They haven’t started to look, and they want to, but should they do it now or wait? I remember when I was pregnant with Alexis I took her father all over Northern Virginia, so convinced I was that we needed to buy a house before I gave birth. I know that she’s also stressed over the whole house-hunting thing. But because of her OCD, she creates work for herself, and then feels overwhelmed when there is too much to do. My daughter is very much like I was at her age in that she’s obsessive about cleaning and having things orderly and in their proper places (interesting how that goes away with the years).

She was telling me about her latest meltdown, in which she just kept saying, “I’m so tired,” and Mike tried to make her feel better. Taking care of the puppy is proving to be a full-time job (not saying a word about that), and no amount of puppy adorableness can compensate for the work. Field of Tulips, Ottawa, Ontario, by Vince Alongi (FCC) I just hope that she can make it into mid-June, at least. Actually, I think that she might deliver a bit early if she’s anything like me. It’s that pregnant woman syndrome of I’m big and awkward, and there’s never enough time. One thing is for certain: She doesn’t need any more small Onesies, bibs, or blankets.Īlexis has been having some bad days lately. I spent some time with Alexis at my mother’s house, cataloging what she has put over there so that she can update her registries at Target and Babies r Us. What’s new? “Everything is imprinted forever with what it once was.” ~ Jeanette Winterson, from The Stone Gods I rolled over and woke up a short time later with yet another migraine, the remnants of which are still haunting me-dizziness and light sensitivity.

but today’s foul mood? Squarely on the shoulders of our cell provider.Įamonn awoke me this morning to tell me that we had no service, which, for him, is akin to the end of the world as he is completely unable to communicate with his friends on a face-to-face basis. I could have had something to do with him being there, surrounded by blue seas and white sands, and me being here, surrounded by little league parents screaming at their children in the park next door. It could have had something to do with getting a text from Corey in the morning from. Truthfully, I was a bit sad yesterday, more than a bit. I had planned to post yesterday, but once I gathered my quotes, my heart just wasn’t into it.

Let’s just see where this takes us, shall we? Seattle Tulips by marbla123 (FCC) I’m not sure if I’m going to try to recreate, or just chuck it all and go crawl into a hole and hide. Madness daily, rub nacre into a world We must climb inside the world to live.Ī sand-grain in the mind tells us to survive. Early Morning in a Tulip Field by stoneysteiner (FCC) “.

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves