Thursday, November 6th, 2008
My silence over the last week has not been because I have nothing to say. On the contrary, I have had more to say than I could put into words. With a hundred different thoughts racing around my mind and a baby growing in my belly, I’m afraid that I don’t have the mental capacity left to organize any of those thoughts into a logical, rational article.
As much as I have been fighting the facts, this morning the grass and leaves and everything is all covered in crunchy frost. Yesterday I noticed the snow is starting to come down the mountains surrounding the town. Three years ago, we were here for the first dusting of snow. That was the weekend I fell in love with this little town.
Brenton is convinced that I have lost my mind. I’ve always been the sort of person who can put something off almost indefinitely, but when it’s time to do something, it’s time to do it now. I’ve been putting off packing my hospital bag for 3 weeks now. Tuesday night, at midnight, B was asleep and I was too restless to sleep. Suddenly the urge to pack my bag hit me. I needed to pack the bag rightnow! Now my bag is packed. I’m sure I’ll find more stuff to add over the next few weeks, but I can sleep easy at night knowing that it’s sitting beside the door.
Speaking of packing, we are packing up the house. I’ve been putting it off for a few weeks because, well let’s be honest, this isn’t a very convenient time in my life to pack up all our belongings and move. We are still waiting for the appraisal report, but I feel pretty confident that the house will pass appraisal. Our tentative close date is November 13 and we would be moving that weekend. Nothing like total chaos! At least my mom will be here for a while after the baby is born. She can help me unpack…again. We did that last time she was here too.