May 7, 2009
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My, my.....where to start?
First things first! Last night Kirstin called me and rocked my world by telling me she's pregnant!
Apparently she was equally rocked when the doctor gave her the news.
This will be grandchild #9!
It was too funny, according to Kirstin. She says for years now Bethany (her eldest) has - on a weekly basis - informed her that she should have another baby, and that baby should be a girl. So last night she and Matt gathered the children together (Bethany suspiciously asked if she was in trouble), and Kirstin asked Bethany what she's been wanting for ages.
"A KITTEN!" Bethany yelped excitedly.
No, no, replied her mother.
"A puppy!" was her daughter's next suggestion. I'm guessing by this time Kirstin was probably glowering a bit at Bethany, who wasn't playing her part properly at all. "You've been wanting a girl?" Kirstin prompted, eliciting an almost hysterical "A BABY! A BABY!" from the children. Bethany flew to the telephone to call her friend across the street, Lily, and within seconds, it seemed, Lily was at the door and the two girls cavorted madly around.
Kirstin says after a few minutes there were no fewer than fifteen kids in their front yard, all celebrating like crazy people. The house next door had been recently vacated, leaving rose bushes in bloom behind. The children plucked roses and scattered the petals over Kirstin.
I've been pregnant several times and no one ever threw rose petals over me.
Earlier in the day the handyman I met at Christ Chapel last Sunday came over and we discussed putting up in the kitchen the wisteria wallpaper I've had for ages. I've only the three rolls and it appears that's only enough for the wall separating the kitchen and dining room, so we headed to Lowe's to get paint for the rest of the room. I'm going to stencil wisteria on the painted area, and maybe even on the countertops, as laminate counters can be stenciled on. We agreed he'd start this morning.
Except at 8:20 a.m. the contractor called. 'Twould seem I missed a message saying the plumber would be coming out this morning!
Cutting holes in the kitchen floor to dig for pipes does not mesh well with papering and painting, so that has had to be postponed till next week.
Most of the kitchen's been plastic-sheeted off, and the sound of a jigsaw cutting through my beautiful laminate wood floor, then jackhammering the concrete foundation, made my head ache.
BION, Joe slept through the jackhammering, falling asleep during the sawing. How does he do that? I've been waiting to vacuum when he's awake but if he can sleep through a jackhammer, I strongly suspect the sound of a vacuum cleaner won't disturb his sleep.
There's a big hole in front of the dishwasher and oven, and the pipe down there is all rusted, with holes in it.
The guy cut out a multifoot section to match for size, and will be back in the morning. Dmitry, Joe and I ate dinner at the Black-eyed Pea, since there's no way I can cook in this:
[wailing] My kitchen!
To wind up, here's another photo of Max, this time being cuddled by Dmitry; ISTM Max is a bit big to cuddle:
Stay tuned for another exciting episode in The Life of Anne.
Comments (5)
My oh my oh my! Kirstin is surely getting the ROYAL treatment with this pregnancy. Roses!
That's charming.
And your kitchen! Well, think how nice it'll be to know it's all taken care of, and how pretty it'll look when it's all finished. That's what we kept telling ourselves last fall when we were "roof-less." And it's true.
Hugs!
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congratulations grandma ; ) that is the best "i'm pregnant" story i've ever read, awesome that the kids all got soooo excited.
And don't think it will get less exciting!! When I was young and foolish, I began worrying about being bored in my old age, well, let me tell you, that didn't turn out to be worth worrying about!! When one has a family and friends, one will never get bored! Unless one works at it. I guess some could if they were of that nature, just ignore all the goings on in the family and with one's friends, not to mention in one's church and find oneself bored. Are there enough ones in this note yet. No?, well, seems enough to me so goodbye.
:dancingcow: Oh yes, I am so glad for Kirstin, Matt, Bethany and the little fellows, but what will Bethany say if a boy shows up? Benjamin and Bryson will be thrilled so maybe Kirstin will just have to try again. Hee hee. And I'm so glad you are getting your kitchen fixed up. Yea!! Love, Mom
I'm so excited!!! Congratulations to the Kloesel's! I'm praying for a girl : )
You kitchen is going to look great, and be very functional. THink of how nice that disposal and dishwasher will be. You won't know what to do with your free time.
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