Jesse, Michael and Christine were outside trying to grill a whole pineapple.
Guess who was underneath the grill, licking up the tequila/brown sugar/vanilla glaze?
I’m pretty sure I laughed when Courtney told me she paid for a chores list.
In my mind, it went like this:
chores=BORING
paying actual MONEY for a guilt inducing list=BAMBOO SHOOTS IN NAILS painful
But ever since I’ve been home in the mornings, I’ve been wanting some sort of organization to this crazy thing we’ll call “Kelly’s Wild Attempts at Housekeeping”.
After the last 3 weeks of trying to make my own lists and failing miserably at remembering what should be on there (I’m usually reminded that Claire needs water when she starts licking the shower walls after I’m done…doesn’t bode well for Mr. Gregory…) I decided to take the plunge and pay $4 for a years worth of chores, ready to be printed out at the beginning of every week. Tomorrow will begin the first day of this system, so perhaps I will post updates as to how I’m doing. Or, perhaps I will just crash and burn in secret, especially since I am about ready to take on a newborn. 7 weeks isn’t a lot of time to establish a habit, if you know what I mean.
Here’s a sample page of this chore list, in case you’re interested.
UPDATE: Just found a ROTTEN BANANA in my purse. And to think, just last night I was scoffing at the category on the list that said, “Clean Out Purse” every Thursday. I think the jury is no longer out on this one, folks. Kelly needs a chore list.
Last night, I went to bed not only with a sinus headache (I’m pretty much just allergic to September and October), but also aching wrists. By the time I woke up this morning, all of my finger joints were stiff– I couldn’t even move my index finger! This feeling wore off by the middle of the day, but when I laid down for a nap, it happened again.
After “googling”, I think I’ve self-diagnosed myself with carpel tunnel syndrome, which is somewhat common in the 3rd Trimester. I don’t have noticeable swelling anywhere (I naturally have short, stubby fingers!), so I doubt it’s preeclampsia-related at all. Plus, my blood pressure has been regular and good this entire pregnancy…
But I’ll probably call the midwife later, just to ease my paranoia.
Also, I still have 4 more weeks of piano lessons before I take my 3 month maternity break! I really hope this doesn’t make everything so sore I can’t demonstrate even simple things for my students.
33 weeks yesterday…can’t wait until this is over…
We now are with Sprint and have brand new phone numbers! We could’ve transferred our old numbers over, like we did when we switched to T-Mobile, but I’m kind of tired of people screening my calls because they think I’m a telemarketer. So, if you don’t have my new number, and you would like it, just send me an email!
Can I give a shout out to my wonderful husband, who arranged the whole thing himself? Sure, I researched all the companies and found the best deal (by a LONG shot, surprisingly?!), but while I was napping this afternoon, he went to the Sprint Store and took care of all of it by himself. He’s even synching our phones now!
To show you HOW MUCH of a better deal we are now getting, let me spell out the numbers. Before, we were paying around $120/mo. for 700 shared minutes, 400 texts, and internet access/GPS for my phone only. Now, for $100 month, we get 1500 shared minutes, free minutes to ANY mobile phone, unlimited texts, and unlimited web access for BOTH phones!!
It truly feels like a Christmas Miracle around here. Plus, my new Blackberry is PURPLE. I think you all know how happy that makes me.