I'm sitting here in my bedroom/office and I'm freezing. The weather is being typically unpredictable for an Atlanta April, and it supposed to get pretty warm today, and it's supposed to rain. I was a little too warm this morning, so I turned the air on for a while. And now, I'm really cold. I've turned into such a baby about temperature since I've been here in Georgia. Anything below 70 degrees F... I'm shivering.
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I'm actually putting off finishing my cleaning, for my parents' arrival this weekend. And so far, I've been doing a pretty good job at it. I woke up this morning with a splitting headache, for reasons unknown, and I've been trying to get over it. Not terribly successfully though.
I've been good though. I have been deep cleaning in the apartment since last week sometime, and actually managing to keep it clean. I've even impressed myself with that. My kitchen is spotless, pretty much. And my living room and dining room are blissfully free of clutter and dust right now.
I'm putting off laundry, and bathroom cleaning. As well as putting off cleaning our room, sadly even though I'm in this room, more often then anywhere else here. Oh well. They probably won't be coming to our apartment until Saturday morning, so I can procastinate a little longer. But, it does make me feel good when my mom gets here and she looks around, and sees that I'm not completely incapable of keeping house being here all day long.
I'm so thilled that my parents are coming to spend the Easter weekend with us. I haven't seen them since Christmas, and I've been missing them a lot. I'm one of those people who had a really difficult time with my parents in my teens and early twenties, and actually managed to become friends with them. And, I'm so lucky that they are willing to drive 1700 miles roundtrip to spend a few days with us.
I've been trying to get an order together for webvan.com in the past few days, since I decided I was getting our Easter ham there, and some other things for dinner. It took me a while, but I actually did it. And, I'm hoping like crazy that they get their stuff together, and make some more things available when they are open for full-service. (I'm helping with the pre-testing, since I've been so excited about them going live in the past few months.) So, we'll see. I'm hoping to not have to waste my evenings and weekends going to the grocery store, anymore.
I've never actually made a ham before. But, my mom will be here to make sure I don't screw it up. But, as I'm writing this, I remembered what I managed to omit from my Webvan order. I seem to manage to make things harder than they need to be.
I'm also excited about my parents getting a chance to spend with Savannah too. It was nice to have them here at Christmas, but my dad was sick and didn't really want to play with her or hold her much, since he didn't want her to get sick either. But, I'm hoping they'll both be excited to see her and how much she's grown, and all the cool stuff she can do now, compared to what she was doing at Christmas.
She's funny and lots of fun. And, although there somedays days I wish I could take a break, being here with her is wonderful. She's happy and healthy and so sweet. I feel so different than I did last year at this time, wondering and worrying all the time. We're so lucky... She's so lucky. I try hard not to wonder too much about what she might be like when she gets older, but I do sometimes. An added benefit to having a preemie, is being able to enjoy each stage they go through a little longer than most parents. I get to savor every moment and milestone. And, I appreciate every little new thing she does, probably just a little more than most parents do, too.
Plus, another nice thing about my parents' upcoming visit, is that it is just them coming this time. I love having Nicholas here. But, he can be distracting, sometimes. He's almost 4 and is much more interactive than Savannah is, yet. He also is a high energy child, and basks in the glory of the attention that being an only child affords. So, I'm glad for quiet one-on-one time with Savannah too. I hope they'll enjoy it too.
So, I'm here... enjoying the quiet time. And trying warm up my fingers and toes. I'm wondering when it might rain. And I'm excited about having my parents here this weekend.
And, I'm hoping I don't catch anything on fire while baking our ham. Heh.