I'll just get to the point.

Here's the lowdown since I last posted.

• house, as of yesterday

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• photos

(my totally cute friend, Shannon, who only has 2 weeks left in her pregnancy and still doesn't look pregnant until you see her tummy.  Seeing her looking so great and glowy and wonderful totally gave me a flashback to being 6 days overdue with Lucas, lumbering into the clinic for my appointment and refusing to get on the scale and daring the nurse with a stare to just try and make me.)

• tv

I am currently watching a rerun of Malcolm in the Middle while typing this. 

Don't judge me.

• pets

I am currently considering taking an agility class with Bella

Kitty woke Jason up at 4 am to go out last night and then again at 6 am to come in.

She had better tread lightly or I fear she may "go to live at a farm where she can run free with the other cats".

• boys

The boys started soccer camp this week. It goes from 9:30 to 12:30 every day until Friday.  They were exhausted afterwards.  I guess a winter of cultivating their inner couch potato will do that to a guy. 

Jacob's guitar teacher told us on Saturday that he is a "natural".  But also that he doesn't seem to like to practice. 

Tell us something we don't know. 

Now that he actually has a few songs in his repertoire he seems a little more interested in the practicing part of it. 

Sidenote: One of the songs he is learning is Ted Nugent's "Cat Scratch Fever".  I don't know why but that struck me as especially hilarious.  Maybe it was the fact that the moment he started playing it I had a visual of the front of that particular album.

Yah. This one:

Fun hey?

• music

Gorgeous George got me a satellite thingy for my Jeep. After he installed it my windows mysteriously stopped working. Imagine how this throws a wrench into my drive through visits.

I am certain that after he reads this he will take that satellite thingy out of my Jeep and give it to someone who will appreciate it in the manner it deserves to be appreciated.

• books

Just finished "The Other Boelyn Girl". 

Enjoyed it very much and have loaned it to my friend, Michelle.

Bought "The Kiterunner" and haven't started it.

Borrowed "Marley & Me" and haven't started it.

• culture

Attended a Settlers of Catan tournament at Dawn and Joel's.

Coveted the special tshirts that Dawn's brother and SIL made. 

Came in 2nd last, but ate enough appetizers to make up for it. 

• scrapbooking

Feeling ultra-uncreative the past few days.

Am considering forcing myself to do something tomorrow to try and break the funk.

• miscellaneous

Jacob informed me in the car today that for halloween he would like to be a disco guy.

He would like:

big hair

star sunglasses

a white jumpsuit

possibly a disco ball, but if we can't find one he plans to make one

Then he giggled and said, "Mom, it's going to be awesome, it will be just like I'm back in the 80's".

FACT: I have a funny kid.

• the end

Comments

[Tara]

The house looks like it is moving along nicely... so exciting!

You were right! Those pictures turned out great! Wonderful job! You'll have to give me lessons!

[Gorgeous George]

Do you really need Bella to go with you to your agility class? Won't she just get in the way?

[Dawn Kern]

Those are amazing pics of Shannon... makes me want to get knocked up just so I can have some super-gorge pictures of myself.

(Actually, I have the belly for those pictures right now! Are you free next week?)

nice update!

[kelli]

The house looks awsome!
Can I come and get belly pictures too?
You should take Bella to agility, my neighbour teaches and competes and it's soooo amazing to see what they can do. Maybe Linus would like that. I know Sally wouldn't.
If I was GG, I'd leave the satelite thingy in and save money and then he won't have to listen about how you are putting on weight (not that I think you are but a few posts back I think I remember someone saying that).

[Fern]

I've been thinking about agility for Ruby too although maybe she's too old. So I'll be interested to see how Bella does. And we were all watching Malcolm last night - I thought Greg was going to throw up he was laughing so hard (see we cannot be judged by the shows we watch...)

[Dianne]

OH MY GOSH - I AM BAWLING HERE!

And your pregnant friend is positively GORGEOUS....... and my good golly, I didn't look a thing like that when I was nearly due.
Heck, I've never looked that good ever!

[candice]

you. are. hilarious.

Seriously, haven't checked your blog for a while & when I do I am seriously laughing so hard I get tears!

P.S. You are not in a creative rut-your recent LO's have completely rocked.
P.P.S. HOping I don't have bad dreams from that album cover. Thanks, Cheryl. :(

[candice]

Oops... PPPS-gorgeous photos!

[mom]

Well I check all of my three mail address's..friends, letters Bob can read, and misc..and when there is nothing there I head for your blog..and am happy to say you didn't let me down. You really have a talent for writing, man hands again...I was asked the other day...actually in sort of a sarcastic manner...how did you get to be so talented and smart...I answered, my mothers genes...so just in case that question ever comes up..So anyhow, when I saw that album cover..I thought Lucas had grown up and had long hair..love you mom

[Jennifer]

Do you know how to post an update! Your house looks fabu. The pictures of Shannon are gorgeous. I thought that was a picture of Weird Al. Goes to show how much I know.