This is getting ridiculous

We tied a record of 103 degrees for yesterday and today and tomorrow are supposed to be even hotter. Native Oregonians do not fare well in this heat. Our typical weather pattern is one of the major reasons we are still Oregonians. 8 month pregnant native Oregonian pale redheads especially do not fare well in this heat. Thank god for window AC units and basements.

Platt (where Kevin works) is too cheap to have AC in their storefronts and warehouses. I think it is against some kind of labor law to subject their employees to that kind of abuse. I mean really, 105? No AC? Kevin had to go to Staples to buy his own clip on fan for his desk yesterday. Again, ridiculous.

Is there any chance you could be retarded?

So I went last night to Bouffant to have Sarah get my rapidly growing hair back under control. She gave me a great and much needed cut and I got up from her chair feeling like a new woman. Until I went to check out. One of the two women at the counter was being very sweet, asking if I knew the gender, name, etc, of the baby-to-be. The other women upon hearing that the due date is 2 months away, asks, "is there any chance it could be twins?" I just looked at her with my best look of death and disbelief and let out a big "ughh" type sigh of disgust. This is the first idiot comment I have had with this pregnancy and I was totally unprepared. Obviously people have no idea what they are really saying and to whom. What she meant was that she was not used to what a 32 week belly should look like. What she ended up saying esentially was, wow, you look really huge. Saying this to a woman, nonetheless, a very pregnant woman, is about the most annoying comment you could ever make. She followed up with "well, I'm a twin myself" as if that made me not want to hit her in the face any less. Too little too late as she could tell I was not amused. So I drove home trying to think of the best possible comeback for these types of comments. I want something that shows I am not amused, but doesn't come off as too terribly rude. Any ideas?

Happy Independence Day

We spent the 4th of July weekend in the fancy resort town of I - ron - da - lay, Washington. It's about 7 miles south of Port Townsend on the beautiful Port Townsend Bay waters of the Puget Sound. Okay, so it's really just Irondale, and barely considered a town, but it's been our forth of July destination going on the past 5 or so years. Kev's grandma Sylvia has a place there and Kev's aunt Barbara and uncle Ron have permanent residence (a beautiful new home) just one cabin down the street. We traditionally set up "tent city" in Grandma's backyard and call it home. Ron's sister and bro-in-law also have a place next to grandmas so quite a few of us take over the place and try to stay out of too much trouble.

This year we invested in new self-inflating air mattresses from REI that are seriously the best thing since spray-on sun block. (Okay, so I know spray-on sun block hasn't been around long, but do I ever love the stuff). Petie still fits in his port-a-crib so that left Kev and I to a lovely bed on the ground. Sheets from home and our down comforter instead of stupid sleeping bags. I swear it was as comfortable as our mattress at home. I slept like a baby. Like a 9 month old baby who has been properly sleep trained, that is. Did I mention I am worried about the lack of sleep that is creeping up upon us in the next 2 months? Afraid, very afraid. Trying to block it out and enjoy the next 2 months!

Anyway, a great time in Irondale. The usual family drama mixed with great firework displays, tasty food, and great times for the kids to enjoy their cousins. Thanks to Grandma and Barbara and Ron for the use of their facilities and to Marissa for organizing the "general fund" this year.

Looking forward to many more. As usual all of the photos are here. Password: wellnitz.