this is the part where i’m supposed to tell you about our trip back to the great Hoosier State and what a fantabulous time we had. rest assured we really did have a grand ol’ time, but i can’t even begin to recap the thing because (a) i’ve got post-trip fatigue/jet-lag/hangover* so badly that i can barely even upload the pictures, and (b) due to primitive electric situations and mid-trip fatigue/jet-lag/hangover* i couldn’t even plug in my computer for most of the week, which means that (b1) i’m now a week further behind on some projects that needed to be signed, sealed, and delivered last week. oh, and also (c) one of the quirks of this pregnancy seems to be that i can hardly bear to sit at the computer anymore (and i used to be fully addicted!). so, um….a picture recap is forthcoming, but on summer leisure time. i’m sure you’ll wait with bated breath.

[* not a real hangover. the hardest thing i'm drinking these days is decaf. this is simply week 12 of the part of pregnancy that feels like a relentless hangover. whee!

** i can't believe i just clarified that. i'm just a little leery of people that take things out of context and start rumors, ya' know?

*** i'm not referring to you. i know you knew what i meant. i appreciate that you get me like that.]

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[a little list to pass the time: nine good things that make me smile]

~ fruit-flavored sparkling water (i like drinks with bubbles, oh yes i do.)
~ freshly ironed clothes (ironed by someone else, of course)
~ a husband that brings home a fresh cupcake at the end of a long, tantrum-filled day
~ three-pronged outlets to accommodate modern technology
~ marilyn monroe movies
~ bluegrass music
~ white ruffled socks on little girls
~ striped hooded sweatshirts on little boys
~ paying down debt (all that fancy dental work is going to be paid off before baby arrives. just in time to buy a cadillac stroller! and maybe even a crib!)

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have a happy, restful day, friends. i missed you!

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