Hi Everybody,
Yes we are pregnant, well no we aren't pregnant I am. If only Daniel could experience the 'joy' of pregnancy. So far its the worse pregnancy yet and this time round there is no beach to take me away. According to pregnancy calenders our due date is Sep 3rd so I still have like a million hours of this to go. The nausea started at week six, I think thats a rip off but what can I do. It only gets worse or stays the same. Its a 24 hour thing this time no morning sickness of night sickness its always-sickness even when I wake up in the night I am nauseous. My children are not very forgiving with my lay on the couch with movies and snacks for them all day. They have been rebelling with many colorful (the color green yesterday) different messes each and every day. I am having a hard time keeping up.
This time round I have tried sea sick wrist bands (they helped but didn't take the nausea away fully) crackers, soda water, fruits veggies salt and vinegar chips and every other remedy out there nothing works so its a suffer through it thing. The problem with this pregnancy is that food doesn't help. I used to be able to eat a meal with bubba and eva and then the nausea would go away until I was hungry again. This time the food makes it worse so its hard to even want to eat. I don't crave anything which sucks because I never know what to eat. Everything just sounds GROSS to me.
The good news is I might only have two weeks of nausea left. The obvious bad news is this pregnancy is so different maybe I have 7 more months of nausea left. We don't go anywhere, Daniel worries about me and tries to get me out of the house but I just feel so sick it doesn't ever sound worth it. We always go out on Saturdays all day and that helps a lot I have started to really love the weekends now.
Daniel has been wonderful I can't believe how wonderful! He sometimes works 13 hours a day and he still comes home and helps me with dinner and cleaning. He does all the shopping and I just can't believe how great he has been! Every now and then he comes home for lunch. I LOVE that! Its a nice break for me just to see him in the day and the kids look forward to it especially Eva. Anyway sorry for this complaining post. Many of you know what kind of pregnant lady I am so I will try to keep the posts positive.
Thanks for all the congrats in the last one.
Miriam
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
A book
Ever since I made my goal of 4 books a month I have done it. Its actually a lot easier than I thought. Well it is if I keep 3 books going at a time because if one gets boring I rotate. However I am stuck at the moment because I am reading A Zoo Keeper's Wife with Sarah's book club. Its the first time I am actually reading the book in the right month.
I got so excited because I finally got a library card and they had the book that the book club was reading. I was even taking notes like the good old BYU days so that I could contribute with some sort of small review but I am having the hardest time reading this book! I was going to try to finish it in 3 days 100 pages a day (reading during nap time and at bed time) Well that worked for one day but then it stopped. I can barely get through 3 chapters a day!
I usually love books and anything to do with WWII but I think she could have written the book better than she did. I think in the writing world the fault would fall on the editor here. I find that when an author writes 3 GREAT books (or at least books that make it onto the New York Times Bestseller list) the editors tend to hold back or I guess they have to and give the author complete freedom to do whatever they want which is fine but this book has no flow at all.
When I finish a chapter the next just jumps to where ever land and I can't tell whats happening next with out the help of the date. It's getting frustrating. I still have 130 pages left.
This happens in many historically driven works. I have read many of these and its sad really. They do soooo much GREAT research and find all these great little tidbits that are fascinating but some of this has no relevance to the whole. They want to show off all their research so that they personally don't feel they wasted their time doing it all but it really takes away from the whole of the story. I can understand wanting to feel rewarded for all that research, all the sleepless long nights of reading over journals and memoirs, but honestly I feel like I am reading a 2nd draft here.
I remember getting drafts back saying cut cut cut cut all this and that expand on these parts and it will make for great reading. So many get stuck during this process, they don't want to leave that tidbit behind because they worked so hard on it. They don't care what the professor/editor says its important to the story. No its not. While interesting it is taking away from the story and making it impossible for the reader to finish the thing!
I feel bad writing that but its true. There are some great things in this book (such as the research) but its just so hard to read. When writing people need to remember you do all that research so that you can write and know what you are writing about. (no false statements) YOU the writer need to have the whole picture in your head while you write the story. Your story needs to be its own story that continues to flow until you hit the end. Stop throwing in all the random little things. Show those random little things in a different way a way that flows smoothly.
If you read a lot (especially non-fiction) you have experienced this especially with books written about historical figures by a complete stranger who's only insight is mountains of diaries, clippings and memoirs. I know I should give them some credit, its not easy writing about a complete stranger and having to guess their thoughts and motives behind their actions but if you want to tell a story (which is what books really are fiction or non-fiction) stick to the relevant characters not every single person that pops up in the diary or memoir its distracting.
You know when someone is telling you a story from the other day and they start name dropping. That's what was happening in this book.
I feel this book should really be called: A chronological record of the people and animals who came in and out of Antonina Zabinskis life during WWII in Poland (She was a Zookeeper). I know that is way too long but you would know what you were picking up.
From the title and description I was expecting more than I am getting. Oh Well.
DISCLAIMER: I haven't finished so maybe the last third of the book will tie it all in. Oh and I am biased I don't usually like books so vastly based on animals. (at least I am being honest here)
Sorry for the huge vent but Alexander didn't care to have a discussion about it so I figured I would vent it here. That's what blogs are for right? Opinions and updates a little view into someones mind.
Alright I am done with the vent. Have a nice day.
I got so excited because I finally got a library card and they had the book that the book club was reading. I was even taking notes like the good old BYU days so that I could contribute with some sort of small review but I am having the hardest time reading this book! I was going to try to finish it in 3 days 100 pages a day (reading during nap time and at bed time) Well that worked for one day but then it stopped. I can barely get through 3 chapters a day!
I usually love books and anything to do with WWII but I think she could have written the book better than she did. I think in the writing world the fault would fall on the editor here. I find that when an author writes 3 GREAT books (or at least books that make it onto the New York Times Bestseller list) the editors tend to hold back or I guess they have to and give the author complete freedom to do whatever they want which is fine but this book has no flow at all.
When I finish a chapter the next just jumps to where ever land and I can't tell whats happening next with out the help of the date. It's getting frustrating. I still have 130 pages left.
This happens in many historically driven works. I have read many of these and its sad really. They do soooo much GREAT research and find all these great little tidbits that are fascinating but some of this has no relevance to the whole. They want to show off all their research so that they personally don't feel they wasted their time doing it all but it really takes away from the whole of the story. I can understand wanting to feel rewarded for all that research, all the sleepless long nights of reading over journals and memoirs, but honestly I feel like I am reading a 2nd draft here.
I remember getting drafts back saying cut cut cut cut all this and that expand on these parts and it will make for great reading. So many get stuck during this process, they don't want to leave that tidbit behind because they worked so hard on it. They don't care what the professor/editor says its important to the story. No its not. While interesting it is taking away from the story and making it impossible for the reader to finish the thing!
I feel bad writing that but its true. There are some great things in this book (such as the research) but its just so hard to read. When writing people need to remember you do all that research so that you can write and know what you are writing about. (no false statements) YOU the writer need to have the whole picture in your head while you write the story. Your story needs to be its own story that continues to flow until you hit the end. Stop throwing in all the random little things. Show those random little things in a different way a way that flows smoothly.
If you read a lot (especially non-fiction) you have experienced this especially with books written about historical figures by a complete stranger who's only insight is mountains of diaries, clippings and memoirs. I know I should give them some credit, its not easy writing about a complete stranger and having to guess their thoughts and motives behind their actions but if you want to tell a story (which is what books really are fiction or non-fiction) stick to the relevant characters not every single person that pops up in the diary or memoir its distracting.
You know when someone is telling you a story from the other day and they start name dropping. That's what was happening in this book.
I feel this book should really be called: A chronological record of the people and animals who came in and out of Antonina Zabinskis life during WWII in Poland (She was a Zookeeper). I know that is way too long but you would know what you were picking up.
From the title and description I was expecting more than I am getting. Oh Well.
DISCLAIMER: I haven't finished so maybe the last third of the book will tie it all in. Oh and I am biased I don't usually like books so vastly based on animals. (at least I am being honest here)
Sorry for the huge vent but Alexander didn't care to have a discussion about it so I figured I would vent it here. That's what blogs are for right? Opinions and updates a little view into someones mind.
Alright I am done with the vent. Have a nice day.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Annoying
Sorry this is random and a vent but the most annoying thing in the world to me is members who sit and complain about how their bishop, mission president or whom ever they are dissing is not doing a good job or that "they were supposed to set it up and didn't and the world is over" Or "this is the way they do it in Utah and its wrong here" or "I have been around a long time and that is wrong". Get over yourselves. I just read a blog of this guy here and OH MAN what a loser. Honestly if you don't think your Bishop or Branch Pres is doing a good job you need to check yourself first. Its a rough calling to hold and it doesn't help when people sit and point and do nothing to help. Anyway I am done. I wouldn't care if it was just one guy in the world by negitivity doesn't help anyone. This ones for you Line! Did you read his blog?
Miriam
Miriam
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Life
I haven't blogged in awhile so here is a quick update
Our Camera is officially broken completely. It wont even turn on now. Eva is smiling and giggling a lot well her kind of giggling. We don't do much here at home with Alexander and Eva. We have gone to the beach and we went swimming with Line,Eva (American pronunciation), Kalena and Maysa at the Hilton on Friday and it was quite a bit of fun. We might be going tomorrow again. All the kids really like it and Daniel and Augustine both have to work on Labor day so we figured we would. (They are our new friends). Eva is about a year older than Alexander, Maysa is 5 and Kalena is a month older than Eva Sunna. Daniel just got done being sick again. We get sick all of us at least once a month and it is very annoying. We found out the other day that the Kathryn and Ralph are coming to visit in October and we are so excited to see them. Eva seems so big and receptive now. If you talk and smile at her she will talk and smile back. I never got that with Alexander but he wasn't as social or needy as Eva either. Sorry for no pictures. The card is even broken. The computer wont upload pictures directly from it so Daniel and I figure we will get one for Christmas or something. Although we will miss all the holidays. We will see I guess.
I am trying to do my Immigration stuff and its so expensive so we have to take care of that first. It is made so difficult and confusing. I can't believe how expensive it is getting either. I am not going to blog more about it because it is stressful and annoying. We have just been relaxing I guess. My calling is so time consuming! I can't believe it. It keeps me very busy and Young Women can be so dramatic sometimes. The busy season is coming up. I can't help but think I would be a lot more helpful or willing in my head if I didn't have two young children and a husband. I feel like everyday of the week something is expected for it and it is rather overwhelming sometimes. There are so many activities. Over here they aren't just on Tuesdays. If we decide to do a Saturday or Friday activity we do all of them, there is no canceling of one to substitute the other and that has been happeneing for the past few weeks. It is rewarding but demanding. Anyway enough of that.
Its my birthday on Saturday and I hope I get to relax. Daniel was already sick this whole weekend so as long as The children and I don't get sick it should be a good weekend. I am hoping Daniel will be able to take me to dinner on Saturday night because there are no good movies out. There is a place called the Jamaican grill. I am hoping to go there and I already set up babysitters.
It has officially been a year since I was in school and I really miss it. I feel like my brain is turning to mush and I don't' have anything to read. I found out my local library doesn't allow children under 3 in there PERIOD. So that strikes out both of my children. If there is a low literacy rate here that is not helping it. I hope in a year I can find somewhere I want to get my masters and at least think about it. I don't know when I will be able to do it considering my family is here and grew but I don't want to give up that dream. OK I am boring and done. I am not sure when you will here from us again because of no camera and that was the main purpose. We will have to work on that.
Bye for now.
Our Camera is officially broken completely. It wont even turn on now. Eva is smiling and giggling a lot well her kind of giggling. We don't do much here at home with Alexander and Eva. We have gone to the beach and we went swimming with Line,Eva (American pronunciation), Kalena and Maysa at the Hilton on Friday and it was quite a bit of fun. We might be going tomorrow again. All the kids really like it and Daniel and Augustine both have to work on Labor day so we figured we would. (They are our new friends). Eva is about a year older than Alexander, Maysa is 5 and Kalena is a month older than Eva Sunna. Daniel just got done being sick again. We get sick all of us at least once a month and it is very annoying. We found out the other day that the Kathryn and Ralph are coming to visit in October and we are so excited to see them. Eva seems so big and receptive now. If you talk and smile at her she will talk and smile back. I never got that with Alexander but he wasn't as social or needy as Eva either. Sorry for no pictures. The card is even broken. The computer wont upload pictures directly from it so Daniel and I figure we will get one for Christmas or something. Although we will miss all the holidays. We will see I guess.
I am trying to do my Immigration stuff and its so expensive so we have to take care of that first. It is made so difficult and confusing. I can't believe how expensive it is getting either. I am not going to blog more about it because it is stressful and annoying. We have just been relaxing I guess. My calling is so time consuming! I can't believe it. It keeps me very busy and Young Women can be so dramatic sometimes. The busy season is coming up. I can't help but think I would be a lot more helpful or willing in my head if I didn't have two young children and a husband. I feel like everyday of the week something is expected for it and it is rather overwhelming sometimes. There are so many activities. Over here they aren't just on Tuesdays. If we decide to do a Saturday or Friday activity we do all of them, there is no canceling of one to substitute the other and that has been happeneing for the past few weeks. It is rewarding but demanding. Anyway enough of that.
Its my birthday on Saturday and I hope I get to relax. Daniel was already sick this whole weekend so as long as The children and I don't get sick it should be a good weekend. I am hoping Daniel will be able to take me to dinner on Saturday night because there are no good movies out. There is a place called the Jamaican grill. I am hoping to go there and I already set up babysitters.
It has officially been a year since I was in school and I really miss it. I feel like my brain is turning to mush and I don't' have anything to read. I found out my local library doesn't allow children under 3 in there PERIOD. So that strikes out both of my children. If there is a low literacy rate here that is not helping it. I hope in a year I can find somewhere I want to get my masters and at least think about it. I don't know when I will be able to do it considering my family is here and grew but I don't want to give up that dream. OK I am boring and done. I am not sure when you will here from us again because of no camera and that was the main purpose. We will have to work on that.
Bye for now.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Venting and informing
Venting
First this is a random post which is allowed because well it my/our blog. Don't call me (you can call daniel) but don't call me before 9 in the morning my time unless you are dying, dead or on your way to Guam within 24 hours to visit. Otherwise you will be on my angry list for the next year. I am pregnant and like sleep and only seem to sleep in the early hours of the morning now (it cools down a lot then) Alexander generally wakes up and 9 so you can wake me up then but not before.
Informing
Here are some fun facts as Daniel likes to call them. They generally make you shocked or depressed but here they are. We went and did a big grocery run last night to 3 stores here is Guam and I just wanted to let you know how much some things cost here. First the crappy milk (well not the on the shelf kind) but the crappiest chilled milk which is what Bubba will willing drink is 5.79 a gallon which is not that bad. Daniel's milk (which really doesn't taste that great) is 4.70 for half a gallon and when he is lucky he gets the best milk (which still doesn't taste very good) This milk costs 5.79 a half gallon. So we spend about 30 dollars a week on milk. Ok so then we bought eggs. They are 3.70 for a dozen. Now I am bored of telling you about our grocery trip things are generally more expensive here as we all know. Our gas is at 4.49 a gallon (for the cheap stuff) There is no cheap gas station they all stay the same. The gas prices since we have been here have gone up every 2 weeks- month and each time it is about 20 cents. so by christmas we will probably be at 6 dollars a gallon. These are depressing facts but true facts. Oh and the electric is really high here. We pay about 300 a month and we live in a realtively small 3 bedroom house and don't use a dryer. However, the good news is that our water bill is about 15 dollars a month so I guess it all sort of evens out in the end. Something weird though is that our rent just went down about 80 dollars a month. This doesn't really affect us because we don't pay rent but it was weird when I went to pay rent because she told me it went down so she had to credit me for the next month. Things work a bit strangely out here. We like it here a lot but are still getting used to the way things run here.
Our thoughts on Guam
We still enjoy it here and are glad we came. We love being able to go to the beach every saturday and just relaxing there. It is something we can all do and enjoy. I like not having to drive very far to get places. Lately I haven't been driving anywhere unless I have to because I am so pregnant and somewhat uncomfortable (that was an understatement). So that really helps save on gas. Daniel enjoys the work aspect of his job and I will leave it at that.
Our new callings
We both recieved callings as soon as we got back from Utah. Daniel was called as the Gospel doctrine teacher and I was called as the 1st counselor in Young Women's. It was a bit overwhelming especially coming from Utah wards where the most responsibility we ever got in a calling was helping in the library every other week. I enjoy Daniel's lessons though. We are in Alma and he LOVES Alma so he shows a lot of passion when teaching. It is funny because Our class usually has President Hopuate who is the Area Authority (70's) over Guam and the Mariana Islands. He is usually sitting right up front and Daniel knows he is there. Last week we had the mission president in our class and Daniel likes to use the big guys as his examples to keep peoples attention so we were learning about Alma and he asked President Marshall what he would do if his sons were as bad as Alma was. And as you all know Daniel shakes, not our of nervousness but just because he does and so everyone notices and thinks he is that nervous. So the big guys always make comments when he teaches and come and tell him what an excellent job he did teaching that day. It makes me laugh because he is very nervous because of the Big guys in the branch who come to church everyweek but he is very good. I enjoy his classes he is very knowledgable in the scriptures so I am never nervous for him. So Daniel and I are very busy in our callings now which is good, we haven't been for 4 years now so its a welcomed change (well for me, Daniel says he still wants to pierce his ear and wear purple shirts to church). He is especially nervous because they are planning or hoping to arrange a stake here and President Hopuate and Marshall come up to us and ask us how long we will be here. Now that Daniel teaches us all they especially have been coming up to us even more to see how we are doing when the baby is due etc. So its going well here and we are happy for the most part. Alexander finally doesn't cry when he goes to nursery so that helps a lot.
Baby on the way
Ok now the whole Eva thing. Well I am going to my every week appointments now. Everything is fine, in the last week I lost 4 pounds somehow, I think its the new calling and bubba and the heat makes your appetite go away. I am quite sick of being pregnant although I was sick of being pregnant 2 weeks in so that is nothing new. The only problem is that I at least get 8 hours of sleep everynight now and I really enjoy that. I am uncomfortable most of the time but I do get the sleep. As soon as Eva comes I will not sleep a full nights sleep for at least 6 monthes so I am trying to enjoy the uncomfortable time now with just me and bubba all day and then Daniel when he comes home. I am excited for Eva to come but nervous about the big change. I am sure it will be fine. I don't know how much blogging I will do with two demanding children, I am sure I will do it after a few months but I don't know about the beginning. Everything is healthy with me and Eva though. It is probably gross to most but I am dialated at a 2.5 now. My due date is still technically the 23rd although the last ultra sound said the 14th. Who knows really. However, my midwife (thats what they use here even when you request an OBGYN, OBGYN's are only used for high risk) anyway she said they will induce me on the 29th if Eva hasn't come yet so I know that I will have this baby within the month. So that is all. Wow this was a long blog and no pictures (sorry daniel took the camera so I couldn't go taking pictures of Bubba or the wild boonie dogs running around outside).
Until Next time,
Miriam Reeves
First this is a random post which is allowed because well it my/our blog. Don't call me (you can call daniel) but don't call me before 9 in the morning my time unless you are dying, dead or on your way to Guam within 24 hours to visit. Otherwise you will be on my angry list for the next year. I am pregnant and like sleep and only seem to sleep in the early hours of the morning now (it cools down a lot then) Alexander generally wakes up and 9 so you can wake me up then but not before.
Informing
Here are some fun facts as Daniel likes to call them. They generally make you shocked or depressed but here they are. We went and did a big grocery run last night to 3 stores here is Guam and I just wanted to let you know how much some things cost here. First the crappy milk (well not the on the shelf kind) but the crappiest chilled milk which is what Bubba will willing drink is 5.79 a gallon which is not that bad. Daniel's milk (which really doesn't taste that great) is 4.70 for half a gallon and when he is lucky he gets the best milk (which still doesn't taste very good) This milk costs 5.79 a half gallon. So we spend about 30 dollars a week on milk. Ok so then we bought eggs. They are 3.70 for a dozen. Now I am bored of telling you about our grocery trip things are generally more expensive here as we all know. Our gas is at 4.49 a gallon (for the cheap stuff) There is no cheap gas station they all stay the same. The gas prices since we have been here have gone up every 2 weeks- month and each time it is about 20 cents. so by christmas we will probably be at 6 dollars a gallon. These are depressing facts but true facts. Oh and the electric is really high here. We pay about 300 a month and we live in a realtively small 3 bedroom house and don't use a dryer. However, the good news is that our water bill is about 15 dollars a month so I guess it all sort of evens out in the end. Something weird though is that our rent just went down about 80 dollars a month. This doesn't really affect us because we don't pay rent but it was weird when I went to pay rent because she told me it went down so she had to credit me for the next month. Things work a bit strangely out here. We like it here a lot but are still getting used to the way things run here.
Our thoughts on Guam
We still enjoy it here and are glad we came. We love being able to go to the beach every saturday and just relaxing there. It is something we can all do and enjoy. I like not having to drive very far to get places. Lately I haven't been driving anywhere unless I have to because I am so pregnant and somewhat uncomfortable (that was an understatement). So that really helps save on gas. Daniel enjoys the work aspect of his job and I will leave it at that.
Our new callings
We both recieved callings as soon as we got back from Utah. Daniel was called as the Gospel doctrine teacher and I was called as the 1st counselor in Young Women's. It was a bit overwhelming especially coming from Utah wards where the most responsibility we ever got in a calling was helping in the library every other week. I enjoy Daniel's lessons though. We are in Alma and he LOVES Alma so he shows a lot of passion when teaching. It is funny because Our class usually has President Hopuate who is the Area Authority (70's) over Guam and the Mariana Islands. He is usually sitting right up front and Daniel knows he is there. Last week we had the mission president in our class and Daniel likes to use the big guys as his examples to keep peoples attention so we were learning about Alma and he asked President Marshall what he would do if his sons were as bad as Alma was. And as you all know Daniel shakes, not our of nervousness but just because he does and so everyone notices and thinks he is that nervous. So the big guys always make comments when he teaches and come and tell him what an excellent job he did teaching that day. It makes me laugh because he is very nervous because of the Big guys in the branch who come to church everyweek but he is very good. I enjoy his classes he is very knowledgable in the scriptures so I am never nervous for him. So Daniel and I are very busy in our callings now which is good, we haven't been for 4 years now so its a welcomed change (well for me, Daniel says he still wants to pierce his ear and wear purple shirts to church). He is especially nervous because they are planning or hoping to arrange a stake here and President Hopuate and Marshall come up to us and ask us how long we will be here. Now that Daniel teaches us all they especially have been coming up to us even more to see how we are doing when the baby is due etc. So its going well here and we are happy for the most part. Alexander finally doesn't cry when he goes to nursery so that helps a lot.
Baby on the way
Ok now the whole Eva thing. Well I am going to my every week appointments now. Everything is fine, in the last week I lost 4 pounds somehow, I think its the new calling and bubba and the heat makes your appetite go away. I am quite sick of being pregnant although I was sick of being pregnant 2 weeks in so that is nothing new. The only problem is that I at least get 8 hours of sleep everynight now and I really enjoy that. I am uncomfortable most of the time but I do get the sleep. As soon as Eva comes I will not sleep a full nights sleep for at least 6 monthes so I am trying to enjoy the uncomfortable time now with just me and bubba all day and then Daniel when he comes home. I am excited for Eva to come but nervous about the big change. I am sure it will be fine. I don't know how much blogging I will do with two demanding children, I am sure I will do it after a few months but I don't know about the beginning. Everything is healthy with me and Eva though. It is probably gross to most but I am dialated at a 2.5 now. My due date is still technically the 23rd although the last ultra sound said the 14th. Who knows really. However, my midwife (thats what they use here even when you request an OBGYN, OBGYN's are only used for high risk) anyway she said they will induce me on the 29th if Eva hasn't come yet so I know that I will have this baby within the month. So that is all. Wow this was a long blog and no pictures (sorry daniel took the camera so I couldn't go taking pictures of Bubba or the wild boonie dogs running around outside).
Until Next time,
Miriam Reeves
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