Seriously?

So this morning it was hard to get up. Well, I have to confess that being pregnant, and having the weather this cold (-18) when I wake up does little to motivate me to get out of bed in the morning. But anyway. So at about 5:08 am, I throw the covers off and get up. I sleepily go check on Little Man to see if he has any covers on at all (and he never does because he kicks them all off, but his room is warm so I don't worry too much). Then I come back and grab my stuff to head into the shower.

I do the regular necessary stuff and then go upstairs to "watch the weather", aka: take a 20 minute nap. When I see that there are school related announcements at the bottom of the screen, I don't hold my breath because they are on there everyday, and our school never runs late or closes. So once the R's go by, I nap for the next 15 minutes until the alarm goes off again. I crankily get off the couch to go get ready the rest of the way (which frankly, could be eliminated because it's the hair and make up part, but I digress).

Then I go and have some breakfast and go and get Lukin up and help him get set up in his frog tent that he got from Santa. He needs a pillow and a blanket and his little yellow monkey. Once that is all set up, I leave to go out to my really cold car that has already been running for 10+ minutes.

I then begin the task of driving to work, in the cold car. It's times like this where I wish that I lived in ND still because when it's that cold, they might consider running late or closing.

So I finally get to school and realize that I am almost late, but not as late as many other people because there are hardly any cars in the parking lot. I get the best spot I have ever gotten! I get out and walk to the door to see a sign that says: Late start Classes will start at 10 am.

Are you kidding me? I had to get up and drive here to find out that I didn't have to get up and drive here for two more hours? I could have slept until the time when I was about to walk out the door. I could have napped on my couch for an hour or so. But no. Here I am at school two hours earlier than I need to be. I could have went home but quickly ruled that option out as I recall how bad traffic is on Cedar going north at 7:30 am. So I go to my office to take a nap. But I don't think office chairs were made for sleeping. So instead, I run to McDonalds for breakfast and dink around on the computer.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, the announcement was on the three other channels in the metro, but not the one I watch. Great.

Tums Virgin

So in case you have been living under a rock and know nothing about what's going on with me right now, I am pregnant. Therefore, I am more prone to get heartburn, or so the websites say. Anyway, I got heartburn (or what the online symptoms describe as heartburn) yesterday for the first time EVER in my life.

I have to say that I am not a fan. So, I bought some Tums last night, but then talked to my mom after I bought them but before I took them and decided that I better consult a nurse in the morning before I took one. And I have to add that if I hadn't been extremely tired last night, I don't know that I would have fallen asleep because it hurt a lot.

Of course, I checked with the nurse this morning, but by this time the heartburn was gone. That was until after lunch. Then it returned. So I got to open my little 8-pack of Tums and take one. It wasn't as bad as I would have envisioned. Maybe it's because I bought flavored ones. Either way, if all I have to do to feel better when this happens is take one of these candy-flavored Tums, I think I can handle it. But we'll see how it goes.

Try again

Here's the widget for a second time. Please let me know if it says I have already had the baby.Then I will get concerned about why I can't button my winter coat all the way anymore.

Widget-less

So I tried to look at the widget at home and those who commented that I was 40 weeks pregnant were right...that's what it said. So I didn't know how to fix it (seeing as it said one thing on my work computer and a different thing at home), so I got rid of it.

Fortunate Fool

Before I start this entry, I want to mention that when I used to deal blackjack, there was this guy that I worked with that gave me a Jack Johnson CD with the song "Fortunate Fool" on it. I don't really even like that song. But the title bodes well for today's entry.

So, on Monday, as I was lying in bed, sick, I realized that every January since I have moved to Minnesota, I have had to use sick days. The first January that I lived here, I missed most of the first week back after the break because I was sick and the doctor thought I had gall stones or kidney stones...some kinda stones (but they weren't). The next January, I missed a couple days the first week back from break because I think I got food poisoning. Sonny doesn't think it was food poisoning, but whatever, I never ate at that restaurant again. Last January, I think I just got sick, as in run down. This January, I got some kind of stomach flu or something.

But even more ironic than the fact that I have gotten sick every January is the fact that this time when I went to the Dr., she put me on a medication to control the nausea (that had preventing me from keeping some of my meals since Friday lunch), but now I am sick from the side effects of the nausea medication. So my choices are to take the medication (which by the way is typically given to those going through chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or who have just had surgery) to control my nausea, and suffer those side effects, OR I can not take the medicine and be nauseous, and gamble on whether or not I will get to keep whatever meals I choose to eat.

I know. I know. The easy answer is to take the medication because then I don't have to worry about the baby getting enough nutrients and such. But seriously, I would like to feel healthy again soon. Oh what a fortunate fool I am.

Check out my cool new widget!

So I was trying to update myself on TR2's blog, but it wouldn't let me see the newest entry that my blog says should be there. Anyway, I went to the website anyway and noticed that she has this cool widget counting down the days to her pregnancy and giving a little tidbit of info to go with whatever week you are in. So I decided that I needed to add that too. Thanks TR2 for being a trendsetter!

Gimme a Break, Norm Coleman

Now, forgive me for not writing about my holiday break. But I need to rant.

Also, forgive me for my short-term memory problems while I am pregnant. But am I the only one who remembers Norm Coleman asking Al Franken to just concede, back in November, and, save the state time and money by not dragging the election out any further? Um, anybody?

Well, I do. And although, I come from the red state next door, I can't help but get angry when I think about those words of Norm's. What exactly would he be doing in protesting the final results and going to court with that? Would that be saving the taxpayers (aka: potential voters) money? Somehow, I think not.

Think about it. In November, he claims that he want to save the state time and money and have the election be over. People believed him and sympathized with him. But the recount was automatic, not Al Franken's personal decision. However, going to court and dragging this out further is a personal decision. As far as I am concerned, Norm's credibility, is gone.

As for Norm, I kind of thought he was of questionable character before the election, and now that suspicion is just cemented for me. We were supposed to elect him to do what's best for Minnesota, but at this point, it appears, he just want to do what is best for himself. That seems rather selfish and not in Minnesota's best interest. Perhaps Minnesota's best interests are not why he wanted to be elected after all.