We just love our little home but one of the very best parts is we get to have a tomato patch that, aside from the tomatoes not turning red (and it's September) has been wildly successful! At first it was mostly my thing. Then while I was gone this summer, JD watered faithfully and would give me tomato reports at night - he became hooked - look how attentive he is!
.
This last week I was out watering the plants busy telling them how great they were looking (everything responds to love, really) and just happened to look down before I stepped and this is what I saw...
Oh tell me about it - I screamed (not a pretty scream), jumped over the snake (while cutting my thumb on...something) and got out as fast as I could. I looked back and it was still there, so obviously, I assumed it was dead. (Why would it stay with that craziness going on?) Still... I did the icky dance for the next few minutes to the amusment of my neighbor. When JD got home, he went to take care of it. However, wasn't dead; merely caught in our mesh fence, so he kindly cut it out and sent it on it's way. No harm done, except for my bad dream that night (not even kidding).
Two days later, I went out to water again and there was yet another friend in the fence. This time I saw it before entering, which saved me the humilation of another dance; our little neighborhood girls were out riding bikes and they loved it. They ran and got their moms and grandmas and it turned into a regular neighborhood powow. When JD came home (about 15 minute later) he became the neighborhood hero, again saving the snake from an agonizing death.
Who knew Dr. J was so versitile in his knowledge?
July 2011- I had to resort to the self pictures - JD was so tired when he came home that it just worked better this way...
August 2011
September 2011 - I still have eight weeks left! How much bigger can I get? Probably a lot! =) I've been feeling fantastic for the most part. Being pregnant has been emotional in weird ways. (Example: I cried through the boy scouts in the Fourth of July Parade; I stood in the isle at Walmart fighting tears because the fabric was on sale for $1 a yard - I mean really?) However, I feel blessed to have had an uncomplicated time of it so far. I feel great and I'll be honest - it's so nice to have people treat you kindly when they see the belly. Sometime I forget that I'm so big and when people ask me innocently, "So when are you due?" I am impressed they are so 'in tune with the maternity vibe' until I realize that hello, how could you not be? Still, it's the most wonderful thing to celebrate and to let others be a little part of it just spreads the joy!
Who knew Dr. J was so versitile in his knowledge?
I haven't been back to water quite yet - thank goodness it rained. I am just not the greatest fan of our little scaly friends, regardless of how harmless. But so glad to know I am married to a fearless snake handler - at least the snakes don't have to worry.
Bump Watch
So I have had lots of requests for baby bump pictures. Here are the summer bumps:
July 2011- I had to resort to the self pictures - JD was so tired when he came home that it just worked better this way...August 2011
September 2011 - I still have eight weeks left! How much bigger can I get? Probably a lot! =) I've been feeling fantastic for the most part. Being pregnant has been emotional in weird ways. (Example: I cried through the boy scouts in the Fourth of July Parade; I stood in the isle at Walmart fighting tears because the fabric was on sale for $1 a yard - I mean really?) However, I feel blessed to have had an uncomplicated time of it so far. I feel great and I'll be honest - it's so nice to have people treat you kindly when they see the belly. Sometime I forget that I'm so big and when people ask me innocently, "So when are you due?" I am impressed they are so 'in tune with the maternity vibe' until I realize that hello, how could you not be? Still, it's the most wonderful thing to celebrate and to let others be a little part of it just spreads the joy!
3 comments:
Your home is adorable. And baby's room looks all ready for him. And the green field you have as a backyard!...lovely!
You're brave for going out to water the tomoatoes after seeing that huge snake! That's worse than a critter, jee whiz! Yea for Jared for saving the day.
You're looking great Hilary! Only 8 more weeks; that's so soon.
I lvoe so much about this post. Mostly the pictures of your cute belly and Jared holding that huge snake!!! You look darling. I'm so happy for you both. We miss you dearly!!!
Love the snake stories. And you look so great. Glad the pregnancy has been good to you and that people are kind to you! Sounds like you're doing well....
Post a Comment