Crazy Busy..

My poor blog sure is feeling a little left out of the action...as I am sure the people that read it do too. I have just been so busy. Crazy Busy. Too busy really for my taste. With all the unpacking, sorting, and organizing....plus trying to keep the house neat and clean...plus trying to get the kids out and around other kids.....my days are so consumed. I am so exhausted by the end of the evening that I don't even want to get on the computer. I know...complete shocker!!

So, we are pretty much settled in the house. We have about 2-3 more boxes to unpack but it is all office stuff and that is Brian's domain. I have unpacked all the rest and have done my best to find appropriate homes for all of our belongings because, like I said, my focus has been to live life more focused and organized. I'll let you know how that works out...long term. :) So far so good.

This week we drove to my home town and purchased an entertainment center at Sam's Club (Brian's favorite place) and a leather recliner off of Craigs List. My dad came up yesterday to deliver the entertainment center and together we executed a perfect delivery and set-up of that big boy piece of furniture. It was super HEAVY but with the ramps my dad brought plus some cardobard and a blanket....we successfully got it in the living room with out one hurt back, bump, or bruise. Perfection on the moving scene....which makes up for all the dings in our walls from our other not so perfect executions.

I also wanted to show you a picture of the duvet cover and pillow cases my mom made for Abby's room. She did such a fabulous job on it. Brian and I were so impressed. She is working on the valance to go in her room now and with a few extra accessories, Sissy will be set. She loves her big girl bed/room (though she still asks daily if daddy will paint her room pink. I think he is slowly giving in). Thanks Maw-Maw for sharing your time and talents with us.

We've got a rug (bounded carpet) in the making and it should be completed next week. It is really the missing piece in the living room. We had ordered one from overstock.com but it was wool and shed oh so bad and made me sneeze something fierce. Fortunately, there were also some massive thread pulls so they paid to ship it back. What a relief because the mess from the shedding coupled with me sneezing every 5 minutes when I sat on it to play with the kids, was more than I could stand. I did a happy dance when I called overstock and they were so accomodating. **Highly recommend them**

Oh...and we have grass!!!! They came and leveled, seeded, and laid straw down all over the yard on Friday and look what has started growing!!! Mother nature has been on our side with good amounts of rain and sun. So exciting to see green!!!

I think that about sums it up. We have a preschool friend coming over this morning to play so I had better get the kids fed and ready. Hope your weekend is a good one. Peggy and Dave came last weekend and Big Jul is coming this weekend. The kids are loving all the family and friends visits.