Busy Week

Nothing super crazy happening, but maybe it's time to update the old blog. Since the new year has begun, we've started feeling some heat to get ready for baby. Yes, we still haven't settled on a name.

Last week and this week, Pete has been all consumed laying slate tile in the "man room" which is slowly turning into our "guest room." It hasn't been the easiest project considering that he's never done it before (and I had no words of wisdom to offer). He learned the hard way too. Shouldn't take too long right? Well, Pete laid ALL the tile without wiping down any excess grout, so by the time he was finished it started drying and a challenging mess remained that left us wondering if it would ever come up. Scrubbing the excess grout off proved to be a test of Pete's patience and endurance. I felt so bad for him one night that I strapped on some knee pads and helped him scrub for a couple hours (and only cleaned about 6 tiles). My frustration made it even more maddening for him so we called it a night. THANKFULLY many nights later, it's done and we just need to do the final touches by adding baseboards. Ugh. Every night I've laid my head down next to an exhausted husband with blistered hands and sore knees. All said and done, it looks pretty damn good.

Pete's endless hell

Yay! DONE!!! (Pete's helpers need some credit too)

In other preparations, we put together the crib and got the dresser finally! That's another story too. I have a recommendation of where NOT to order baby furniture from.

Other than this stuff we're just busy working, preparing, and ...growing.

30 weeks

What have I been doing while Pete's slaving away? Teaching a great group of kids with my fair share of challenging gems that keep me on my toes. Hopefully I will last until spring break (March 30th) since I think most "first babies" come late. Not sure, but sounds good to me.

Oh yeah, and we finally got lots of snow today! Love it:)