What I Have Done Lately
- Painted and redecorated the upstairs bathroom.
-Installed new towel racks and soap holders, etc. Also broke a drill bit deep in the wall. I have no idea what I hit.
- Cleaned out every cabinet in my kitchen.
- Cleaned and organized with containers the upstairs linen closet.
- Scrubbed everything upstairs.
- Turned my bedroom into something more than a bed surrounded with 4 walls. Bought decorative pillows for the bed, rugs for the floor, set out photos, etc. Stuff I have failed to do for 10 months.
- Packed yet another box for the Goodwill (to be taken today).
- Took Steven's 3rd pair of boots to the cobbler for resoling. Picking them up today.
- Steven and I worked on and finished the wainscoting in J.'s bedroom.
- Finished my Thanksgiving dinner shopping.
- Posted a lot of recipes on my recipe journal for things I might or might not be preparing for Thanksgiving dinner.
- Shopped for special items for my mother's visit (linen water, toiletries, chocolate covered cherries, etc)
- Baked a coconut cake that must now rest for 4 days before eating.
- Made fudge.
- Made cookies (big chunky cookies with nuts, raisins, dried cherries, dried cranberries, chocolate chips .. yummy!)
- Made my favorite icebox fruit cake (1 for us, 1 for my mother, 1 for the neighbor, 1 for Steve's work).
- Took a truckload of crap to the county dump.
- Had lunch with Gracie at school.
- Washed what seemed like millions of loads of laundry ... sheets, towels, curtains, clothes, rugs, etc)
- Signed, stuffed, addressed, stamped my christmas cards.
- Planned a Christmas party and designed the invitations to go out at the end of the week.
- Had an OB appointment.
- Took a glucose tolerance test.
- As well as the normal cooking, cleaning, fetching, doing for all the people who live in my house and the million and twelve trips up and down stairs.
- Have reached the point where everything gives me major heartburn, my boobs ache because the booby fairy came and I am now a bit lopsided. :-/
- No apologies to male readers for the above. Men seem to appreciate the visits by the booby fairy.
- My due date has been changed to January 30th. I look like I am going to deliver at any minute. I have gained 1 pound and look like the broadside of a barn.
- Failed to tell my mother the weather has predicted some snow flurries because she is the kind who would stay home rather than risk a tiny flutter of non-sticking snow.
- Thought about all of you alot but really needed to take care of this stuff. Starting friday my Christmas plans go into full swing and I can't lollygag around!
My goodness woman, what would you be doing if you could bend at the waist?!
Xmas cards alone take me a week.
Angie, Angie, there you go being superwoman again! At least we now know you are okay.
I'm in awe. My apartment needs someone like you!
In other words, you've been nesting. Now I get it!! :)
I would almost go through another pregnancy just to have a clean and organized house again!
oh my goodness I am exhausted.
Glad your mom is coming soon. You have been working hard!
Take it a little easy. You are about to have a baby!
January 30th is my birthday! My sister and I were both scheduled for "somewhere in the 20's" in January, but both of us were born over a week late, and both on the full moon.
Don't worry... Aquarians are fun! :D
You are always so dang productive! I seem like such a SLOTH compared to you LOL
Somehow I can't imagine you lollygaggin around.
Me, on the otherhand.....
And you're pregnant??? Do you ever sleep? Happy Turkey day girlfriend!
My goodness! Did you take some time to relax at all! Just how many days did this actually take you?
How do you make your fudge?
Hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving.
I sifted sand at the seashore for 4 days...
And I wrote about 22,000 words that I need to throw up on the word count. I loathe NaNo.
So, anyway, I sifted sand at this really nice beach...
Angie-I have a serious question for you. Before I had Daniel I was a whirlwind of productive activity. Once I had him I was nurturing him 24/7 for the first month and I found the adjustment from competent achiever to passive nursing mother very difficult. The transition was easier and more pleasurable with Abby but still, I gave myself over to motherhood 100% in those first weeks and months. You have older children so you've been through this and know your own style. How do you think it's going to be for you? I'd love your vision of February.
In the meantime, I love your recipes and the anticipation of this new life. Thanks for the update.
I read this earlier but couldn't comment because I was so exhausted I needed to nap. Holy cow, woman...you are a whirlwind.
Happy thanksgiving...we'll be enjoyed your pecan fudge:)
I read this earlier but couldn't comment because I was so exhausted I needed to nap. Holy cow, woman...you are a whirlwind.
Happy thanksgiving...we'll be enjoying your pecan fudge:)
Can you please please please come organize me while you are still nesting? Or even better, after you have him come here and organize me and I'll get to hold the baby :) You are doing a great job!
Me - I did diddly-squat. And I would have been worried about you with the 5 days of no posting except that you left a comment at my place so I knew you were ok.