Things I love about being in Canada:

The comfort of familiarity. The house is pretty much how I remember it. Dad’s train room even smells the same. So many memories.

Food I can only get here. Corn Pops, Coffee Crisp, Aero, Nibs. (I realize you can buy Corn Pops in the US – but it is NOT the same stuff, just trust me.) I am eating far too much junk, just because I can.

Being able to watch the Olympics on three channels simultaneously (each one showing something different). And with Canadian commentators, focusing on the Canadian athletes.

Seeing my 14.5 year old dog… even if she’s aged a lot in the last year and she’s no longer my dog. (She is glued to my dad’s side.)

Things I dislike about being in Canada:

Being 3 hours behind the east coast. For example, it is 1am, and there is no one online to amuse me.

Typing in a website for a store and then realizing, wait, that’s the US version. I have to go to the [crappy, less informative] .ca version for the correct info.

Not having digital cable with DVR. I keep yelling, “How do you live without an ‘info’ button?! I want to know what show this is!” My mom tells me to look it up in TV Week. That is so lame.

An uncomfortable, small bed. Did I ever think this thing was comfortable? Really? (Thankfully my mom bought a foam topper to put on it, so it’s tolerable.)

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Earlier today there was a period when I wasn’t feeling any kicks – but I was feeling sharp little pains in my left pelvis and ovary. Hmmm, said I, I bet she has her feet down in my pelvis. 15 minutes later I started feeling kicks in my lower left belly quadrant. Apparently she had moved just enough to change the angle of attack – and to start kicking me where I could feel it from the outside, rather than in the ovaries. Ah ha!

Baby girl is still having very active nights. I am propped up in bed with pillows, and she is having a huge party in there, my belly is literally bouncing around. Oh how I love this part of pregnancy! I do not remember ever being kept awake by Devin, however.