One More Makes Four

Dear Friends and Family,

Please excuse my absence over past month, but, you see, I been very busy reacquainting myself with the family room sofa. It is a nice sofa and I have no major complaints. Sure the leather can be a bit cold on occasion and the arms are a bit high for optimum head resting, but it passed the most important test, it was there for me - the human blob. So, when you didn't see me at a school, the grocery store, Christmas shopping, or at the post office, you can be sure I was warming the sofa. In addition to the nausea and, occasional vomiting, and killer headaches that come with being pregnant, I have had the mother of all colds - it has been a month and I am still coughing. Gotta love winter in Michigan.

Because of the sofa situation, Sam has been working extra hard to pick up the slack around the house. Thanks to him, I have learned a few new cleaning techniques. The first of which is to exploit, I mean, recruit the children. They practically work for nothing - just a handful of coins for the piggy bank and they're happy campers. The second thing I learned, many socks make light work. Here is how it worked:

Spray the floor with some (ineffective) organic all purpose cleaner.

Put on socks from the Northwest international kit (any socks will do).

Scooch, run in place and slide and before you know it - voila, a "clean" floor.

By the way, this baby is expected to be born July 6th (no, not an October this time), so I am just over 11 weeks and really, really looking forward to the next trimester.