new pics

I'm a good mom, i swear!

Daniel's swing in our front yard.

He loves the remote, just like his papa!

Chillin' in the back yard with mom.

My bucket baby.

waiting

I have not posted in a very long time and i'll tell you why. I relocated my blog because someone i was uncomfortable with was reading it. a lot. shortly after i relocated it i realized that there was a very good chance that they had found it again. so for now i guess i am going to take a leap of faith and try to just do what i enjoy and not worry about the rest.

i finished work one week ago today. the baby was due monday or tuesday - depending on who you talk to). the little guy seems pretty intent on staying put.

so we sit and wait. we have midwife appointments just about every day now. there is a little progress made every day but it's funny. i got so frustrated a few weeks ago wanting this to be over that i am actually being very patient now. and i'm glad of it. i can't imagine what torture it must be waiting. okay, i can. and i'm glad that for now i am okay to wait for him to decide when he is ready. don't get me wrong i really hope that he decides soon. for everone's sake. mine and danny's (who is going to bust if it doesn't happen soon) and Danna's (who flew out here to meet her nephew) and jen (who is flying in on saturday to hopefully meet her first grandson!) i know we would have a nice visit either way but i really hope they get to see him before they go!

quick update

i am still fighting with the evil home depot. but i think they're sufficiently tired of hearing from me and are really ready to make sure our counter installation is a success. we'll see.

the cottage was amazing and totally wonderful. one week of lounging and reading and hanging out with friends and family on the beach. wonderful!

home depot must die

i can't write much, because i think it might be 600 degrees upstairs in our house and i'm pretty sure thats not healthy.

but today i had a moment of anger. i have been soooo excited about putting new flooring and a countertop in our kitchen. (i love you mom, but that purple is uuugly.) we got some money from the taxman (yeah for the taxman!) and decided to go ahead with it. we went to home depot last week and they quoted a price. it was decent so we went ahead with having everything measured and an official quote done up and it came in at twice what they said it would.

i was tres, tres unhappy. (still am, come to think of it.) a lot of the stuff the first lady said was included is, indeed, not included. which isn't a big deal because we can do it ourselves or ask someone for help. and removing those things from the quote does take a good chunk off the price (not as much as it should, but still a lot). but, seriously, how do you screw it up THAT badly?

tim offered to boycott "the depot" and i appreciate the sentiment. but i'm pretty sure he didn't really mean it. he holds a deep love for building materials that goes beyond brotherly love.

dilemma

it has been a while since i posted and i'll tell you why. i've been pondering.

i like to have the blog. i have friends all over the country now, from one side to the other. and i like that they can get a real glimpse of my life from time to time. but as of late (and don't ask me how i know this, because i wish i didn't) my blog has gotten a lot of attention from someone who i don't want having that look into my life. a really lot of attention. more attention than people who know me and like me (i know there are many!)

i didn't want to stop writing, because (as i've already said) i like doing it. but i also felt creeped out whenever i sat down to type. like i couldn't be myself knowing that there's someone out there intruding. on the other hand, i'm not unrealistic. i know this is cyberspace. and you have to let it go into the world and be free of it. but this was too much over a line for me. so i've relocated. same blog. same everything, just new address.

please bear with me. we'll see how it goes.

camera happy

gone, baby, gone

so danna departed our company on thursday. it was sad to see her go but we had a very nice visit while she was here and it was good to spend a couple of days alone with danny. i seriously don't remember the last time i had time off work when i wasn't flying half way across the country to visit family or see the world. it was very nice and relaxing. i don't know if it was that or just time, but i'm feeling a bit better physically as well. for now the migraines have died down a bit and i've got a bit more energy. i'm trying to enjoy it while it lasts and hope its for a while.

paula lookin sexy


grandma holding baby grace


goofy danny...


cobb camping 2008


first lawn mowing at the new house


hangin out


danna about to head home