Adventures of Pregnancy - 39 weeks, 0 days

I guess this is the back stretch... oooooh I'd love a back stretch... I feel like my spine is about one inch long. My hips are sore from sleeping on my sides. My heartburn has decided to defy the power of Tums... whine whine whine...

I think the baby turned around, he kicked me on my left side instead of the usual right side. Hopefully this is a sign of good things to come! I'm hours away from Virgo... even though Cory has requested a solid/non cusp Virgo now.... I told him, I make no promises.

Journey has decided that this is the perfect time in my life for her to go into heat. This means she is making a mess (diapers are coming her way very soon) and is VERY needy emotionally. I don't think I've taken a step without feeling her touch on my legs somewhere. She presses against me when she sleeps (that really helps with this heat). Theo is absolutely obsessed with her even though the size difference has made any relations pretty much impossible. So I am spending most of my time, protecting Journey from Theo.... yay.

She has a new game ... she stands outside and asks to come in... soon as you go to the door, she runs and grabs the tennis ball which she has hidden under a chair and drops it at your feet and runs to wait for you to throw it... I've fallen for it about 4 times. I have to give her props for embodying "when there is a will, there is a way".

The weather forecast has decided that N.B. does not get to share in the Hurricane Bill action this weekend however, we have an 80% chance of thundershowers this afternoon/evening. I guess that's better than nothing.

10 days to due date.... 8 hours and change to Virgo....

Snow Dog

This morning we woke up to a winter wonderland. Theo thought he died and went to heaven! There was a three foot drift in front of the door that he bounced over before becoming a snow bunny. He was too excited to even do his morning business. The video was taken by Cory this afternoon (after extensive shovelling).

More Cheap Showiness of Nature...

The Cheap Showiness of Nature.

Kearney Lake, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Summertime!

It's all a matter of perspective...

Nova Scotia is having an unseasonably cold winter (and it's not even winter yet). In the land of the green Christmas, sometimes you need a little perspective.

In 1911, Niagara Falls froze solid. Now that has to be COLD!

It's Snowing

It's snowing out...

I am a strange breed of nova scotian. I love when it snows. I love the way the sound dampens when it snows and the world looks fresh and clean. I miss the blizzards of my youth when the world stops and the only noise is the sound of a snow plow on the streets. After the snow is done coming down, the world becomes a magical place. The sky is clear and the world seems at rest. My favorite time to go out and play, take pictures and just generally enjoy the pause.

In 1994 when we were in Alberta, one of the most magical moments was wandering through the snow covered streets in Lake Louise with the snow packed under our feet in the middle of the night. The snow was so high on either side of the walk way that you couldn't see over it, it was like walking through a tunnel of sparkly crystal. The sky was so clear that you could see millions of stars above. The world was quiet and seemed completely at peace, like nothing evil could exist in such a place. It was like we were the only people in the world.

It has been so long since the world has stopped to take a breath like that.... todays flurries have made me yearn for the days of yesteryear *sigh* Tuesday is calling for rain so all evidence will be whisked away again.

Good Bye Noel

Well the storm came and went... in my world (which consists of my apartment and very limited view off the deck), Noel was a disappointment. He had so much promise to be a big blast of a storm... we had some rain, it was pretty windy but we kept the balcony door open for the entire storm. We had a little power flicker that made the computer reboot but did not cause the clocks to blink.

Cory watched a styrofoam container sit in the middle of the parking lot... it just sat there, didn't even move in the wind.

Meanwhile in Eastern Passage where my mother lives (10 minutes away), boulders are being moved out of the ocean and plopped into the middle of the road. Power poles are "torn out of the ground".

All and all, Noel was a fine example of perspective.

Welcome Noel

I'm just sitting here waiting for post-tropical storm Noel to hit... It's been raining and blowing all afternoon but the dude on the weather network says that the show really doesn't start until 7 PM this evening (5:50 PM right now).

They are calling for power failures so we had to do one more supply run this afternoon to grab a few more can goods and more candles. The wind was so strong that the rain felt like like stones hitting me in the face.

Here's the most recent weather warning...

Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
3:49 PM ADT Saturday 3 November 2007
Rainfall and Wind warning for
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West continued



Rainfall amounts of 50 to 70 millimetres tonight.



Dangerous post-tropical storm Noel will approach Nova Scotia and track across the Bay of Fundy tonight reaching the Gulf of St Lawrence Sunday morning. The main threat with this storm will be potentially damaging winds.

Heavy rain and pounding ocean waves.Gusty easterly winds up to 100 km/h are expected tonight over the mainland. Les Suetes winds gusting to 160 km/h are also forecast. Winds will become southwest with gusts from 100 to 120 km/h with 140 km/h possible over some coastal areas behind the low. These winds could lead to downed trees and power lines leading to power interuptions and cause damage to roofing and cladding material on some homes.

Rainfall amounts of 50 to 70 millimetres are expected over the western half of the province..While 30 to 40 millimetres are expected over eastern portions. Showers will end Sunday morning. Rainfall may cause localized flooding in prone areas..Especially where leaf litter clogs storm drains.



11-metre waves are expected along the Atlantic coast tonight and Sunday morning leading to very heavy pounding surf. Erosion of some beaches is likely and some coastal infrastructure damage is possible.



Well... the next update later or when the power comes back on...