I Almost Forgot

Joe's mom called me yesterday and told me they've set my baby shower date for August 24th. I'm not sure what time yet, but it'll be at my church late in the afternoon (2-4 or 2:30-4:30) I think is what she said.

Nursery Furniture Purchased

Well, another item off of the checklist of things to do... I got a call yesterday from Babies R Us. They had 4 cribs in all of the BRU warehouses. They asked if I wanted one and if I did, I needed to come in an put a deposit to hold one of the four. So I went right over and got the dresser, chest, and crib. Now all I have to do is wait for the furniture to be shipped to BRU for us to go pick it up! I'm so excited... now if only we could get this room cleaned out and be ready for it! We've just had so much going on. Joe studies whenever he is at home and not eatting dinner because his class is difficult this semester. We've got a wedding to go to this weekend. Once things like that get over with, we should be able to put in the time to get this room done. We need to clear it out completely, strip the wallpaper border, clean and paint the walls and trim, & clean the wood floor. Then we should be ready for furniture. Sounds much easier than it is, I'm sure! We haven't gone to pick out the paint yet. We still need to do that. Fun times ahead!!!
I'm getting really excited about our trip home next weekend. I can hardly wait. Time seems to drag by. It'll be here before long though. Just under a week now!

Another weekend passes

Joe & his friend, Drew, left Friday afternoon for a weekend of camping in Cookeville. They seemed to have had a good time & came back this morning around noon or so. Joe is completely worn out. He and I both took a nap this afternoon!



After he came home & showered, we went to Babies R Us to purchase the furniture for the nursery and found that it is all on backorder. They took my name and telephone number and said they would call me when it was available, but they have a waiting list. I asked if I could put a deposit down to hold it, but they wouldn't allow it. I have a 15% off coupon for the furniture, too, which expires 07/03/08. I'm kinda disappointed that I have to 15% extra now since they don't have it in stock. I think I'll call the manager and ask about it tomorrow. That doesn't seem right.

I thought I would look on-line to see if this particular set is sold anywhere else, but it seems as if it is only carried by Toys R Us / Babies R Us. So I'm kinda at their mercy right now.

I found a cute rug and valence, too. I'll post a picture. The rug is small, but I've seen folks on decorator shows take four small rugs and sew them together to make a room sized area rug. I think that's what I'll do. I started to crochet a rag rug, but I wanted it in the colors. Finding rags in the right colors wasn't working so well. So I think I might just forget about it for now and put it as a project to finish later.

This coming weekend Joe's friend, Steve, gets married. So we'll be busy Friday & Saturday. Then we get to come home the following Thursday! I can hardly wait! Mom said she would be in town on Saturday, so it looks like we'll be spending Friday with Dad and Saturday with Mom. We'll be staying at Dad's house all weekend and leaving on Sunday morning.

Oh and I almost forgot to post a new tummy picture.... Well I have put on a TON of weight. I look like I have a beachball for a head. My face is so round now. Anyway, this tummy picture was taken this past Friday.