Wednesday!

Assuming no tragic delays occur, we will be in Provo Wednesday evening.

WOOHOO!!!

I'm so ready for a normal bedtime again, and my own kitchen, and my raw milk, and my FRIENDS, and a playground outside my front door. So, so, so very ready.

He's home!

Seth got home from the hospital last night. It was a bit of a comedy of errors trying to get him home--Mutti had to fit two chairs and maneuver Seth into the car with the help of a skinny twenty-something female nurse. Which they did successfully.

Then I tried to move our car out of the driveway to give more room to maneuver Seth. The car wouldn't start!

We had to wait half an hour for Vati, Josh, and Liesl to get back from a youth temple baptisms trip so they could help unload Seth.

And it was pouring rain! But he's home now and feeling much better, and so far as I can tell recovering rather successfully.

I don't have much more to say, except that I found a great website for those who are looking for an authoritative nutritional guide during pregnancy to prevent toxemia, preeclampsia, placental abruption, and premature birth. Yes, diet DOES have an effect on the health of a pregnancy, despite what your doctor might tell you.

Just talk to a farmer who breeds animals. Any animal he wishes to breed will be fed the optimal diet in order to prevent complications--and it works in most cases.

If you're interested, it's a diet developed by an OB/GYN and used in his practice very successfully. Check out www.blueribbonbaby.org for more information. I'm planning on implementing it ASAP to prevent gestational diabetes and preeclampsia--two conditions that based on my last pregnancy I have cause to worry about.

Not much going on . . .

Seth is still in the hospital post-op, and today and tomorrow they're testing his kidney function.

So Josh and I are keeping Guy busy and happy, and staying on top of dishes, laundry, ironing, and various household tasks to keep the stress level down for his parents.

We're still waiting for the backpack, which has not yet been shipped (can I just say, "UGH! Stupid backpack!")

Tomorrow we're planning on going to Frankenmuth, a little town near here that was settled by Germans and taking a short river cruise on a paddleboat. Should be fun.

Pictures have been requested by many, and will be forthcoming once we get back to Utah. My camera hook-up works best with my desktop at home.

Love y'all!

It's raining, it's pouring

So while we've been in Michigan the weather has been positively spring-like. Moderate temperatures, reasonable humidity, and quite a few rainstorms. In other words? FANTASTIC.

Ooh! We watched Harry Potter 5 on Friday night. I was nervous to watch it because I'm a big fat chicken who gets nightmares, but I really loved it. The Death Eater mask effects were especially awesome. Good film, good film.

I taught the CTR 7 class today for Mutti, while she was at the hospital with Seth. And Josh taught Elder's Quorum (Seth's calling). Guy was great in nursery, thankfully, and is now napping peacefully. That kid is so cute and so full of it, I can't help but love him to pieces.

I read another chapter in Jesus the Christ, Josh is napping, and the house is quiet while the rain is falling softly outside. I miss feeling like I'm at home, but here is definitely a close second. Except for my worrying about Guy and the stairs.

Maybe I'll have some ice cream. That will make me feel better :-)

One More Day

One more day in Michigan with the in-laws, and it was really a lovely one. Guy slept twelve hours (so I slept 9!) and we had fun playing together this morning while Mutti was gone and Josh & Vati were helping clean the temple. I also read more in Chaim Potok's My Name is Asher Lev. I've read 170 pages in the past two days. Ahh, vacation. But it's a seriously good book so far. I like it a lot, even if it's a bit dark.

Then this afternoon, Guy took a three hour nap and Mutti and I went just the two of us to a brand-new Whole Foods store. Wow. That place is AWESOME. You could easily spend a fortune in there, but a lot of the food they have is reasonably priced and fantastic. We spent nearly two hours wandering up and down each aisle together. I really enjoyed the time we had to chat, too. It was nice getting to know her a bit better.

Unfortunately, Seth is in the hospital. He has been since Monday with a bladder infection and kidney and bladder stones. Poor guy is on morphine because he's so miserable. This means he's on deck for surgery tomorrow to have them removed, and then hopefully he'll be home two or three days after that. But we're not sure they'll be able to do it tomorrow, so it might not be until Monday. At any rate, if you have an extra moment in your prayers and don't mind praying for a stranger, we'd be grateful.

Ugh

Josh left his backpack in Scranton. With his laptop, external hard drive, scriptures, and journal.

We discovered this four hours into our road trip. Josh was MAD for the next hour and a half. Because it's not fair that we remembered MY backpack but not HIS.

But we're safe now. And I slept in a SUPER comfy bed last night. Until 8 a.m. Heaven.

And the food here? FANTASTIC. I love my in-laws.

Politics

I have got to let go. I need to relax. I need to stop stressing. I need to remember that there are great things about this country.

I am terrified of the people who are supposed to be "leading" us. Just where are you taking me?

*deep breath*

I hate election year.

Oh, and I just found out that Josh left his pendant in the apartment in Philly. And it got thrown away by the landlord and today was trash day. *grrr*

There will be a post forthcoming about our fabulous trip to an amusement park. Tonight my feet are swollen and I still have to clean the car out and pack for us to leave for Michigan tomorrow.