My So-Called Homeschool

I sit down at the computer, or at Squid’s laptop and think about logging into HSJ to blog. Then I decide to read blogs instead. After I’ve read my entire Google Reader list, then I go over to GCM or WAH and catch up there, then play some games or surf at BlogSoldiers or BlogExplosion. Sigh. It’s like I’m stalling or something! I need to do at least 3 movie reviews, one book review, and just generally catch you up on my life. Which is interesting, to say the least.

First and foremost, the pregnancy is going great. I over the worst part of morning sickness and exhaustion, although I will say that pregnancy at 39 is WAY more tiring than at 29. I would sleep 8 hrs and take a 2 hr nap daily if I could! Sometimes I even get to. We had our ultrasound in June, which I mentioned briefly here, but I haven’t been able to get the pics scanned. It’s a girl! Her name is Fiona Colleen, but I’ll have to pick a suitable web identity for her here on the blog. I -think- my OB will do a 3-D ultrasound a bit later since it was too early to do one at that time. Those are so fun!!! I’ll find a way to scan that one for sure. I’m doing a lot of reading on midwife births and trying to develop some kind of plan that my OB will go along with. I am finding Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth indispensable at this point. It’s amazing after giving birth to three children what I did not know about it all!!!

Squid’s got a lot going on right now — some stuff I can’t talk about yet. Please keep our future in your prayers. LOTS of decisions to be made which can take our lives in very interesting directions! His job at the TV station is holding steady right now, but with streaming video getting better and better, the day is looming when his technician position could be done by any jerk with computer savvy. Union contract negotiations are going on as we speak, it doesn’t look so good for editors/technicians. He’s trying to make himself as useful as possible — right now he can shoot, edit, work receive, and coordinate the newscast. Not too shabby. AND his boss seems to like him. But that can all go away in a flash with per diem status. So we’ll see. Other fires in the iron, like I said, are not to be shared at this time. Not trying to be mysterious, just prudent. (Did I just type prudent? Why do I hear Dana Carvey in my head?!)

Pink Pixie went to church camp the first of this month and came home with a note of apology from her counselor — a girl from her cabin went home the first day with chicken pox. No big deal, I thought, she’s had the vaccine AND a very light case of chicken pox. WRONG!!! Exactly 14 days later (the incubation period for CP), she had a sore throat, upset tummy and . . . spots! So far, no one else has gotten it, including Turkey Butt who spends 3-5 days a week here and the 11-month-old cutie I babysit as well. We’re just about out of the woods for their incubation period. Get this — TB’s great-aunt who just got home from a round of chemo AND has had shingles before was upset that his mom wanted to me to watch him instead of his going over there for a couple of days a week while Pink Pixie was spotty, then for the extra two weeks incubation!!! ‘Milinda‘ was just floored that they thought she was keeping him from them — me too!!! You just can’t tell some people anything.

Well, I think I’ll end this post for now and get to work on those movie reviews. You know, deep thoughts on Hanna Montana, High School Musical, and Beatrix Potter are just churning around in here waiting to be put on paper. NOT!