Nursery beginnings

Now before you get the idea that Nat and I are very organized and getting the nursery put together very early I want to tell you that I am the type of person who shops for Christmas gifts all year round. I see something someone will like and I buy it. This is how we ended up with our crib set and crib already. Both on sale :)

The crib is set up so that it didn't get scratched leaning against the wall but it's pretty odd to glance in the sewing room on my way down the hall and do a double take seeing the large white ark in the room.

17 weeks tomorrow!

Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. The umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes are now topped by one-of-a-kind prints.

Neat-o! Also we got our crib this past week, we just walked in, it was on sale and we both immediately liked it so it's here! We put it together today and are rearranging the nursery to fit everything in. I need to get rid of a lot of junk yikes!

1 year move-iversary

I can hardly believe that one year ago today we finished our final day of driving and arrived in our new little city 8 days after leaving all of our friends and family to move to the other side of the country.


We saw so much and though we were sad to be leaving home we were excited to see what God had in store for us.

We've made great friends and have a wonderful church family in our new community and I'm looking forward to many more years here. Well maybe not many because it would be nice to be a few thousand miles closer to home...

condensing

okay so even though this blog bears both our names I am the one who updates it, so for simplicity's sake I have decided for now to just make updates on my other blog. Alors if you wish to read about us and my musings please head on over to see mehere
see you there!

bbq and a birthday

Nat's parents were here for a visit last week, it was soo nice to have them here! They put in hard days driving across the country in Nat's car that we had to leave home when we moved here and they arrived late the day before Nat's birthday. Facebook is great as we were able to track their voyage and knew that they would arrive within the hour. For his birthday his mom and I made him a chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting (a tradition in their home) while Nat and his dad bought a bbq, what a fantastic gift, I love summer suppers on the bbq.



During their visit Val the expert painter helped me paint our living room, dining room and kitchen. Checkout the pictures on my other blog

10 years younger?

Nugget badly needed a haircut, he was a small dog with big fur. I had cut out some mattes and burdox but he just plain had too much fur. So this past Tuesday was the day...groomer day. I dropped him off in the morning instructing the groomer to "give him a good cut" "buzz off his fur" she showed me a spaniel and asked if it was a good length, sure was. When asked what I wanted her to do with the tail I said whatever and left Nugget there for the day after he peed on the door frame. That afternoon when I arrived to pick him up she showed me this little puppy with a poofy tail, he sounded like Nugget so I brought him home. Next time we will have his tail shaved too, but he is still pretty cute, much better without the fur and apparently 3 pounds lighter according to the scale at the vet's..

nice commute

This is totally a joke but funny nonetheless...

The following is an actual advertisement in an Irish newspaper :

Automobile for Sale 1985 Blue Volkswagen
Only 50 miles.
Only first gear and reverse ever used.
Never driven hard.
Original tyres.
Original brakes.
Original fuel and oil
Only 1 driver.
Owner wishing to sell due to employment lay-off.
Photo attached --- You HAVE to see this......