I guess I should update

Nothing truly noteworthy has been going on recently. Ellie is going on 4 months old now. She loves to laugh and "talk" now. More like a constant string of babbling for twenty minutes at a time. She's in the 75th percentile for her age and weight/length. Doctor says she's growing really really well.

I cant seem to find a job. No one wants to hire someone thats only available 2 days a week during the morning hours. Unfortunately thats the only time i have a babysitter-- one i can trust. I get paranoid about babysitters. She's so young. I don't want to take her to a daycare just yet because she hasn't had all her booster shots and I have nightmares of the care givers being horrible people. Yes. I'm paranoid.
My grandmother used to run a daycare with little babies up to kindergarten age and she is willing to babysit tuesdays and thursdays for me. If i still cant get a job somewhere (i've been putting in applications EVERYWHERE- I get told "oh yea we really want to hire you" and then they never call back or change their minds). I'm going to contact the community college and see about doing medical transcriptionist classes online, and a tues/thurs class until noon or so. Its difficult because thats the only time window i have. Ellie is sleeping longer in the morning so i have from 6am to 9am free to do as i wish. unfortunately all the housework gets done in those three hours and i'm dead on my feet by the time chris comes home from work.

I've been remodeling the basement with my mom. We hung cabinets above the washer and dryer all the way across the wall. They are white and big enough to put a 12 pack of paper towels in one. I have five across the wall above the appliances. man they are sooo nice! I finally have storage space!! This house has a lot of floor space, however no storage space. it sucks! Now, we just have to take out the double bowl utility sink that is between the washer and dryer, install the five foot floor cabinet, put a counter top on it, put a steel kitchen sink in it and theres a small cabinet that gets put on the other side of the washer, and the other side of the dryer with counter top on them. So- when you look at that wall, you will see white cabinet, washer, long five foot white cabinet with sink, dryer, white cabinet-- while above all white cabinets going across the top. I'm so excited!! I can buy extra toilet paper while its on sale and have some place to put it! I can put my detergent somewhere and it wont look dumpy! I also got a five foot tall upright deep freezer for my birthday. I'm able to buy food and freeze it for later. I'm very happy about that. Now i can have more food in the house and not worry about running out and scrounging around for meal ideas for dinner.

well, thats about it around here. I've gotten myself fully addicted to card weaving, and now i'm into blackwork embroidery.

endless jabbering

i wrote this as a tribe blog, but tribe was down. so i just emailed it to an unsuspecting victim, erm, friend of mine.

I feel like chatting with someone, and everyone has gone to bed. Strange, I have all this motivation to type out an email just letting you know whats goin on- whether you want to know or not... and then I suddenly get A.D.D. and want to close out the email and search ebay for stupid shit that i could probably make a hell of a lot better and make it look better too.

I wish my ex never took (read: stole) the garb i made and let him wear. I told him that if we broke up that garb wasnt his- that i was going to sell it and start a buisness out of sewing garb for ebay. I guess thats why he's an Ex. *sigh*

I bought a mini card weaving loom at pennsic this year. Laughing like an idiot with it clenched in my sweaty fists, I ran home and downloaded the instructions of warping it for the first time. (warping means running the thread around the loom with the cards on to start your weaving). It took me about two days to figure out what the directions were trying to tell me to do- all the while frustration mounting as I have to keep picking apart the giant rats nest my thread has become. Measuring out 20 yards of no. 10 crotchet thread is a real bitch. try to avoid it. just buy more thread and keep it on the ball. Your sanity will thank you.
S'anyway... I wove about two feet or so and its seriously screwed up looking. Thats okay because i was just learning how everything worked.

random thought: why is it acceptable for guys to take off their shirts and women cant? I mean, I know that womens breasts are subject to sexual desire blah blah blah, and all that. but i'm more or less complaining i guess. "but whyyyyyyyy cant I do it?"

Hm. I cant seem to get onto tribe tonight. what a pain in the ass. I normally use FireFox, lets see if Internet Explorer works. probably not, but its worth a shot. Agh, tribe shit the bed on me again. bummer.

I've been working on embroidering my Coat of Arms that I registered with the Haralds at pennsic. It passed at pennsic, so i'm fairly certain that its going to be green all the way. I'm kind of excited about it. I also registered my name too.

There is a game on Yahoo! called Hedgehog Launch. Damn its sooo addicting! I love it!

Okay i guess i better close this. its turning into a novel of endless jabbering.

So much news

Ok... August 2nd I married Nick Sparrowe (Chris) at Pennsic War. we used a self-uniting license and had our friend Aliester Corum, officiate the wedding. The ceremony was quick and laid back. It was quite nice and i think it reflected our personality. I have photos posted on photobucket.
s525.photobucket.com/albums/...Wedding/

Ellie is sitting up on her own for short periods of time...

and I've warped my tablet weaving loom and now i'm working on weaving a one-inch band. I'm so excited about it! I have a book, and theres so many ideas in the book that i want to try!!! I'm spending every free second playing with my card weaving... I love being able to make something and see that its coming out pretty well!! :D yea. i'm addicted now!

Rolled Over

Today Ellie rolled over, she was laying on her tummy and rolled onto her left side, then onto her back. It surprised the heck outta me! Now i have to watch her like a hawk when i change her on the changing table. I don't necessarily want bouncing babies.

almost a month old

Last Thursday her umbilical cord stump fell off. now she has a normal "innie" belly button! yay!
this coming thursday will be one month for Ellie.

I thought this picture was halarious so i'm posting it.. its from when she was first born....

we'll be at pennsic this year providing that she's doing okay. We figured out today that she prefers to sleep on her side. we're going to try that tonight to see if she'll sleep longer.

Ellie Catherine Plummer

Born June 12, 2008
7lbs 5oz
20 1/2 inches long

blue eyes, blonde hair.

She was born via cesarean section because at each contraction her heartbeat would drop dangerously low. Turns out her umbilical cord was wrapped around her torso and her neck and would have not survived labor. At the time of operation I was fully effaced, and dilated 1cm.

My incision is healing really well- they sliced me from hip to hip across the bikini line. I have numbness between the incision and my belly button, and the doctor said i will regain all feeling in six months to one year. I'm getting around pretty well, but just sleepy from taking care of Ellie. (its worth it though!)

The baby is doing really really well. At today's pediatric checkup she has gained to 7lbs 11oz and very healthy. I'm breastfeeding her exclusively which can be very tiring since she feeds at 2 hour intervals. Its worth it though if it will make her healthy. The pediatric doctor said that formula can make babies constipated. Well... Ellie is anything but! I think I've gone through over twenty diapers in a three day period. I'm definitely gonna have to buy in bulk!!!

I'm uploading more pictures in my photo album here.

New Wives Duties

Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had given their
new wives household duties.






The first man had married a woman from Baltimore and bragged that he
had told his wife she was going to do all the dishes and house
cleaning. He said it took a couple days but on the third day he came
home to a clean house and the dishes were done.



The second man had married a woman from Cleveland. He bragged that he
had given his wife orders that she was to do all the cleaning, dishes
and the cooking. On that the first day he didn't see any results, but
the next day it was better. By the third day, the house was clean, the
dishes were done and he had a huge dinner on the table.



The third man married a girl from Pittsburgh. He told her that her
duties were to keep the house clean, dishes washed, lawn mowed, laundry
washed and hot meals on the table for every meal. He said the first
day he didn't see anything, the second day he didn't see anything, but
by the third day most of the swelling had gone down and he could see a
little out of his left eye --- enough to fix himself a bite to eat,
load the dishwasher, sweep the floor and telephone a landscaper.

8 days and counting

Well, I'm due here soon. Sparrowe and I are getting married August 2nd at Pennsic this year.
Let us know if you wanna see us tie the knot... we don't have a location yet, but we will try to send runners with invitations.

I'm a bit drained right now, and I'm having braxton hicks contractions like no body's business. I just cant wait until this is all over. The pregnancy i mean.

Pregnancy, Estrogen and Women (joke)

Pregnancy, Estrogen and Women
Pregnancy Q &A &more!

Q: Should I have a baby after 35?
A: No, 35 children is enough.

Q: I'm two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?
A: With any luck, right after he finishes college.

Q: What is the most reliable method to determine a baby's sex?
A: Childbirth.

Q: My wife is five months pregnant and so moody that sometimes she's borderline irrational.
A: So what's your question?

Q: My childbirth instructor says it's not pain I'll feel during labor, but pressure. Is she right?
A: Yes, in the same way that a tornado might be called an air current.

Q: When is the best time to get an epidural?
A : Right after you find out you're pregnant.

Q: Is there any reason I have to be in the delivery room while my wife is in labor?
A: Not unless the word 'alimony' means anything to you.

Q: Is there anything I should avoid while recovering from childbirth?
A: Yes, pregnancy.

Q: Do I have to have a baby shower?
A: Not if you change the baby's diaper very quickly.

Q: Our baby was born last week. When will my wife begin to feel and act normal again?
A: When the kids are in college.

'ESTROGEN ISSUES'
10 WAYS TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE 'ESTROGEN ISSUES'

1. Everyone around you has an attitude problem.
2. You're adding chocolate chips to your cheese omelet.
3 The dryer has shrunk every last pair of your jeans.
4. Your husband is suddenly agreeing to everything you say.
5. You're using your cellular phone to dial up every bumper sticker that says: 'How's my driving-call 1- 800-'.
6. Everyone's head looks like an invitation to batting practice.
7. Everyone seems to have just landed here from 'outer space'.
8 You're not as nice as you used to be and you used to be a witch
9. You're sure that everyone is scheming to drive you crazy.
10. The ibuprofen bottle is empty and you bought it yesterday.

TOP TEN THINGS ONLY WOMEN UNDERSTAND
10. Cats' facial expressions.
9. The need for the same style of shoes in different colors.
8. Why bean sprouts aren't just weeds.
7. Fat clothes.
6 Taking a car trip without trying to beat your best time.
5. The difference between beige, ecru, cream, off-white, and eggshell.
4 Cutting your hair to make it grow.
3. Eyelash curlers.
2. The inaccuracy of every bathroom scale ever made.

AND, the Number One thing only women understand :

1. OTHER WOMEN