Closer

I am 37 weeks....
We are getting close. I have brought in the newborn & boy stuff from the garage & have a little dresser set up for Peyton. We have the bassinet in our room. I have the guest bed ready, in case we have to rush off while Gillian is sleeping at night. But, I still have a number of sewing projects that I am working on. Ah! I finished the crib bumper & am getting close to finishing the crib skirt. Then it is Peyton's block quilt & an airplane mobile to hang above his crib. And, we are almost done painting the trim in the nursery, too. So. Close.
It is great to have clean, organized fridge & cupboards, though. That is done.
I am making chicken soup for dinner. Hopefully that goes down. I have pretty much no room for food in there, these days. I just finished a cup of Ginger tea, hoping that would help dissolves the rocks in my throat. It seems to have just added to the feeling....

I have nothing interesting to say. I am going to go sew...

The Great Adventure

Here am I. We are back.
We have had an adventurous week. We got fumigated for termites.
Last week, I began packing up all of our food, so it wouldn't get poisoned. That took me a while. Now, I am half way through, putting it all back away. This has been a good excuse to finally clean my fridge & cupboards & re-organize all the food. I don't think this current act can count for nesting. I was kinda forced into it. Otherwise, believe me, I would not have taken all my foods out, cleaned & re-organized.
Okay. So, Thursday morning, we had to be out of our house at 8am. We were leaving at 7:45 - Scott with the dogs, heading for the boarding place & Gillian & I heading for my parent's. I was really hoping I didn't forget anything important. Then, I realized I had forgotten my cell phone. I still had time. It wasn't 8 yet. I turned around and got it. Then, I realized (too late) that I forgot something else important. My Tums!!!!!!!!!! Scott had to go buy me more. The left behind container was already poisoned & locked into the house.
We had to be out of our house for 2 nights & 3 days. We spent the first day & night at my parents. Scott & I both seemed to be coming down with a sickness that day, too. Gillian didn't sleep well that night. We were total wrecks in the morning. He & I had planned on going away, to Pacific Grove. But, now he had a fever. We decided to go anyway, cuz it was too late to cancel & get our money back. Even though Gillian had not been a good sleeper, away from her room, thus far, my Mom was a trooper & still said we could leave her there.
Scott & I headed down to P.G. I had intended to take pictures. But, it was raining & we were pretty pathetic. We mostly slept! But, it was a great time to recover a little bit.
We got back into our house Saturday evening. That was nice. It would've felt nicer if it wasn't so freezing cold here, though. PG&E turns the gas off for fumigations, & then won't turn it back on, on the weekend. So, I am waiting for them this morning. Gillian & I are trying to stay alive in a house that is a frigid 52. There are some blue skies. So, I have my blinds open, trying to capture some of the sun's rays.
Oh, and, we also wait for the plumber this morning. Last week, when I ran my washing machine, I got the delightful treat of sewage coming back up into my bathtub & shower. Wow. That was great. Because, scrubbing my bathrooms was another chore that I was overdue on.
It will be nice when they get here & get things fixed. With the cold conditions of the house, we have been wearing a lot of clothes. Being unable to do laundry, we are quite backed up.
It's good to be getting this done before Peyton arrives. I thought I would've been getting more sewing done lately. I guess that will have to wait.

Hanging with the Cousin

Elijah came over to play yesterday. What fun!

Around Our House

Gillian & Daddy resting.

Remote controls are so fun to chew on.

Her seat for watching the front yard activities.

Murphy is such a sport & allows Gillian to give very vigorous hugs.

Belated Christmas

We just got back our developed roll from Christmas. Yes. We used the old-school camera, that has a roll of film...

Christmas Eve at our house, opening stockings. Pretty exciting!

Opening gifts, Christmas morning, at Grandma & Grandpa's.

Her own cell phone! (Gillian is dressed in her sleeper & her new apron & new shoes. The girl has great style!)

And a new baby doll. She takes good care of this baby, rocking her & kissing her.

More Rice Bags

I should have bought the big bag of rice at Costco. I have used pounds & pounds & pounds.
Here is a little family of Rice Heat Therapy bags for a late Christmas gift (Or late Epiphany... 2 days late isn't that bad...) for one of Scott's co-workers, and his family.


And, here is the set I made for myself. One less thing my husband needs to worry about, as he reminded me daily of my need to make some for myself. I love this gold wool. Very cool.

Walking Like a Cowgirl

Gillian knows how to walk like a cowgirl. Heel toe, heel toe.

When she was born, my Aunt Kathy got her these adorable pink cowgirl boots. Although they are 3 sizes too big (maybe that's why she walks the way she does in them...), she loves to wear them.

Here she is, wearing her boots, getting ready for a game of poker or something, I guess.

Rain Day

It's a rain day. My 4 youngest siblings are here & Scott is playing video games with the boys. I have my Cassoulet cooking on the stove. Gillian & Lizzie are playing dolls & reading books. But, Gillian will decide from time to time, that she wants to play video games, and find a lap to back into. That guy is pretty much not going to be the winner of that particular round... Here she is helping Daddy play.