Dear QotD?ers,
Look! I'm here again! as soon as I get done with this I'm going to blow-dry my hair, but until then I'm typing and looking at our Christmas tree. it has rainbow twinkle lights. At some point we'll put decorations on it, probably this weekend.
Today's Question of the Day? is:
How would you describe the coldness where you live, in 25 words or more?
Love,
The Asker
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Thanksgiving
Howdy Hey!
How has your month been without me? My month has been better than expected. My health is improving and my baby is developing normally. hooray! I'm already sharing detailed information about my pregnancy by e-mails and facebook, so if you want to hear more about it, just let me know and I'll catch you up. Othewise, let's get onto the question!
I'm thankful that I was able to enjoy many large delicious meals over my Thanksgiving holiday. It was a serious worry that I'd be feeling crummy, cranky, tired or too nauseas to eat much or enjoy any of it. But I ate hearty meals: Thursday ham dinner, Friday Thanksgiving lunch, Friday night fish fry, Saturday morning pancakes, Saturday lunch soup and MEAT. I think I gained 3 pounds, and I hope I can keep them.
Love,
The Asker
How has your month been without me? My month has been better than expected. My health is improving and my baby is developing normally. hooray! I'm already sharing detailed information about my pregnancy by e-mails and facebook, so if you want to hear more about it, just let me know and I'll catch you up. Othewise, let's get onto the question!
Today's Question of the Day? is:
What are you thankful for?
I'm thankful that I was able to enjoy many large delicious meals over my Thanksgiving holiday. It was a serious worry that I'd be feeling crummy, cranky, tired or too nauseas to eat much or enjoy any of it. But I ate hearty meals: Thursday ham dinner, Friday Thanksgiving lunch, Friday night fish fry, Saturday morning pancakes, Saturday lunch soup and MEAT. I think I gained 3 pounds, and I hope I can keep them.
Love,
The Asker
Sunday, October 31, 2010
The List
Guest Asker Anne returns!
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Question of the Day...or Month
This summer we started a new game which I called The Lists.
Someone would start a list in the morning and everyone follow suit, more or less, throughout the day. It was fun, especially when we had company this summer and we made them participate. An example list from this summer:
Nick is legit.
Bob is real.
Anne is amazing.
Jessica is the best.
Jacob is three ducks in a man costume.
I do not know how to make The List game into a question, or maybe I just am not taking the time, but here is a start for the game:
Anne is mathematical.
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Question of the Day...or Month
This summer we started a new game which I called The Lists.
Someone would start a list in the morning and everyone follow suit, more or less, throughout the day. It was fun, especially when we had company this summer and we made them participate. An example list from this summer:
Nick is legit.
Bob is real.
Anne is amazing.
Jessica is the best.
Jacob is three ducks in a man costume.
I do not know how to make The List game into a question, or maybe I just am not taking the time, but here is a start for the game:
Anne is mathematical.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
It's only been a month.....
Dear QotD?ers,
Hey everyone. I know you've missed QotD? I'm still working on feeling better. I've made A LOT of progress. I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism which is likely the main sorce of my nausea, miserableness and weightloss (that's right, weightloss. pregnant ladies are not supposed to lose weight.) I'm on medication for that, which I attribute to my improvement. Again, if you'd like to be kept up on how I'm doing, let me know. I'm trying a bi-weekly e-mail update.
If you are reading this at the blog website, take a look near the upper right hand corner. There's a baby progress bar! You can see how far along I am and how many days I have left (assuming the average 40 week pregnancy.)
Now for some of that visual progress.
can you tell I'm getting more rotund? I'm not sure that I can.
Love,
The Pregnant Asker
Hey everyone. I know you've missed QotD? I'm still working on feeling better. I've made A LOT of progress. I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism which is likely the main sorce of my nausea, miserableness and weightloss (that's right, weightloss. pregnant ladies are not supposed to lose weight.) I'm on medication for that, which I attribute to my improvement. Again, if you'd like to be kept up on how I'm doing, let me know. I'm trying a bi-weekly e-mail update.
If you are reading this at the blog website, take a look near the upper right hand corner. There's a baby progress bar! You can see how far along I am and how many days I have left (assuming the average 40 week pregnancy.)
Now for some of that visual progress.
can you tell I'm getting more rotund? I'm not sure that I can.Today's Question of the Day? is:
Last week was the 8th Annual QotD? Hug Week! How many different people did you hug? one point per person, 3 points if it was a QotD?er, 5 points if it was The Asker.
Love,
The Pregnant Asker
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Guest Asker: woman
Good news: my appetite is improving
Bad news: I overtoasted my bagel and now it has burnt bits : [
Good news: I'm eating a bagel!
Other news: my birthday was last Monday. It was pretty aweful for a birthday, but at least there wasn't a hurricane.
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Dinner Revelations
I had three consecutive weeks that contained one evening of Meet the Teacher Nights. This year the middle child decided he would not accompany me so that the teachers would feel free to discuss him. This made me laugh, as I was sure that I was not bound to hear anything different that I would have with his presence.
One evening, before leaving, I turned to our daughter and said, "I will clean your dishes for you if you will clean up your room and all the toys in the front room from earlier today."
She protested.
"Mom, I am getting older. Getting older means that I am growing up and becoming a woman. And being a woman means DISHES."
I might have laughed at this, if that ton of bricks was not sitting on my chest preventing me from breathing.
Years ago, my oldest made this notation when I picked him up from school.
"You know, teenage girls look just like women. Except women have bigger dupas and hair on their face."
I am still crawling out from under that ton of bricks. Ouch.
So the big question is:
How would you have finished the sentence "And being a woman means....?"
Just so I am clear on this with everyone, I would not have defined womanhood as dishes! And also, so we are very clear,if Dr. Fandango responds no more after this question, you can assume he was badly injured.
Bad news: I overtoasted my bagel and now it has burnt bits : [
Good news: I'm eating a bagel!
Other news: my birthday was last Monday. It was pretty aweful for a birthday, but at least there wasn't a hurricane.
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Dinner Revelations
I had three consecutive weeks that contained one evening of Meet the Teacher Nights. This year the middle child decided he would not accompany me so that the teachers would feel free to discuss him. This made me laugh, as I was sure that I was not bound to hear anything different that I would have with his presence.
One evening, before leaving, I turned to our daughter and said, "I will clean your dishes for you if you will clean up your room and all the toys in the front room from earlier today."
She protested.
"Mom, I am getting older. Getting older means that I am growing up and becoming a woman. And being a woman means DISHES."
I might have laughed at this, if that ton of bricks was not sitting on my chest preventing me from breathing.
Years ago, my oldest made this notation when I picked him up from school.
"You know, teenage girls look just like women. Except women have bigger dupas and hair on their face."
I am still crawling out from under that ton of bricks. Ouch.
So the big question is:
How would you have finished the sentence "And being a woman means....?"
Just so I am clear on this with everyone, I would not have defined womanhood as dishes! And also, so we are very clear,if Dr. Fandango responds no more after this question, you can assume he was badly injured.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Guest Asker: Anne
We continue with Guest Asker Anne
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This weekend my children all praised me for how I handle my anger and frustration.
I was ironing clothes for the upcoming week. The iron popped and that was it. Another iron dead and useless. The third in about seven months.
I walked out into the front room and asked Nick to put on some goggles and work shoes. He responded fairly quickly to this request.
I gave him the defunct iron and asked him to smash it into unrecognizable pieces for me.
Suddenly there was a flurry of interest in what Nick was doing. Jacob and his friend decided they would love to help. Jacob insisted that what they needed were firecrackers. AND I DID NOT PROTEST.
They were unable to explode the darned thing, but did take turns with a sledge hammer beating the thing into the ground. Nick thanked me for giving him that task.
We all piled in the truck and went to the dollar store for a new iron. I will listen to no commentary on purchasing an iron from the dollar.
Once we got home, I pulled out the new iron and, out of habit, started to file the instruction manual. Two steps into that process, I stopped.
"I will NOT save another manual for a stupid iron. I hate the stupid manual. You know what, I want this to burn. Let's go burn some instructions!"
I had four kids flying out the door extolling me.
Well, I can't be the only anger person out here. So.....
What was the last thing that you wanted to smash to pieces?
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This weekend my children all praised me for how I handle my anger and frustration.
I was ironing clothes for the upcoming week. The iron popped and that was it. Another iron dead and useless. The third in about seven months.
I walked out into the front room and asked Nick to put on some goggles and work shoes. He responded fairly quickly to this request.
I gave him the defunct iron and asked him to smash it into unrecognizable pieces for me.
Suddenly there was a flurry of interest in what Nick was doing. Jacob and his friend decided they would love to help. Jacob insisted that what they needed were firecrackers. AND I DID NOT PROTEST.
They were unable to explode the darned thing, but did take turns with a sledge hammer beating the thing into the ground. Nick thanked me for giving him that task.
We all piled in the truck and went to the dollar store for a new iron. I will listen to no commentary on purchasing an iron from the dollar.
Once we got home, I pulled out the new iron and, out of habit, started to file the instruction manual. Two steps into that process, I stopped.
"I will NOT save another manual for a stupid iron. I hate the stupid manual. You know what, I want this to burn. Let's go burn some instructions!"
I had four kids flying out the door extolling me.
Well, I can't be the only anger person out here. So.....
What was the last thing that you wanted to smash to pieces?
Monday, September 13, 2010
I return! briefly
Dear QotD?ers,
It's me! I'm back for a quick question and update and then we'll get back to the guests.
It's about time for me to tell you what my big project is. There's still no visible progress, but I've been working very hard on it.
I am pregnant!
This is our first public announcement (because I love you best. facebook can wait a few more days), so don't be upset that you haven't heard about it yet. Here are some of the details:
-we are very excited
-at the end of my first trimester
-due date will be sometime mid-March
-we do not plan on learning the gender
-I am still dealing with nausea. This is the biggest problem and I why I have been so reclusive lately. I put all my energy into drinking, eating and resting - and going to work because I have to. I'm on some anti-nausea medication, which has been helping. At this point I do not require further advice on managing nausea. I've heard it all and it hasn't helped me. I am a sad sad pregnant lady. Please put me in your prayers and/or happy thoughts.
If you want further details, e-mail or call me. I'll try to keep from sharing too much information on this blog, unless it's really fun and exciting information.
Love,
The Pregnant Asker
It's me! I'm back for a quick question and update and then we'll get back to the guests.
It's about time for me to tell you what my big project is. There's still no visible progress, but I've been working very hard on it.
I am pregnant!
This is our first public announcement (because I love you best. facebook can wait a few more days), so don't be upset that you haven't heard about it yet. Here are some of the details:
-we are very excited
-at the end of my first trimester
-due date will be sometime mid-March
-we do not plan on learning the gender
-I am still dealing with nausea. This is the biggest problem and I why I have been so reclusive lately. I put all my energy into drinking, eating and resting - and going to work because I have to. I'm on some anti-nausea medication, which has been helping. At this point I do not require further advice on managing nausea. I've heard it all and it hasn't helped me. I am a sad sad pregnant lady. Please put me in your prayers and/or happy thoughts.
If you want further details, e-mail or call me. I'll try to keep from sharing too much information on this blog, unless it's really fun and exciting information.
Today's Question of the Day? is:
What's the best food to get at the fair?
Love,
The Pregnant Asker
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