Lots of Changes

The last few weeks have been full of changes and things getting finished. Most of them have been for the best but some may have a few underlining negatives.

1. My husband moved out of our home office to a new company :)

He is so happy to be busy again and working on deals. I am happy to have most of my house back to myself. The sad part is that the girls don't see Daddy as much for he is putting in some long hours getting acclimated to the new firm. I like having the house to myself during the school day, but it sure is quiet. I also have to say I miss having Daddy around in the house for quick runs knowing the girl(s) are at home with an adult. I seem to be doing a lot more alone.

2. I have begun gathering baby items.

For those of you who don't know I have been in new baby denial for most of this pregnancy. Having only 9 weeks left has made me get my ass in gear a little more. No more denial here.Well perhaps I should say not as much. It is time to get all of the hand-me-downs from friends and take inventory. I will say not knowing what the sex of this one is has made things like shopping a little tough. I guess all white sheets and a few blankets will be good for now. I have been looking through my fabric trying to find neutral patters to make burp cloths too. Not so much luck there. I seem to have lots of girly fabric. But I guess in a few weeks I will know it all.

3. A has been staying at school all day all week.

My plan this year was to have A go to after school program a few days during the week. Well it started off that way, but she now goes 5 days a week all day long. She was never much for sticking to my plans. At first I was happy about the down time for me, but now I have to say as active as she is I do miss her a little. I still ask her almost everyday if she wants to come home for lunch and play with Mommy, but the answer is always "No thank you." Guess that is good and it means she has more fun at school with all her friends than at home with me. Just hope it doesn't change when baby comes along.

4. B made her first Reconciliation

This is a big step for us Catholics. As a second grader she is getting ready to receive her First Holy Communion this May. Last night she went through the confession stage. She was so nervous but all smiles as soon as it was over. She even said she liked it and that the priest was really nice. She is growing up so quickly.

5. To DO list getting smaller :)

I am actually getting somewhere on my to do list. I am not just adding items either. I am actually taking things off! I finally called a friend of mine who is a decorator and had her come over to suggest (tell me) colors of my first floor rooms and the outside of the house. I am now looking forward (well not really) to painting this coming week. I am not doing all the rooms just the living room for now. I would like to paint the shutters outside and the front door, but with the temperature dropping not sure if I will get to it in time. I am also getting little things finished like updating address book. We will have a number of events this year that will require mailings from birth announcements to First Communion invitations. So I knew I needed to update my listings. I bought a new book and even got around to emailing people for new addresses. I then printed them out as labels and quickly peeled and stuck them in my new address book. It all looks so pretty and neat now. Just need to hand write the phone numbers in.

6. Making a few bucks on the side.

With my nesting phase that seems to have lasted the entire pregnancy I have cleaned out and organized most closets and storage places. This has allowed me to ebay a number of things. I actually earned enough to buy all the girl's Christmas gifts. (I am actually finished with all their gifts too) I have even taken a couple orders for the felt food that I make. I am not starting any business type venture with my crafts, but it is nice to make a little extra fun money on the side. It is also nice to get rid of a few pieces of felt :)

That wraps up a few things going on here. Hope to get a few more things tackled today but 2:30 seems to be coming up quickly. It always does.

Early Christmas Activity

My husband's favorite Christmas story is A Christmas Carol. We have a number of different DVDs, all different versions of the story. So when I found out that the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire was putting on the stage version I knew we had to go.

I was all set to go later in the holiday season until B came home from school with a field trip notice. The class was going to go see this play at the beginning of November. I wanted B to see it with us as a family before she went with her class. So...

Today was the day! The performance was very well done. Both of the girls really liked it and were not scared one bit. It was the children's version type show so I knew it would be safe for A. It also meant that the entire performance would only be about 1 hour. Perfect amount of time for my little wiggle worms. Hubby had a great time too with his daughters.

I was a little worried that B would not want to see it again next week with her class, but she actually said she is really looking forward to seeing it again.

All in all it was a good way to start the season a bit early. Was a little funny to step out of the theatre into a sunny 60 degrees. Sure didn't feel like Christmas.

Look What I found

I did a little under the couch cushion cleaning today. I can not believe what I found. I always count on finding a few lost items, but this time was a tad bit more than I expected. I don't even know how we sat on the couch with all this stuff under the cushions.

The best item that I found that actually is not in the photo was a dress up dress. Yes, an entire dress! Seriously I have no idea how we sat on all this stuff without feeling it under our butts.

Good thing is that now I have found many lost pieces to games, toys and other items. Guess when the girls ask if I have seen something they are looking for I will tell them to look under the couch cushions first. Most likely it will be there.

Leaf Fun

I decided today that I would try to blow the massive amounts of leaves in the backyard today into a pile. Being 7 months pregnant I am not going to be bending over time and time again to pick up leaves and put in the bags. That I will leave for the Hubby and kids to do.


So I got out the blower, finally got it started, blew leaves off the driveway and ran out of gas. By gas I do not mean my energy. I mean real gas that makes the blower go. I have no idea which of the 3 cans Hubby has in the garage go in the blower, so no more blower. Had to go old school and grab a rake.


I did half of the yard and the pile I made was huge. I figured that was enough for one day and since my back now hurt it was time to go inside and rest.


The girls were so excited to find the pile ready to jump in when they came home from school today. they really haven't had much leaf pile time this fall with all the rain and cold. But today was just right! they quickly changed clothes and got to jumping. I quickly grabbed my camera and got to shooting.

Only a Birthday Cake a Daddy Could Love

Hubby's birthday was on Sunday so even though A was sick we had to celebrate. B was called to help me make the cake and right behind her came A. Now at this point her temp was almost back to normal, but she was still not all better. As you can see there is no stopping her when she is on a mission. So you see the thermometer under her arm as she is mixing? The cake still tasted fine and knock on wood no one else is sick.