Just in Case

I don't want that last grumpy post to be the one you are all stuck with in case I do actually have this baby in the next few days. I'll admit though, while I was sitting in A's room last night at 2am and she was telling me that she just wanted to stay "wif you" and I was all bitter and tired and painy I was imagining the kind of post I could write about that today.

Instead I'll post a couple of pictures. Perhaps the last of the belly that compels total strangers to say all manner of dumb things to me. Such as yesterday. Gas Station. Kindly older gentleman who is pumping my gas...

"When are you due?"

"Next week."

"Oh! You're gettin' pretty big!"

Grit teeth. Smile. Nod.



My hair looks shorter in that picture but it is actually just pulled back. I had it done on Monday. This is what it looked like when it was actually done nicely, I was less grumpy and actually felt kind of attractive.

Exhausted...but back

We are home. Home is so good. I will try never to take home for granted again.

I don't want this to be a whiney post. I will simply say that last Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday were the most exhausting and stressful days I've had in some time. Traveling with toddlers is no fun. Kudos to those of you who do it and don't find it so bad. Maybe it's just my kid. I'm sure it is, she seems to be an enigma.

My niece's wedding was beautiful. The hair went exceptionally well. Which is nice since I'm related to her and if it turned out badly I'd have to look at the pictures to remind me for the rest of my life.

Here are some fairly anonymous photos which should satisfy those of you who were curious about the hair, the dress, etc...

She is ridiculously gorgeous, I know. My favorite quote from the wedding day was from her husband. He said something like "And I am so very thankful for my wife," he gestures to her "How does that happen." Although it's not as if he is hideous or something.






Oh, and sadly... This



is the best picture we have of us from this wedding function. We all looked so nice too...

Three Things

First.

Mns won Say What? It was Platoon.

Second.

I'm sorry for my absence I've been asked to help write dramas for our Church for the Sundays leading up to and also for Christmas Eve. At first I thought I may have gotten myself in over my head but it's actually going really well and I'm actually nearly finished. It is going to be so weird to have line that I have written be performed by actors on stage. Crazy. Anyway, THAT has kept me pretty busy. Also, we are leaving tomorrow to head to my niece's wedding in a city 6 hours away. I am trying to get packed for that trip and I am also going to be doing hair so that adds to the stuff I need to remember and the stuff I need to bring with us. Sigh. So, yeah. Haven't had much time to blog. Or read blogs.

Third

Say What? is cancelled this week.


Be back next week!

Here She Is

In case you've forgotten what Miss A looks like because it's been so long since I posted any photographs... Here she is.

As I mentioned it is difficult to catch a picture these days so those photos are indicative of when she is still enough to do it.

Eating.



Choosing an outfit for the Day (in winter. I've since hidden her bathsuit.)



Chillin' watching T.V. in the morning. (nicely captures her hair which is finally growing and getting thicker!!!)




Chillin' at bedtime watching T.V.



When she isn't moving she tends to have her thumb in her mouth. She is usually moving.

Hair

There are some new developments with hair around here. Mine, first of all. It's been a long time coming. I made a valiant return to 'The Bob'. As you can see looking way back to October 2005 that is the haircut I was sporting.



And then it grew. And grew. And grew. Until it ended up looking like this.



Which wasn't so bad. I could braid it. And put it up. Wear it wavy or straight. But most of the time I just put it in a pony tail. And I was getting less and less creative when it came to doing something interesting with it for work. Because I'm a hair stylist this can be problematic. So one day a couple of weeks ago I was driving to work and as my hair was sticking to my neck I thought “This hair is too hot (and not in the Paris Hilton way), it's got to go.” So the next day I let my boss cut it off.

This picture was taken on Peter's birthday. Rockin' the new hair. You can see it in action tomorrow when I post the Rap video I am in.




And then there is Miss A. Yesterday I gave her her very first pony tail. (Not counting bathtub ponies) It was special for church. She kept touching it when I first put it in and then she forgot about it. I could only fit the mullet part of her hair into the pony and everything else just looked short. I thought it was cute anyway. I long for the days when she'll have luxurious hair that we can actually do stuff with. I know, I know by then she likely won't let me come near her head with a ten foot pole. Let me have my dream...