Confessions of a Viking Wife: Happy Thanksgiving

Hey Hey!

Hope everyone had a great Holiday! We ate too much and watched too many movies and I've been spending a great deal of time crocheting lately, it's been great! The three of us are doing well and staying busy. It's full on winter here and just earlier this week we got 24 inches of snow. I've managed to get both the car and the four wheeler stuck haha. Arni says to me "Well why did you keep going to get the car stuck?" I said 'Well that's a silly question, I didn't think it was going to get stuck!' No harm done though I was home for both occasions. The snow is really beautiful and I do enjoy it. I'm a lot more cautious these days as my balance just isn't quite what it used to be. I am so big and round and it really is amazing how the belly can stretch and grow to this massive size. The body truly is wondrous. I have just 6 short weeks left before my little love is here and I imagine with Christmas coming it is going to fly by. We still have quite a bit to do, but I'm fairly confident that even if he came soon we would manage just fine. I'd also like to take the time to say thank you to those who have helped us out and provided little guy with beautiful gifts and thoughtful things for mommy. I was surprised by my coworkers when they showed up for book club with a cake and a jar of jelly beans with a little surprise inside and then just Wednesday Arni's coworkers had us for coffee and cake and they all chipped in together and bought us a car seat! I am amazed that people whom we have known a relatively short time could be so thoughtful and kind. So thank you again to everyone, we are so grateful!

I finished my last call shift yesterday until the baby is born and that feels really good, I plan on working up until my due date, it's getting tougher but I can manage. Heck I just snow blowed the other day and I am still hauling hay around the farm (although Arni gets a little upset about that one) but everyone has to eat, and I figure as long as I am not having any pain or problems then I'll keep on. We haven't been up to a whole lot other than everyday life, but we did recently go to a friends house for Brazilian food,and music. It was our first time having Brazilian food and it was delicious! I really have enjoyed our new friends Carlos and Maria. Maria is now flying back to Brazil but will move permanently to Steamboat next summer, so wishing her luck and looking forward to her return!

Have a happy weekend everyone!