This weekend I took my first class at Archivers. Maria and I made some clear cards. They turned out pretty cool. I've had my scrap booking stuff set up in our living room for a couple of weeks so that whenever I get a few minutes to myself I can try to catch up on scrap booking. Since the card class I've been so excited to try the new techniques that I learned and have made a couple of my own cards. Now I just need a reason to send people cards...
I was also able to complete our family album from April 07-April 08 this weekend. It is a huge book, mostly of Coen but a couple of other events too. Now I am trying to finish our Florida album, which is smaller and much more manageable.
This week I have a TMD final, which is going to suck and a paper due for my old people class. Clinic should be a little easier this week. I am going to try to get Josh scheduled with me for Friday afternoon for an exam and cleaning so that should be a nice short day. Friday I think we are going to go to the drive in and watch all three movies. I want to see them all so hopefully I will make it. The first one starts after my usual bed time...
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
What a weekend
So this weekend was suppose to be relaxing, with not a lot going on but it turned in to quite a busy weekend after all. Friday night we ended up going to the Twins game with Maria, Theresa, and Leo. It was Leo's first game and it was a great game with the Twins beating Texas.
Saturday we ended up getting a lot of stuff done around the house and some errands ran. As soon as I can find some time I have a big project to work on. I am painting a "big boy" bed for Coen. In my mind it looks really cool so we'll see how it turns out. I'm aiming for totally awesome but will settle for decent. If anyone is artistic and is available to help I would be willing "employ" some painters. Saturday night we went to Fogo de Chao with Karla and Estephan, a Brazilian restaurant in Minneapolis. It was AMAZING, and I don't really eat a lot of meat. Chao means fire from the ground and the way southern Brazilians bbq is to slowly roast meat on this fire from the ground and as it gets done to cut thin slices and eat for hours. There were 15 kinds of meat and many many servers (mostly from Brazil) who walk around with these huge skewers and cut you slices of meat, mostly beef, and just amazing. Josh and I both fell in love with a garlic seasoned top sirloin. We ate for about 2 hours and it was great. It was very expensive but to be able to thank our nanny for a wonderful year of taking care of Coen it was worth every penny.
Sunday Coen actually slept in so we were able to go to a later mass. Then we went to Kohls to replace my watch battery. However, when they put the new battery in they found that the second hand sort of twitched back and forth. I was devastated because Josh had given me that watch for our first Easter and I absolutely loved it, but they replaced it for free, so that sort of made up for it. I like my new one but am still sad about my old one. After Kohls we headed to Canterbury (after picking up my friend Liz and Emily and Eric) . It was a zoo! Traffic was horrible to get there, there was no where to sit and it was hot. All because it was extreme race day. They did have a couple of cool races, but it was frustrating to watch the first one without a place to sit. We finally did find some pretty good seats and did not move until we left. The ostrich race was pretty hilarious but we didn't make it to the camel races. Maybe next year, or maybe we will avoid this weekend at the races all together. It was kind of stressful for me, with Coen and the heat and sooo many people.
Then this evening we cut Coen's hair. Well, I cut and Josh took some pictures. They are on facebook if you want to see. I think I did a decent job. I was a little sad to see his curls go but he does look pretty cute still.
Tomorrow I am back in the regular clinic at school. I finish off my last week of oral surgery this week. I had a lot of extractions at the crazy clinic so I think everything will go smoothly.
Saturday we ended up getting a lot of stuff done around the house and some errands ran. As soon as I can find some time I have a big project to work on. I am painting a "big boy" bed for Coen. In my mind it looks really cool so we'll see how it turns out. I'm aiming for totally awesome but will settle for decent. If anyone is artistic and is available to help I would be willing "employ" some painters. Saturday night we went to Fogo de Chao with Karla and Estephan, a Brazilian restaurant in Minneapolis. It was AMAZING, and I don't really eat a lot of meat. Chao means fire from the ground and the way southern Brazilians bbq is to slowly roast meat on this fire from the ground and as it gets done to cut thin slices and eat for hours. There were 15 kinds of meat and many many servers (mostly from Brazil) who walk around with these huge skewers and cut you slices of meat, mostly beef, and just amazing. Josh and I both fell in love with a garlic seasoned top sirloin. We ate for about 2 hours and it was great. It was very expensive but to be able to thank our nanny for a wonderful year of taking care of Coen it was worth every penny.
Sunday Coen actually slept in so we were able to go to a later mass. Then we went to Kohls to replace my watch battery. However, when they put the new battery in they found that the second hand sort of twitched back and forth. I was devastated because Josh had given me that watch for our first Easter and I absolutely loved it, but they replaced it for free, so that sort of made up for it. I like my new one but am still sad about my old one. After Kohls we headed to Canterbury (after picking up my friend Liz and Emily and Eric) . It was a zoo! Traffic was horrible to get there, there was no where to sit and it was hot. All because it was extreme race day. They did have a couple of cool races, but it was frustrating to watch the first one without a place to sit. We finally did find some pretty good seats and did not move until we left. The ostrich race was pretty hilarious but we didn't make it to the camel races. Maybe next year, or maybe we will avoid this weekend at the races all together. It was kind of stressful for me, with Coen and the heat and sooo many people.
Then this evening we cut Coen's hair. Well, I cut and Josh took some pictures. They are on facebook if you want to see. I think I did a decent job. I was a little sad to see his curls go but he does look pretty cute still.
Tomorrow I am back in the regular clinic at school. I finish off my last week of oral surgery this week. I had a lot of extractions at the crazy clinic so I think everything will go smoothly.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Ready for the weekend
Finally made it to Wednesday of my second week at the crazy clinic. So far this week hasn't been too bad. I've done a couple of extractions, and rocked, a few emergencies and a few fillings. I just have one more day to avoid the freak out dentist since he is not here Fridays and then it should be clear sailing. Overall it really hasn't been that bad of an experience I love love love working with an assistant all day. I haven't had to clean up my cubicle all week or take radiographs. Love it! Unfortunately when I get back to the school's clinic I am all on my own again.
I'm really looking forward to this weekend. It's been awhile since we've had a weekend that had more free time than planned time. We are taking our nanny and her husband to dinner Saturday night to a brazilian restaurant to say thanks and then Sunday I think we are headed to Canterbury to watch horse, ostrich, and camel races. Other than that I am hoping to finally get the rest of my house organized. I've already decided to rearrange our bedroom, Josh is thrilled, but I think it will give us more space for some extra furniture. Coen has too many clothes to share a dresser so we'll need another one for the baby.
So if anyone wants to join us on Sunday I think it's going to be a fun afternoon, races start at 1:30.
I'm really looking forward to this weekend. It's been awhile since we've had a weekend that had more free time than planned time. We are taking our nanny and her husband to dinner Saturday night to a brazilian restaurant to say thanks and then Sunday I think we are headed to Canterbury to watch horse, ostrich, and camel races. Other than that I am hoping to finally get the rest of my house organized. I've already decided to rearrange our bedroom, Josh is thrilled, but I think it will give us more space for some extra furniture. Coen has too many clothes to share a dresser so we'll need another one for the baby.
So if anyone wants to join us on Sunday I think it's going to be a fun afternoon, races start at 1:30.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Halfway
Well I have made it to (and passed) the halfway point of this pregnancy. So far I feel that it has gone faster than with Coen. I guess that's because I am so extremely busy that I need more time to prepare and so naturally it will seem as if I don't have enough time instead of too much time, which was the case with Coen.
School kind of sucks right now. This coming week will be my second week at the CUHCC clinic for some outreach. Last week was awful, I almost didn't go back on Tuesday. I have to say though, it did get better as the week went on. However, every day I am warned about one of the instructors, I guess when he gets stressed (which is quite often) he takes it out on anyone in his way, and since I am usually "in his way" because I need check offs while I am working, it is not uncommon for him to freak out at the students. So I am a little nervous for that. The hormones have been a little high this pregnancy and sometimes the tears just come, I can usually hold them off until I get home from school, but sometimes they just come out. As was the case when Kendrick and Lindsey walked down the aisle.
What a beautiful wedding it was. Everyone looked so nice, especially the bride, the weather was gorgeous and really, there weren't any major mishaps. I was a little bummed that I missed the vows. Coen decided to be a little stinker right at the end of the homily so I had to take him out. I heard Father Zehren say his line but couldn't hear Kendrick or Lindsey, but it all looked very nice from that back of the church. Josh had a super great time dancing (and drinking), so did Coen and I (the dancing part). We are so excited that Lindsey is finally officially part of the family and that now both Kendrick and Lindsey live super close! Although we will do our best for as long as we can to give them some privacy so they can settle into their new apartment and new life without too much crazy family around.
It was good to see so much family there, which is what inspired me to get blogging more. Aunt Vicki says she checks our blogs so this one is for you! I will try to keep them coming a little more frequently.
School kind of sucks right now. This coming week will be my second week at the CUHCC clinic for some outreach. Last week was awful, I almost didn't go back on Tuesday. I have to say though, it did get better as the week went on. However, every day I am warned about one of the instructors, I guess when he gets stressed (which is quite often) he takes it out on anyone in his way, and since I am usually "in his way" because I need check offs while I am working, it is not uncommon for him to freak out at the students. So I am a little nervous for that. The hormones have been a little high this pregnancy and sometimes the tears just come, I can usually hold them off until I get home from school, but sometimes they just come out. As was the case when Kendrick and Lindsey walked down the aisle.
What a beautiful wedding it was. Everyone looked so nice, especially the bride, the weather was gorgeous and really, there weren't any major mishaps. I was a little bummed that I missed the vows. Coen decided to be a little stinker right at the end of the homily so I had to take him out. I heard Father Zehren say his line but couldn't hear Kendrick or Lindsey, but it all looked very nice from that back of the church. Josh had a super great time dancing (and drinking), so did Coen and I (the dancing part). We are so excited that Lindsey is finally officially part of the family and that now both Kendrick and Lindsey live super close! Although we will do our best for as long as we can to give them some privacy so they can settle into their new apartment and new life without too much crazy family around.
It was good to see so much family there, which is what inspired me to get blogging more. Aunt Vicki says she checks our blogs so this one is for you! I will try to keep them coming a little more frequently.
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Well we had our ultrasound yesterday. We went a little earlier than normal, which can sometimes make it hard to take measurements and stuff but I think that went ok. The technician just couldn't get a great view of the spine because of the position of the baby. So I might have to go back for another one. Finding the sex was a challenge too because the baby's feet were in the way, but we got a good look once she jostled my belly a little bit and made the baby move. However, on the way home Josh decided that he didn't want to tell anyone the sex. So that's what we're going to do, keep it a secret until the baby is born. If I would have known that ahead of time I wouldn't have wanted to find out, because I'm afraid that I will accidentally let it slip. I also think that Josh is going to let it out, he's kind of a dork like that.
But overall I thought the baby looked pretty normal, we won't get the official reading from the radiologist for awhile. I have my appointment on Monday, but because of the long weekend I doubt it will have been read by then, so I might have to wait another four weeks. All of this waiting can really drive a person crazy!
But overall I thought the baby looked pretty normal, we won't get the official reading from the radiologist for awhile. I have my appointment on Monday, but because of the long weekend I doubt it will have been read by then, so I might have to wait another four weeks. All of this waiting can really drive a person crazy!
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