Mall-Walking

Holly and I are both feeling better today than yesterday. Maybe it's the NyQuil? That stuff is powerful! I feel like I'm buzzing whenever I get up from the couch.

Anyway, we're both hungry and Addie is visiting Grammy, so I think we're going to go walk at the mall and eat at our favorite little Chinese place there in the food court. Their orange chicken is rivalled only by Panda Express, which we don't have here in Oklahoma for some poor reason.

Since Holly could go into labor any moment, we have to be ready despite feeling sick. No going days without shaving or fixing hair. And, Mom, you'd be proud, we're all wearing clean underwear here. Including me.

Minority Report

So last night, after going to bed, my Sudafed wore off and I started dreaming due to the pain behind my eyeballs. I was in a dirty back room of some house and was getting a cornea transplant. It cost me $225 and I remember wondering if I'd done the right thing by shopping for the best price. =)

Then I woke up and took some more Sudafed and Tylenol.

Looks like the meteorologists didn't read the stars quite right regarding our snow storm. It's still sleeting with no accumulation. I don't think we're going to get more than a few inches this time around, which is a releif considering Holly's pending labor and delivery!

Labor, Weather, and Cars

Holly's dilated to 4cm and is 50% effaced. We could have baby #2 any time! At the same time, big storm #2 is arriving in about 2 hours. Last estimates were for about 10 inches of snow. That on top of all of the ice that we still have, could pretty much shut down town. We called the hospital today and all of the delivery beds are full and there were 4 ladies on the waiting list. Everyone wants to have their baby before the storm hits, I guess.

So, if you think of us, pray that everything will work out okay! Holly's falling asleep as I type and despite the early hour (8:30PM) I think we're both going to bed. No sense going into this with any kind of sleep deficit!

Addie's pinkeye has improved drastically and her cold is just about gone completely. Now Holly and I are fighting it. Bad timing, I'd say. Addie is a little germ host/carrier. Seems like we always get it worse than she did.

We sold the red Explorer this week to some friends from our old church. Should be a really good vehicle for them. It was really dependable for us and they got a great deal on it in the end. Last thing to sell is the Aprilia RST 1000 (motorcycle). It's all cleaned up and being showcased in the waiting room at Guy's shop, looking good. Makes me want to keep it and I probably would if we had the room. The Avalon doesn't leave nearly as much room as the Miata did in the garage. =)

I'll Take Two

Well, I thought maybe it was just our family, but I guess not! Everyone loves a good back-tickle!! Man, I think I'd pay a dollar a minute for one of these beds. =)

I could use one at home and one at the office. =)

Pics of Massive Storm of 2007!!!

Okay, folks, here are the pictures you've been waiting for! The reason everyone's been locked in for the last 4 days and the cause for our declared state of emergency last Friday. Check it out! It almost covered all of the grass by the toys in the backyard!!!


I sprinkled birdseed on top of the snow and the birds just loved it!


We finally got our birdfeeder hung. Auntie Margie and Uncle Robert (from Toronto, Canada) gave it to us back in 2005, but we finally got it hung, and in style! Isn't that a cool way to hang it? I love that wrought iron hanger. We can see it nicely from the kitchen, so I got a few pictures of the pretty birds as well. Sorry about the blinds being in most of these pictures! I guess I need to raise them before the birds arrive. The would have flown away this time.












Apparently, the birds are ground-feeders. They'd rather not eat at the bird feeder, so I have to go out and spill it out of the beautiful spill-resistant feeder for them. =) I put some seed up on top of the trash cans to see if I can get them closer to the feeder. From the top of the trash cans, it's just about 18 inches to the feeder, so maybe they'll see it and realize there's more food up there. =) Baby steps... (If you haven't seen the movie, "What About Bob," that's where the "baby steps" quote is coming from. Go rent it and don't have any compassion for the psychiatrist - you'll enjoy it more that way. It's really funny.)