Something new!!

So after much debate and many spreadsheets, N8 and I decided to jump on the vinyl bandwagon!! It came yesterday and after hours of installing, reinstalling, emailing tech support and some trial and error, I think we've figured it out. Well, sort of!! I would say there is a learning curve for sure!!
I've done 3 little projects.
Take a peek!
Here's all 3.

Here's a close up.



They sayings are on glass clip frames with scrapbook paper behind them.

I'm looking forward to this new venture, but pretty darn nervous.


So, here's to a new adventure!!

When it rains, it pours...

But the sun will come out!! What a week! It really started at the end of last week. Bud was sick and we thought he was totally on the mend. N8, Emma and I were all feeling pretty well. Then on Tuesday afternoon I started having some immense pain on my right side. We went into the doctor and found blood in my urine, so we figured I was passing a kidney stone. We didn't want to got the ER or be admitted, so went home and toughed it out. About 4 hours, 60 oz of water and many potty trips, the pain was gone.

We thought all was well until Wednesday morning both Bud and Emma woke up running fevers. When we took them into the doctor Bud was running 103.5 ! It turns out they both had a chest virus, but Bud also had a nasty ear infection.

Then on Thursday and Friday it was N8's turn. He started in with the fever, chills, sour throat. But after a day of rest and lot of pray he felt a bit better on Saturday. This was very, very important!

Saturday was our stakes commemorative day in the LA temple. We had 433 members of our stake attend an hour long session in the solemn assembly room of the temple. It was a wonderfully spiritual experience that I would have been very disappointed to miss.

Along the lines of crazy happenings as well is that our babysitter for Saturday injured herself at a track meet the night before! Luckily my cousin who lives in town and my aunt and uncle (we were just visiting!) watched them all day. We are so grateful for them helping us out.

Time....

Where does it go? This past week flew by without anything significant happening. Then on Friday Bud woke up with no voice and running a fever. I kept him home from school (missing a field trip to the hospital). He also missed his soccer game Saturday and church on Sunday. His energy is back in full force now and no fever, but now he has a cough. He did get to go to school today which we were both happy about!

We did have a fairly productive Saturday. N8 had a campout for scouts Friday night but left right after breakfast and was back home by about 10am on Saturday. N8 and I went through our closets in our bedroom and did a major clean-out! We had things in there that we hadn't worn in years. This made a much better space for the baby. Now he'll have a nice little corner for his moses basket.

Our other excitement since my last post is a new purchase for the family. It's already getting lots of use, in face I'm using it at this very moment. We finally broke down and got a laptop! It's so nice to sit at the couch and be able to work on stuff for church or surf the internet. Plus now N8 and I can be on the computer at the same time.

Happy 5th Birthday Bud!!

Yesterday was Bud's 5th birthday. It was full of treats and some fun. We started out the day with music makers and we took treats for all of our friends. At school I took treats and then we had some friends over for cake and ice cream later that night. The only downside to the whole day was that N8 wasn't there. He's getting home today. Bud received some really fun gifts, here are a few pics from the day!


On this one I was trying to get Bud and his new fish tank, but our kitty Paccha wanted to be in the the picture!

Fall is in the air

Well at least in the mornings it is. It's still warming up a bit in the afternoon. N8 told me that I could put out fall and Halloween decorations once October came. Well, it's October and they are now up. Of course when I talked to him today (he's in Atlanta for the week for work), he thought it was hilarious that I already got them up. He had also asked me to wait until October to order our carseat, stroller and moses basket. Guess what I did this morning! It should all be here in about 2 weeks. I'm so excited for it all to come it. I also ordered a diaper bag from walmart.com as well. I figured as long as I was having the rest shipped to the store (free!!) I might as well get a new diaper bag. Hopefully I like it.
So here's my piano

Here's my mantle:

Here's the bookcase:
(We're making those terra-cotta Jack-o-lanterns next week at our enrichment craft group)

My other project that I finished up was a calendar for the kids. It's on a small magnetic white board. I printed out images and laminated them with magnets on the back so the kids can see what things are happening each day. Another sister in our Ward had done one and it looked like fun.

Are you sleeping, are you sleeping...

No I'm not, no I'm not!! Ok, that might be an exaggeration, but today that's what it feels like. This is my 3rd baby so I figured I knew what the pregnancy symptoms were and what it was like. Insomnia has never been one of the side affects though!! I'm not an early to bed person in general, but at 2am when I'm still wide awake there's something wrong! I know that in the end it bring the blessing and joy of a baby, but for the time being I would just like a little sleep!

Other than the insomnia my only other bothersome pregnancy complaint is Restless Leg Syndrome. Rather than a pain in the neck it's a pain in the legs!! Well pain might not be the correct term, more like annoyance. It isn't painful at all, it just drives a person crazy. Imagine that tingling sensation you get after you foot falls asleep. Now imagine that sensation crawling up your legs for hours on end! Luckily it's starting to cool down and heat seems to offer some sort of relief. But you don't really want to use a hot rice pack when it's a 100 degrees outside!

So, here's to a good nights rest!

A paper lantern sucess

So the paper lanterns are here, installed and a success. I also got new bedding for bud and made some pillows and have a few more to make. For the pictures in buds room we downloaded pictures from Nasa's hubble telescope and printed them. I'm happy with how it all turned out.
Here's Emma's room with the paper lanterns









Here's Buds room