Blue Monday
It dawned on me yesterday that Jen has been pregnant since we got married. We conceived around 6th -9th of April and got married on 21st April.
Anyway on with what I have been up to. Jen & I went shopping on Black Friday. What you mean you have never heard of Black Friday? Neither had I until last Friday. You see as I mentioned below all holidays in the US are basically just an excuse for shops to put on sales, but the biggest one is the day after Thanksgiving, as this heralds the start of Christmas here. And the shops get so busy and crazy that the stores have to hire extra security to make sure that the lines don’t disintegrate into a free for all. Shops can turn their whole year’s performance around by an excellent return on Black Friday. And now the Monday after Thanksgiving is slowing turning into the biggest on-line shopping day.
Jen & I braved the chaos but not until we had slept in until 8am (long gone are the days of staying in bed until 2pm) and by the time we had got are arse’s in gear it was 11am and most of the hardcore shoppers had gone home for a sandwich. Not us we had presents to buy on behalf of Santa (he often asks parents to help him out to get the special gifts). And Jen & I also bought our presents for each other. Yes I know it is anticlimactic knowing what you are going to have for Christmas but this year we had to buy them early and receive them early because one was a digital camera and the other was a camcorder and we wanted both these things in time for the bump’s arrival. So this weekend I have filmed our cat, tried to film Jen in the shower (they need to invent an anti-fogging device on those lenses) and when Emma returned I filmed her hiding from me. Hardly Oscar footage, but I have noticed that all the famous stars have video footage from when they were a kid, and I really do believe that is why neither my brother or I became rich and famous, because we have no footage of us running around in the garden, or playing in the snow, and I do want the best for my kids so I have splashed out on a camera. For Jen obviously as she bought me the digital camera.
So we are set for the bumps arrival, her nursery is ready. We have chosen her name. We have only 2 parenting classes to go, we have a tour of the hospital facilities coming up next Monday, I think so I know where to get a snack between contractions, and I have my form to fill out for paternity leave. Jen has had some Branston Hicks contractions (false contractions – yep I think it’s an excuse for wind too) so we look good to go. This will be the last chance for entries for the sweep stake for the date of the baby coming, so if you haven’t submitted a guess please do so now.
Anyway on with what I have been up to. Jen & I went shopping on Black Friday. What you mean you have never heard of Black Friday? Neither had I until last Friday. You see as I mentioned below all holidays in the US are basically just an excuse for shops to put on sales, but the biggest one is the day after Thanksgiving, as this heralds the start of Christmas here. And the shops get so busy and crazy that the stores have to hire extra security to make sure that the lines don’t disintegrate into a free for all. Shops can turn their whole year’s performance around by an excellent return on Black Friday. And now the Monday after Thanksgiving is slowing turning into the biggest on-line shopping day.
Jen & I braved the chaos but not until we had slept in until 8am (long gone are the days of staying in bed until 2pm) and by the time we had got are arse’s in gear it was 11am and most of the hardcore shoppers had gone home for a sandwich. Not us we had presents to buy on behalf of Santa (he often asks parents to help him out to get the special gifts). And Jen & I also bought our presents for each other. Yes I know it is anticlimactic knowing what you are going to have for Christmas but this year we had to buy them early and receive them early because one was a digital camera and the other was a camcorder and we wanted both these things in time for the bump’s arrival. So this weekend I have filmed our cat, tried to film Jen in the shower (they need to invent an anti-fogging device on those lenses) and when Emma returned I filmed her hiding from me. Hardly Oscar footage, but I have noticed that all the famous stars have video footage from when they were a kid, and I really do believe that is why neither my brother or I became rich and famous, because we have no footage of us running around in the garden, or playing in the snow, and I do want the best for my kids so I have splashed out on a camera. For Jen obviously as she bought me the digital camera.
So we are set for the bumps arrival, her nursery is ready. We have chosen her name. We have only 2 parenting classes to go, we have a tour of the hospital facilities coming up next Monday, I think so I know where to get a snack between contractions, and I have my form to fill out for paternity leave. Jen has had some Branston Hicks contractions (false contractions – yep I think it’s an excuse for wind too) so we look good to go. This will be the last chance for entries for the sweep stake for the date of the baby coming, so if you haven’t submitted a guess please do so now.
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