turkey thoughtful

We got the first real 'sticking to the ground' snow Tuesday night. We had a bunch of help show up Monday night, so we got a lot of things moved before we all got dumped on. We're about 70% moved right now. We still have a lot of clean up at the other place, empty bookcases, a table, lamps, etc. But we are fundamentally at the new place now. Not a moment too soon. Things are getting stranger and stranger over there. Apparently they will be boarding up our windows so the roofers can finish the job they started in summer. Or whatever. I guess the new management company was able to come to terms with the contractors. (there was a contract dispute.) So glad we are out of there.

We had enough kitchenware to be able to cook a turkey yesterday, which Guru did a fab job on. Lucky him, he also got stuck with most of the clean up since I'm trying to stay away from potential salmonella-carrying items. The fish is looking a bit down, but I think this has more to do with winter setting in, than him actually being sick. It's not easy to be a tropical fish in a the wintery north.

The new mattress is fabulous. I am constantly waking up in the morning with most of the aches and pains I felt the night before gone. Not always the case with the last mattress. The frame is still en-route from the east coast. I am hoping it will be here before the beginning of advent. I really like our new place as well. We're on the shade part of the building, so I think I'll be hanging curtains soon so we have light as well as privacy. Guru has been busy unpacking the books.

A few thoughts I've had over the last few days in no particular order:

- god puts us pregnant ladies through the indignities of pregnancy in order that we are able to feel for what our babies are going through during the first few months of life. Not to go into details, but yeah, I've smelled that. :)

- I think this is going to be a month of culling. My view point is changing. I'd much rather have a beat-up love seat that I can hang out on with my kid than have access to my vhs collection. We have less space for storage here (if we don't count the garage) then at the last place, mainly because we lived there surround by boxes. Here we want to be surrounded by family. Likely candidates for culling include: books (obvious), vhs and dvds, glass wear, clothing, pantry supplies, and surprisingly kitchen items. I have 6 boxes of kitchen 'stuff' left that just don't have a home yet. It doesn't help that my reach is a bit shorter than it was 5 months ago.

- the gender ultrasound is coming up on 11/27. I get nervous when I think about it. It's such a definite factor in the next stage of our lives. We'll either be into ponies or soldiers, have a talker or the silent child, depending on this little person's taste. I don't really have a problem with my daughter playing with toy soldiers or my son explaining to me in great detail about ever little piece of life that is happening to him right now, but usually those things are reversed. It's a broad brush, but you get the idea. It's the decision part that has me squirrelly. It will be different going forward from this point on. _so_ definite_ That's about as close as I can get to what I'm feeling.

Anyway, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. On to Advent! :)