Storm #2

The second storm rolled in yesterday and luckily we only got about 8 inches of snow so far. The side streets are pretty much a disaster but the main roads by us have been plowed. We parked on the street in front of our house instead of in the garage in the alley just in case we need to get out. The bag is pretty much packed and the nursery is ready. Now we just wait!



We had a Dr's appointment yesterday. Things are progressing as they should be. I will be 37 weeks on Tuesday which is considered full term so we are hoping the baby stays put until at least then. I am hoping it stays put until at least the due date.



I am feeling fine. I am sort of sick of being pregnant at this point. Not that it has been a bad pregnancy - I just want to have a normal body again. I am researching treadmills but we don't really have room for one.

In the pictures you can see me working on our new couch with my belly sticking out :)

Christmas 2006

This was the first year that we did not go back to Canada for Christmas. We were sad not to spend the holidays with our families but we actually really enjoyed ourselves!


Geoff was obsessed with getting a Honey Baked Ham. When it started storming, he called the honey baked store to change the location to one closer to the house. We went on the 23rd to pick it up and the line was wrapped around the building! We were not about to wait for an hour to pick it up so we came back later. Luckily I was there as a voice of reason and did not let Geoff get the ham he had ordered because it fed 14 - 20 people! We downgraded it a little... it was still out of control!!!!


We went to mass and then had a feast! Andy, Barb and her dog Charlie joined us. It was so fun. We did not have the semi-traditional Ukrainian Christmas Eve dinner like usual but we did have pierogies that Geoff's mom had made and froze for us when she was here a month ago. I did cook enough butter and onions for an army. Geoff of course made plates for each of the dogs (sour cream and all). After dinner we played a few games, drank wine (well I had tea), ate a few dainties, and laughed a lot.

Christmas Day we took Barb to the airport for her home flight to Ohio. We came home and opened presents. We then made my favorite meal - WAFFLES!!!! Yummmm The dogs enjoyed it too :) We spent the rest of the day relaxing, napping, playing with our new gear, and eating left overs.

All in all, Christmas 2006 was one of my favorites!

Everyone Wants A White Christmas But This Is INSANE!

Wednesday morning, I was getting ready to go to work and I turned on the TV to watch the Today Show like I normally do. Instead of the Today show being on, it was non-stop local news covering the massive blizzard that was rolling into town. I had heard it was going to snow but I didn't think it was going to be a major blizzard. I was still planning on going into the office until I heard the news reporters say we are expecting 12 to 18 inches of snow in Denver. Geoff and I both decided to work from home. Thank goodness we did! We are completely snowed in. As of this morning, we have is 22 inches of snow in our yard. It is amazing.



One of the perks of working for the company that I work for is that we can work virtually (work out of our houses) without any problem as long as we have a high speed Internet connection and a phone. I have been working normally but Geoff's company shut down yesterday and are closed until Tuesday!


Geoff and the dogs spent about 3 hours shoveling and fetching. Geoff thew the tennis ball and Frisbee at least 200 times. Gus and Jake are COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED. One of the neighbors was nice enough to snow blow the sidewalk in front of our house but Geoff still had to do all the other walks. He backed the Touareg out of the garage because he wanted to go buy a new shovel (he really just wanted to use the 4x4) he of course got stuck. He was able to move the truck back in. We are hoping that someone blows the alley out or else Geoff is going to have some serious shoveling to do tomorrow.



Poor Barb, Rachel, and Andy were supposed to be flying home. Since DIA has been shut down and the entire city of Denver is a disaster zone, their flights have been cancelled. Rachel got a flight to DC on Sunday. Barb got one out on Monday. I think Andy is going to just stay in Denver. Geoff has upgraded our honey baked ham just in case they still can't get out and want to spend it at our house. The more the merrier!!!!



The crazy thing is, they are saying another storm is on its way in tomorrow! I have a few more things to buy so hopefully I can get out to the mall and the grocery store at some point before Sunday...


It is so weird actually being snowed in. If we want to go somewhere, we have to walk. Since we both grew up in Saskatchewan, Geoff and I are not strangers to snow or winter. Occasionally we would get a big snow (6" or so) but I don't ever recall getting a foot or more in a night. We would have 2 foot snowbanks but that was from weeks and months of snow accumulating.

It is beginning to look A LOT like Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are having fun at least. Oh if I go into labor, we are less then a mile from the hospital so we could make it there.

Baby Showers

I am very lucky to have such great friends and co-workers. A few weeks ago, I

For the work shower, about 13 ladies and I went to lunch at the local Italian restaurant. They had a great time telling me their horror stories about childbirth and child rearing. It was so fun. We ate lunch, opened presents, and of course had carrot cake (my FAVORITE!). Geoff and I received lots of blankets, burp cloths, teeny socks, onsies, toys, bibs, and things we don't even know what to do with yet.

On Sunday December 10th, Barb, Johanna, Alden, Rachel, and Kelly threw me a shower at Johanna's house. Those girls are absolutely amazing - they could have a party throwing business. It was so great to spend the afternoon with all my girlfriends with great food and cupcakes! YUMMY Again, Geoff and I received some amazing presents including our car seat, pack n' play, bath tub and all the tub accessories, books, baby bjorn, diapers, and more! We are so lucky.

Thank you everyone!

Decorating For Christmas

This will the be the first year that Geoff and I will not be spending back in Saskatchewan. I decided that we had to decorate the house and get a tree so it felt Christmas-y to us.



We decided against going to the mountains to one of those chop your own tree places (we will save that for a few years from now) and just went to the local grocery store to pick out a beauty. The last time we had decorated a tree was about 7 years ago so we didn't even remember what our decorations looked like!

Geoff put up the LED lights we bought last year in Canada. We love the blue.

Baby Classes

A few weeks ago, Geoff and I took some classes at the hospital we will be delivering at. We took an infant care class in which we learned how to change diapers, bath the baby, hold the baby, and what to expect in the first few months. It was good for Geoff and I who know nothing about babies. When we were learning how to change diapers, we were given a doll that had a diaper on it. We were curious to see if it was a boy doll or a girl doll. It turned out to be a girl doll so Geoff said that we are for sure having a girl now. He then wondered what if the doll being a black girl meant anything. I nearly peed myself laughing.

We then took the Childbirth Preparation class. This class taught us all about when to go to the hospital, what to expect in labor, how to breathe, and other things to do to get thru the labor. It was quite lovely when Geoff had to practice massaging my back and shoulders. We also toured the hospital - the birthing rooms are really nice and the recovery rooms seem quite nice too. There is an option to stay in the "suites" which run a mere $618+ per night (above and beyond insurance) - you get a chef and it is apparently just like a hotel room. We thought about it for about 1 minute and then decided that we will be staying in the regular rooms.

We both found it interesting that my due date was one of the soonest and I was the smallest pregnant lady in there. I was also the only person there that had a skull on my t-shirt :)

The Baby's Room

People were starting to have panicked looks on their faces when they would ask me "so do you have the room done yet?" and I would say "umm nope - we have not even started". To take care of that on the weekend of December 8th we went from not being ready at all to having a baby's room!

Barb moved into her rental house the first weekend in December. The next Friday (the 8th), I had someone come pick up all our old furniture that was in the room plus a few other things that we had that I decided needed to be tossed (nesting is in FULL effect). Later that morning, Geoff had made arrangements for painters to come give us estimates to do the baby's room and our hallway going to the basement. The first guy that showed up said he could paint that day so we said 'sounds perfect get started'. That weekend, the crib and changing table arrived as well so Geoff put that together too! We went from having NOTHING to having a baby's room in the matter of days! It is so strange. In the pictures you can sort of see the paint color - it is a tan/beige.

In the pictures you can see our new furniture, the paint color in the room, our new dining room table, and the bugaboo!