valentine's day goodies and a sick update.

billy asked me what kind of plant i wanted for valentine's day this year and i said:
"one i can't easily kill." obvs.

my thumb isn't always so green.  i try.

and of course, he came home with an orchid.

this was somewhat flattering because he must think i can keep it alive.

although i've killed a couple of orchids in my day.

but this one's real purty.

  

and i've had it for a week and i haven't killed it yet! it's actually blooming more!

billy named her fawn.  i think it's a good name for an orchid.  

does anyone have any good orchid survival tips out there?  

the instructions say three ice cubes once a week.  i've just been giving it room temperature water (about three ice cubes worth... what's that like 4 oz or so?) because watering something with ice cubes seems a little...chilly.  i mean they're rainforest plants after all, right? ice cubes? is this just a tool to keep people from overwatering?  i think so.  *crosses fingers*  orchid advice welcome.

i have to show off another valentine's day treat i got from lisa, my hero and amazing business partner, and fellow lover of all bird related chotchkies:

 

i know.

it's the cutest soap dispenser you've ever seen. IN YOUR LIFE.

billy named him pudge.

we like to name inanimate objects around here.

washing your hands has never been more adorable.

speaking of adorable, i am currently not.adorable.at.all.

i had a sinus infection like two weeks ago that i thought was going away last week and then saturday night i became totally ill again but with a fever this time and body aches and all of those gross flu like symptoms.

i just talked to one of the miwives this morning, and i'm going to go on some antibiotics in case it's just a really bad case of sinusitis or bronchitis and not the flu. 

i hate antibiotics.  i can't remember the last time i took them. blah.

our brother in law who's a doctor said that the symptoms of sinusitis are exactly the same as the flu, you just have a higher fever with the flu.  and mine hasn't been super high.  so i'm hoping the antibiotics help me feel better, because i haven't been out of bed in three days, and this is the first time i've been able to look at the computer screen for longer than 30 seconds without feeling like my eyes were going to explode. wheeeee.

so because i know you're curious, this is what you look like when you're 40 weeks pregnant and have been sick in bed for three days:

zexy.

be glad it's just an iphone shot and nothing more detailed.

isn't it funny how my body is kinda shaped exactly like the toilet in the background?

swell.

good thing we have fawn and pudge around here to keep things cute.