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June 19, 2009
Workity-Work
Ever have one of those weeks when you turn around to look at your to-do list and realize that you are way past your neck in work? This was one of those weeks for me. I looked at my planner and discovered that I have three side projects, five work projects and a whole bunch of home projects to hedge through in the next few months (and days!) and not a lot of time to get it all done. Which is probably why when my alarm went off this morning I feel back asleep and dreamed that I was trying to email my boss that I would be late for work. But it was already 11am and my email wasn't working. I woke up with a cat on my head and my hand clamped on my face so hard that I had an imprint for a while.
In short-
- This weekend I, along with some volunteers (including my lovely Alexis who is going above and beyond husbandly duties to help me set up and coordinate professional video cameras, sound and lights), are interviewing NYC high school activists from the late 1960's (as in adolescents who were activists in high school, many fighting for student rights). This is a work project- but a fun one.
- With great sadness: the collapse of Building C at Officer's Row.
- A stray cat has found our house. We learned of this through Irving, who one night was sitting at the back window warbling loudly. At closer inspection, he was staring at a fluffy brown cat who was sitting in our herb planter chomping away on our catnip. Damn cat has basically obliterated our catnip crop. Note to self: grow catnip in a hanging basket next year.
- Baby kicks! Alexis can now feel them when he places his hands on my stomach, which is an amazing feeling. It's the first time that we have both been able to experience the baby together, which makes me really happy.
- Nursery planning! We've come up with an idea for the baby's nursery. We have decided to create a nature theme in her tiny little room, with light sky blue walls, white bird decals (a flock of flying birds that will stretch from her crib, around the window and across to the other wall where her changing table is) and a green rug. I am also looking for a really simple mobile with birds or planes or something sky-oriented. Now we need to transform the room...which I guess will start in the beginning of July and probably stretch through until August.
Hopefully I'll have some time to finish the 2 or 3 posts that I began this week but have been too distracted to finish. And to maybe take some pictures, as I haven't really documented anything in the past few months but our garden. In the meantime, I'm off to LA again next week, back in July, hopefully a bit more refreshed.
Posted by callalillie at June 19, 2009 10:34 AM | Brooklyn Navy Yard
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So nice to hear how things are going. a mobile huh. a craft project. thats what i heard.
mwah
Posted by: skutchie at June 19, 2009 11:53 AM
Posted by: Liz at June 19, 2009 11:54 AM
I love the birds in the trees mobile!
Posted by: corie at June 19, 2009 2:12 PM
I remember when I first felt Tumblebug (now Jackson) moving. My husband felt the baby without me knowing it the first time. He saw my abdomen move a little and put his hand on my belly while I was sleeping. My favorite was the first hiccups I felt. Enjoy this amazing time. When she is born, as cute and wonderful as she will be, she will also be noisy and needy and messy.
Jackson is one month old and we haven't even started on his (Nemo themed) nursery.
Posted by: Lady in a Smalltown at June 20, 2009 3:14 PM
