the Blue House, she had given us special instructions on how to hang it on our wall. We'll see, the new place might just have somewhere for this special gift to go.

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P Is For Pink Palace Pret A Partir

Okay, so it's not quite ready to go, but it is ready to be shown again if need be...hopefully they will find a new tenant by the end of the week so that the packing can begin. This is the calm before the chaos! Because moving is chaotic, no matter how organized it is!

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O Is For One Year Old

Our niece had her first birthday earlier this week, but because of work we didn't get to see her until today. She's in love with babies and seems to really like books, so we got her some books with pictures of babies. And that was the very best guess at a gift ever! She loved them...pointed to all the babies, said woof to the dogs, and kissed all the pages to show us how much she loves babies! She is tearing open her package here yelling "babaaa, babaa" her word for baby. Check out the look on her face!

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N Is For Nightlife

Because nightlife and pregnancy don't always work out well together. My cousin Briana had her CD launch party tonight and we arrived just in time to hear the end of Matthew Mei and hear her set. Very awesome!

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M Is For Massive Ankles

Or cankles as they will be known for the next little while...obviously my ankles are not enjoying the combination of summer heat and pregnancy!

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L Is For Lunch Food

I went grocery shopping on the way home...lunches work well when I shop regularly...not so well when I don't (I wonder why!)...and homemade lunches are just so much better than the junk either of us can pick up at work.

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K Is For Kicking Karate Kid

That's my belly. And that's the cub kicking up a storm.

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J Is For J-E-L-L-O!

Thank goodness for solid food...HA! It's so hot, food is not something we're much interested in around here. Solids like Jell-o, popsicles and fruit are pretty much the only things we feel like eating! Check out the canned fruit that has taken on a green tinge from the lime Jell-o!

Oh, and we're half way through year 2 of Project 365.

Oh, and HAPPY CANADA DAY!

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