This was tonight’s dinner topic. It started with my oldest complaining about the meal (as usual…even though dinner was prepared the way *he* asked for it) and saying it made him mad. To which my husband replied that he was mad that there wasn’t world peace. And I let everyone know that I was mad about the health care situation in our country. And then the adults burst out laughing while the kids looked at us like we were crazy…
I had birthday cake for breakfast. And for dessert after lunch. And I totally don’t care! Because a) it was *my* birthday cake and b) I’m pregnant. Double excuse this year. 
I was relieved to find out that my criminal background check was clean today. Not that I thought it wouldn’t be, but when we lived in NC the first time there was a woman in Raleigh with the same name as me who apparently *had* been in some trouble. So yay for finding out that they seem to have finally gotten us sorted out! I also got a fingerprint card done and was very pleasantly surprised at how quick and easy this all was…you never know with these government offices!
Every time I hear Gwen Stefani’s son’s name I think of this game. Really, Zuma? Why not just name the kid Bejeweled or Chuzzle?
I am dealing with a lot of anxiety regarding the arrival of this baby. As I’ve mentioned, I’m scheduling a c-section sometime around January 19 if I have my way. But with the contractions I’ve been having, I’m worried that I’ll end up in labor before that with none of my scheduled help in place! My mom’s flying in a few days before the scheduled birthday to help me with last minute stuff and then stay with the kids while I’m in the hospital and help for a while after I get home…but what happens if I don’t make it that far? It terrifies me. And yet, it’s irrational because I’ve never been in labor, much less early labor! And what if this is a bad winter and we lose power for days because of an ice storm and it’s cold and we have a tiny baby? Seriously, these are the things that keep me up at night!
