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May 08, 2005
slice o' life
Here's my slice of life to fit in with Julia's suggestion. Yeah. I know. It's not Saturday anymore, but I just read what was going on. And dammit, I am bitter that I'm not in Maryland. It's all my fault, kind of. If I had known that we would be sitting in the cold, in Paris, instead of moving, I would have gone to Maryland to see my sister and hit the festival. Oh well. Of course, if I had known that I was going to be pregs, ill all the time and my husband would be jobless come May 10th, I might have chosen to stay home anyway.
For all of you who think living in France must be exciting and romantic, get ready for reality:
Yesterday, my mom, Frog and I left my in-laws' house where I had ingested record-breaking amounts of butter in less than 60 hours. Frog drove while I slept the whole way. We got back and I discovered that my email wasn't working, nor was my site. My URL had expired because contrary to my expectations, it had not been renewed automatically. This led to much swearing, yelling, calling New Mexico and I even threw a telephone across the room. It wasn't working. I threw it. It's still not working. No loss. Maybe I'll throw it again just for fun. Then, mom and I went to the grocery store where we stood in line for a long time. We played UNO with Frog and I lost again and again. Then, we went to our favorite restaurant where I struggled through dinner. It was great, as always, but I am just not comfortable sitting down or eating or breathing or doing anything besides laying down. We came home reeking of smoke. We went to bed. Now it's 1:17pm on Sunday and my mom is the only one who has showered. Frog and I are still in pyjamas. After I make myself presentable, my mom and I are going to go buy shrimp to stir fry at one of the only stores that is open on Sundays. Then we'll probably choose between doing laundry and walking around the cemetary down the street or watching horrible TV. Romantique et excitant, n'est-ce pas? At least I haven't blown all of my savings on yarn.
PS. Sorry if I sound grumpy. I'm really not. I'm just perma-tired and the rainy, gray, unseasonably cold weather is starting to get me down.
Posted by kate at May 8, 2005 12:02 PM
Comments
Glad you're home from the in-laws! Hope your email works soon and that you are having a lot of fun with your mother. Sorry you had such a yucky day and that your week is going much better than the weekend.
Posted by: Auntie M at May 12, 2005 08:30 PM
Ma pauvre!
I recall too well the pain of not enjoying a nice dinner out due to progesterone run amok. My 40th birthday dinner at Taillevent--my one and only time there in how many trips--was agonizing. I was mad because I couldn't HAVE wine, never mind that I didn't WANT wine. (I was also mad that I didn't want wine.) The world seemed unbearably strange and unfair.
So good to have your mom around and not have to 'entertain'.
Feel better, soon. You will! You will! xoxo Kay
Posted by: Kay at May 11, 2005 09:04 PM
A bunch of the girls in my knitting group went to the knitting festival and they had a blast. You would have had a lot of fun meeting everyone in person. That's horrible about your email. Hope you got it straightened out. You will be feeling better soon... this part doesn't last long.
Posted by: Teresa at May 11, 2005 04:48 AM
love your site...visiting paris next week...is it REALLY cold there now? i live in nyc and the weather should be similar...i hope it does not rain while i am there.
Posted by: judy at May 10, 2005 10:13 PM
What festival in Maryland? Jamie and Gillian may come with us to Rottenchester - they don't know yet. We will miss you! Tatums - try eating the BRAT diet we gave kids at the hospital: Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast(pas de buerre). Go see the Beargan in London, he needs company from his cousin-cousine. Look up 4over4.com for the idea I wrote you about. Words of wisdom from your Aunt B.
Posted by: aunt beebs at May 9, 2005 04:27 PM
I am sorry yo are feeling so ill. I hope it gets better soon. Mine came and went for a long time. But is seems to be over now. I hope Frog finds a job soon.
Posted by: Meriah at May 9, 2005 03:17 PM
Hey Kate, we can lead fulfilling lives even without the big sheep thing this week, I swear! I totally know what you mean about life not being so romantic. Not that anyone thinks life in sweaty, buggy, gross Japan is romantic, but life as usual is life as usual no matter where you live. I hope you managed to enjoy laying around and watching movied dubbed in French this weekend. Hang in there!!
Posted by: molly at May 9, 2005 06:25 AM
Yes, I'm living it - the un-romance of pregnancy and chilly cold rain. Even in Texas. Feel rotten when I eat too much, eat too little, eat the wrong thing, eat something twice in the same year, smell something, see something, hear something, blah. I'll be glad when this part is over. Ungodly amounts of butter? Uhhhhhgg. Glad you survived it. Thank goodness we're still loved through all this. I'm sure they really just want our babies. ha
Posted by: Laura Lee at May 9, 2005 05:19 AM
Oh, poor Kate-ster! Geez, bad weather and fits of nausea can make everything feel horrible. I'm sorry, sweetie. But lie down as much as possible and keep getting special attention from all your fam. And would love to see the new clothes your mama bought for you - are they...maternity-wear?
Posted by: Anne-Caroline at May 9, 2005 03:05 AM
Wow, and bloglines isn't updating you either. I just checked to see if you were around.
I heartily subscribe to the physical abuse of technology when it fails us: fling away. Dent the plaster, and stomp on it for good measure. Walter knew he had to marry me when he saw me throw my printer across my office because it wouldn't print the paper that was due in 15 minutes. He thought: "Wow, someone has to take care of this woman." It's sweeter than the patriarchal way it sounds.
Anyway,
Happy mother's day, you mommy you.
Posted by: julia fc at May 9, 2005 02:29 AM
pour te remonter le moral je t'envoies du soleil de Toronto...
et l'an prochain tu auras ta 1ere fete des Mamans ;o)
Posted by: karen at May 9, 2005 01:38 AM
oh , i know what you mean...about everyone thinking parisian life is so exciting. i used to get that all the time. but now that i'm back in the states i do miss it. and the pregnant part...well i remember being sick as a dog at first...it passes. and then you bloom. your complexion as well as your body! you are lucky to have your mom there, thats what they are for and why we celebrate mother's day n'est pas? i say just give in to your slightest whim and do what feels good to you for now. knit something with yummy yarn. feel better.
Posted by: nancy at May 8, 2005 10:02 PM
Ouch. The romance is not blooming here either...
And Claudia posted pictures of her pre-festival shoe-buying frenzy. I am so totally BITTER...
but I'll get over it. Meanwhile, a big hug to you...I was worrying about you :-)
Posted by: Lee Ann at May 8, 2005 03:18 PM
Remember the package I sent you? In it was some sunshine for occassions like this. Go breathe some sunshine in and in the meantime I'm express sending some late autumn warmth for you.
Posted by: Alison at May 8, 2005 01:12 PM
