Wow, a lot of this blog has been devoted to thinking about and getting stuff. Not that I’m all that materialistic (really), but I guess it’s not surprising considering how much stuff there is to get for a first baby.
What else can I talk about?
She’s pretty active — moving quite a bit as I write. Other times it seems I feel nothing for hours, then there’ll be a flurry for a while.
In some clothes and postures I’m still not obviously pregnant… no big deal, just surprising for over six months.
On the other hand, you should see me carrying the laundry basket across the yard — if I carry it in front of me it’s got to be below the belly, which makes walking awkward, but if I carry it on my hip I still need to use both arms to carry it, which also makes walking awkward.
And the kitty is increasingly frustrated that she can’t sit with me the way she used to. Usually she ends up on my legs, but the other night she decided she’d sit on my collarbone and shoulder. That didn’t last long.
I discovered I don’t dislike blueberries as much as I thought I did. Or at least the ones I picked with Margaret the other day were not nasty thick-skinned like what I remembered. I still don’t think I would want to just eat them by themselves whether fresh or in a pie, but I’ve liked these fine with nectarines and yogurt and in oatmeal.
My trio played last night for the first time since early June. We have a private party gig this Saturday, and last night made me realize I have a lot to practice today and tomorrow. Unfortunately I think I’ll have to tune again, too. And since I broke the second lowest Bb string while tuning the other day, I’ll have to replace it; not sure if I have that size on hand or will have to order it. Good thing it’s not one I use in many tunes — just three I can think of.
I’m reading the textbook from the Old Testament class Mark took in college. It’s not great, but still has some interesting stuff. I’d like to read more real textbooks on various aspects of the Bible. Far beyond the somewhat fluffy things you find at a Christian bookstore.
Anyone put their pictures on CD to get prints made at a store? I like to crop and otherwise edit my digital pictures in PhotoShop, but then I can’t get them back on the camera, so I’d like to try putting them on CD. I’m not sure if DPI matters or not, but I’m trying at least to establish the correct sizes in inches. It’s a bit confusing.
Okay, I have to mention one bit of stuff; my mother-in-law found the Richard Scarry book the other day for us!
One more thing; I just noticed today’s date. Would have been my grandmother’s birthday.
Yes, it is Nunny’s birthday today. She would have been so thrilled to know that you are having a baby.
I have been putting my pictures on cd’s at our local grocery store. They have a Kodak kiosk there and it’s fairly easy to use. You can select your pictures and edit them, such as sizing, red eye, brighten or whatever. It can be time consuming and not a good thing to do when the store is busy. But I really like it, the cd then is a Kodak picture cd which includes some software on it so the cd will run on a tv or computer. I like doing it, it’s much better then loading up your computer and you can select pictures to print there as well.
Comment by Mom C — August 10, 2006 @ 11:32 am
I want to do the opposite — put the pictures on a CD at home, then take them to the store to print them. Is that something I would do at that kiosk, or would I hand the CD over to someone like you do with film or a memory card?
Comment by Marcy — August 10, 2006 @ 11:52 am
I thought about getting a Memory Stick and putting pictures on that and then taking it to a store or ordering pictures online.
Comment by Mom Prochaska — August 10, 2006 @ 4:21 pm
yep , you can do that too, print pictures from a cd. The Kodak kiosk has many options to work with, I think it’s fairly easy and nice to do.
I take my memory stick loaded with pictures and then do what I want. You can do it yourself.
I have also taken cds and printed pictures from it.
Good luck!
Comment by Mom C — August 10, 2006 @ 5:30 pm
Of course it’s not all about getting stuff, but you do NEED stuff, and it’s FUN! OH the little precious baby things are TOO CUTE! Enjoy it, and I pray many more precious gifts come your way! If you have more children, none of it will go to waste! (((((HUGS))))) sandi
Comment by sandi — August 11, 2006 @ 10:09 pm
I like the way Sandi describes the stuff - precious gifts. I plan to send a few more precious gifts, and it is fun to go shopping and see everything for a baby that’s new to me.
Comment by Mom Prochaska — August 12, 2006 @ 12:57 pm
You should check out Sandi’s blog.
Comment by Marcy — August 13, 2006 @ 2:57 pm