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our first baby Benjamin James 11 lbs 7 oz Born: 12/15 |
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So, I sold out and signed up to do a referral program for the MacBook Pro. Basically, if I can get 27 people to sign up at the site and complete an offer (the Video Professor offer you pay $3.95 S/H and then just return the cd's right away), then I get the laptop for free. So, if you want to help, great, click below:
http://Laptops.Megafreebie.com?referral=13872
Otherwise, just laugh at me and wish me luck ;)
http://Laptops.Megafreebie.com?referral=13872
Otherwise, just laugh at me and wish me luck ;)
| posted at 12:34 PM ~ comments (0) |
Phew... what a month this has been. Joe and I got back from Labor Day, and I feel like it's been CRAZY since then. I have a constant list of things to take care of, and I feel like my head is spinning. There's baby dr. appointments to take care of (flu shots, sick appts and regular checkups), getting his photos, Joe's birthday, holiday plans, house hunting, getting help with Lily via a trainer, bill paying, weight loss, work assignments... GAH. All happening at once. I feel like I need a personal assistant just to keep track of all this stuff! Wish I was a celebrity so I could afford one ;)
The house hunting is going ok. I think it works for us and against us that we have no rush to move out anytime soon. FOR us, in that we don't have to compromise on something that we really don't love. AGAINST us, in that because we are not settling, we haven't found a house that has ALL of what we want. We found a house (that I posted on facebook) that is VERY, very close... but it's out in the suburbs in Maryland, and Joe isn't convinced that it's where he wants to be. I love it, and I think it would be great for us... the house is in beautiful shape, pristine condition, has a gorgeous in ground pool, neighborhood is great, good location... yada yada yada... but the one item it's missing is a room to "entertain" in... or just hang out. There's just a dining room and a living room... and the ceilings are only 8ft (standard, but for Joe that's the lowest they could go). So it's not his ideal setup... if we have people over and the kids are in bed, there's no place for us to go... OR if the kids want to play, we can't send them downstairs or what have you. So, it's kind of a minor detail, when thinking big picture... but it may be a deal breaker for us. We'll see. I'm still holding out hope that this may be the one for us... but no decision has been made. Still talking it through and weighing our options. So like I said, the "no rush" factor has its pros and cons :)
In the meantime, we're enjoying our place. Joe just got a new Dell laptop for his birthday, since his old one was 5 years old, and on its last leg. Now he's got the new Windows7, and doesn't have to wait forever to do anything on it :) I'm still chugging along with my HP laptop... which the DVD drive no longer works. I'm saving and scouring for a Macbook Pro, and determined to get one within the next year.
Ben is rapidly approaching his first birthday, and I'm trying to decide when/where we should have his first birthday party. I found a studio nearby that I think will take great photos to mark the one year milestone, and I hope we get a nice family portrait from there. He's doing great, but still no crawling. Just scooting forward on his belly, and rolling everywhere. His language is doing great, and his fine motor skills are good... just the gross ones that seem to be giving him trouble. I have a feeling he's going to just start doing stuff overnight... but we'll see! He's still as happy as ever :)
Work is going great, we've moved onto a temporary project using SharePoint and workflows. It's fun to do something a little different for a while and learn something new.
So work is good, house hunting is going, and baby is great... nothing to complain about! :)
The house hunting is going ok. I think it works for us and against us that we have no rush to move out anytime soon. FOR us, in that we don't have to compromise on something that we really don't love. AGAINST us, in that because we are not settling, we haven't found a house that has ALL of what we want. We found a house (that I posted on facebook) that is VERY, very close... but it's out in the suburbs in Maryland, and Joe isn't convinced that it's where he wants to be. I love it, and I think it would be great for us... the house is in beautiful shape, pristine condition, has a gorgeous in ground pool, neighborhood is great, good location... yada yada yada... but the one item it's missing is a room to "entertain" in... or just hang out. There's just a dining room and a living room... and the ceilings are only 8ft (standard, but for Joe that's the lowest they could go). So it's not his ideal setup... if we have people over and the kids are in bed, there's no place for us to go... OR if the kids want to play, we can't send them downstairs or what have you. So, it's kind of a minor detail, when thinking big picture... but it may be a deal breaker for us. We'll see. I'm still holding out hope that this may be the one for us... but no decision has been made. Still talking it through and weighing our options. So like I said, the "no rush" factor has its pros and cons :)
In the meantime, we're enjoying our place. Joe just got a new Dell laptop for his birthday, since his old one was 5 years old, and on its last leg. Now he's got the new Windows7, and doesn't have to wait forever to do anything on it :) I'm still chugging along with my HP laptop... which the DVD drive no longer works. I'm saving and scouring for a Macbook Pro, and determined to get one within the next year.
Ben is rapidly approaching his first birthday, and I'm trying to decide when/where we should have his first birthday party. I found a studio nearby that I think will take great photos to mark the one year milestone, and I hope we get a nice family portrait from there. He's doing great, but still no crawling. Just scooting forward on his belly, and rolling everywhere. His language is doing great, and his fine motor skills are good... just the gross ones that seem to be giving him trouble. I have a feeling he's going to just start doing stuff overnight... but we'll see! He's still as happy as ever :)
Work is going great, we've moved onto a temporary project using SharePoint and workflows. It's fun to do something a little different for a while and learn something new.
So work is good, house hunting is going, and baby is great... nothing to complain about! :)
| posted at 11:56 AM ~ comments (0) |