Exam marking dominates the lounge. Jamie has a quota of 850 questions per night after work. He is plumping the cushions every night as the sofa is taking on his peachy butt shape as he sits for 3 -4 hours per night marking GCSE maths!
The world cup dominates the telly, a thankful addition to the monotony of the marking process for Jamie. I now have been exposed to the passive and the active off side rule, I just find it hard to explain the differences!
After 6 hours of marking yesterday we went to find the A & W burger restaurant in Ashton as we have been told that they sell root beer on tap in tankards! Off to Ashton we trundle, 20 mins later... we arrive outside the orange glow of A & W with Jamie salivating at the thought of a root beer float. ( It will be a year in August since he had his last one in Alberta!) We go in and order to be told that 3 hours earlier the pump had broken and there would be no root beer and no floats! What a disappointment!
That's been our week, Jamie marking and watching the world cup, and me, well maternity leave is great, but I am a bit bored now as the house is clean, the baby's stuff is ready, the freezer is full of home cooked meals, I am nearly finished all the school jobs and daytime TV is rubbish. So bring on the baby. ( Minus the labour, but I am told that storks struggle to find houses these days!)
This week doesn't look to be any different according to the calendar or diary, however, the phrase expect the unexpected creeps into our minds. This baby could come any day, so watch this space!
Enjoy the World Cup, sunny weather and the unexpected!
6 comments:
Hope Jamie is able to get through the quota without a root beer! Hopefully an exciting week ahead for you guys...keep us posted.
E&E
Yuck root beer:-( How can Jamie even contemplate drinking that stuff?!!!
Enjoy the footie, sun and the pregnant pause (pardon the pun)and hopefully you ALL over the weekend!
Ok try hopefully see you All over the weekend - pregnancy is making me grammatically deficient
R
Some people say that when pregnant, brain cells die or struggle to cope!
Hmmmmmmmmm - Rooooooot Beeeeeeer. Maybe I'll have to duck out between periods of play here in the Stanley Cup final (game 7). It's time like this - when you realize that you can get Root Beer on tap almost anywhere - that you're most proud to be a Canadian.
And of course we're on pins and needles to get here about your arrival. Have a great and memorable week.....
G
I agree with the dying brain cells comment - it must also apply to all Canadian & non-Canadian drinkers of stinky root beer!!
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