The Adventure's of the Dicksons

Sunday, November 23, 2008

This week we are calling it baked bean!

Hi all,

Time for my weekly update on Megan, myself and the baked bean. This week although a baked bean is smaller than a kidney bean (its approx size right now), it does sound better than a red bean that I hate, plus it is better than the shriveled grape name that we had been using recently. Also since Megan has a bun in the oven, we figure our bean would also be baked.

This week has been quiet, Megan just seems to be working hard and sleeping hard, which isn't leaving us much time together apart from weekends. But I am not growing anything inside me so who am I to complain.... I also don't need to try and push out what will likely be a world record breaking watermelon (bearing in mind the past McComas head sizes!!) But other than that we are doing well, with the only real news of any note being the weather.

It has still been a reasonable 13 degrees (45ish for you guys) recently, however the end of last week the Arctic winds started to come down and it got suddenly colder. Now as Megan pointed out it is nowhere near as cold as some of the minus temperatures you all get, but it was cold enough to turn the usual rain into ice or worse. So to our shock we opened the curtains this morning to the strange sight of snow on the ground. Now that may not sound too unusual, however remembering that we are a mile or so away from the North Sea and usually the salt stops it getting too frozen, it seems the greenhouse effect is at it again. However it has provided some entertainment, watching our odd cat Veto as he tries to remember what the white cold stuff is again.

Other than that the small time we have awake at home has been spent talking about plans for the baby (babies...? You never know it may yet turn out to be a new tv series of Megan, Paul and them all!!.... much to Megan's disgust when I remind her of that fact), as well as discussing plans for Xmas and New Year (Hogmanay for us) and the December visit of Cami which is now very close (not that Cami has replied to my email of last Monday!!!!!!!!!!!)

Anyway we hope you guys are all good, keep in touch and let us know that you are.

Take care, Love us XxXxXxXxX

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Thar she blows!!!!!!

Pregnancy book : Expect your partner to have a little more wind during pregnancy.
Pregnancy reality : What was that??? It sounded like a fog horn coming from your mouth???

Hi all,

Hope your are well and that your week was good.

Firstly I would like to say a huge congratulations to my beautiful wife Megan, as she passed her driving test here on the 13th. She only got 2 minor faults, which is amazing as you are allowed 15 before you fail, so they are usually easy to come by.... but obviously not for Megan!!! Her driving instructor was even seen to be bragging to his colleagues about her result.

It means that she will be able to continue terrorising other poor road users on roundabouts, as well as driving herself to the hospital when the time comes.... what I offered to drive but lets face it she would be safer doing it herself!! Now before all the comments come in, Megan is not driving herself to the hospital... but she has been amazing in respecting the fact that I hate driving cars and not pressuring me to learn even now. I know that I should learn and I have offered, but she has been great for standing by my decision and I love her so much for it.

Other than that the grain of rice / shriveled grape (it is growing and so we have had to change its name slightly) is causing havoc with Mommy!! The now constant sick feeling is not helping either one of us... Megan as she feels the sickness and me as I feel her pain... sometimes literally!

Seemingly she says she is feeling ok right now, I think it is as she just ate... she seems happiest when she does and so she is happy almost all the time heh heh. Megan just said that I was so funny, I see she has that sarcasm down to a fine art now.

Other than that Cami arrives here a month today, which we are all very excited about. We hope that she realises that it will mean a week of no alcohol, as I am doing well on my 'if Megan can't drink neither can I' plan... 3 weeks down and 8 months to go... for a Scotsman that is like telling Superman he can't fly!! Of course this will be hardest on Cami, I am not sure is she can put up with me for a whole week sober!?

Hi Cami, I hope you have started to pack? Megan has told me you don't travel light, when should we expect the ship with your clothes to arrive? ha ha ha see you can do that sarcasm thing too!! We have lots planned for you, lots of painting and Ikea things to build heh heh... no don't worry that is my job seemingly... our poor child... but we do have lots of plans and maybe we can even find you that Irish guy you wanted... or maybe even a Scot of your own (obviously not as cool as me of course)!?
We will try and call again soon,you were not in when we tried yesterday, what were you doing eh?????? You can try and ignore me but I will not just go away!

Anyway that is all for now (hey what do you mean it is about time too)!

Take care!

Love us!
XxXxXxX

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Pregnancy update - week 6-7

Hi all,

Well Megan has finally awoken from her long grizzly like sleep, so here is our weekly update of the pregancy week 6-7 (we think).

Megan has been suffering with a regular sicky feeling, coupled with a constant tiredness, with a bit of complete forgetfulness thrown in for good measure.

Mother and grain of rice (that is what we are calling it... well until we confirm that it is a boy and we can finally call it Maverick!!!) are doing well otherwise.

What else do we have to tell them honey bunny????


I have nothing to say except... uhhhhhh... my stomach does not like me!
Have a great week everyone.

R.I.P Baxter, the crazy cat loved by many. Sadly Baxter died last week after being hit by a car. He will be very missed.

Sunday, November 09, 2008

What did cows every do to you all!?

Hi all, Paul here.

To explain our question.. if you hadn't guessed already, we were trying to narrow down choices of bedding. Given the strange cow like noises that escape me every now and then, it would not have been hard to work out that I was backing cow. I do hope the unanimous backing of Megan and her turtles does not have an underlying message of backing for Megan over Paul... heh heh just kidding, I mean come on how could you not love this fine specimen of Scottishness.


The turtles... booooooo!!!



The cows.... aren't they cute!!

Anyway you will be very interested to hear that there was a bit of dispute, requiring some of the ballots from Florida to be recounted. Therefore after a long delay, all have now been rechecked and amazingly the winner turning out to be George W. Bush. I have no idea how he won, like before nobody is admitting to voting for him, but I am sure the Bush bedding will go down a treat with our little one.... and if we can't find any then I am sure donkey bedding will be just as good as an ass like substitute!!! Paul being controversial never!!!!!! heh heh.

Happily I think in the end we have actually found bedding that we both like now, which you will be glad to hear has turtles and other wild animals, however there are no cows and farm animals in sight.

Megan and I will update you shortly with the pregnancy news (once she gets up that is, I think I married a bear, the furry legs, the grumpiness and she now appears to be sleeping through winter also!?)

Take care,

Paul

Monday, November 03, 2008

Cows or Turtles?

Hello to all,
First of all I want to say thank you to everyone for you wonderful comments and well wishes. Paul and I are doing really well and are starting to get excited about the prospect of a mini us. Paul has been really cute and has started to read up on my "condition" and telling me all the crazy things that are going on in my body! I am so lucky...really I am. I have had my first doctors appt. and my due date is anywhere between july 2nd and 5th. Paul thinks the 11th so basically no one really knows!

So everyone needs to tell us if they prefer cows or turtles. Comment and I will tell the reason next time we post. Be honest! (Paul says stuff Obama vote cow)

Paul here... so far pregnancy symptoms are as follows:
I swear Megan's third right toe has doubled in size!!!
Sheer exhaustion.. and that's just me!!!
I have gained several years in the past week!
According to my book the 2nd trimester is when the pregnant female has some mild mood swings.... mmmm does Megan know the meaning of mild?????
Some sick feelings, the craving for pregnancy jeans(Meg: oh man are they good, I don't need them yet but they are fantastic!), and a partridge in a pear tree.
I was reading some of the strange cravings that some girls have... dirt from the garden and a strange story of a girl who liked to suck on a brick... here that means the same as in the US... it was really a brick!!!!
Hopefully Megan will stick with milder wishes.... or at least start with pebbles!!

Anyway we better go, it is 7.42pm and Megan is almost asleep.. woo hoo life is exciting... but for once peaceful.

Have a great week everyone and remember Cows or Turtles?