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I just busy. And feeling like I’m not sure what to write. And I haven’t a clue where my camera cable is. Time for a bulleted list, anyone?

• I’m 23 weeks pregnant now. Over halfway, 5 more weeks in my second trimester. Wow. Brad got to feel Love Bug kick this morning. I think that’s one of my favourite pregnancy experiences
• Our kitchen is coming along swimmingly. Cabinets are in, sink and flooring are purchased and the counter-top people are coming on Monday to do the template.
• I’m getting sick of living in renovation-land. I’m ready to have a working kitchen and dining room and to dig my living room out from underneath the paraphenalia associated with each unfinished area. Sooooo ready.
• I’ve been reading quite a bit! I finished ‘Kids Are Worth It!’ by Barbara Coloroso and LOVED IT - thanks for the recommendation, Chelsea! I’m almost finished ‘The Continuum Concept’ by Jean Leidhoff and am enjoying it immensely. Lots of interesting information that’s making me think long and hard about Western life.
• I’m knitting too! I’ve started some Christmas knitting, as well as a pair of socks for Gwen. Too cute.
• My brother-in-law and his girlfriend are spending a few weeks with us, which I love. I love having people here to share my day with - and Gwen loves having more big people to follow around and imitate!
• Next weekend I have an all-day LLL conference to attend. Should be interesting with Gwen.
• I have an appointment with a thrombosis clinic next week to check out my varicose veins - I’m looking forward to finding out what’s going on in there.
• I’m pretty sure we’re not doing the H1N1 vaccine. 99.8% of me is comfortable not being vaccinated - after all, I don’t ever get the seasonal flu shot … but there is 0.02% of me that’s terrified by all the fear-mongering. If I wasn’t pregnant, I’d be 100% sure I wasn’t getting it.
• I’m newly addicted to the show Gossip Girl. It’s horrid. But good knitting entertainment!

I hate not having time to blog. It feels like I get super behind and then I don’t know what to even talk about. Yay for a bulleted list!

• Painting is underway! We found out the night before our painter was to come that half of our trim is lead paint - ARG! So, she had to do two coats of primer - one oil-based and one latex. We’ve also got a massive amount of highly detailed (BEAUTIFUL!) crown molding. Um, she started on Monday and is just this morning starting painting walls. But ya know what? Thyme was the PERFECT colour choice for the living room!
• Gwen stood on her own for 30 sec - 1 minute yesterday afternoon! And, while we were at the park, she took one step. Not long, people, not long at all!
• Um, my child is one tomorrow. ‘Nuff said.
• My child’s birthday party is on Saturday. My house is a veritable disaster. ‘Nuff said.
• While outside today looking at my gardens with my mom, a lady pulled up and asked if our house was for sale. Um, no.