Status: 85.27% Tomorrow would have been my Bestemor’s birthday. Born in 1903, she lived to within two months of her 100th birthday, and was the matriarch of the Gjertsen family. Oh how I miss her, and wish she could have met little Georgia, my niece, and our impending arrival as well. Family is so very […]
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update: T minus 43 days
Status: 84.75% To Do List: Finish the Dresser *check* Relocate Car Seat to my car *check* Pack Hospital Bag *check* Had a really enjoyable weekend, which was in the end quite productive, but yet very relaxing. We have a garage again, with cars in it! Amazing… The next 2 – 3 weeks are going to […]
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update: T minus 44 days
Status: 84.49% Aside from needing to modify the two top drawers a bit, the dresser is officially done. A quick trip to Home Depot to get some #12 screws will allow me to put the freshly painted knobs, and then I can install the drawers! This has been a crazy undertaking, and I am thrilled […]
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update: T minus 45 days
Status: 84.07% Today is Heather’s last work shift for the next 13 months, which is great. This weekend WILL consist of me finishing the dresser (I will accept no other outcome). Next week, I plan to work on increasing our home security. I plan to start by retraining @CaliTheCori into @CaliTheAttackCorgi.
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update: T minus 46 days
Status: 83.68% What to do. What to do.. What to do… Right now, I would say I have 3 items on my Priority To Do List that are going to eat away at me until they are complete: Finish the Dresser Relocate Car Seat to my car Pack Hospital Bag Moving the car seat is […]
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update: T minus 47 days
Status: 83.34% The change-table top is finished, and ready for use, which is one item on the To Do List that I can officially check off as completed. The drawers had the last coat of Varathane put onto them last night, so now the only thing left to complete for the drawers are the knobs […]
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update: T minus 48 days
Status: 82.97% Well, it’s official. Heather is sick. Which means, in an effort to avoid getting sick myself, I will be sleeping on the couch until further notice. Joy. Another new fun feature I’m experiencing now, is every time the phone rings and I see her Caller ID but it’s not a ‘normal’ time for […]
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update: T minus 49 days
Status: 82.59% Today is the first day of the last week of work for Heather before she goes on holidays, prior to when she goes on maternity leave. Is that clear enough? We had our maternity photo shoot yesterday, which was nice. The weather was sunny enough to give good light, and not too hot […]
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I was asked the other day, “Why do you blog? The internet & media platforms are changing, and in many ways blogging is becoming something from yesterday.” I don’t disagree with this statement. While written word itself changes slowly overtime, the platforms by which we communicate with one another changes much faster. It wasn’t that […]
Continue ReadingPregnancy Update: T minus 50 days
The date has been set for some time now: September 20, 2016. Just another day, of another year, right? Wrong! That is Heather’s Due Date (if you listen the the doctors, but what do they know). And while the baby (partially nicknamed ‘Baby G’ – if you think about it for a second, you’ll get […]
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