Another photo from class

At the end of a week long class at Fort Robinson, we learned how some units would march. Needless to say, my coordination wasn't present and all of the laughing made me wish we were marching by a bathroom.

This is a pic a friend took just as I was mentioning my wish for a restroom.


Here's another one that just cracks me up. Let's play a rousing game of, "Can you spot my belly?"

Still Preggers

Went on a class trip to Fort Robinson for my master's program. A friend borrowed my camera and told me I needed more pictures of me pregnant. Here's one she took. (Carhenge, I know, glam non?)

Wall fancies have been hung

We've been slowing down on the baby's room but still have a few pictures to share. I want to start by apologizing for the horrid pictures/lighting. I promise to do better the next time.


It looks a bit dinky now, but, once I'm done whipping up the crocheted/knitted goodies for the baby, they'll line the shelves. You can already see some that I've made. Not to worry, there will be another post about them later.


Found some cute jungle pictures to hang above the changing table. We tried to make sure they were high enough to escape the grasp of little hands. We'll see if it was all for not in a couple of months.

We have also purchased letters spelling out our little one's name. I found beautiful ribbon that I affixed to the back of the letters, tied with a bow to hang from the wall. However, you'll have to wait for that. We've shared the name with family members, but, I'm not ready to share that with the world yet.

We do have a 3D ultrasound picture of the cute one. I was hesitant to post due to geeking people out. If you're interested, post a comment. If enough people want it, I will. It really is amazing to see if you haven't seen one yet.

Hazard of Bed Reading

One of the things my son loves to do is read in bed. Now that it's summer break, we give him a little more 'bed reading' time as he calls it. I commented that he looked a little tired and maybe he should just go straight to bed.

He pleaded and we caved. So, when we went in to tell him it was time to be done, we found this:

He's such a cutie!
He's read this book a zillion times.
Not my first choice in literature but I'm not 8, or a boy...

Craft Room Finally in Working Order!

I'm not sure how long you've been following my little blog, but, a while ago I was wondering what to do with my craft room. I even posted pictures of what it had become. Picture that with a lot of baby furniture, etc. piled on top of the piles.

Fast forward to now. Hubs was itching for me to begin organizing the space. I had no idea what to do but knew that it wasn't working in it's current condition. I've tried working with the existing storage spaces and it just wasn't panning out. With the purchase of our new living room furniture, we were able to get rid of our futon. Problem with that was I stored all of my yarn under the futon. Now I had even more clutter to organize.

Now, if you know anything about me, you know that organizing things is very stressful for me. I get panicked, can't make a decision, and eventually wind up avoiding the space all together. It's quite sad really. All of the free summer time and nowhere to craft!

Hubs got fed up with it and kicked me out of the space. I wasn't allowed in the room until it was done. Had it not taken all day, I would have listened to him. Problem being, I like being around him. So, I would sneak down from time to time just to sit and talk.

He gave me exactly what I never knew I needed. An organized room with tons of storage! He put the room together yesterday and spent the better part of the morning helping me organize. Here is my new space:

Books, magazines, patterns, ball winder, swift, and DVD player.

Small craft projects go in this cabinet.
There are big plans for the (ick) brown doors.
That will be saved for a later post.

All of my yarn is stored on the left shelving unit.
On the right, my fabric.

My fabulous sewing cabinet.
Lots of hidden surprises in this cabinet.
I'm saving that for another post as well.

Here is the person responsible for my wonderful space!
He really is the love of my life.
Thank you honey bunny!!!

Baby Room Remodel...almost done!

So far, I'm very happy with the results. We're at the point where we need to get a couple of things for the walls and decide on what type of curtains I'm going to make. I need to be sure to get enough fabric so I can make a coordinating pillow for the glider/rocker chair. It's exactly what we were looking for. I mentioned it to a friend at knitting group and she happened to be getting rid of hers. I can't believe how lucky we were! Thanks Julie!

We are keeping all of the baby items in the room.
Please disregard the stroller and swing for now.


Don't the colors go great together? I'm in love!

Changing table. Note the artwork that still needs to be hung.
I'm waiting until I get the rest of the wall decor before deciding where everything goes.


Another changing table pic.

Crib and swivel/glider chair.
I can totally see myself falling asleep in that chair holding a snugly baby!