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Have any of you ever noticed that when your spouse is away things seem to happen around the house that normally don't happen when your spouse is home?{ 02:55 , Friday, November 21, 2008 } { Posted in Family Life } { 0 comments } { Link } Here is a prime example: Don had been called out to help out with a rig blow-out in another Province, in the first few days after he had be gone things seemed to be going really well. Then at Day 7 I think it was, the furnace stopped blowing any air at all, it would merely make the sound that it was warming up and that was all and because it was a very cold and windy day we brought in a space heater and turned the oven on to help generate some heat in the house - other than those two things going there was no heat. So, when my Beloved called me to give me an update on how things were going on his end, he casually asked "So, how are things with you?" to which I sweetly replied "Do you really want to know?????" When I had explained to him everything that was going on his first response was "Call Steve". Thankfully we have some very wonderful friends that, as soon as they heard what was happening, told me they would be out in the morning to see what could be done about it - I didn't even have to ask if they would do this, I simply told them what was happening with the furnace and the offer was there without any hesitation at all. Wouldn't the world be a much better place if we were all blessed with friends like this? So, long story short - our furnace is shot, for the time being. It needs a new squirrel cage and, if I remember correctly, a new motor. The parts should be in on Monday and then we will hopefully have heat in our home again (without the aid of space heaters  ).Oh, yes, I totally forgot to mention about the screen door - the other day when it was soooooooo incredibly windy, the wind caught the screen door (because it hadn't been latched properly from when the dog had been let in) and whipped it open .... when this happened, it ripped the screws out of the door frame that holds that air shock for the screen door (the one that is supposed to make sure that the screen door closes). Oh, well - I have discovered a few blessings through this time (1) the beauty of having friends there when a need arises - without even having the request for help verbalized to them. (2) the weather has not been -40 (thank you Lord for keeping the weather nice during this time). (3) I really, really, really appreciate all that Don does around our home to keep things running smoothly for us and (4) how well the kids are handling this latest adventure in our lives - they truly are amazing kids .
A pregnancy picture... { Posted by
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{ 08:08 , Wed-19-Nov-2008 } { Posted in Pregnancy Tales } { 10 comments } { Link } I know, I know. I just blogged about being pregnant, right? But it's on my mind lately. I read up on the differences between false labor and true labor, and found this helpful sentence: "If you have contractions five minutes apart, lasting at least 60 seconds for one hour (or they continue to get longer or stronger), call your midwife or head to the hospital." I laughed. The last time I had contractions for an hour, I was holding my Elijah about 20 minutes later. Everyone is different. So far, I have appreciated my fast, intense labors. I'm a fast, intense type of person. Don't confuse that with painless labor. But if you were to ask me if I wanted 12 hours of easier labor or 7 hours of more intense - I'd say "Let's get it over with!" Here I am:
It's so much easier to smile at my boys or my Jonathan than a mirror! Frankly, I don't feel all that different from about a month ago, when this picture was taken:
The scale assures me I'm growing, but I don't really "feel" it. I'm on pins and needles waiting the heavy feeling that will clue me in that I'm close to the end. I do feel "heavier" when I'm fighting gravity to get out of a chair, or when I awaken in the middle of the night to feel my husband's hand gently nudging me back onto my side because I'm on my back like a giant turtle. Other than that, life goes on, really. I'm pregnant right now, but it won't last. Hopefully, being "un-pregnant" won't last, either. Yes, I can't help it. I'm weird. I can't help but think about being pregnant again. It's not so much that pregnancy is so incredibly wonderful . . . the akwardness bending over, the decrease in stamina, the inability to get everything done that I want to accomplish . . . the babies at the end of the pregnancies are so incredible. It's like, why climb a mountain? For the skinned up knees, the bruises, the sore feet? There is something that you want. To see the sunrise, or have the accomplishment of it. And so I move steadily forward in my journey to meet this next little person. My Little-One-With-Active-Hands. I wonder if this one is a thumb sucker? I tell you, baby must have touched the top of his/her head the other day and that made me JUMP. I'd never felt a hand *there* before! What memories . . . . I hope everyone is having a blessed week! ~Ashley~ Got some new yarn { Posted by
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Today the kids and I went to the Crafty Lady store - I've never been there before, but I can definitely see it becoming my favorite yarn store. I've never seen so much sock yarn in one store before!!!!!!{ 05:57 , Tuesday, November 18, 2008 } { Posted in knitting } { 1 comments } { Link } The actual reason for going to that store today was because I had ordered in some yarn and it finally got here  We checked it out when we got home and it really does glow, it's soooooooo neat. I have one project planned out for this yarn and then with what is left over I'm thinking of knitting some stars for our Christmas tree, I think it will look really neat at night to see glowing stars on the tree.
I also picked up some more yarn to make those furry mittens - this will be the third pair that I will have made and I'm not sure how many more I'll be able to do. The very helpful lady at the Crafty Lady told me that they are no longer making the fun fur type yarn, she said that when they first came out with that yarn people went to town making scarves and never thought of making anything else with it (I'm sure that some creative people made other items with it but not many) so it is being discontinued. This happened with the Sean Sheep Armytage yarn that I was getting from Wal-Mart, it was a wonderful 100% wool that felted up just beautifully ... for the low, low price of $2.97 a ball - and now they don't carry it anymore (at least in the Wal-Marts that I have checked out). They had some fun fur yarn in their sale bin ($2/ball) so I stocked up on some of it - this will probably make it so that people stop ordering these mittens, lol, that's what happened with the little felted purses that I was making ... when I made an extra one to have on hand, people stopped ordering them, lol. { Last Page } { Page 1 of 17 } { Next Page } |
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