hello, friends! [Thursday, June 15, 2006|03:58pm] Did you know that in all my years on Livejournal I never noticed that you could post in "rich text mode?" Is this something new, or just further evidence of my dumbness. I wasn't planning on ever writing here again, but I just wanted to let anyone who might care but doesn't know where to find me know my new address. I've taken up residence at http://shauna.opishposh.com . Check it out now, or bookmark it and check it out later. Or check it out every single day. Please. Love, Shauna 2 squawks|bok!

[Saturday, December 31, 2005|10:33pm] Well, I said that I would not be posting in this journal anymore after the end of the year, so I guess this is it. I will continue to read the journals on my friends list and even comment from time to time. I love email (and real mail even more!) so don't be afraid to keep in touch. It may be a few weeks before I get my new blog started -- if you would like to hear about it once I do, please leave your email address here. (I won't be posting a link here because I would like to keep it somewhat anonymous.) So...bye. Poll #643484 keep in touch... Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: None if you would like to be informed of the location of my new blog once i get it up and running, please leave an email address here: 2 squawks|bok!

[Sunday, October 16, 2005|11:01pm] Guess who will go to the World Series? Here's a hint: In case you're just tuning in, I'll mention that my husband is a lifelong long-suffering White Sox fan. The last time they played in the World Series was before he was born, so it's safe to say that he's been waiting a while. I'm not exactly a big sports fan, but the excitement is contagious here on Jennings Drive. 9 squawks|bok!

[Monday, October 03, 2005|12:03pm] attention pregnant ladies and such: i thought i would offer these books for sale here before half.com. anything that isn't claimed by ten o'clock tonight i will sell there. i would love to just give these away but am trying to make a few bucks for christmas presents and the like. ~the womanly art of breastfeeding ~how to have a baby and still live in the real world ~pregnancy sucks ~your pregnancy week by week ~what to expect when you're expecting oh! and ~1000 questions about your pregnancy all helpful and in good condition, except for what to expect which is annoying and in bad condition! name a reasonable price and pay for shipping and they're yours. love, shauna 4 squawks|bok!

[Tuesday, April 19, 2005|01:58am] Shauna asked me to log in to her account and post the following: Siri Isobel Reynolds 9lbs 13oz 20 inches long Born at 4:47 p.m., Monday, April 18, 2005 Shauna and Siri are both doing well David ( Pictures ) 38 squawks|bok!

[Tuesday, December 21, 2004|12:11pm] My scanner is acting funny, so I can't post my newest ultrasound photos. I can, however, tell you that our baby is a girl! Much happiness in the Reynolds house. Love, Shauna 16 squawks|bok!

The Poodle Quiz [Monday, December 13, 2004|07:12pm] Take my Quiz! and then Check out the Scoreboard! 8 squawks|bok!

[Monday, December 13, 2004|03:03pm] I made a Quiz for you! Take my Quiz! and then Check out the Scoreboard! You should try David's quiz, too. I got an eighty. Love, Shauna 10 squawks|bok!

[Friday, December 10, 2004|11:24pm] I think I maybe probably felt Cletus move. It felt like a goldfish in my belly. Very strange. 4 squawks|bok!

[Wednesday, December 08, 2004|06:46pm] Five months until Cletus enters this world and changes everything forever. One hundred and fifty more days, tomorrow. Wow. I'm nearing the halfway point but it still seems pretty eternal. My left eye has been watering all day long. I'm afraid that it might be the Christmas tree, which we decorated yesterday. It is a lovely tree though, and worth a little eyeball water. Last night I made a list of the five best jobs in the world. I didn't post it because I could only come up with four. The one that I'm really liking right now is writer for TV Guide. Right now I would be happy in a bookstore, though. Instead, I spend the majority of my day on the couch or at the computer. I need to shake up my routine. Otherwise I might go crazy. I need a baby icon and a Christmas icon. It smells like the vanilla air freshener has gone haywire. Ack. More eyeball watering. Love, Shauna 11 squawks|bok!

[Monday, December 06, 2004|02:21pm] We have drastically slashed our Xmas shopping budget (by maybe fifty percent?) and I'm proud to say that we're doing okay with it. We've slashed our budget for each other by even more, and I haven't cheated yet. Trying to save money for a new baby, new house, etcetera. Getting our Christmas tree was a bit more complicated than usual. We picked one out on Saturday, to be delivered on Sunday. Sunday morning the delivery people called to say that they were on their way. Shortly afterward the phone rang again, and they let us know that they actually could not find our tree. Several hours after that, I called them and started asking questions. After being hung up on a couple times, I got to speak to our sales guy, a man named Bam-Bam. Bam-Bam apologized about not finding the tree and suggested that we return to pick out another. Because we are suckers, we were fine with this. The plan was for Bam-Bam to personally deliver the new tree, following us home in his truck. We turned, he drove straight. So we went BACK to Christmas Tree Village (where I will never ever buy a tree again -- we should have gone to Flower Mart) and waited for Bam-Bam's return. We eventually got the tree set up in the dining room. The lights have been strung, and the doggie angel is at the top, but we won't really decorate it until tonight. My mom had a magnificent tree topper. It was this crazy disco star from the seventies. A big three-dimensional gold glittery star with a rotating wheel in the center. For the last ten years or so of its life there was lots of Scotch tape involved holding it together. Every year I look for one on eBay for mom, but I can never find this particular tree topper. Yesterday David made incredible vegetable soup. I think we'll be eating it all week, as there is a great deal of it. Last night we ate it with grilled cheese (hey, I just realized that we were supposed to have cornbread!) and it was quite the meal. Yummo. I am having a major love/hate thing with my body right now. On one hand, I am rather disgusted, especially considering the size that I was two years ago compared to my severely overweight (even pre-pregnancy) present. On the other hand, there are amazing things happening inside me! I still have not felt the baby moving around, but that should happen any day now. And in just two weeks the doctor will scrutinize baby's bits and pieces and see if baby has he bits or she bits. Sometimes I am overwhelmed with fear about my impending motherhood. For those of you keeping track of the wondrous produce department that is my womb, Cletus is now the size of "a large sweet potato." Love, Shauna 16 squawks|bok!

[Monday, November 29, 2004|07:36pm] I'm feeling blue about our longweekend guests returning home, but Alex and Zoe are devastated! It was a pleasant and relaxing visit. Food, movies, Simpsons, games, and a little bit of shopping. I got to spend time with my three favorite people for five days! I can't complain. I might get pretty sad when David goes back to work tomorrow. The wheels in my head are beginning to turn as far as Xmas presents are concerned. I haven't technically bought or ordered anything yet, but I'm getting ideas. I certainly don't have long to figure it out. I wish it would get cold. Now that I know I can wear David's sweaters, I am prepared for winter. I miss you. Love, Shauna 4 squawks|bok!

[Monday, November 22, 2004|08:46pm] I went in today for my regularly scheduled November checkup, but because of my recent bleeding antics Dr. Babydoctor wanted me to do an ultrasound. Cletus has a face! All is going smoothly. On December twentieth I will get the "big" ultrasound with anatomy measurements and, as long as Baby's legs aren't crossed, gender identification. Yay. We went Thanksgiving grocery shopping today and there were fifty kajillion people in the store at two thirty in the afternoon. Craziness. Love, Shauna 13 squawks|bok!

[Wednesday, November 17, 2004|03:40pm] I miss my job. I miss serving the public and having something to do all day. I miss my coworkers, even the psychotic ones. Saturday night we went out for Turkish food (yum) and I ran into two of my (non-psychotic) former coworkers. I felt like such a big dork. I needed to make an excuse for being so chubby, but there was no graceful segue, so I was just like, "Hi! How are you? I'm pregnant!" It's such a stupid thing to say, especially when you don't particularly want any attention. Sunday morning at Pancake Pantry I saw a frequent library patron and he walked up to me and asked what I was doing, etcetera. Really nice guy. He always asked me about my hedgehogs and his wife used to make us cookies. I doubt that this library system will ever hire me again, because the head of human resources knows me and my problems too well. One week from tomorrow and Thanksgiving will be here. We are still planning the menu, and our guests want to cook as well. Hopefully we have enough pots and pans to go around. I'd like to use the Good China, since we never do. You have to use the Good China at some point. We used to use it when we had guests, but then we got better regular stuff. I guess that's all for now. Blah, blah. Love, Shauna 2 squawks|bok!

[Tuesday, November 16, 2004|08:42pm] My brother called me early this evening asking for "a favor." I would do just about anything for him, but I had to say no. I don't feel like writing a paper about footbinding by tomorrow morning. It really makes me mad because he totally tried to butter me up before asking me. Asking questions about the baby, etcetera. Grr. I went to the doctor today due to headaches and bleeding. I declined narcotics for the headaches but I think I'm going to call tomorrow and say I changed my mind. I wasn't supposed to have another ultrasound until my December appointment, but he decided to do one next week. So. I think I'm getting a sinus infection. It burns to breathe. I don't know what to get anyone for Christmas. I'm in sad shape. Love, Shauna 4 squawks|bok!

[Saturday, November 13, 2004|12:18am] Zoe Poodle had her stitches removed today and is feeling much, much better. However, this is the sad state she was in last weekend: I need to find something to be good at. Not necessarily something to do for a living, because I think I have that much figured out. (I mean, I still need a few years of school before I can do it, but I at least know what I want to do.) Something else to do. I wish I had the drive or talent of pipu. She does something. Can't write can't sew can't sing can't dance. Tonight we went to the grocery store and they were playing Christmas music. My intentional reaction was that it was much too early, but then I realized that it's mid-November. I haven't even done any mental Christmas shopping. I really want to do Christmas on a minimal budget this year since we're trying to save money for a house and a baby. I dunno. That's all for tonight. More before the weekend closes, I hope. Love, Shauna 12 squawks|bok!

[Saturday, November 06, 2004|08:54pm] Mom is asleep on the living room couch. David's tasty potato salad knocked her out, I think. We went out to breakfast and shopping today. I wish I could entertain her, but she's pretty laid back -- perhaps moreso than myself. She's leaving first thing in the morning. Zoe is wearing a funnel collar and I feel terribly sorry for her. I promise there will be pictures before all is said and done. After getting spayed last week, she seems to have pulled out all but one of her stitches. Hopefully she will be okay until the vet's office opens on Monday morning. She is pretty pitiful. My Big Thing to look forward to right now is Thanksgiving. We've always gone to one of our parents' houses for Thanksgiving, but this year we will have Thanksgiving on Kimbark Drive. Complete with exciting visitors from Chicago! Much pie will be had by all. I think we're going to Bowling Green to see David's parents tomorrow. I am still craving birthday cake. Love, Shauna 1 squawk|bok!

[Thursday, November 04, 2004|04:07pm] Today I had the experience of Scariest Morning Ever. Waking up at five in the AM with a puddle of blood between ones legs is never a good thing, but when one is pregnant it is a whole new level of scariness. (Cut to the point -- I'm okay, baby is okay, everything is okay.) I was amazingly calm when I woke David up and told him that we needed to go to the emergency room. We were there for about three hours, but it seemed like all day long. The doctor checked for heartbeat but could not find it. He then did an internal exam and found nothing wrong. Finally, without telling me where we were going, someone whisked me away for an ultrasound. I found out a while afterward that the ultrasound showed a healthy heartbeat and a happy moving baby. The doctor said that it was some sort of hemorrhage of the placenta. It apparantly is not a rare occurance, and is not harmful to baby. He told me to rest and to see my regular doctor as soon as possible. I saw him late this morning and he did another internal exam to tell me the exact same thing. Take it easy, etcetera. So. That pretty much consumed my day. Now I'm trying to take it easy although I want to help clean the house. (Mom is coming tomorrow. Oh! Joy!) Love, Shauna 16 squawks|bok!

[Monday, November 01, 2004|11:20pm] David is busy busy playing his violent video game. In this game, he is dating a girl who enjoys going out for pizza and doing drive-by shootings. She says romantic things like, "I hope I don't get pregnant again" and, "That was some good-ass food!" She just bought him a pimp suit. Ah, technology. I drank Hi-C out of a juice box tonight. It has been a very long time since I sipped anything out of a box. I'm feeling kind of sickly. 4 squawks|bok!

[Monday, November 01, 2004|03:14pm] I watched two spooky black and white films to celebrate Halloween this weekend -- The Invisible Man and The Bad Seed. The latter has me convinced that Cletus the Fetus will become a homicidal maniac at age eight. Super! My mom is coming to visit Friday and the house is in desperate need of a cleaning. We were too busy sleeping (me) and playing video games (David) to take care of it like we should have this weekend. If we had the money I would just tell Mom that we need and emergency fumigation and put her up at the Holiday Inn. Although I guess if we had the money the live-in cleaning lady would have taken care of this mess long ago. I'm still toying with the idea of participating in NaNoWriMo this year, but I need to get on it if I'm going to do it. I have far more free time than I know what to do with and writing would be a great way to spend it. I'm not too keen on writing fiction, though. I dunno. Zoe is going in for her female surgery tomorrow. I've never felt bad about taking a dog to get fixed before, but for some reason I feel guilty about it with Zoe. I'm craving birthday cake and Smarties and orange Hi-C. I thought that maybe November would start out with some nice winter weather, but it still feels like late summer here in Nashville. I believe that there is some cooler weather in the forecast toward the end of the week. I'm ready to start wearing my great big maternity sweaters. Love, Shauna 1 squawk|bok!