Spelling Bee

The 80th annual National Spelling Bee starts today. I know what I will be watching tonight.

pregnancy foods

My current favorite pregnancy foods of my second trimester are:
chex mix
cantaloupe
turkey burgers
double stuff peanut butter oreos with milk
grapefruit juice on ice
tomato and pickle sandwiches with cheese and mayo
fudgesicles

memorial day quote

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! ~Maya Angelou

24 season is over

So, last night was the end of the season for 24. I have mixed feelings about the whole event. The ending was pretty disappointing. It left us with no idea about where they are going to go with next season. I was also hoping that by the end of the season President Palmer would be recovering, because I can't stand the Vice President. Anyways, I think they could have done more. Maybe the writers need some fresh ideas for next season.
Other than my disappointment last night, things are pretty good around here. It seems like Colleen's ear is getting better. I hope at our follow up appointment next month we find that her ear infection is totally cleared, so I don't have to worry about her not being able to fly to see Sara.
It feels like we're getting settled into our new place. Its an old house, so it took some getting used to. Yesterday, while we were watching 24 we heard a crash and glass breaking. We looked all over the house, but couldn't find what it was. Finally, we discovered it was the light cover on our front porch. It fell and broke. Parking is fun at this house. We can squeeze both vehicles in our driveway, but then we are always switching them around so one of us can leave. Ideally, Rory would like to park in the street in front of our house, but our neighbors seem to have a lot of cars and they are always parked in front of our house all the way down the street. When a spot opens up, I'm always yelling at Rory to go take it. Its pretty funny.

What day is it?

This month has flown by so far for me. We started May out moving into a 3 bedroom house on base. My mom came down to help and I honestly believe we wouldn't have been moved and cleared our inspection at our old house if it weren't for my mom helping. She even unpacked boxes as she brought them in. The first day she completely had my kitchen unpacked and put away. If anybody needs moving help they should call my mom. She is a pro. Last week we drove her home on Wednesday and stayed until Sunday. We really miss having her here.
It was kind of crazy up there. First my dog threw up all over my mom's guest bed. Ruined the comforter and it was a mess to clean up. Then Friday morning we had to take Colleen into the ER,because she was up all night Thursday crying. She had an ear infection. We were going to take her to a hockey game Friday night, but since she wasn't feeling well my mom took care of her while Rory, my dad, and I went to the game. It was a good time. I just wished Colleen could have gone. Sunday morning when I got Colleen up to travel home I noticed blood all over her sheets. Once again we had to take her into the ER. Her eardrum had ruptured. Poor kid. She's doing ok. It has just made her a little crabby. I'm hoping her antibiotics clear it up and she heals well, because we are supposed to be flying to see Sara next month.
Yesterday I had my ultrasound. The past few days the baby has been moving like crazy. During the ultrasound, they had a hard time getting measurements, because the baby wouldn't quit moving. We did get some good pictures though. We didn't find out if it is a boy or girl. The ultrasound tech. said that everybody wants to know these days and it is very rare for people to not want to know. We think that the surprise of finding out when the baby is born is worth the wait.

we are moved

We are in our new house. Well, its an old new house, but I like it. I like one level houses. It wasn't fun being pregnant in our old house and trying to carry laundry and stuff up a ton of stairs. My mom has been such a blessing this week. She has done so much work. We wouldn't have been able to get the move done in time if it weren't for her. Now we have the weekend to clean the old house. Colleen has been such a good kid this week. I know it can't be fun for a 2 year old to spend her day making a dozen trips between two houses. Tuesday and Wednesday it was miserable too. It was 96 degrees and the air conditioning in the old house was broken. It was so hard working in there and sleeping in there Tuesday night. I'm glad to be out of that place. We just have to pass our cleaning inspection on Tuesday and we'll be done with it. yaaaaaaaaay.