ANYWAY...
My title? Strange? Yup, I think so too. I figured this post would be rather random, so why not the title too? That and it reminds me that I need to bake again. Plus, I much prefer coffee cake to lemonade (and I think I prefer lemons to lemonade too, ha ha).
This has been one busy
Last year at this time it was all about doing my own fun projects (and taking care of Baby M of course). I had Christmas half planned out already, had a 'schedule' for my weeks (Tuesday do laundry and housecleaning, Wednesday was farm books, Thursday was baking... etc), and I only had Thursday evenings during the week where we would actually go somewhere (I don't count weekends because those change all the time). Not this year. Not this MONTH. The last number of Mondays have been appointments/card club (which is fun) or something in town. Tuesdays I'm frantically trying to get the house cleaned (in between naps since I'm SO tired), while in the evening I have a scrapbooking thing I'm part of (which I keep forgetting to go to... sorry girls!). Wednesday mornings I get my daughter ready for her swim lessons and usually pick up a few things that we may need for the week. Thursday evenings we still get together for dinners with our group of friends. Fridays (every other Friday anyway) we have Bible Study. Can you say... CRAZY!? I'm not used to this... I'm usually kind of a recluse. Granted, it's nice to get out, but I have been neglecting the things I'm supposed to do at home (like farm books... I keep procrastinating on that and only finished third quarter and the GST return today... I would normally have had that done 2 weeks earlier). And this last weekend seemed to conk me out completely. I haven't been able to go one day without a nap (or maybe two... seriously). My personal books are completely behind (by at LEAST a month... I used to work on those every Friday... not sure what happened there), and my house... let's just say it's not insane looking, but I'm not picking up after things or doing dishes as often as I used to.
I guess I should just admit it... I'm TIRED.
Usually by this time of year I have all my Christmas gifts planned and half started (some even finished and boxed/ready to wrap). I've done NOTHING so far. Nothing. Instead, I'd rather nap. I haven't baked anything in weeks. Nope... rather nap. And as for making meals... I do some of it but please don't force me to work with raw hamburger. I will force myself to skin the chicken (although I prefer working with skinless, ha ha) but NOT hamburger... I can... I will if I HAVE to... but please! So... I usually end up making the 'side' or the veggie, and hubby makes the meat (if it is something that can be made within 15-20 minutes... otherwise I force myself to do it). No, my morning sickness is pretty much gone (or in my case, evening sickness as breakfast has been fine and it's lunch and supper that are the problems), but I have many food aversions... especially to the raw meat and cooked veggies (weird...).
All that aside, I can hardly believe how much my munchkin is going. Yes... going. She can sure book it on her feet now. It took one week. Really. Last week she preferred crawling to walking, even though we knew she could walk, and now she prefers walking. Probably because I won't let her out of the cart in the stores if she is going to crawl. She hates being confined. So, I let her out, she walks (always staying nearby too... she's very well behaved), and she's thrilled to pieces. The second she starts to crawl, I pick her up and put her in the cart (no reason to have dirty knees, right?). So... walking it is!
Pregnancy is going well. Not much to report aside from my expanding belly and food aversions. No cravings really (didn't have much with my other pregnancies either), no major issues (besides being super tired and having slight muscle pains... all normal), just pregnancy. Oh, and apparently my expanding waistline is great for climbing on... according to Baby M... NOT according to my tummy (smile). I should post a pregnancy pic soon. One for entering the second trimester. I KNOW I'm bigger now than I was at this stage with Baby M. I've already pulled out my maternity pants.
As for Coffee Cake... stress turns cream sour, and my husband knows how to make it better (see the link to my title? See it? I'm so proud... even though it probably still doesn't make much sense, ha ha). We're heading across the border this weekend. That means I have to pack, get the house in shape for me to come back to stress free, and then AWAY we GO! So happy! It's been a long time since we've been able to spend some quality time together. And I love staying at hotels... I don't have to cook, or clean, or ANYTHING! We can go shopping and watch Baby M play in the play areas at the malls, swim, and just enjoy ourselves. Awesome coffee cake, no? And the stress relief will help me battle the next couple of months until Christmas.
Speaking of Christmas... I think I'll spend some of that driving time planning for it.
Stress relief and Coffee Cake, here I come!
2 comments:
Coffee cake, lemonade ... the sentiment is the same. "When in doubt, bake!" I say. You certainly have your hands full and, coupled with the tiredness from your pregnancy, it's amazing that you've managed to keep going so far. Treasure your time away this weekend. A change of scenery and routine can do so much to refresh the soul.
You have had a crazy month! I'm so happy that you're going to have a mini-vacation, and hopefully like you said you'll be able to plan out some of your Christmas ideas on the road! I'm way behind with the holiday planning also... Bah.
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