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Tuesday, April 21

How time flies....

(Eli & Daddy on his birthday)

Geesh, it's been almost a month since I last posted! So much to talk about maybe I'll try a list Leslie style!

Getting to visit with sissy and her kids for a few days...
A one year old, two year old, three year old and almost five year old are so fun to watch!
Wish the cousins could live closer!

Got totally hooked on the Twilight book series.
Read all four books in the last couple of weeks.
All because my sissy rented the movie for us to watch.
Thanks for getting me hooked on "Young Adult" vampire fiction!
Sadly I have not been a young adult for a long time...

Celebrated Easter with lots of extended family.
Kids did their Easter egg hunt in the rain.
Enjoyed watching Eli play with second cousins he hasn't seen in ages.

Dealing with gestational diabetes and a dietician.
Yuck about sums that up.
Poking my finger four times a day.
Seriously deprived of my sugar and carb cravings.
Pouring Splenda down my throat.
Happily not gaining as much weight at the end because of it.

This weekend Eli turned five! Birthday extravaganza!
Went to a an indoor water park (just the four of us).
Red Robin birthday dinner with the family.
Sunday a "a little friends" party in our backyard.
Glad it's all done but today is SHOTS day...he's been talking about how scared he is ALL winter.

Baby Quinn will be here two weeks from yesterday.
Darling crib bedding arrived last week from dear friend Michelle.
Waiting for arrival of cute new diaper bag...ready to fill it for the hospital!
Truck load of sissy's baby stuff arrived compliments of Grandpa last week.
Two packs of newborn diapers stuffed in the closet.
Two cute but itty bitty hospital outfits waiting for Quinn...worried he will be a BIG baby and not fit into them!

Greg finished new outdoor deck an hour before birthday party..a year in the works!
Found, assembled, painted and put out new patio chairs, table and umbrellas on deck.
Eating lots of dinners around this table and soaking up the nice spring weather we've been having!
Happily spotting flowering vinca vine, hostas popping up out of the dirt and lots of little green buds everywhere! So happy Spring is here!

Enjoying my peacefully clean house that my Mom slaved over this past weekend.
DAILY trying to keep it up so I'm not overwhelmed again before baby comes.
Thanks Mom!

Needing to finish another quilt for Addison that I started a month ago.
Need to rip out embroidery that I thought it needed....way to much work.
Need to get it done before baby comes even though it will be way too warm for summer.

Excited for a bloggy friends meet up that is in the works.
Hardly believe my luck that it may happen in my neck of the woods.
Hoping it will work out to go even though it is a year away!

Wishing I could add some pictures to this but having technical difficulties.
Hoping you all have a happy and sunny day!

9 comments:

Sharon said...

You are very welcome (re-cleaning)..I LOVE helping out my 'girlies'! :-) It's so much more fun cleaning someone elses home. I'm waiting patiently for a 'cleaning fairy' to visit me...hugs...Mum

Wendi@EveryDayMiracles said...

Oh doesn't it feel amazing to have your mom help you get caught up on housework and finally not be behind?! You are probably better than me about that stuff - but wow, I always feel like I am struggling just to keep up the maintanence stuff. My mom lives 500 miles away, but came for a visit over Easter weekend and cleaned up my whole house so nicely too! :)

Now I am jsut doing a bit here and a bit there to keep it up. Oh if only it would stay like this! I'm already getting all "nesty" and I still have 6 months left before our little one is due! :)

Love your list. :)

stephanie h said...

YAY! You are back and PHEW! I am pooped reading all that! Can't wait to see pics of everything!

amy said...

Your list was amazing! I can't believe you have less than 2 weeks before he is here! I can not wait to meet hime! And I have photos for you from Eli's lovely little friends party. We had such a great time!

xox

oh and, Sharon... you are welcome to come to mine! :)

Lisa said...

happy to have you back!

love list posts!

nothing better then a clean house and time with friends and family!

only two weeks? Oh my.....

Leslie said...

love the lists, you all know that..

but love this.. and most of all can't wait to see your new face in only a couple weeks.... oh the fun!!!!

memenzel said...

I've had gestational diabetes w/ all 3 kiddos... not so fun. Im impressed with all you've gotten done. I never had the "nesting" thing... which I am pretty bummed about. :)

Looking forward to seeing pics of your new little one.

Amanda said...

LOVE hearing about all your little going ons...especially that your little quinn is arriving so soon! (and, of course, the bloggy meet-up!)

Nicoly said...

Can't wait to hold my little Quinny Quinn Quinn and smell his "newness"! The kids will have a great time. Peyton is already talking about playing in the playhouse! See you in a week Sis!