Some Music Advice

I haven't bought new music in ages. I think I want to put together a labor playlist, or maybe just some good tunes to listen to after the baby is here. Any suggestions?

Trying New Things

We had some time to kill between a few appointments I was taking some women to, so we went to the Asian market. They insisted on buying me some things. It has been a long time since I've tried so many new foods. I don't have a picture of what I ate for lunch. I can only describe it as an asian version of the breakfast burrito. It was a round ball of dough with a hard boiled egg in the middle and some sausage and a few other things in the middle. It was pretty good.Here is a pile of the things they gave me. The rice crackers the owners of the market threw in for free. Over on the bottom right are asian pears I think. They have a very crisp taste. Almost like an apple, but not as sweet.
This is Rambutan. If you ever get the chance to eat these I highly recommend it. They are so good. They spoiled me with these. They're not very cheap. They got a little dark by the time I took this picture, the outside is a really pretty pinkish color. The fruit itself has the consistency of an eyeball- it's so sweet and good. And there is a seed in the middle.
Here Sam is getting the coconut milk out. Apparently this is good for you when you're pregnant. It tasted pretty good. I think Sam had to pound a nail in it to get it open.
Here are some mochi. They have cute packaging don't they? They are made from a bean paste. They aren't bad, not my favorite either. They are a little bland. They each have a different flavor with a different surprise in the middle.

Free Online Magazine

I'm sure you may have all seen this already, but it's a free online Christmas magazine called Gifted. It's great! Get it right here and it's nice because you can page through it instantly, no need to download!

The Perfect Gift

My husband is always the perfect gift giver. He always finds something thoughtful and just right. In fact, I think my sister has rigged the drawing so that Sam has her for our Christmas exchange. I always struggle to find something he will really like. This year I have found just the right thing. Someone has invented a clever, odd little thing that will make Sam so happy. Etsy seller Jack Zylkin is a genius and makes a little kit so that you can use your typewriter to type on your computer. It would be very cool to have an iPad because it could just sit on top of the carriage and move side to side as you type. You can write a novel Sean Connery style from Finding Forester and yet have all the lovely technology and editing that comes with a computer.

Check out this video to see what I mean about the iPad:

A Perfect Fall Weekend

We headed to Greenbluff right before the sun was setting to pick some pumpkins. Fall is my favorite time of year and I go crazy with the pumpkins. I love to go to Knapps to get the pumpkins. It's so much fun to pick them out. But be forewarned, the stems can be very thick and prickly! Sometimes they snap off, sometimes you have to cut them. The sun was setting on the farm as we were finishing up and it was gorgeous. We also headed to the compost fair to get our free bin. We're back at composting again which makes me happy.

Baby Shower

Andrea and Katie threw me a baby shower a few weeks ago. We had a great time. I was spoiled with a lot of cute little things! We played baby jeopardy and everyone had to guess how big my belly was with a piece of crepe paper.

Apples and Randomness

This is going to be a wordy random post!

We just barely squeezed in time to go pick some apples this year. We waited until the last weekend possible. I'd like to dehydrate some and bake a pie and some apple crisp. Next week I plan on cooking, baking, and freezing like crazy!

I know I said I'd be back to posting before, but I really will now. I'm blogging from my house. We finally got internet today- woo hoo! And this tops the list today! I have felt so out of the loop without having access to the internet. August was the last time we were connected at the place we were living. I'm looking forward to getting caught up again with all of my online friends! I got a few concerned e-mails from people wondering where on earth I have been! I've got posts scheduled for all week. So even if the baby comes- this blog will have posts.

The baby isn't here yet, but could come any day! I'm not too anxious quite yet. I still have some stuff I would like to finish first. I did have a melt down before freaking out thinking that if the baby came we were not ready at all. Everyone keeps asking if the nursery is ready. Well, not really but at least we have the essentials now. The room is a mix of my art/crafty stuff and a baby dresser with a changing pad on top. The baby will sleep in our room at first.I have been on an emotional roller coaster lately and doing all of this moving while being pregnant was draining. It's been a little harder to be as laid back and easy going as I would like. I felt like we waited for the last minute to get the essentials. But we have them now and it's such a relief.

I'm thankful for the sweetest dearest friends. We are getting together at least once a week for a book/bible study and again for a craft night. It's so nice to have other crafty people to hang out and connect with. They have been so supportive to me lately and I'm so thankful. It's so nice to have people who "get you." They are the most caring group of women and I feel really fortunate to have met them.

I'm so thankful that we got rid of the boxes. No more visible boxes. Yay! I'm looking forward to having people over now. Last Friday night Sam and I worked and worked and got rid of all the boxes. We still have stuff in storage in two different places. But this place looks a little like a home now. I even hung a few things on the wall. It still has been hard to work on projects because half of my craft stuff is missing. But it is getting there.

Our kitchen floor is clean. It took some serious scrubbing, but the paint is gone. I think other people have confirmed this, but dirtiness and gross things are 10 times more irritating when you're pregnant. So one night in nesting madness I was up until one scrubbing the floor.

I just finished up all the volunteer work I was doing. Some prayers were answered and I feel good now about easing up a bit. I handed it over and that took a load off for me. I love doing it, but it has been really stressful and hard lately and I was having trouble letting go of it.

I am sick right now. It's not fun to be sick and pregnant, it's hard enough to sleep at night, but add coughing fits and a sore throat in the mix and sleep is scarce. The good thing is that the baby sweater I'm knitting is getting some progress! I am going to take it easy now. I'm really looking forward to a relaxing week.

I just gathered all the fabric and supplies to make some receiving blankets and a quilt. I hope to get some good progress with that this weekend. I also want to do some sort of artsy wall hanging for the baby room.

I'm so excited to find out if this little baby inside of me is a boy or a girl. I can only take so much orange, yellow, and brown! I want to know if we can buy little flannel shirts for a mini Sam, or if I can make little ruffly skirts and dress up a little girl in all the vintage girl clothes I've been hoarding.

I love my yoga class. It's so relaxing and feels so good. Our teacher Cara gives good tips on feeling better.

Ok, time for supper. The posts this week are heavier on pictures, lighter on words. Take care everyone, I hope you all have a good relaxing weekend.