One Month Rundown

I always forget that blogger loads things added last to the top, so indulge my pregnant rantings.

This is the stove top after I spray painted it black. Such a dumb thing to be proud of, but I am so happy it's not yellow now. I'm pretty sure that could only be said by a pregnant woman.

Speaking of pregnancy, this has gone by fast. It's probably because we've moved and stuff but I also think having two kiddos keeps you busy and not thinking about pregnancy every second. I kinda like it.

After (I haven't figured out how to switch pics around with our new computer)

...and before:

Yes that is miralax in both pictures. Not for me:)

And this is a random picture. Cody helped me paint a bird house and we drilled it right to the tree out front of our house. And a few other things of note: The dirt behind the tree on the side of our house is visible after 8 bags of leaves I raked. I'm pretty sure that's never been raked before.

And then, the white trash house off to the side: Ah! I worry they'll see this post even though I've never talked to them:) I don't know those neighbors, but they have had more than their fair share of drunken parties at 3 in the morning...drugs may be involved?...kind of puts a damper on our position in the neighborhood, but the neighbors on the other side are cool.

It takes me about a month to figure things out in a new place. Here's what I think of Edmond vs. Pullman so far.

Having talked to people who live here, it seems like the majority of people are here because they want to be. That sounds strange, but in some places it seems like people are there because of work or school or some other reason that placed them there. But most people here just love the area and never want to leave. Edmond itself is a beautiful city. The neighborhoods are all named, as I've said before. Except ours. We live on one of about 5 streets in the ghetto:) But we are the only one in the city. The rest of it is filled with huge nice homes and shops and parks and good stuff.

Edmond: everything is far away. A trip to the grocery store: 15 minute drive min. The park 15 min. The pool 15 min...you get the idea. Everything is a drive. You can drive around Pullman in 10.

Speaking of driving: the speed limit everywhere is 45 mph. Pullman is 25 and you WILL get pulled over for driving faster. I tend to drive like a grandmother here. A cop actually followed me to my house the first time I drove and I think it's because I was going so slow. But I thought it was mean since I get anxiety around cops, having been (wrongfully) arrested.

Weather: it's about 10 degrees hotter than normal here this month, so for instance today it will be 103, and humid. But I will never complain about the heat. I will complain about the cold. The thing I didn't expect is that it also makes you home bound because it is too hot to go to the park, or anything outside- although swimming is always fun. I actually completely enjoy getting in the water when it's 100 degrees outside!

There is so much to do around here! Yes, it's all a drive, but so many choices!!

Beau had another show with his vet clinic in OKC so Merideth and Afton joined us at the science museum. It's huge. We have a pass from Pullman for the science center there which is nice. We spent hours there and had so much FUN!!

Gymnastics:

Fish aquariums. Right at the kids eye level.

Space stuff, of course:)

Cody's personal favorite: the trains.

He also thought the robot "Auto" was pretty cool. They had a show where they blow things up that was pretty cool to him too.

A flight training machine. or something.



Merideth came...we didn't just steal her child. I never seem to get pictures of her!

As it seems like with every woman I know, she's pregnant too, and due three weeks after me!