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Dead as a doornail updated!

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

By Beth

This is my kind of Saturday. I crawled out of bed at 9:45 a.m., the coffee was made, within minutes Brian had made two waffles and served them with orange juice. Pregnancy definitely has it’s perks.

Now to the sad, horrifying news. My 4 GB iPod is dead. (you know, the one I got for free???) Like Dead. Totally Dead. Up and gone to heaven dead.

The last we listened to it was in the car during Christmas, then it sat in the car, where it died.

I brought it into the house a few weeks ago and went to the Apple site where they tell you all sorts of tips and tricks (think CPR, defibrillators, ICU, etc.) to bring your iPod back to life.

But nothing worked.

So, Brian took it to the Apple Doctor yesterday. (where they require an appointment and everything and just like the doctor’s office, there was even a wait.) The doctor determined that somewhere along the way, my precious, pink iPod became wet which corroded it’s insides.

There was nothing they could do.

They did offer the same model iPod to Brian for $100, but he declined knowing that his wife (me) would probably want to go ahead and upgrade, and why wouldn’t she? She’s a wise-tech savvy gal.

So now the question is: how tech savvy am I?

Do I go with the 8 GB iPod to listen to music, podcasts, add some pictures and maybe even watch movies?

OR for another $100, do I really upgrade with the 8 GB iPod Touch? Where I can store pictures, get WIFI, (where available), utilize a full organizing calendar, have an address book, maps, calculator, games and listen to music. Just to name a few of the features….

But do I need all of that? Why wouldn’t I?

What’s a tech savvy girl to do?

By the way, if you are wondering how tech savvy I really am, if you were to ask me how big a gig was, I would tell you it depended on how popular the band was.

So, I’m not that tech savvy.

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*UPDATED HERE!* I’ll have you know that after I typed out this post listing the features and benefits of the Touch, I knew I had to have.

so I bought it. That and some haagan-dazs. It’s a damn good day.

Categories: Entertainment, Music, Pregnant with twins!

undomesticated

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

By Beth

I’m feeling a little, uhhhhh, lazy lately.

The laundry needs to be tackled. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

The kids’ rooms are disasters. but to clean them would require bending over.

My bedroom is a mess. as usual.

There’s dust just about everywhere, but I don’t seem to care that much.

The kitchen floors could be mopped, but I’d rather not. quite frankly.

I should vacuum, sweep and swiffer, but there are so many blogs to read!

The bathrooms could use a good wipe down, but how boring, plus it’s kind of interesting to see how quickly soap scum and toothpaste can cover every square inch of the counter top.

I’m a little surprised that I’m showered, the kids are bathed and the kitchen counters have been wiped down in the past 24 hours. But, I’m all about high standards. obviously.

Yes, yes, I’m pregnant and tired and every moment I seem to grow another centimeter, but still, I sure would love to be able to race around and clean my house without grunting when I bend over.

I try to get my husband to really pitch in and help, but apparently that request confuses him. To help him understand, last week I said "how about, whenever you see ANYTHING laying on the floor, you pick it up and put it away and then I won’t have to bend over."

He said "okay, no problem." Which, I guess, could also have been taken as "shutthehellup, fatty."

What we have here, is a failure to communicate, apparently. I guess to better demonstrate my lack of desire to bend over, I’ll stuff a beach ball filled with sand underneath his skin in the belly region and ask him to clean the house. with a smile on his face.

I’ll be sure to take pictures.

*edited to add – my husband really is very helpful, I mean, he empties the dishwasher EVERY SINGLE MORNING, he almost always cleans up after dinner and he takes out the trash and bathes the kids, so it’s not like he’s a jerk or anything, it’s just that he won’t bend over and pick up all of the crap off the floor.

that’s all.

Categories: Being a Mama, Laundry Musings, Pregnant with twins!, That's Life

Baby Love & HUGE NEWS updated!

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

By Beth

**You can go here to read the top 10 Virtual Baby Shower finalists stories! Here’s mine.**

Oh,Ariel. Do you remember when I told you about the impending birth and adoption over at SincerelyAriel? Well, last weekAriel and her family were called by the birth family and their precious, adorable baby, Emily was born. If you go to Anna’s blog, (and you should) you will be there for hours, crying the whole time, no less. Adoption is such a miracle.

Thanks to Tracey, I was introduced to a Debbie who was pregnant with twins. I have actually been following her story since before I even knew I was pregnant. So, when I found out I was having twins, I knew there was another Mama in the bloggy world that I could relate to. We’ve e-mailed back and forth a few times sharing stories and thoughts on twin pregnancies and yesterday she gave birth to a little boy and a little girl. Somehow their births have made my pregnancy so real. You should check out these two adorable bundles!

And finally, I have HUGE, EXCITING NEWS. Steph e-mailed me back in January after my post announcing my pregnancy telling me about a huge virtual baby shower where the girls at Pinks and Blues Girls Blog are showering one lucky Mama-to-Be with a ton of baby items. OVER $2,000 worth of items. I happened to meet all of the requirements to be able to nominate myself. They had over 552 nominations and I have made it into the TOP TEN LIST OF FINALISTS! Now it’s down to an on-line vote to determine the winner. Voting does not begin until Monday, 2/25, but starting tomorrow you can go and read my story and the nine other stories that are up for vote. I found out the other day and I have to say, this was one secret that was hard to keep! I am so excited and just so honored to be among the top 10 finalists! I’ll be sure to remind you when the voting opens, I mean, you do want me to win, right?!?!

Categories: Bloggityville, Pregnant with twins!

Isn’t it lovely?

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

By Beth

I love my new blog design. This time, when it came to choosing a designer, I went out on a limb and contacted Elle from Life of Elle, a truly talented artist and designer. Her headers are always so catchy and cleverly designed. Elle was quick and responsive and listened to exactly what I wanted but still incorporated her design style with my request. And her design style is awesome. Don’t you think?

If you are interested in a completely custom blog design, I strongly recommend Elle, her style and work ethic are like none other that I have worked with.

Isn’t it lovely?

Categories: Uncategorized