Oi.  What a day.  I think we’ve spent almost 10K today.  Maintenance on my car was a small portion.  The largest is the sewer line being replaced from the house to the main.  They originally were not going to have to dig up the street… but turns out they have to.  So that’s going to be – more.  I don’t know how much yet.  Ugh.

I could think of better ways to spend money.

Mom came with me for another ultrasound today.  It was wonderful having her there – she was so excited.  So much so that she couldn’t sleep last night and kept waking up every hour!  I love my Mom.  The baby was moving around quite a bit (again), so she got to watch from all different angles.  It’s just incredible to think that little tiny life is inside of me.  As we’re watching the monitor and the baby is moving (arching it’s back, bouncing up and down, wiggling)… I can’t feel a thing.  It’s so odd to have that disconnect.  I’m sure if this activty level keeps up thru the pregnancy, I will be longing for these days when I can’t feel it all the time!

It really is a beautiful thing.  So much more than I ever thought.

Today we told the world.  Emails went out to family and friends with the latest ultrasound pictures.  It’s great to finally tell!  I feel like I’ve been hiding a dirty little secret from everyone and it’s been such a pain!

What a day.

 

floors.floors.floors.

Wow.  It’s finally happening.  Carpet is being installed today.  Oh my gosh.  I can’t wait to see how the house looks with that finished.  Then next week – hardwood floors in the front room are being refinished.  THEN we get to put the house back together.

I’m so jazzed this is happening.

 

 

busy week

It’s been a full week thus far. Over the weekend, we had those plumbing issues. They still are not resolved, but on their way towards it. A plumber is come out to locate the break. Now I need to make arrangements to have the pipe fixed.

I met with David from Peoplefest and volunteered to help coordinate their graphic design and possibly help with over all workflow and project management. We’ll see. I’m concerned that they have a lot to do in a short period of time. However, they have a strong core group and that’s essential.

I also met with Pastor Jeff and Pat yesterday regarding the lobby artwork. We’re going to shoot for April/May for the first presentation and see how that goes. I think we’ve found a good balance on a few issues.

Tons of homework, plus the above items – had me in a small panic yesterday. Feeling better today. Still a lot to do, but that overwhelmed-heart-stopping feeling has subsided. I just need to be careful not to put too much on my plate. There’s a lot of transitions happening and it has been difficult to keep my focus.

Speaking of focus… I need to start my client calls for the morning.