At Home During the Day

To Do 4/19/10:
- Answer emails
- Watch TV
- Take a nap
- Go for a walk
- Go to Adam's singing at church
- Stay home all day...

My doctor is not allowing me to go to work anymore as of a week and 1/2 ago, so I am now at home all day by myself. I do not remember the last time that I was home by myself to just find things to do all day - Even when I would come home for summers in college my job would usually start two days after I got back and last until the weekend before I would leave again, so this is quite a new, strange, frustrating, and relaxing experience for me. Some of the things that have been good are sleeping in, taking naps, morning TV (thanks Amy for the suggestions!), and hanging out w/ ShamWow! (the other two stay up in their room most of the day - Palmer will not come downstairs anymore b/c he is scared of my exercise ball and when Nitro comes down he just grows at the ball - so I tell him to go "sleepy" back in his room!). I do also have a book on hold at the library that I have been waiting for for over a month now! I would have two books on hold, but unfortunately, the library does not have Kate Gosselin's new book! - Yes, I do want to read it and my guess is that deep down some of you do too! After all, she "Just Wants You to Know". Things that are not so good about staying home all day are not being around people, feeling bad about missing work, and old neighbors that like to tan in their back yard.

To finish on a happy note - one of my favorite new shows is Ellen. She played this game the other day called "80s Lady or Pageant Baby?" - so funny! I have attached the clip from You Tube and here are just some funny pics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDJt1X6CPZM - Ellen Clip... Start at 3:15 for just the game.


My neighbors getting their afternoon sun...


80's Lady!


Pageant Babies... note - Avery will not be allowed to participate in pageants...

Awkward thing people (mostly men) have said to me while pregnant...

To Do 4/12/10:
- Focus on something else besides still being pregnant (this one is sooo hard!)
- Think of things to do that don't involve driving
- Read work papers and stop avoiding them
- Take notes for work
- Pick out birth announcements and make sure addresses are ready
- Order weather cover for jogger
- Write down some of the strange/awkward thing people said to me while I was pregnant...

People (mostly men) have said some awkward things to me while pregnant. Here are a few of the really strange ones:

Sitting in a meeting with all of the program directors of the college of medicine before the meeting starts: Someone who knows I am pregnant (I am just starting to "show") asks me if I am feeling any better - my reply, "no, I am still very sick" (and will be until 25 weeks I found out!). The man sitting next to me is noticeably discomforted now, looking very worried that I might breath on him and pass along some germs (I think he is the program direct for Public Health and H1N1 was going around) - so I say, "it's ok, I'm pregnant, so I can not get you sick." Relief floods over his face and he says, "well, if you could get me pregnant, we would both make a lot of money!" hmmmm... silence all around....

Sitting at a table before a seminar starts: My friend asks me if I am going to get some of the pizza before seminar - I say that I am not sure b/c I just ate some soup for lunch already - their response is that I am pregnant and can have both. A man (who I have seen quite often) comes over and says, "oh, you're pregnant?" (btw - at this point, I am either very pregnant or am growing a large abdominal tumor) He continues, "in these days no one is supposed to ask until the baby is coming out." hmmm.... silence again (also - I did have the pizza too!) :)

Coming out of my house to go somewhere the other day: no hi, how are you? - my neighbor starts in by saying - "Wow! Are you going for a record or something! Sure there aren't two in there???" 1.) I have heard from my friends that this question is a "normal" one to be asked while pregnant and it is never ok to ask that! 2.) The woman who asked me this has never had children...

Finally - Facebook conversation: Me writing on my brother-in-laws wall - "If Avery is going to come on your birthday(4/8), she better hurry up!" My brother-in-law writes back - "yeah! you better light a fire up in there!" hahaha - sorry Ben if you are reading this, but you might want to "re-word this" as my mom put it.

I think people just don't know what to say to pregnant women... but, it is sometimes best to say nothing at all... :) If you have any other funny stories - I would love to read them - post away! :)

Not Home Yet

To Do 3/5/10:
- Work on writing figure assessment for lymph atlas and points for discussion
- Pick up around the house
- Read 38 week email! (only 2 more email weeks!)
- Go to Sams
- Go to Adam's singing @ VCC
- Do Beth Moore study - Our last session is tomorrow!
- Remember that we are not home yet...

Yesterday at Easter service at VCC (which I thought was most excellent!), we had a guest worship leader, Sarah Kelly, who is a Christina recording artist (http://www.sarahkelly.com/). She said something during one of the songs that really struck me - she said we should remember we are not home yet and that is why at times we feel like we don't fit in, b/c we are not supposed to - this is not our home. That made so much sense to me! There are so many times when I feel like I don't fit in, even though I try really hard to be "normal" - it's like a little bit of that junior high feeling never quite goes away... I am so glad that I was reminded of this simple fact that my permanent home is waiting for me where I will never feel out of place! This Easter I was especially blessed by the resurrection that allows me to spend eternity in the place Jesus has prepared just for me - my real home!