The Couch...(my new best friend)

Hello, blog world. It's been a while. I've been busy avoiding house work and watching tv on DVD. I am ready for this writers strike to be over with. We are running out of new shows on DVD to watch.

Not too much going on. Ben is unemployed (for almost 2 months). I'm still pregnant(23 weeks). Today is Claire's 5th birthday. I finally got around to reading another book, John Adams by David Mccullough.


Ben's Unemployment:

With Ben being home all day, I found it hard to stick to my regular daily routine. Not really sure why. All he really did to interrupt my daily routine was to be on the computer when I usually use it. It took almost a month for me to feel like my life was getting back to a normal routine. When we would occasionally end up in the same room. We'd look at each other for a minute, then I would say "You really need to get a job". It's funny, you'd think I'd get him to do some of the things around the house I've been wanting him to do. A few days a go he asked me to make a list of some stuff for him to do around the house, we both thought it was amusing that we had waited so long to do that, Now that he may actually do the things on my list, I'm sure he'll get a job any minute. Hmmm....we should have written a list 2 months ago.


Pregnancy:

I seem to be past the nasty nausea part. I've had more energy lately. I'm hoping to get an ultrasound soon so we can find out what sex the baby is.
The baby has sarted moving, which is always exciting, if a little strange. Four more months to go!


Claire's B-day:

This year we just had a small family party. Claire asked for only one thing this year. The new barbie that has a butterfly on it's arm. When she opened it, she was so excited she shouted,"Hallelulah!!"(She mispronounced it a little.) as she jumped up and down. For me, being the person who bought it for her, it was very satisfying.


John Adams:

A great book. John Adams was never one of my favorite founding fathers. This book completely changed my mind. I think I learned more about the birth of our nation from this book than any I've read so far. Since John Adams was an avid letter writer, I think we get a much more personal knowledge of him than of any other founding father. I got teary eyed when he died, even though it was almost 200 years ago. Every time I read about this part of history, I get excited when I get to the part were we declare independence. The more I read about this time period, the more I dislike Thomas Jefferson. I need to read a Jefferson biography, just so I can judge a little more fairly. --I highly recommend this book!