Sleep: how do I love thee, let me count the ways.

I am lucky to say that no matter how bad a day I have, after a good nights sleep I am 100% better the next day. I also am usually able to get to sleep fairly well. ( usually). I had not had enough to eat or sleep that day.. and everything was wrong, the worst part is that I knew I was crazed but couldn't stop the alternating anger and crying. Poor Chris, what a time to quit smoking. hehhehehehehehehe. Really though, I don't think he has it to bad with me, and he takes it pretty well.

We did infact go to see Chris' parent in Evanston on Sunday. The 2.5 hours each way goes by pretty fast and I wasn't very uncomfortable at all. Although, I was pretty stiff on the drive home from teh heat and walking around. We walked around the Custer Street Fair. Tonnes of tents selling stuff, many with the overpowering incense and silver rings. Many with overpriced crafts. We didn't buy anything. My mother-inlaw got some earrings and some really inexpensive tablecloths, napkins and placemats. We looked but didn't see anything we really liked.. despite the great price. We did pass an actual store that was open during the fair. It was an amish furniture store and was going out of business so everythign was on sale. There was this bench out front that matched the high chair and rocker that friends of ours have as well and a highchair in a style I didn't like as well, so we went inside to have a look. They had the mission style highchair that I really liked and we bought it. Or rather, Chris' mom bought it for us. It's really nice. I'm sure Chris will post pics eventually... since I don't know how.. and I'm not overly interested in learning how. ( heh) It's an oak highchair in a mission style, very sturdy and complete with pinching hazards.. but that will just make the baby learn faster what "arms up" means when we start on solids.

The baby is currently head down but it isn't engaged yet. So.. no chance yet of haveing the baby really early.. but I really only want to have it about a week early.. on my mom's birthday.

We shall see.

I really should go eat something before I get all crazy again... :D

The baby has hiccups.

It has been happening quite a bit lately, a few times a week. It's this really regular jumping... not like any of the other baby movements.

I feel all weird... Chris' parent have been traveling a lot this year and I can't even remember the last time we saw them. Even the time they had mentioned us getting together.. they have plans now. I am really starting to fee like they don't want to see us. You'd think that they would want to see their only living son a bit more often... I'm sure I'm being completely irrational. I think we see my mother... who lives 3000 miles away more than we see them.

I have a doctors appointment tomorrow. Hopefully I'll actually get to see my doctor this time... Last time she was late getting to the clinic after surgery. So I saw the other dr at the office. She was nice.. but you get used to one person, their style etc.. and they know your history.

I wore new shoes to work today... I had a blister after the walk to town. I brought lunch because I had an hour long harassment training before my shift at work. I then had half an hour in between to eat lunch. However, I forgot to bring something extra for my break. I was starving. I ate some stuff.. but it didn't fill me up. So by the time Chris picked me up at 6 I had awful acid reflux and I was way too hungry to think about what I wanted to eat. So, of course I got whiney and cranky and didn't know what I wanted for dinner.. but I needed to eat right then. Chris made me cheese and crackers. He saved me. Tided me over till our especially healthy dinner of chicken taquitos.

Chris has suddenly become intent on getting a broadband phone and getting rid of the regular land line. I don't want to. He had a broadband phone before I moved here to talk to me.. it didn't work very well. Plus, the sound quality was awful. I'm really skeptical. He's looking up reviews. I would just rather have an actual land line... I don't know why I am so vehement about it... I assume hormones. It's not like it's really all that big a deal.

We have Saturday and Sunday off together this weekend. I had thought that we would be going to Evanston to see the in-laws.. but now I have no idea. I was sort of looking forward to a change of scenery. We never had our little get-away for our anniversary. *surprise, surprise. We aren't going to do anything for a really long time I'm sure. ( wow... and I ever grouchy) I feel like making faces at stuff. Just generally annoyed. Restless. Crabby. Feeling the need to swear.

I want a back rub. For more than 30 seconds.

Tense, grouchy, pregnant rants. Watch out.

In other news... I took the pack n play out of the box this morning to look at it. It's nice.

Blah.

I don't even feel like window shopping on ebay... We are going to have no money so soon. Tuning up the car and if the stupid surveyor ever comes ( he said a couple of weeks... it's been at least a month and a half.. if not 2. ) Watch him come when we can't afford to have the stupid lot surveyed. Figures.

I'm off before I really get even more annoyed. Ice cream didn't help tonight.

Sweaty and smeared with dirt or, I really should be putting my feet up.

I am the picture of beauty right now. It's currently 82f with 56% humidity. Lovely!

I was on the computer drinking my coffee and I heard clanking outside and saw that there were surveyors outside again. Still not mine.. but the ones for the lot next door again. Anyway, I went outside to water my plants since it's been in the 80s for several days and of course, to spy. After I finished watering I decided that I really did need to plant the dianthus' that I bought at Walmart on Saturday befor they became hopelessly rootbound. This was at 11 o'clock. So I'm in the front which is the east side of the house in the blazing sun at mid day. ( duh) planting 2 six packs of flowers. It didn't actually take that long.. but I had to get on my knee's.. and get up and dig holes etc... This is where the dirt and sweat came about. Not to mention the full force with which my allergies kicked in. Runny nose, itchy eyes and the like.

I desperatly need to hop in the shower and wash my hair etc. I have not had a proper shower since Monday afternoon. I do take frequent cool showers so I don't just burst into sweaty dirt smeared flames or keep people from having to stay a good six feet away from me.
Still, I'm not all that quick to get in the shower... I'm browsing baby items on ebay and I really needed to write somethingin here... Where does the time go.

Yesterday I was really busy. My whole day was scheduled, this would usually cause me a bit of anxiety untill the day was over.. but one of the things scheduled was a pedicure.. So it wasn't all a loss. So.. it went somethign like this: Work 8:30-12:30 ( with a 1.5 hour training session in there) eat something, Pedicure at 1:15, walk to Shawna's and then go to the opera house to process any memberships that have come in since I was there on Friday, get ride home from the city clerk ( bless you Luann!), putz on computer for an hour, drive to Madison for 6:30pm breastfeeding class scarfing Mcdonalds in the car on the way. Arrive home at 9:30. It was just way too busy for my liking. Exactly the kind of day that goes by so fast you aren't actually sure that it happened.

Since the "hot weather" started last week, my feet have decided to swell. They are truely huge, elephantine proportions. Sausages with little toes attached. None of my shoes fit. I even bought shoes in a size larger and they still don't fit. I can get them on, but only by shuffling around for 5 minuted to redistribute all the water inside of my skin. then when removed they leave the most amazing line divisions of puffy and squished skin.

I suddenly realized that I am hungry.
Must. go. eat. now.