Let’s get back up to speed
I’m sure my devotees have noticed that I haven’t been keeping up with my regular posts lately. I could list some excuses, but instead, I’m just going to give a wrap-up of what’s been going on in my life while not posting.
First, sometime around the end of January, I peed on a stick and got two lines.

(pretty announcement made with Mom-To-Be by Kristin Aagard and Peta Boardman)
I’m kinda guessing on the due date, but I think it’s close enough. If girl stuff makes you uncomfortable, skip to the next paragraph. I’m still nursing Bean, and my last menstrual period was in November 2007, so that cute little wheel they use at the doctor’s office to tell you your due date, which is usually inaccurate anyway, doesn’t know what to do with itself in my case. So I’m basically going off of when I felt pregnant and when I got a positive test. I’m sticking with this due date unless and until an ultrasound can give me something more accurate. Yesterday, I had my first appointment regarding my status as incubator, and learned nothing new. Long story short, they didn’t end up with so much as a urine test, but at least I gave them fresh copies of whatever forms they need to be happy.
I have a dating scan Friday morning. As long as it’s a healthy Bug, I don’t care about the date. But doctors do, so there you go.
In the middle of February, we all got sick. Everyone threw up at least once. We had to cancel our plans to go to not one, but TWO parties. Including one where I was going to dress Bean up in a costume. *pout* It was going to be so cute.
On Sunday, Thomas and his twin sister turned 30. In Denmark, round birthdays are a big deal. When you’re 29 or 31, eh, whatever. But 30? Biiiiig party! Invite everyone you know! And come on, TWINS! This is HUGE, right?! Yeah, not so much. It was just the immediate fam. I’m married to a (very hot, awesome, wonderful) lump on a log. But that’s ok, because I’m in the first trimester of pregnancy anyway. Partying just isn’t the same. But I did eat and keep down several boller, some hot chocolate, and some lagkage. So that’s worth celebrating in itself. In dedication of my man making it three decades, I present you with one of my recent scrapbooking creations.
By the way, I turn 32 on 7th March. Just sayin’.
During all this, I’ve also been running a download-a-day for my “real job” as a digital scrapbook kit designer. That’s a lot more work than it should be, because a lot of people don’t read instructions and/or think they are special and deserve more time to get each download than everyone else gets. It’s stressing me out.
And, I also volunteer to make a newsletter for a non-profit organization, and next month’s newsletter just isn’t going as smoothly as usual. I don’t want to complain too much about it or call people out, but I’m just… ugh. It’s usually much easier, but everything is going wrong this time.
Today, I’m feeling pretty good, though, and I’m trying to get back on track. I’ve cleaned a bit and everything. There’s laundry going. So far so good. Maybe I’ll even be up for a WW tomorrow. Until then….


Congratulations! I had a hunch you might be preggers. Way to go on getting pregnant without having a period. I think you should win some sort of prize for that.
ROFL! Cranky and too tired to rant?
And yeah…no periods in between…nice job!
Hey, I was browsing the internet and came across your site. I have been with a danish girl for about two years now and I am trying to get a green card or get married. are you allowed to work in Denmark now that you are married? and how did they make you give up your American citizenship? the internet is just a mess with all of this and we are not getting much of a response from the embassy. any help would be great, especially from someone that did what we want to do=). congrats on your new joy and thanks again
Nick
Nicholas.p.allen@hotmail.com
Hi Nick! It is not automatic to get permission to work just by getting married. We got married and then applied for a spouse visa. Once the visa was approved, I got conditional residency, including a CPR number and permission to work. It is possible to get married and still have the visa denied.
If you are in Denmark legally, even if only as a tourist, you can marry a Dane at no charge, and apply for the spouse visa (“family reunification” is the proper name) without leaving the country. You’ll be allowed to stay in Denmark while they process your application, however long that takes. That’s what we did, and it’s pretty straightforward as long as you’re both over 24. We went to the rådhus in the kommune where my husband was living at the time on Wednesday with all the necessary info, set up a time on Saturday, and got married in a quick ceremony, about 5 minutes long. Perhaps not the most romantic thing ever, but it’s very efficient.
We even got served glasses of red wine, and it didn’t cost an øre.
I did not give up my American citizenship, but if I were to go for Danish citizenship when I am eligible, under the current law, it is required that I go to the embassy and request to renounce my American citizenship. I won’t be eligible for several years yet, and I am hoping that the law will change by then to allow me to have dual citizenship.