A Cotterpin House

April 30, 2009

File Under Random

Filed under: Uncategorized — cotterpinhouse @ 8:42 am

Random woman, after I get into the elevator: …So…You’ll get the summer off, huh?

Me:  Um..Yeah.

Random woman:  I wish I got the summer off.

Me: …

Random woman:  My sister is pregnant…

Me:  Oh?

Random woman:  …but she’s in Florida.

Me: Oh.

Random woman:  She doesn’t get the summer off because she’s due in August.

Me: …

(Doors open and random, bitter, obviously overworked woman gets off.)

Me: Sorry?

 

Other than that, we’ve scheduled out the rest of the work on the new bedroom- I guess I should be calling it that instead of the “attic” as it’s not really an attic anymore.  We’re actually zeroing in on priming soon.  It’s a spring miracle! 

Just don’t ask about the winter carnage that we’re currently ignoring in our yard…

April 23, 2009

Dear Occupant of Room 1 in Casa de Me,

Filed under: Uncategorized — cotterpinhouse @ 11:09 am

We just wanted to take a moment and see how you’re enjoying your stay at the Casa de Me.  Are you comfortable?  Have all your needs been taken care of by the management? Is there anything we can do to ensure your stay is more comfortable? 

While we know it’s a bit awkward to discuss, we thought to bring up a few issues that have come to light. 

First, is it possible you’re running out of room?  It’s been brought to our attention by various associates of the management that you might be running out of space, and may be checking out early because of the lack of space.   While we (as the management) aretaken aback at the associates comments, we felt the need to ask.  In no way are we judging your weight- in fact, we are overjoyed when our guests gain weight while staying with us- but the renovations you’ve undertaken to create more room has been a bit of an inconvenience.   That being said,  you are officially our first long-term resident and we suspect this is (mostly) standard procedure. 

We also would be remiss if we didn’t bring up another sensitive subject- your evening activities.  While we appreciate the slight reduction in your random karate punches to our walls, it seems that at times you are hosting your punk band practice within our room instead.  While the late night karate could be abrupt, and would keep the management up at odd hours, the band practice now just confuses the management.  Smaller knocks on multiple walls of the room at the same time, while more conducive to the management’s sleep, also violates the agreement that only one occupant would be allowed in the room during your stay.  While we have no proof that there is not another resident staying with you, we would be happier if you could also act that way.

Finally, we would appreciate it if you:

- would be more patient if your room needs to be moved.  At times, the residence does need to be moved, specifically at night, after drinking large glasses of liquids, and during prime time television hours. We would appreciate it if you moved willingly as your current action of holding on to the wall paper/dragging your heels across the floor is painful for both of us.

- would get along with the other (lesser) guests in the nearby space.  Mr. and Mrs. Lung do have a tendency to encroach but pushing them out of your room does no one any good.  The same goes for Mr. Stomach and his family, the Intestines.

Finally, we understand check-out may be in the next 6-10 weeks.  While we are very flexible in our check-out policy, please also try to limit the length of the check-out to under 24 hours.  We definitely don’t want to rush you, but a timely and painless exit would be beneficial to us all.

We look forward to serving you in the next 2 months, and even more to meeting you at your check-out.

Thank you!

The Management of Casa de Me

April 20, 2009

If I had a hammer…

Filed under: Uncategorized — cotterpinhouse @ 9:22 pm

Oh, wait…I do.

Multiple hammers, in fact.

I’m just choosing to let the two main men in my life use those hammers to frame out our future closet in our future bedroom.

It’s so nice to say that, because I’m discovering that even bending over to pick up stray nails and screws is requiring more energy than I have.  And that it’s a heck of a long way down to the ground when you’re carrying a watermelon as a stomach.  Now that I’ve reached that point, I realized I would probably to be more effective as a semi-silent partner- a semi-silent partner who hangs out on the computer, and offers my wise, wise suggestions as I see fit.

And, honestly?  They seem very happy up there, doing manly things, pounding in nails, and building walls.

Me?

Me and the baby are very happy down here enjoying leftover Easter candy.

April 16, 2009

Conversation with my husband after the doctor’s appointment

Filed under: Uncategorized — cotterpinhouse @ 8:23 am

Him: So, do you think your OB/GYN looks like anyone?

Me: Um…no?

Him: You don’t think she looks a little like Jennifer Garner?

Me:  Jennifer Garner from Alias?  The Jennifer Garner that you have a crush on?  THAT Jennifer Garner?

Him: Um.

Me:  I think I need a new doctor.

 

In his defense, my doctor does have Jennifer Garner’s fish lips, but the resemblance ends there.  I should have chosen an OB/GYN that looks like George Clooney…

April 14, 2009

Sugar shock

Filed under: Uncategorized — cotterpinhouse @ 7:59 pm

Cheesecake slices eaten in the last 72 hours: 2

Cinnamon rolls eaten in the last 72 hours: 2

Chocolate eggs eaten in the last 72 hours: 3

Assorted other candy eaten in the last 72 hours:  um…can I plead the fifth?

Full-sugar full-calorie sodas downed in the last 72 hours: 5 

Jelly beans eaten in the last 72 hours: about 5 billion

Total weight gain at my 30 week check-up?  One pound LOST.

How is that even possible?

I’ve been cowering in fear of the scale ever since my appetite came back in my second trimester (and GOOD GOD did my appetite come back)-  regularly gaining between 2-4 MORE pounds than I needed to each month…

My family thought that would be the right opportunity to make sly comments about twins.

Comments I did not find as humorous as they did.

But now? Now I lose a pound in the face of a basketful of candy and some of the best food my mom makes.

Pregnancy is crazy.

Everything else is still looking good- I’m still measuring about a week and a half early, but <shrugs> who cares?  I lost a pound!  All is right with the world.

April 5, 2009

Baby Steps

Filed under: Uncategorized — cotterpinhouse @ 8:47 pm

After a weekend of taping, mudding, and stud installation, the attic kinda looks like room.  M is a little less perky about the progress we’ve made- but even he has to agree that’s it’s come a long way from where it was.

Sure, you have to be a bit imaginative, ignoring the various construction materials and drywall dust coating everything like snow, but I can almost sortof definitely see what it’ll look like once our bedroom set is moved in permanently.  Pictures are coming, sanding the seams just comes first.

Otherwise, things are plodding along.  The main question I’ve been getting lately is if the baby’s room is ready.

I inwardly laugh a little at that one.

Um…well, see, my dear husband and I?  Yeah…we were deluded that we could both renovate the attic space AND get a room ready for a small human.  While the crib HAS been put together, and even has sheets (I KNOW- WE’RE AWESOME), that’s pretty much it.  Not that the baby probably cares a whole lot about more than that- to which I’m eternally grateful.  Let’s just hope that the baby is comfy in her current room at the Casa de Me for awhile, shall we?

April 3, 2009

The light fixtures are here! The light fixtures are here!

Filed under: Uncategorized — cotterpinhouse @ 7:07 am

And they’re all I dreamed of, and more.

That is all.  Please continue about your business.

April 1, 2009

No news is…no news…

Filed under: Uncategorized — cotterpinhouse @ 10:53 am

It’s been a few days since I posted.  No, we haven’t had the baby (not that anybody has asked), and no, we haven’t been working on the house…

What have we been doing?

Um…you know…important stuff.   Really important stuff that involves the television and finding a comfy spot on the couch…

Ok, that’s not entirely true- we did go to St. Louis this past weekend for my brother-in-laws birthday (Happy B-day again, btw!).

And I cursed out the snowstorm that happened over the weekend- and the extra snow we’re suppose to get this upcoming weekend.

And I did some online shopping for maternity clothes.  Then cursed out the maternity stores that think that 32″ inseams are “long”.  I’m quickly realizing that my comfy winter clothes that hide my stomach the mountain will not make the cut once we actually get some warm weather.  Probably some time next week if irony has anything to say about it.

Oh, and did I mention? The baby is now A WEEK AND A HALF AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.  Which means either: A) Godzilla baby will be trying to find the nearest exit on my due date, or B) We now only have 10 weeks to finish up our renovation before the invasion of the little one.   Yup, ten weeks.  

Nope, we haven’t decorated the baby’s room yet- except for the crib sitting in the middle of the floor.  That counts right?

I know, you totally wish you were me.

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