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I can't believe the year is nearly over.

Friday was my 3rd prenatal visit. Everything looked great according to our midwife. She said I had good pee (meaning my glucose levels are fine, no infections, and  no proteins)! Yay! We got to listen to the baby's heartbeat again. 144 bpm. The midwife kinda joked with us when she first placed the dopplar on ( Read more... )

So far...

cheese
avocados
pineapple
pastelitos de guayaba (guava pastries)
fried eggs with sausage (which is saying something because after my salmonella i had a slight aversion to fried eggs)

Abuelo, Dositeo Eugenio Diaz Sal, died this morning in Lugo (Galicia) Spain.

From the Latin words aequus (equal) and nox (night). Apparently, though, it isn't altogether true that the night and day are equal on the equinox!
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We're rode a bus from Madrid to Lugo. The original bus broke down on the way but we were able to move into another that was going pretty much the same way and make it on time. Celia, Marco, and Celia's mom were waiting for us at the station. they drove us home to leave the suitcases and then took us out to lunch. Lunch was awesome. My goddess do ( Read more... )

That's me!

A kind soul brought to my attention that it has been quite some time since my last entry. Very true.

How do I feel? The "quick and dirty" answer (to quote Dr. Gomory) is the same as yesterday. But really, there is a big difference between today and say 7 years ago. I have so much more freedom. I love myself a lot more. I am more in touch ( Read more... )

Sueñan las pulgas con comprarse un perro y sueñan los nadies con salir de pobres, que algún mágico día llueva de pronto la buena suerte, que llueva a cántaros la buena suerte; pero la buena suerte no llueve ayer, ni hoy, ni mañana, ni nunca, ni en lloviznita cae del cielo la buena suerte, por mucho que los nadies la llamen y aunque les pique la ( Read more... )

Created to treat schizophrenia, Zyprexa wound up being used on misbehaving kids. How the pharmaceutical industry turned a flawed and dangerous drug into a $16 billion bonanza ( Read more... )

I'm supposed to this and that ( Read more... )