Tuesday: grumpy

This afternoon I was grumpy. Luckily, only Flurry was around.

Unluckily, Flurry's response was to bite my legs, which made me grumpier.

Monday: bee

Today I was doing just a little bit of yard work since it was sunny and I went into the shed to get a rake. I heard a BZZZ behind me, and so turned around and looked up. There were two bee hives and a gigantic bee. It was about three times the size of a normal bee. Normally I'd ask Ben to spray the bee stuff at this point, but I'm not really sure how to safely spray these nests. The are right above the door, so it is either straight up (and still might have a problem getting them) or from inside (which seems like a bad idea).

I also walked the Holland mall with Betsy. The mall is pretty dead, especially compared to when I was in high school. But it was a bit cool outside so it was nice to have a comfortable place to walk.

Monday: week 5

Well, I guess the + on the stick was actually correct. The nurse on the phone said I'm due Jan 4, but according to the internet calculations I'm due Jan 1.

Also, the general practioner doesn't do OB stuff, which I understand. But you can't exactly ask people for recommendations without them wondering (or asking) if you're pregnant. It's a problem. So if I were still an unpregnant person, I'd ask for recommendations now while you can still say you're not pregnant. :)

Sunday: kitty

Travis and Allison came over briefly after church. Scarlet got to see the kitty. She got to pet the kitty too as long as Flurry was looking the other way. Needless to say, Flurry is not fond of small people. (She's been doing much better with big people lately though!) So she would hiss at Scarlet and Scarlet would just laugh like it was the best thing. Phew. I'd rather have her laugh than be scared of Flurry.

Uncle Ben also helped her play the drums for a bit.

Saturday: something I like about Michigan

I like that when you go to the gas pump, you can use the little lever thing in the handle so that you don't actually have to squeeze the handle the whole time you're getting gas. That was definitely something I missed in New York.

Friday: windows

Today we got new windows installed. It is rather exciting because the old ones didn't really move anymore and one had a large hole in it into which I stuck a sock to prevent a draft. However, because of this I ended up staying in the basement with Flurry most of the day. I put a box at the top of the stairs to prevent her from getting out, but if she really wanted to she could get out. She just didn't really want to as long as I was in sight.

Thursday: tornadoes

This morning I sat in a waiting room for two hours while mechanics worked on making the car feel better. A news show was on...I think FOX news, but I wasn't paying much attention. During that two hours, I feel like I heard the same thing over and over and over about the tornadoes..."This is a terrible disaster that will never be forgotten."

Needless to say, by the end of the two hours I was glad to get out of there. And that made me feel bad, because I was so sick of hearing about the tornadoes, but there are lots of people that are affected by them.

Dusty and Laura are OK, but have left for a little bit. Here's a fun conversation about meat in a cooler...