daily monster

I totally ripped this off someone else's blog, but I was so mesmerized, I had to share. You'll just have to watch this guy work to see what I'm talking about. He's got a website too, at dailymonster.com, but I haven't looked at it in depth, so browse at your own risk. :)


and...the snow is coming! the snow is coming! I'm promise, I'm not that excited. ;)

"Wow, I'd be fat AND fast!"

Yep, that's right folks. Caffeinated doughnuts. Josh was totally psyched, despite the odd physical results he imagined. ;)



In other news, I assembled the crib myself today. Not because Josh didn't offer - no, no...for some strange reason I really wanted to do it myself. I am now queen of the Allen wrench!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

woot woot for the coming snow! only 1-4 inches.....just enough to make everything pretty, but not so much that Josh has to do major shoveling. :D

got some free time? visit Postsecret.com - a very deep window into people's hearts. (be forewarned, people send in some very..uh..unedited stuff) It makes me want to sit down and have lunch with so many of them, although I guess that would defeat the purpose.

john elijah mckenzie

Congratulations John and Michelle! You and little Elijah are in our thoughts and prayers. :)

"Well, the wombat does already have underwear on!"

Seriously. This was just heard in our house.

Apparently, when we go to our labor/delivery/childcare class this Saturday, we're supposed to bring a doll or stuffed animal of some sort. I'm not sure what for, but I'm seriously hoping it's for the 'childcare' part.

Anywho, I really didn't think we had either a doll or stuffed animal here, but Josh helpfully reminded me that he has both a plush wombat and Eeyore in his closet. And he would have none of it when I didn't think that a four legged creature in a standing position would work for diaper practice or whatever-the-heck they're having us bring them in for. (And yes, the wombat is wearing Power Rangers underwear.)

I bet good money we'd be the first soon-to-be-parents to bring a wombat to class though.

Fountain Show

What better way to celebrate than with a beautifully choreographed show of Diet Coke and Mentos. Happy New Year to All! (Thanks Dad for telling me about this.)

thought for the day....

"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered."

-G.K. Chesterton

merry christmas!

if only this blog had smell-o-matic technology!

mmmmm....fresh christmas tree smell...mmmmmm

Congratulations David and Julie!!!

...and major props to my brother for pulling off quite the proposal set-up, which included a blindfolded trip to a mountain in VA, the big question written out in luminaries/candles, and a crew of my brothers, her sister, and several friends to set off fireworks when she said yes!

time-wasting anagram fun

josh ran across this site while he was looking for a last minute study tool tonight...

what's in your name?

(mine's "rotten ink"!)

To my sweet husband....

HAPPY 27TH BIRTHDAY!!!!

pumpkin carving gala 2006

Ok, so not so much a 'gala' per se, but definitely a fun time was had by all. Five women with pumpkin tools, cupcakes & cookies, and piles of pumpkin guts all the middle of the living room floor - awesome.

Mine (the one with the stars) is a bit of a switch from the 'Reformation Day' pumpkins of years past, but I figured the neighborhood folks here might not appreciate Latin phrases as much as the seminarians. :D

new house rule...

...according to Josh.

"Whoever lands the first strike gets dibs on clean-up."

Clean-up on the bug guts that is. >:p

(This picture of a camel cricket is not actual footage from our house, just a representative of one of the many ugly ones sneaking up from our basement. They're so darn fast too - ick.)


In other, happier, news....Julia is now the proud mom of two!!! Here are some of the beautiful pictures. Congratulations!!!

I found it!

Well, actually, Josh found it on youtube. I promise it wasn't there a few days ago, but this is the clip of the art gallery giant slides I saw on tv. Enjoy the flying Brits!

Oh, and we had to scrape our windshield this morning. Holy frijoles.

it's almost worth a trip to London.....

I saw this on BBC news yesterday - how cool! Unfortunately, I haven't been able to track down a video clip yet, so this is the closest I can get.

the more you move, the more you learn :)

Did you know that Columbus Day is a major Italian-American holiday? Me neither, until we moved to a place with a very substantial Italian community. (Hence the great food available, as earlier mentioned.) The New York parade is televised here - and wow, these people are fierce about their heritage. Here's a short history, if you're interested....

I've also learned that Delaware is one of THE best places to enjoy fall. Not as cold as Grove City, where it's already freezing, and not as scorching as Mississippi where the leaves never turn. It's been awhile since I've lived somewhere with an actual fall - there's actually an apple tree covered with bright red apples right down the street! I have to say, I do miss the huge pecan trees at RTS and the afternoons shelling baskets and baskets of FREE pecans, but the crisp air here is a huge plus. I'll see if I can get some good pictures of the leaves changing for our friends still in the Deep South. :) (Or you can always road trip to see them yourselves - we only have a spare bedroom til February!)

Ok, about the 3-D pictures Josh has of the little bambino. It was actually part of my ultrasound, and apparently they all look a little alien at that stage since their skin is still transparent. (Check out some similar pictures at this cool website on fetal development.) So you're seeing a lot of skeletal and muscular structures. The bumps on the head are actually where the skull is fusing together! Cool in theory, but definitely alien looking.

the bambino was so wiggly.....

that the ultrasound tech was only about 80% sure that it's a GIRL!

So, since it's not 100%, we're still going to say "he or she." But here are some of the pics! :D


(sucking a thumb already!)










the little feet (on the left)....




and a beautiful profile.

alien

So Josh watched the numismatist clip I posted last night, and he just didn't think it was funny. Like, at all.

But then he found this on youtube and completely freaked himself out for the rest of the night. He just kept looking at me funny, saying, "I just can't believe you're going to be that big! And that that's going to happen!" Me neither, in fact, but at least it's a gradual adjustment, right?

are you a numismatist?

Better yet, have you seen this commercial?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuEvOIovw4k

HA! It just blows my mind that a government agency came up with this ad!

no direct comparison intended...promise

Josh: "Well, in case there's an uprising tomorrow and I don't come home, I love you and I'll see you in heaven.

Me: "Good grief, what kind of day are you planning on having at work?"

Josh: "No, no, I'm doing prison visitation tomorrow."


HA! I seriously thought he meant while he was at church. :)