Will it ever get done?

Well, thats a good question. Hannah's room sure won't paint itself! I feel like I have a ton of things to do before Hannah gets here. In reality, I don't have that much to do. I just feel rushed. But that's the hormones talking. I think this Saturday I'm not going to paint the whole room, but I'm going to buckle down and finally get that bookcase out of the room and finish painting the shelves that line the walls. That needs to get done before the rest of the room is painted. My mother in law offered to help paint whenever the time comes. I think I will ask her to help me with the walls in the room. But since its just the shelves that I have to do, I only need like 1 other person to help me, and its been ages since I've really spent quality time with my mother. Of course, now that I've made up my mind to ask my mom to help me, she is probably scheduled to work and can't do it. That, or she's going to be busy trying to move more things into the new house. Bummer. I could actually do the shelves by myself, but its much more fun to have someone there to talk to. Its helps pass the time.

Anyway, despite not having Hannah's room done, I have gotten quite a bit done lately. I've kept up with my homework and studying, so I don't feel like I'm behind in any of my classes. And I know we've only had 3 weeks of classes, but alot happens in 3 weeks and its really easy to fall behind. I've kept myself busy today doing housework. Cleaning the bathroom, kitchen, dining room, living room, Sophie's room, laundry (only about 1/2 the laundry though. We ran out of detergent and I didn't feel like going out to buy any-so I went to the kitchen to wash dishes instead), and I made our bed and took the dirty clothes to the laundry room. I've also played ball with Sophie in her bedroom. She's learning that its okay to play in her room. Don't get me wrong, I don't want her to hole herself up in her bedroom and play in there by herself for hours, but I want her to feel like her room is HER room and she can play in there if she would like to.
Yesterday while Michael had his friend Anthony over and they hung out, I put together Hannah's new floor lamp while Sophie napped. I love it. Its the same kind of lamp that we have in Sophie's bedroom and its really great. Its a 5 bulb lamp and it has 3 different settings, so it can be really bright, not so bright, or kind of dull. Its perfect for a baby's room. I also went to WalMart and got some more lightbulbs (the energy saving kind. where 11 watts=60 watts) to change out some of the burnt-out bulbs at home. *sigh* It makes me feel so good to get some housework done, especially on a day that I have classes. I tend to get lazy inbetween classes, but if I push myself to do a little housework, then usually I get a burst of energy and have to clean clean clean everything! I love it!

I have Prob & Stats class tonight. I hope I get my quiz results back from Monday. Pray that I did well! I studied really hard for it and I feel good about it, but I'm going to feel a little worried about it until I see the results!

Monday Morning Catch-up

I thought I'd do a quick blog this morning before Sophie wakes up.
We had a great weekend! It feels so great to not work all weekend and be able to spend some quality time with Sophie and Michael. Plus, we usually do alot of family things on the weekends as well (with the extended family).
Last Thursday, Sept 10th, was Michael's 25 birthday! Halfway to 50. What a mile marker! I had school all day, so in between classes, we went to Erwin. My parents gave Michael his gift and then I gave him his gift and we hurried and went home so I could leave for my night class. All in all, it was a good day, but I would have liked to have done a little more for Michael on his special day.
Anyway, on Friday I got some housework done (YAY) and completely exhausted myself. haha. How quickly I run out of steam. As I am typing this, I'm looking around and it makes me sick how cluttered the living room has gotten since I cleaned up. Ugh. Cleaning is a never-ending process. I was telling Michael yesterday that he could be a little more romantic and liven up the romance in our relationship. He asked me what I meant. I told him that its the little things that I appreciate. I gave him this example: Clean the bathroom one day. Heck, just clean the toilet. When you finish, put the lid down and lay a rose/flower of your choice on top of the CLEAN lid, so that I know its been cleaned and that you were doing it as a kind gesture. I mean, you can't get much more romantic than that, right? That's MY idea of romance. Leave the wining and dining to other couples with larger wallets.
On Saturday, we went over to Michael's parent's house and had a family birthday party for Michael, Andy, and Jessa (other members of Michaels family). Had a great time. Kelly (cousin) was there and brought her baby, Abbi. She's the sweetest little thing! Anyway, Kelly and I also studied Epithelial tissues for an hour (we have the same teacher for A&P1, and we have a tissues quiz next week). Glad to have gotten those down and memorized! We didn't get home til 10:30pm. By that time, Sophie was asleep and out of it. We had a great time, but I felt a little guilty for having Sophie out that late, since she usually goes to bed around 9pm.
Finally, Sunday. We got up and got ready to go to church (which was very good, by the way). Great sermon on prayer. After church, we went to my parents and ate lunch. Sophie took a nap and while she was napping, Michael and my little brother David went to Johnson City and got their hair cut. By the time they got back, it was time for dinner. So we went to Primos in Elizabethton for pizza. Good stuff! We got home about 8pm, played with Sophie for a few minutes, and then she went to bed. So that was our weekend. Very eventful, but I guess it doesn't sound too exciting when you write it all down.
Well, perfect timing. Sophie just woke up.

Rain, Rain, Go away!

Its been raining all day it seems. The power went out for about 45 minutes. That was fun, especially considering it went out while I was changing a dirty dirty dirty dirty diaper!

Sophie let me sleep in this morning til 9:22 am! I was shocked. When I woke up, I hurried and went into her room to make sure she was alright. She was just laying there, smelling her blanket and quietly talking to herself. She's such a sweet girl. At 11am, I had my glucose tolerance test. Thats always a joy.

School started last week and its going great! It feels SO great to be back in school. I'm very excited about getting it all done with and being able to help support Michael while he goes back to school. He's doing a great job being a loving, supportive husband. I'm not usually one to go on and on about my undying love for anyone (besides my daughter of course!), but Michael really is a wonderful husband and I love him to infinity and beyond. He's not perfect, and we get on each others nerves all the time...but he really is a keeper. And I'll just leave it at that and not make anyone sick with all this talk of love and mushy stuff.