finally!
we have witnessed our first real snowfall in new hampshire! i would estimate our area has about 6-8" of snow on the ground. everything is white and beautiful!
on top of that good news - we leave tomorrow for IOWA! WEEEE! i was able to watch a bit of the news this morning and saw many flights have been canceled or delayed. good thing we decided a few months ago to travel by train! as long as we can make it to the train station, and iowa doesn't get hammered with snow on Monday, we should be good to go!
other news: don't ask me to eat chinese food in the next year or so. my office ordered takeout yesterday, so of course, i couldn't resist either. about an hour after i had finished my meal my stomach was in knots, and i could barely sit still. let's just say my head was in the toilet repeatedly last night, and i was almost convinced i would have to travel out in the blizzard to go to the hospital. thankfully, my husband took extra good care of me, and i was able to get about 12 or so hours of sleep. i am still feeling a little weak today, but i am definitely feeling WAY better! just don't mention chinese food, just those two words make my stomach churn.
marshall and i went to our routine baby checkup yesterday and spread the word - i have gained 6 lbs since our last routine baby checkup! hooray! this is very good news. the midwife also went over the ultrasound results and said everything looks normal! hang in there little baby kole, only 4 months or so to go!
i came home yesterday to a small box placed neatly underneath our christmas tree. inside the box was a ruby ring i have been wanting for quite some time!!! i had been convinced i would not get such thing this year for christmas, since we really shouldn't be spending money on frivolous items. but mk loves me and knows just how to make me smile. pictures coming soon.
love you all...and i am excited to be seeing some of you!
blessings ... stay warm!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
All About Beards
This is the greatest and best website in the world:
"Since I forswore beardlessness two years ago I have received on all sides and from both sexes such an astonishing increase of courtesy and respect that I have become convinced of the propriety of beards. Shakespeare has, I think, much to say about "beardless boys," and it may be observed that, in his day, when beards were much cultivated and cherished, men were of a frank, courageous, and imaginative sort. Women of to-day, working often side by side with men, profess to dislike beards. I can tell them (for they can give no reason for this) that this is because they fear the authority that goes with a beard; secretly (and naturally, of course) they have a greater respect for the bearded male." - Anonymous, 1935
I am currently sporting a somewhat patchy full beard that has been carried over from my participation in this year's annual celebration of No-Shave November. I have kept the beard this long in brotherly bearded solidarity as Justin is also currently growing a beard. I may shave it off and go back to the goatee after Christmas, but I may decide to keep what I've got. We'll see, I suppose.
Stay Gold! And bearded.
MMK
"Since I forswore beardlessness two years ago I have received on all sides and from both sexes such an astonishing increase of courtesy and respect that I have become convinced of the propriety of beards. Shakespeare has, I think, much to say about "beardless boys," and it may be observed that, in his day, when beards were much cultivated and cherished, men were of a frank, courageous, and imaginative sort. Women of to-day, working often side by side with men, profess to dislike beards. I can tell them (for they can give no reason for this) that this is because they fear the authority that goes with a beard; secretly (and naturally, of course) they have a greater respect for the bearded male." - Anonymous, 1935
I am currently sporting a somewhat patchy full beard that has been carried over from my participation in this year's annual celebration of No-Shave November. I have kept the beard this long in brotherly bearded solidarity as Justin is also currently growing a beard. I may shave it off and go back to the goatee after Christmas, but I may decide to keep what I've got. We'll see, I suppose.
Stay Gold! And bearded.
MMK
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Creepy
I participated in two Yankee Swap/White Elephant gift exchanges today. One was this morning and the other was just a few hours ago this evening. Both involved the same gift. Here's a picture of the thing:
WHAT THE F IS THAT THING?!
Apparently it's a wire frame face with braided yarn for hair. You're supposed to hang it in a little girl's room for her to be able to put her hair ties and things on it for storage. Let me ask you, though, who would do that to their child?
So, I got this thing in the first gift exchange and was initially appalled. Then I thought maybe it would be a good conversation starter in my office, so I hung it up on my bulletin board. I couldn't make it through even one day with it hanging there. Every time I looked up, I would feel its wire eyes peering down into my soul. It was terrible and creepy. So, being the benevolent guy that I am, I re-gifted the wire-framed abomination earlier this evening. Good riddance, I say.
Alright, back to work for me...
Stay Gold!
MMK
WHAT THE F IS THAT THING?!
Apparently it's a wire frame face with braided yarn for hair. You're supposed to hang it in a little girl's room for her to be able to put her hair ties and things on it for storage. Let me ask you, though, who would do that to their child?
So, I got this thing in the first gift exchange and was initially appalled. Then I thought maybe it would be a good conversation starter in my office, so I hung it up on my bulletin board. I couldn't make it through even one day with it hanging there. Every time I looked up, I would feel its wire eyes peering down into my soul. It was terrible and creepy. So, being the benevolent guy that I am, I re-gifted the wire-framed abomination earlier this evening. Good riddance, I say.
Alright, back to work for me...
Stay Gold!
MMK
Monday, December 15, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
"Hey everybody, come see how good I look..."
We had a friend take some pictures of us recently because she got a new camera and wanted to try it out. Here are a few of those pictures. Things to look for include, but are not limited to: my beard, a bit of a baby bump, the New England flora, how good-looking we are.
In other news, we go to the doctor tomorrow and should be finding out the sex of our current fetus/future child. We're still not going to tell anyone what we find out, but you can be excited for us anyway.
We'll be leaving for Iowa a week from today. We'll get on the train next Sunday morning and spend the next two weeks after that back home enjoying the company of the state and the people we adore. I can't wait.
I broke a ceramic snowman that Sarah had out as a Christmas decoration today. Oops.
We were supposed to have a few people over today to watch football and relax before the last week of school/work, but only one of them decided to come. So it goes. People are busy, I know, but I made dip and now we have a good deal of dip left. Oh well, we had fun watching the games by ourselves regardless.
I played Call of Duty 4 for the first time tonight with a few of my residents. It was fun, but I don't know any of the maps so I didn't do as well as I probably could with more familiarity. I'm looking forward to playing more at home with Justin over the break.
The youth group at church had a Christmas party today. We had the kids do a number of activities (most of which we're decently entertaining). There was a time where the kids decorated Christmas cookies and then I read them a Christmas story. I sat in a rocking chair and everything. I felt pretty old, but it was fun none-the-less.
It's supposed to be in the fifties tomorrow so hopefully the work crews about the state will be able to get a good deal of work done towards restoring power to the thousands of people who are still going without in this state. We're pretty blessed, really, to have only been without power and heat for 8 hours or so on Friday.
I want more tattoos so bad lately. I'm trying to get Sarah to let me get one while we're home over break, but we'll see (i.e. probably not). Please, dear?
Okay, that's all. I'm out of things to ramble about.
Stay Gold, everyone! Looking forward to seeing some of you in just over a week...
MMK
In other news, we go to the doctor tomorrow and should be finding out the sex of our current fetus/future child. We're still not going to tell anyone what we find out, but you can be excited for us anyway.
We'll be leaving for Iowa a week from today. We'll get on the train next Sunday morning and spend the next two weeks after that back home enjoying the company of the state and the people we adore. I can't wait.
I broke a ceramic snowman that Sarah had out as a Christmas decoration today. Oops.
We were supposed to have a few people over today to watch football and relax before the last week of school/work, but only one of them decided to come. So it goes. People are busy, I know, but I made dip and now we have a good deal of dip left. Oh well, we had fun watching the games by ourselves regardless.
I played Call of Duty 4 for the first time tonight with a few of my residents. It was fun, but I don't know any of the maps so I didn't do as well as I probably could with more familiarity. I'm looking forward to playing more at home with Justin over the break.
The youth group at church had a Christmas party today. We had the kids do a number of activities (most of which we're decently entertaining). There was a time where the kids decorated Christmas cookies and then I read them a Christmas story. I sat in a rocking chair and everything. I felt pretty old, but it was fun none-the-less.
It's supposed to be in the fifties tomorrow so hopefully the work crews about the state will be able to get a good deal of work done towards restoring power to the thousands of people who are still going without in this state. We're pretty blessed, really, to have only been without power and heat for 8 hours or so on Friday.
I want more tattoos so bad lately. I'm trying to get Sarah to let me get one while we're home over break, but we'll see (i.e. probably not). Please, dear?
Okay, that's all. I'm out of things to ramble about.
Stay Gold, everyone! Looking forward to seeing some of you in just over a week...
MMK
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