It’s TRUE!

Wow. You know the story mommies and daddies tell their little ones about where babies come from? You know, the stork comes to the house and brings a baby. Well ladies and gentlemen, it’s true! I believe it! Yesterday I was taking care of Elliot as usual, and we were playing in the back yard. Suddenly he pointed up and shouted “Ingrid!! Look at that big bird!” Holy cow. I’ll be damned if there wasn’t a stork on the roof!! Wow. Maybe thunder really IS the angels bowling and moving furniture.

Baby!

I don’t know how I haven’t posted it yet, but my huband and I are 15 weeks pregnant! We have no idea if it is a boy or a girl, and we are so extremely excited! Tim is so sweet, he took it upon himself to set up a baby website that has some updates and sonogram pictures and whatnot. My due date is August 30th which is a far cry from October-ish, when we originally thought it was due! When we went to our first OBGYN appointment, he said he thought we were 8-9 weeks, but the sonogram said we were 14! Last Saturday was 15, and this coming Saturday will make 16 weeks, 4 months, I can’t believe it! I haven’t been nauseous or anything at all, but the book I got with Tammy’s advice (The girlfriend’s guide to pregnancy) said not to gloat too much about it, because the gods of pregnancy are usually fair! I have however had wicked indigestion when I eat certain things like cheese, or salsa, and I get extremely dizzy with a headache if I stand up too quickly. Of course the girls are wicked tender, but that seems to have died down a little bit at the moment. Other than that, I’m having a great time with it, my favourite part so far was the sonogram. I’ve heart most mothers say that their favourite part was hearing the heart beat. I guess that was cool, but my favourite part was watching that little jumping bean jump on my bladder like a little trampoline, and that’s when it was 3 inches long! It’s amazing how far technology has come, that we can see things like that. Speaking of technology, you know that gel that they put on your belly first? My uncle actually invented that gel. So now I get to call him up and tell him I got to use his product! Neat huh?

Of course we’re feeling a little overwhelmed by this whole process, so if any of you out there see anything that’s really cheap, especially baby furniture (or even better FREE), let me know, or snag the free stuff for me! We need all the help we can get!

I still am thinking about cloth diapers. I don’t know what I was envisioning, but they look SO thin, like cheesecloth! I know they make covers for them, but you’d think they’d be a lot thicker than that! Let me know your opinion on cloth diapers vs disposables, I’d love to hear it.

A day off!

WOOO! I got put on orders from the 29th of January to the 15th of February, so it seemed like I wouldn’t have a day off in two weeks! Not that I’m complaining, soldiers in Iraq don’t get one in 2 years! Anyway, I got a phone call this morning telling me my convoy was postponed so I don’t have to go anywhere! Nice, I’m going to spend the day cleaning up and drinking cocoa. ^_^

Wow, so much for that resolution!

HA! First post of the year and I already broke my resolution! Oh well, I’m still doing better than posting once every couple months! This year (since November so far) I’ve given up cheese, fried foods, and ice cream. DH asked me if I can have whipped cream (yes.) He then asked me if I could have frozen whipped cream. I thought about it and replied, “shut up!” It’s more to the point to see if I can actually do it for a full year now. Although of course I have some exceptions.

1. I may have ONE small spoon sample of ice cream if, and only if my workplace gets a new ice cream flavour in stock for customer service reasons.

2. I may have either cheese or fried foods if it already comes on my monthly meal provided to me by the government. I will not piss off people by bitching about cheese on my potatoes, or that it’s a chicken fried steak entree when I’m trying to eat better. Tough shit, it’s food, it’s the Army, get over it.

These are the only two exceptions. I have been excellent with these items so far, but I have made mistakes.

1. I ordered something “alfredo” when my husband insisted it was a butter and cream sauce. Come to find out, it does indeed have cheese in it.

2. I fried up a small chicken strip at work which was not even CLOSE to one strip, it was more like a nugget. I popped it in my mouth totally forgetting that it was indeed, fried.

I don’t think I’ve messed up with ice cream yet, but I have come very close. My husband and I went to Uno’s when we went to Massachusetts over vacation. We ordered a deep dish cookie-brownie-something that came with a scoop of ice cream. We didn’t even think about it until it came with a big scoop in the middle. We made a deal, he ate the ice cream and let me have the whipped cream. I was tempted, but I didn’t waver!

So whaddya think? Will I make it through the summer months? Will Freddy’s frozen custard throw me over the edge? Will I finally snap as I fix up a customer’s sundae? We’ll find out next November if the frozen treats have me frazzled!

BTW: This ban also includes sherbet, frozen yogurt, frozen custard, sugar-free, and any other “iced” treat with the ONE exception of sorbet only because it’s not dairy and mainly contains fruit. (and sugar.) If I could find (or be advised about) a low sugar/sugar-free brand, I’m sure I could make it no problem. ^_^

New Year’s Resolution and the Perfect Christmas Present

Ok guys, it has come high time for me to get out of this slump regarding my updates, or lack thereof. I have officially resolved to update my site at least once a week! I hope it turns out, I just need to find that dang SD card for my camera! Anyway, here’s what’s been going on lately.

1. I FINISHED the huge stole I made from Knitty.com. I made “Danica”, but doubled the width in Noro silk garden. It is huge, gorgeous, and warm. I’ve thought about giving it away, but I think I need to keep this one.

2. I’ve Acquired a set of Knitpicks Options(!!!) and the set of beautiful wooden DPNs for Christmas! My husband totally rocks!

3. Speaking of the perfect Christmas present, this year I got the best present I’ve ever gotten in my life! He was reluctant to give it to me, he explained that there was another part that he had no idea when it would be available, it might be next year, for next Christmas maybe. I was so curious, I finally persuaded him to let me in on it. He pulled out this bag I recognized from Twist and assumed it was yarn for me! I opened it up and there were 3 skeins, one white, one red, and one green, 2 knitting needles with some cast on stitches, a small piece of attempted knitting, and his boyhood Christmas stocking. I had mentioned to him that I’d like to duplicate the Christmas stocking because as we all know, things made by Grandmothers and such people are priceless artifacts, and it would break my heart if anything happened to it. Well my sweetheart of a husband had decided that he would make the stocking himself! I assumed it was his Grandmother’s knitting which would have been special enough, but when he told me it was his, the tears came to my eyes, and I cried with such adoration for a person who took such an interest in something that I love that he really has no interest in himself. I put his first piece of knitting on a stitch holder and I’m planning to frame it. How cute is that? I have truly never had such a perfect Christmas present in my whole life. We sat together for a while as I tried to teach him the long tail cast-on. He finally got one stitch on his needle, and said “that’s enough for tonight”. ^_^ AWW he is too cute! I told him it took me a very long time to learn the long tail cast-on, and it can be frustrating, which I believe he agreed with. I asked him if he just wanted me to cast on for him, but he politely refused, saying he wanted to do it all himself. How could I not love that?

So there it is folks, my perfect Christmas present! Merry Christmas to everyone, remember that it’s not over until the 6th! So leave up the decorations and remind yourselves that there’s still plenty of reasoning to buy yourselves lovely Christmas presents! ^_^

Totally Gnarly 80s!

Tubular! I had like a totally radical time tonight!… Ok, that’s enough. Seriously though, I had a great time out with the girls at Totally Gnarly 80s at Cabaret Old Town. I dressed up in my li’l 80s outfit and I was thrilled that some of the actors had outfits similar to mine, and styled their hair the same way at one point too. Yayness! So I had a blast I forgot to get my picture taken there, so I took one at home, here I am!

So I had a blast, it was really a lot of fun! I hope to get to go again soon! Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to wash out the carrot chunks I spit on myself in an outrageous fit of laughter. ^_^

Jury Duty!

WHEE! I got picked for Jury Duty this week, Yippee! I went Monday for Jury selection and I didn’t think I’d make it since I was one of 46 people in the room and I was knitting the entire time. Yeah, so much for that theory. Turns out I was chosen for a really juicy trial that I’m dying to tell y’all about when it’s over, but I can’t say a word for now.

I went to the DAV today to pick up my outfit for Totally Gnarly 80s night. I can’t wait, I’m so excited for this night! I’ve been knitting some rainbow legwarmers out of Noro Kureyon for the 80s effect, and I’ll totally have them done in time, I’m psyched. Tubular dude!

I’ve also finished one fingerless mitten, Dashing from Knitty. I’m giving them to someone who I hope will most definitely enjoy them. There are some people in the world who I think have deserved knitted gifts. Not many, but a few. I hope he enjoys the baby alpaca I used for him!

Bye!

Well today’s the day! I’m off to Kansas City this morning to go to MEPS (military entrance processing station). I’m spending all day there waiting around for a physical, while learning how to “hurry up and wait” in about 10 different lines while they process everybody. On the 12th I’ll be on my way to Fort Jackson in South Carolina. After that I’ll be kissing mud for the next 9 weeks! I promise to keep in touch with those who have given me their addresses, and I hope they share the news with you all! I’ll miss you all, and I’ll see you in October!

The newest “addition” to my life.

Well I finally broke down and bought some Nike+ shoes, even though I’m shipping to Basic in a few weeks. I’ve been wanting a pair, and these were on sale for $60, quite a bargain I thought, since the ones I wanted were around $120. WHAT A DIFFERENCE nice shoes make compared to my $15 Walmart cheapo-brand shoes. I “ran” (jogged/walked) 7.64 miles tonight! I thought that earned me a back rub from the hubby, but he claims it was only if I run 15k. Yeah. Right. So I’ve been having fun hearing my miles beyond my goal and whatnot, and seeing it charted out on nike.com. It’s neat to see all the goals you can set for yourself, the leaderboards (which you can filter to your age, gender, and area, so you can see other “yous” who are doing the same thing!), and all your runs you can compare to different standards like time and distance. I’m having a lot of fun with this, so much so, that I might just go out for another run tomorrow! With a fun toy like this to play with, I’ll be ready for Basic in no time! Wish me luck!

What a week.

UGH. My Clapotis is done, but my port on my computer won’t read my card, so I can’t upload any photos at the moment. It’s beautiful, and I’ve gotten many compliments.

I had a great drill weekend, lots of fun doing land navigation and whatnot, and I found out I’m SHIPPING!! April 10th is my last day here, and I leave the morning of the 1th! It’s just too bad that someone had the balls to steal my knitting bag out of the back seat of my car. It contained my Social Security Card (my fault for carrying it!), my driver’s license, my military access card (CAC), $180, my new Satin Hands Mary Kay set that I never got to use, my pickup slip for my wedding ring that’s being resized, my $18/skein Lorna’s Laces shepherd sock in the motherlode colourway, my Cindy sweater that was almost done with the front, and maybe a few other things like needles and stitch counters and whatnot.

WHAT THE HELL? What’s wrong with these people that A) They’re stealing out of my car, B) They’re stealing from the parking lot of a U.S. military ARMORY for Christ’s sake, and C) That they had to take the knitting? Come on guys, take my cash and IDs, I can replace that crap. Leave me my knitting that took me hours to do. Thanks a lot assholes. I can only hope and pray that it wasn’t one of my fellow soldiers. My husband seems to think that it was, his theory is “Who else had business on that parking lot?” I hope you’re wrong honey, I really hope you’re wrong.

I’ve replaced my Driver’s License ($12), thank God I had my Marriage Certificate and my Birth Certificate. That’s all the ID I have right now! I also called Sgt. Montoya and reported my CAC card stolen, so now I have to go down and explain why it wasn’t important enough to safeguard. Greeaat. I went to the SSA yesterday, but they told me I can’t get another Social Security Card until I get my PLASTIC license.

You know, whoever you fuckers are who stole my bag, you are SERIOUSLY lucky I don’t ship ’til April, otherwise I’d be stuck here in Kansas only because I don’t have current valid IDs thanks to you assholes who think it must be some hilarious bullshit to delay a shipper. Well THANKS. Hope you choke on it.

So today I went to the Red Cross to go donate platelets on my day off, since it’s been a while since I’ve last donated. I haven’t been in the chair for an hour yet when I had to crack my knuckles. So I cracked my knuckles and accidentally moved my arm! I almost blew a vein, and I had to stop the donation! I was so upset at myself for being so stupid that I cried in the little cafeteria in front of the ladies who serve the sloppy joes. I felt like a fool for being so upset about something like that, but one of the ladies told me something similar happened to her, and it’s hard to think about that you’ve just let someone down who needs that bag of platelets, all because the arm moved. So CRAP. I can donate again, but not until this damn bruise goes down.

So yeah. That’s been my week. Hoo-freaking-ray. I can only hope that this next week goes by a lot smoother. I only hope that the DMV gets me that license soon so I can get my paperwork in order.

Now I just have to pass that damn arms test and I’ll be all set! Wish me luck!