What do you mean, it’s not 2005 anymore???

Razzie has been sleeping on the blanket that is falling off my office chair while I write. Anna isn’t kicking right now, but as I curl my legs up, I’m finding that I have to stick my tummy somewhere so it’s not squished. I posted my old oven on Craig’s List for $20 today and some old flourescent lights (did I spell that right?) for $15. Honestly, I’d give them away for free… in fact, I think I will next week if they don’t sell this week! Hmm, thinking of weeks reminds me that it’s time to give Razzie her last .16mL of Ivomec. It kills mites. Her ears ARE getting better, but she’s still itchy. I wish she would get better!

So what has happened this year? What is this year in review? How do I feel about it? Most of the time, I just feel so weighted down and distracted by all the things we’ve DONE and have yet to DO, that I don’t really think about my feelings that much. Except… except that it’s so much more fun to live and love than just to live. Haha, I’m rambling. But isn’t that what blogs are for? I just got done reading several blogs from my younger girlfriends and it’s encouraged me to not worry as much about rambling, but just to type what I am thinking. Do you mind?

Let’s see here – last Christmas was in our apartment in Sellwood. It was our first Christmas together married. New Years was… umm… I can’t remember. Ask Brian, he’s got the memory! I was working at the bank still, so vacation was limited. Brian was still going to school, so he was busy! We began thinking seriously about buying a house… crazy us! But Brian finally heard back from places he applied at and did some interviews. Shortly after, he was working part time at his new job (quitting his job at Standard) while finishing school. He did finish school (hip, hip, hooray!!!) and I quit my job two weeks before we moved.

The house-buying experience was fun, but in retrospect, I think God must have been protecting us, because we had no idea what we were doing! Yes, parents, you can tell us “I told you so” in your head. Must have been crazy to see your kids doing crazy big things like getting themselves farther in debt than you can shake a hundred fingers at. But hey, it turned out good and it feels GOOD to have our own house. Maybe it’s being pregnant, but I am having so much fun making the place cozy and OURS. It feels good to keep it clean, to cook yummy food in it, to paint walls and remodel the garage!

But where was I? We went camping several times this summer and bought a cat-dog. She’s all dog when it comes to DNA, but she’s quiet and small like a cat… and friendly and tail-waggy like a dog! I love her! We got lucky with her too… except this weird itchy thing. I wish she’d stop scratching her head! It looks like she’s survived a major catfight or something. Poor thing.

This summer, news of Anna came along! We were off birth control when our one year anniversary came around and I thought we would NEVER have our little baby. Ha. Silly me! Just goes to show me that I’m not in control, eh? Take that any way you want. Now I’m 5 months pregnant. How did that happen??? So Anna is growing bigger and bigger. She’s 24 weeks old now and working on stretching mommy’s stomach to new heights (or widths, I guess).
Speaking of which:
This summer:

Last week:

By the way, we bought a chainsaw for Brian and he chopped up that tree and it’s all gone except one stack of branches!

So I spend time reading history books, grocery shopping, doing the dishes, looking up homeschooling stuff, looking up birth stuff, dreaming of babies, napping, feeling my tummy, working at Hollies, researching other stuff, reading baby journals, cleaning up again, reading more, somehow keeping VERY BUSY.

I love life!

And I’m ready to crash… is it only 10:30?

Here, I’ll find some more random 2006 pictures (thumbnails, click to view).

My old hair:

My pretty sister:

That’s my dad!:

Summertime:

Reunion:

Christmas!:

Good day!