We're probably doing it wrong.
An amazing thing happened two mornings ago: I squeezed the tube of toothpaste! I hadn't been able to do that for about two weeks with that stupid thumb pain. I still can't bend it very far on its own, but if I push down and bend it, it doesn't hurt. My hands are still painful,... Continue Reading →
Backing up just a bit, there was a big move! Our POD container arrived on Thursday midday. We weren't able to schedule movers at the last minute for that day and we were leaving again the following afternoon. Happily, my mom and her friend came down to help us out. And thank goodness, because I... Continue Reading →
People ask me what brought us here and/or why we moved. I usually answer something about a lifestyle change. Now that we've been here for two weeks, there are some things about this new lifestyle that are pretty great indeed. It's a lot of small things, but the ease of doing so many things is... Continue Reading →
When were at the new doctor's office last week, I got on the scale and it was official--180. One hundred eighty pounds. That's THIRTY pounds gained--and not even seven months along! I think the Brooklyn doctor originally suggested 35 pounds of weight gain for the entire pregnancy. Oops! The thing, though, is that other than... Continue Reading →
I can't lie, I was disappointed to be anywhere after the day at Yellowstone--anything was going to be a letdown. The fact that there is a whole lot of nothing in Idaho does not help. We took I-20 to Craters of the Moon National Monument. The road went straight for awhile and then skirted a... Continue Reading →
This was the leg I was looking forward to the most, and one of my biggest reasons for doing the cross-country drive in the first place--Yellowstone! Mister M had never been (I've been through I think three times? The last one was a half day on my 2005 cross-country drive), and I have this much... Continue Reading →
Leg 4 actually finished in Nebraska. We ate dinner at a Mexican place outside Des Moines, Iowa, and then continued on. Originally we'd planned to stop in Omaha, just over the border, but decided to push on to Lincoln, 45 minutes further west. (We did this the next three legs, to make the next day's... Continue Reading →
Driving out of Ohio in the morning was pretty. We hit Indiana. Nothing much there but corn. In Illinois we saw our first wind turbines. They are so pretty and elegant! Plus so good for the environment. Well done, states who have lots of wind turbines in their fields! Speaking of fields, as you... Continue Reading →
Around 11am on Friday (moving day), Andy said, "God, we'll be lucky to get out of here by four!" I scoffed. We left at 5. With a seven-hour drive ahead of us. It was a beautiful last trip across the Verrazano Bridge. Because only a crazy person would attempt to go through Manhattan on a... Continue Reading →
We Have Twins?! 