this is probably the most boring kind of post, but i need to organize my thoughts!
today is insane & tomorrow is my shower! it's at my house but i didn't do anything except hand over names & addresses. oh yeah- and clean the shit out of my house & threaten the hub with months of sleeping in the garage if the kitchen didn't get some major attention. the good news is that the kitchen got some major attention! he had a week off between jobs (new one is 5 blocks away & pays better with a better environment! just in time!) and busted ass getting the rest of the ceiling drywall in, the rest of the drywall up on walls that were just studs for much longer than i care to admit, tearing down & rebuilding the low wall between the kitchen & the stairs so it was done properly & at a better height, spackling, priming & even got paint on the backsplash. it's not finished by any stretch of the imagination, but it's close. another couple weekends & we'll have a major renovation that has taken us 2-1/2 years done(heh- we started the kitchen reno 2 months before we started trying for a baby & 4 months before the hub opened the shop- which is why it has taken so freaking long. no money+no time+an impatient hub that started demo before we had materials purchased= living in what amounts to a squatters hovel for way too long) i will be so glad to see this done- i don't even care about the many many compromises i have made along the way. as a designer they sting occasionally, but to see a finished product i can live with not getting what i want 100%.
i cleaned the bathroom last night. i may have overdone it a bot. while my bathroom is sparkling clean, i definitely felt a contraction at the end. i've had very random braxton-hicks for the past 2 weeks or so. sometimes a full week in between, so not too many at all really. but i've had them & last night's was the strongest. so i stopped & went to sit down. but i must be nesting because i just couldn't sit still & was up & down getting bedding together for our many guests so i could make beds today. finally i had to pick up some crochet work i haven't had time to do for months just to keep me off my feet. i went to bed & had a really crappy nights sleep. tossing & turning all night long. the poor hub was up at 6 (or earlier) because of me & when he could have been very grumpy with no sleep he just said he couldn't wait to get up even more often during the night & gave me a kiss. he's really gotten much sweeter as i get closer to the end. i love it & hope it lasts!
we have my best friend from ny coming in tonight- she organized the shower; the hub's best friend from ny, his fiance & their little girl (3 months) coming in also. luckily we have my cradle & a packnplay for them but i need to go out & get cradle sheets since i don't have any yet. i also need a few essentials like milk, bread, eggs & maybe some sausage or bacon for breakfast. i can't get too much though because my mom & sis are coming tomorrow morning & they need room in the fridge for the ton & a half of food my mom made. i know she went overboard, she's been calling or e-mailing me about 3 times a week to give me status updates. now- the shower isn't a surprise, but all the details are. i never even saw an invitation & that's fine. i didn't want to have to plan my shower & i am happy that someone else did it! my mom is just really excited & food is love with her, so no matter how many times i remind her that i am not planning everything- she still has to tell me all about what she's done. it's really cute & she is just happy, so i don't mind knowing all the goodies she's making.
i still have to close on the refi today- hopefully that happens this afternoon. then while i am out i need to find a cradle sheet to fit my cradle from when i was a baby. although- if this little girl coming is as big as i think she is- she won't fit in the cradle anyway. i should really find out how much she weighs!
the floors all need to be cleaned & all the furniture dusted. i need to put the couch cover on &keep the dogs off it after that. all while working from home this morning. ack. so much to do!
oh- and i need to figure out how to paint my toes since i had gotten open toed wedges to go with my dress for tomorrow. i can't freaking reach them. the hub will not do a good job- my sister comes tomorrow. maybe i can ask her... things i never thought i would have to worry about!
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