Busy Bee and A New Baby

Who ? Uh, ME!

Yup...I have those nesting ants in my pants again.

The good news this time is that my daughter ACTUALLY exists now, and she will actually be here soon.

So I really do have some preparing to do.

So first, on Thursday night, I had this overwhelming desire to reorganize my sewing room. It has kind of become the catch all place for what needs to get "taken care of". So in addition to all my unfinished craft projects, it also holds the bags of clothes for goodwill, bags of clothes for consignment (I will likely give up and donate them...but some are really nice, and others are brand new, and I want to at least pretend I will make some money from them), and a million other messes.

Well, now it is organized and fantastic. Everything is where it belongs, and I even have room to start the piles of Christmas presents as they are purchased!!!

Saturday morning we started the Christmas shopping and got about 3/4 done by the end of the day. PHEW that feels good. I was starting to stress a bit.

I also got 4 more pairs of jeans hemmed so they can be worn. (BTW...who the heck are they making jeans for these days anyway...I am 5 foot 7, so on the tall side and these jeans I had were like 6 inches too long. Who knows!)

This morning I scrubbed the shower grout, dismantled the shower faucets to clean them, and washed the bathroom curtains, shower curtain and bathmat.

Then, I cleaned out and organized the laundry room and finally reorganized and rearranged the entire playroom since it had been arranged to cater to Maudee, since she was the kid that was here the most. The play table (mine from when I was a kid) is going back in the attic for a few years, the bookshelf with TV was arranged in the corner where the cable hookup is and the baskets for toys are all set up and ready to go.

Let me tell you, on a side note, we need NO more stuffed animals. It's funny because I am really not a stuffed animal person anyway...but we have like a million. We have some of our favorites from when we were kids, some that have been gifts, and a trillion beanie baby type animals from all over the country. Two trunk type baskets full is a little excessive as far as I am concerned. I think I will need to pack away at least half for right now. Then when the ones that are out are worn out, we will get rid of them, and switch them out for the ones previously packed away. Otherwise, there will be no room for any other toys than stuffed animals, and that doesn't seem right :-)

It feels AWESOME that I have accomplished so much, but let me tell you, I AM TIRED!

I'm sitting here waiting for Pauly to come home so we can go get dinner!!! We heard about this tavern in Chestnut Hill on the food network that serves a sandwich of Thanksgiving leftovers all year. YUP, we need to go have that TONIGHT...so that is where we are going.

After dinner, my plan is to take a long, hot bubble bath...and pass out for the night.

Keep your fingers crossed that we hear word of our hearing this week and that we get updates on Olivia Hsin-Hua. I don't know about you, but I am DYING to know if that child has some more hair and some eyebrows!!!

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Also, in belated news...exactly one month to the day after we recieved our referral, Rachel and Patrick had their second child Ryan...a beautiful and healthy baby boy, and little brother for Jack!!! Congratulations guys!!!

Me holding Ryan.

Jack and his new little brother...doesn't he look excited!