Project Life - Week 15

Sunday -
Happy Easter!
love, the Girly

Monday - More visitors! Mallory was super excited to hold the baby. She even volunteered to babysit. We may have to take her up on that offer in a couple of years.

Tuesday - Because of her jaundice the Girly had to use a light blanket for a few days. We said she looked like a glow worm. It was a pain in the neck to haul the unit around but her levels went down and we were able to take her off of it.

Wednesday - One week old. We plan on taking her picture with this sock monkey every month for a year. I'm pretty sure by the time we are done she will be bigger than the monkey.

Thursday - This has become a common sight in our kitchen... and I thought I had a lot of dishes to do before!

Friday - Bevo is very interested in his sister. He sniffs her whenever he gets a chance but has been very calm and gentle with her.

Saturday - Our first wedding invitation of the summer... This will be wedding number 8 for the Handy man and I in the last 5 years.

Project Life - Week 14

Sunday - The bad thing about Sunday supper is all of the dishes. I'm pretty sure dishes are my least favorite chore. We have a dishwasher but there are a ton of "good" things we don't put in there

Monday - I had to find something to do with my time since the girl wasn't interested in coming out and I was done working. These brown sugar cookies were good but we didn't make the frosting which probably would have made them more tasty.

Tuesday - These feet belong to the chicken-y pup who is scared of the mixer but chases the Man around while he mows the lawn. How can you be scared of a kitchen appliance but not of a lawnmower???

Wednesday - We checked into the hospital at 4... this is what they brought me for dinner. I took one look at it and told Handy he better be making a trip to Subway. He tasted the meatloaf and then asked if he should get my usual sub.

Thursday - Ella Grace is finally here!
7 lbs. 10 oz.
19 inches long
11:55 am.

Friday - Let the visiting begin! We had 25 visitors in 2 days. Apparently the girly is pretty popular.

Saturday - Time to do laundry! We hadn't washed many clothes since we didn't know how big the girl was and if she would wear newborn size. Most of her things are 0-3 months so they should last awhile.

Project Life - Week 13

Sunday - I love supper on Sunday night... It's usually the best meal of the week since we are home to cook in the afternoon. This week we had chicken, brussel sprouts (we hope the girl is an adventurous eater), salad and sweet rolls.

Monday - 1 week to go.

Tuesday - Handy and I have been having fun looking at all the apps for our new phones. Our favorites right now are Bubble blast and Fruit ninja... He beats me at all of them.

Wednesday - Spring must be here to stay because the pup is shedding like crazy. I wouldn't recommend wearing black if you come to visit us... unless you want to show off all the dog hair on your clothes.

Thursday - My 3rd year kids made me a card since they knew I wasn't going to be at school much longer. They all want to see the girl when she gets here.

Friday - Happy Friday! love, Bevo...

(If he wasn't so cute I would be more irritated about all the fur on the floor.)

Saturday - We are trying our 4th type of pooch food since January. We know the dog is allergic to something the only problem is we don't know what that something is. This food doesn't have any corn in it, which the vet thinks may be the cause. He's only had a couple of bowls but so far he seems to like it. Hopefully it keeps him from being so itchy.

Project Life - Week 12

Sunday - Handy told me that he wouldn't put the car seat bases into the car until we got new cell phones. He got what he wanted on Saturday... I got what I wanted on Sunday.

Monday - This is how the pup looks after his strut. He comes home and throws himself on the kitchen or dining room floor where it's cool after drinking a gallon of water. We swear the struts are his idea and we aren't torturing him.

Tuesday - One of my student's parents made me this banana cream pie and left it on my desk. The kids had made one for a Social Studies project and I said it sounded good. I never thought they would make me my own pie!

Wednesday: Spring has sprung!

Thursday: The view from here... I never thought I would have to get my summer pajamas out in March!

Friday - Since it's getting warm no trip to the Cheese is complete without ice cream. Handy tried the lemon one this time. He said it was pretty tasty.

Saturday - We had to organize our bathroom closet in order to hold the 27 bottles of baby wash and baby lotion we have accumulated. There was a lot of stuff in there that needed thrown away and we even have an empty bin now!

Project Life - Week 11

Sunday - It was fun to come home from church and find a surprise gift for the girly by the back door. I'm pretty sure by this point we have every scent of lotion Johnson's makes.

Monday - Handy put my window stickers on my car. I got them for Christmas but wanted to wait until it warmed up some to stick them on.

Tuesday - I was super excited to wear my flops on our pup strut. They are so much more comfortable than shoes. After I wore them a while I realized that I really needed to paint my toenails. Which wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.

Wednesday - I have been hungry for cheeseburgers for a few months. We had been getting them from Wendy's but since it has been so warm Handy got out the grill and we made some at home. They were so yummy... especially with zucchini relish.

Thursday - We aren't the only ones enjoying the nice weather. The pup loves all the time he is getting to spend outside and the fact that struts have become a daily event.

Friday - The pizza we picked up at the store must have been good... Those crumbs were all that was left. I had a cold and couldn't taste a thing but the man sure seemed to like it.

Saturday - Since we paid off my car last week we decided to go get our cell phones upgraded. They actually laughed at us when we showed them which phones we had. The trade in value was only $5... These ones are much nicer and more fun to play with.

Project Life - Week 10

Sunday - Living further south than most of our family we get used to riding in the car. I got to test out the back seat for about 3 hours on Sunday.

Monday - We haven't had much snow this year so I made the pooch wait outside while I got my camera and took his picture. He wasn't too impressed.

Tuesday - Handy stopped after work and picked up the book case for the girl's room. We put all of her books in there to make some more space in her closet. We are going to have to do some more organizing since the bins on the top are already full.

Wednesday - I finally finished the last thank you notes for the last shower we had. I'm pretty sure the grand total is a little more than 80 cards!

Thursday - We went for our last ultrasound before the Peanut gets here. Our next pictures of her will be in color.

Friday - Coopie is officially ours! We finally paid him off so now we don't have any car payments. Time to start saving for a truck for the Handy Man

Saturday - The girl already has so much stuff that we had to go buy plastic totes to store it all. It's amazing how much better things look when they are organized. She has enough clothes... that's for sure.

Project Life - Week 9

Sunday - Bevo headed straight for the sunshine after his bath. The only spot he could find was right inside the front door. Good thing we didn't want to go anywhere.

Monday - The crazy weather even has our plants confused. I don't have a green thumb but I'm pretty sure spring flowers should be blooming in February.

Tuesday - More stuff for the girly! Shower number 2 of 3 is done. We got lots of clothes and bath stuff. At least she will look good and smell good.

Wednesday - Handy had to work the night shift so this guy got to keep me company. Thank goodness I have him since I would have felt pretty stupid talking to myself all night.

Thursday - This is the only evidence that I have of a man living at our house. He leaves before I get up, comes home after I'm asleep and leaves a pile of dirty clothes. I don't think I like that very much.

Friday - Apparently lots of work makes the Handy Man really hungry. This poor pizza never stood a chance. I had two pieces and he took care of the rest. So much for left overs.

Saturday - Now everyone in our family has a Salty Dog shirt or bandana. I can't wait until the peanut is big enough to wear hers! We will have to take a family picture for sure.