The Results are in...

We just got home from the hospital and the results are in. The visit went well. We got to see our baby's spine, head, hands, feet, heart, brain, and all those things that you want to see on a baby. We also were able to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl. The technician reminded us that nothing was guaranteed, but the results seemed pretty clear. We're going to have a BOY!!! This is contrary to most polls that we took. When we talked to family we asked them what they thought and most people said a girl. Only Gene Tilgner, and Sarah Overby said a boy. On our blog poll the vote was 7 for girl, 3 for boy. So only 30% of the people guessed correctly. We are so excited about little Stanley. We appreciate all the excitement and support from you. Stay tuned for more news regarding our little one.

Early Vacation, sort of...

Today has been an interesting day at work for me (Scott). Soon into the first class of the day an announcement was made about a power outage and that students need to stay in the classrooms. My classroom still had power, although my computer screen was doing something weird. Soon after that the fire alarm went off and we all filed outside into the parking lot, in the rain. We stood around for a long time until someone let us back in only to herd the mob into the gym. Turns out there was an electrical issue, most likely from rain seeping through the roof (it's an old school), and they eventually shut the power down to avoid a bigger problem which shut down the power in the surrounding area. Well, after standing around in the gym, going back outside after some kid pulled the fire alarm, and back to the gym, they finally told the kids who have cars to go home and the rest of the students to wait for the buses. By the time the buses came it was about 10:15. It then took an hour and a half to finally release the staff to go home. Kind of crazy. Lesson plans are shot. But now I get the afternoon off, and later we get to find out whether we're going to have a boy or a girl!!! Vote now if you haven't voted yet. That includes you mystery bloggers who never post. It is a completely anonymous poll. Hopefully we'll post later today.

Make Your Predictions Heard

We're finding that everyone wants to add their input into what gender our baby will be. At this point if someone asks "What are you having." Our only honest answer is, "A baby." That or "We're having chicken (tonight for dinner)." Anyways, let your opinion be heard. We have our ultrasound Monday to hopefully find out what gender our baby will be. Make your predictions by then (see poll in the right column), and we'll see if more people are thinking we're having a boy or a girl. I put twins in there for the fun of it, no ultrasound (of the two) showed any hint of twins, but that will be your million to one odds guess.

Hilarious Site

Tonight I (Scott) was working on my lesson plans for tomorrow, and Heather was looking at blogs. We found a link from Amy's blog of a youtube video, and that led us to a new web site. It is RhettandLink.com. Now, we cannot say that everything they do is clean and appropriate because we haven't watched all of their videos (yet), but all the videos we saw were absolutely HILARIOUS and clean! Two of our favorites were the Healthy Fast Food Rap and the Invisible Bed Fence. We had to pull ourselves away because we were laughing too much and we had to get to bed. But we thought we'd share it with you first. Tom and Dan, we thought of you two when we saw some of their videos and thought you should make some of your own "randomness videos." PS. The videos seemed to work better on youtube, but that could just be our slow computer.

Red Boot Duo Performance

The next Red Boot Duo performance featuring Heather on Oboe, Rhythm and Vocals and Cinda on Guitar and Vocals is this Friday night. The performance goes from 7-10 at the Mt. Hood Roasters in Welches. Come enjoy dinner, live music, and a fun and relaxed atmosphere. Hope to see you there!

What Pregnant Women Get Away With

Have you ever stopped to realize what pregnant women get away with? All the time they are able to excuse themselves, “Oh, I’m sorry, I’m pregnant.” Could you imagine a guy trying to get away with that, “I’m sorry I blurted out like that, I’m male.” It wouldn’t work. Take a couple of examples Heather and I dealt with recently (and I share these with Heather’s permission and we are able to laugh at these…now). Case one, we are talking on the phone and I did or said something that rightfully upset Heather. Her response, she hung up on me. Well, I called her back, and when I got a hold of her I said, “You hung up on me, how rude.” Then I returned the favor and hung up on her. Men, do not try that at home. The results were not pleasant and although I did not spend the night on the couch I had to go into a serious apology mode. While she was able to hang up on me, I was by no means justified or allowed to hang up on her. Why might you ask Heather was able to get away with that? Because she’s pregnant. Case two: we had an extremely fun and goofy night last night. It was one of those nights where everything we said or did was funny. Well, Heather was playing with a rubber band, and I told her not to shoot it at me or else I’ll have to return the gesture. (And no, it’s not quite going where you think it is). A few minutes later, I was looking in the fridge trying to make my lunch for the next day. Out of no where I get pelted with a…banana peel! That’s right; Heather threw a banana peel at me! Her excuse was she was trying to throw it away, although I was not even close to the garbage can. So I mimic a throw to the garbage can and throw the banana peel back at Heather. Fortunately we did not have the same type of blowup with the phone call incident, but I did get hit again with the banana peel, and I was close to being in the dog house. Anyways, the moral of the story is that pregnant women get away with almost anything. If they forget something, blunder their words, or even throw banana peels at their husbands it is dismissed as the hormones raging in their bodies. If I forget something or make a mistake while teaching (which unfortunately happens too often) my only excuse is that I’ve been working too much with dry erase markers. Oh well. On a serious note, we love this journey of pregnancy, although the hormones do tend to flare up, and Heather’s body is constantly sore as it grows. Take care friends, and hopefully we’ll post again soon.