Holiday Exhaustion

We just finished a Christmas marathon. Phew. It was fun, but, wow, very tiring. The usual hustle and bustle of getting packages together and concocting some special holiday fare (ths year Peter and I made our first loaf of pate),was extra crazy since I am pregnant, still working at the Clay Coyote (which is very busy this time of year), and encroaching on a few life changes very soon.

First to discuss; pregnancy. I am so tired. My back hurts. Thankfully, I have read that this is the hardest part of pregnancy in terms of the baby moving around. He is about 4 pounds now and has a lot of force compared to before. But, soon, he will be too big to kick, he'll be so squished in the womb. I feel bad for the little bugger, having to have his feet contorted up to his head pretty much. The other day I was riding in the car as Peter was driving and couldn't stop laughing at the insane feeling in my torso, this little guy was stretching out with his head (I presume) slamming against my bladder, and his back, (or butt) pressing outwards so as to create a bone-hard round lump of baby sticking out of my side. The feet (again, I think that's what was going on) were shoving up to my ribs. It just kept getting stronger and stronger until he relaxed. At that point I was able to breathe again and sit in a normal position. What da???? This is so weird.

Next issue; life changes.
Peter has decided to go to Law School. This will be a definite change from our current lifestyle of running an organic vegetable farm outside of Hutchinson. We have come up with a kick-ass plan that makes us both happy. Here goes.
We will continue to have a vegetable CSA, at least for this coming season. We will drop over half of our membership and all wholesale orders and say bye bye to all livestock. Peter leaves for school in mid-August, so we will also start the season a little early to minimize the number of weeks I will be solely responsible for the farm. Peter will move into an apartment in St. Paul, start school, study during the week, and come back home on the weekends to help out. Then, come November, when the season is long done, the baby and I will live partially here at the farm and in St. Paul in the apt, or, as we are choosing to call it, our urban cabin.
Some things to take into consideration with this plan:
1. I will be the full-time caregiver of a 6 month old baby and running a CSA by myself.
2. We need a car that fits me, a baby, which means a backseat, vegetables or other farmy things, possibly two retrievers, and the generals like diapers and the 560 other baby things every baby magazine and website are telling me are necessary.

I have a "bring it on" attitude about item 1. I much prefer to be challenged than to be bored and stir-crazy. I'm not saying my baby will bore me, but rather that I need something else in order to lead a satisfactory life. It's something that is crucial to my sanity.

I have a "let's go into debt" attitude about item 2. I'm thinking a wagon. I love station wagons.


Well, the moral of the story is that I am tired. Come to think of it, everyone seems a little tired on Dec. 26th. It was a great Christmas. We had an excellent time and thanks to everyone that put on parties and celebrations!