G was off from work Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and was working hard all weekend. We now have a lovely wardrobe and a dresser, though he says he will never buy that type of furniture again. I unpacked my clothes today, so no more living out of suitcases for me!
We visited his mom on Saturday, which was nice. She offered us an extra coffee table she had, and even found a neighbor to deliver it to our house. We arrived at her house, which is a short walk away, just in time to meet the ice cream truck!
The ice cream truck starts running early in the year here, and ice cream lady is a hard worker - she goes by our house twice a day, including one trip after dark! Much different from at home. And she has REAL ice cream, unlike the ice cream truck at home which has a whole bunch of frozen Mickey Mouse or Spongebob Squarepants shaped confections. We had ice cream on Sunday, too.
Sunday evening, G turned on the water in the kitchen to wash some dishes, and even after waiting the required 5 minutes, it was still not hot. He went and checked, and the boiler had shut off. He managed to get it going again, but a few minutes later it had shut off again. We called the plumber, but of course he didn't answer his phone at 8:30 on a Sunday night, so we were without heat last night. It was this morning before we were able to get ahold of him, and it was 11:30 by the time he arrived. It had gotten down to 14 degrees Celsius (about 57 degrees F) in here, which was uncomfortable, but nothing compared to the long power outages when I lived in Harpswell! According to the plumber, the boiler can be expected to act up like this anytime the seasons change. :( The plumber got it going again, but the manufacturer is supposed to be sending someone within the next few days to fine tune it, apparently it is running rough. We don't like this boiler system!
Miss Luna seems to be doing well, she's still very active. This evening I was having what I am guessing were Braxton Hicks contractions - totally painless, but my belly would get very hard for a few minutes at a time. I was on my feet for too long, cooking and doing dishes and laundry. Once I sat down to rest they went away. I wouldn't have even noticed them if I hadn't JUST read about them on the What To Expect site this morning. I have been feeling well for the most part, though I have started getting some pretty major backaches, and sleeping gets more and more difficult.
I cooked sausages for dinner this evening, and after eating I cooked the filling for stuffed peppers for tomorrow. We're eating well around here! G says he's been bragging about my cooking to his co-workers. :D
How sweet that G brags about you! And he should- he's a very lucky fella ;)
ReplyDeleteThe wardrobe is beautiful. I also like the floor in your bedroom. And am totally jealous of your couch. I'd like a couch like that someday. Am stuck with Big T's bachelor-days furniture until it falls apart probably. Too many other "priority" things we need before I get to replace what we already have.
Nice that your mother-in-law is close. I wish *my* mother-in-law were a short walk away, but alas! she is very stubborn and won't move down here :(
We had a snow storm this weekend and both school where I work and school where I learn have been cancelled Monday and Tuesday. Here's hoping for the rest of the week. I need more time to finish my coursework from the summer. We're supposed to get another 6-10 inches tomorrow and the last 18 haven't melted yet so this oughta be fun.
Love you!!!
Yikes, that's a lot of snow!!! The couch is nice, but we think it may be to blame for the dust bunny invasion. We are overrun by little black fluffy dust bunnies that roll around here constantly, no matter how often I vacuum. Since the only thing in the house that is black and fuzzy is the couch, we think it may be the culprit. I wouldn't mind a couple dust bunnies, I could love them and name them George! But this many dust bunnies is too many!
ReplyDeleteI think we all have lots of dust bunnies because they are attracted to us. The wardrobe is good looking, to bad it was such a pain. Glad G is bragging about you instead of saying, "What a crazy American". Megan,Unfortunately your mother-in-law can't think about anything until she is graduated from school. We will see them what happens. Just be careful what you wish for.
ReplyDeleteHi Heather...your mom gave me this blog that you are doing & it's very interesting....congrats on your lil Luna...what a great mom you will be sweetie....you sure are having an experience that most people will never have...Take Care...
ReplyDeleteHi Teresa! I am so happy so many of you are reading my blog!!
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