See the Blazing Yule Before Us

Guess who’s back… That’s right, our charming downstairs neighbors.  Some way or another, United Illuminating must have gotten paid. They came back last night. Great… and I was so enjoying the quiet. It really amazes me how much time that family spends yelling at each other. That just can’t be good. And lucky me, for some reason, the girls are home from school today.

The snow we got in the wee hours of yesterday morning has decided to stick around. Of course, it got into the teens last night, and it’s only 20 degrees right now, so the continued presence of the snow isn’t all that surprising.  It’s supposed to get up near 60 a couple days from now, then go back into the 30’s and 40’s, with snow showers on Thursday. Wacky weather.  That’s New England for ya.

For about a week now I’ve been drinking apple cider vinegar diluted in water, about 2 teaspoons over the course of the day. It’s supposed to be really good for you, and it doesn’t take much to get used to the taste if you dilute it enough. The flavor’s a little like watered down wine. And I’ve already had some good results. My skin’s been clearing up (I have crazy sensitive skin) and I didn’t have any cramps when I got my period.  TMI, I know, but I get really bad pains in my lower back that make doing just about anything a chore, including sitting on the couch and watching a movie.

Actually, I’m a little worried about that.  My period’s always been really regular and predictable. I mean, I am on the Pill, for crying out loud. This month though, I didn’t really get it until Saturday and then it was almost gone by Sunday afternoon.  Normally, I’ll get it on Friday and it’ll last until Monday or Tuesday. My current plan is to head over the pharmacy and pick up a test. I know it sounds odd, but it is possible to have bleeding when you’re pregnant. I have a friend who can attest to that personally.  She didn’t know she was pregnant for seven or eight months because she kept having her period and didn’t gain any weight.  I’m hoping that this is just something to do with the apple cider vinegar.  It’s not terribly likely that I am pregnant, but it’s not impossible either.

It does raise some questions, though. Namely, I’m on medication that can possibly cause birth defects. It doesn’t help that Alan and I are living in a one-bedroom apartment and really can’t afford to move just now.  I know we’d find a way if I did get pregnant, but the meds really worry me. For one, I would have to be weaned off of them slowly so I would have a bad reaction, increasing the risk of birth defects. Granted, lamotrigine has a lower risk than some of the others, but that doesn’t mean it’s safe, either. I’ve talked to my doctor about going off it in about a year, but I don’t think I’m ready now. I don’t know. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see for right now.

My life is kind of in this state of anticipation right now. I’m waiting on a call from Elisa to meet with the owner of the daycare to talk about salary and such, so that’s exciting, but it’s a lot of waiting. I’m also waiting on my grandmother today.  She called last night to say she was coming up to Milford on the train today, and that her sister Kay was going to pick her up and take her to Branford to see their friend in the hospice there, then she would drive her over here. For some reason, Grammy has decided to put a wedding announcement in The Hour, Norwalk’s daily newspaper. I don’t know why, but if she really wants to, why put up a fuss? She wants to me look it over and make sure everything is all right. I may even give her a picture that I actually like, since it seems likely that she’s going to use one that Addison sent her and I didn’t really like those.  While I’m waiting for her, I think I’ll start working on my mom’s Christmas present. I had a bit of an issue when I started a few days ago, but I think I have it solved now.

I can’t believe how close Christmas really is. It’s just creeping up this year, but I’m looking forward to it.  Alan and I are getting our tree on Wednesday, so yay! ^_^

I’ll post more when I have some news.

Oh, and I’ve started uploading pictures to PhotoBucket, so wedding photos will be coming soon.

~Liz