Jackpot!

Nice novelty lamp on Craiglist today:



This lamp could be yours for only $25!

Another Day, Another Gadget

I'm not sure if it's because I'm carrying his child or what, but lately Bill has been surprising me with electronics! NICE!

I came home from a fun Mary Kay party my friend hosted for her step-mom, a burgeoning MK rep, to find a brand spanking new iPhone waiting for me. I was shocked! Dang, I just got a laptop the week before. And a few weeks earlier, he gave me a Nuvi (super cute portable GPS system) - he doesn't want me getting lost with the baby on board hahaha!



I'm loving my early Mother's Day gift. I have played with Bill's Blackberry a bit, and I have to say there's just no comparison! The iPhone is so much more user-friendly. I've got the hang of using it, but I'm still discovering nifty little features. I'm super lucky!

Craigslist Finds - UPDATE

Elvis' loveseat was reposted this morning, with the following embellishment:

Hello this is a posting for a great loveseat-small couch. And as the posting says if you look really really hard at the couch and then close your eyes I swear you can see Elvis' butt cheeks imprinted on the cushion. If they aren't his then who's are they ?
I really like the couch it came from my Aunt's estate but i found a different one I like better.
Free delievery inside the parkways

No good lamps today. Nothing else worthy of mention, actually. Some guy wants a "massage" whether you're a licensed massage therapist or "just really good at giving massages" - which I found somewhat amusing.

Craigslist Finds

I have a confession to make. I look at Craigslist daily. And I'm not looking for bargains, I'm looking for laughs.

My favorite "finds" are novelty lamps. I don't know why, but it seems like at least once a week there is a new weird lamp on Craigslist: purse lamps, monkey lamps, patriotic eagle lamps. Sometimes I get a chuckle out of what people are selling (once I found what I thought was a kinky bondage harness in the Household section, but Bill thinks it was just a dog harness).



Anyway, today's strange lamp find (ballerina slipper lamp) pales in comparison to a few gems I found in the furniture section...

You could be the proud owner of Elvis' ottoman and loveseat for the low low price of only $55!

Elvis' Ottoman - $20
Elvis' Favorite Loveseat =- $35

Nice Weekend

I had a really nice weekend. I got off work early on Friday. When I got home, Bill was already there cleaning the house. Now that's a great way to start the weekend in itself. But wait there's more!

There was a gift wrapped up for me on the dining room table. It was large, rectangular, and kinda HEAVY! I said, "It's heavy." Bill said, "No. It's light!" His response didn't make sense until I opened it up and saw that it was a NEW MAC!!! I was so thrilled. My old PowerBook was so old and slow that just clicking the mouse would make the little rainbow swirlie (Mac equivalent of the hour glass) spin! Let's see I think I got the PowerBook in 2000 or 2001, so it was getting pretty old. The new computer is a white 13" MacBook 2.4 ghz.



Also, some maternity clothes I had ordered arrived (three days earlier than I expected), so I was able to wear a pretty new outfit when I went out that night for hibachi! Oh, and the shrimp was delicious! Also, I didn't puke at all the entire day!

It was a thoroughly perfect Friday.

Saturday was nice, too. We had lots of people over to play poker with Bill. I don't really enjoy gambling, so I just hung out and socialized with people as they were eliminated from the poker tournaments. It was quite a long day, but a lot of fun to see everyone. This time Bill didn't win, but he had a great time.

Sunday was mostly about relaxing. I did go to see Baby Mama, which was very cute and funny. I also tried to do some maternity shopping, but I couldn't find anything I liked. It seems like the only maternity clothes I like either cost about three times more than I feel they should OR are only available online. I'm getting closer to getting a decent maternity wardrobe together, though.

Ah, we also watched a really great DVD last night called Rocket Science. It was a really good movie about a boy with a stutter who joins the debate team (because of a girl, naturally). It's directed by the director of Spellbound (the documentary about spelling bees), Jeffrey Blitz (if I'm remembering the name correctly).

Bill and I both liked the movie a lot. It came to us from Netflix via Bill's queue, but I had been wanting to see the movie since hearing some interviews with the director on NPR and Sirius radio.

Trivia Tidbit: The director is also a stutterer

The soundtrack featured a lot of Violent Femmes songs played on cello, so I ask you, what's not to like?

Photos from Camp Hazelton

Look at the treehouse! Now with a finished roof, porch rails, and windows! Uncle Bill was a busy guy!


The beach area usually extends beyond the far pine tree in the picture above. The water is really high!


Bill showing off my belly. :)

TV Relocated to Above the Fireplace

We had our TV mounted above the fireplace yesterday by a professional (so it won't fall on the cats or the baby and squish them). I'm super excited about it. The plan is to turn our formal dining room back into a dining room instead of a den. The living room will then be the spot where we watch DVDs and TV shows online. I think our house is going to look a lot better once we get all the furniture moved around.

I'll post pics here soon!