Lovely End to a Lovely Weekend!

I love weekends like this!  Saturday morning, I saw a client while Steve headed off to the Chiropractor.  We were able to meet up for lunch together afterwards.  We ate at this lovely little pretzel cafe in town.  Those were some delicious pretzels!  Jack really liked them too!  Afterwards, we headed off to Bass Pro Shops.  Steve got a gift card from his parents, and we wanted to check out their coolers.  It was packed as they were having a kid's fly fishing activity day.  When I took Jack to the lav to do a diaper change; I noticed a guy doing a fishing demonstration in their fish tank.  I couldn't believe my eyes....it was my "godfather!"  We left the store with a little bit of fishing gear, a cooler, a cute little hat for Jack, and an adorable t-shirt for Jack that has a mountain bike on it!  Steve got all excited (which I'm pretty sure he's never excited about clothes!) about the picture of the bike on the front.  He claims it's a Cannondale Scalpel.  Anywho, we're all set for our camping trip over Easter Weekend.  We went to Wegman's afterwards and got some groceries.  I got some cleaning done when I got home.

Probably the most exciting part of the weekend is that Jack slept all night....and slept in until eight!  Normally he wakes between 5:30-6:30, so this is a huge step for him :).  Our Sunday was spent relaxing with each other.  Oh, and I did get three wool diaper covers finished this weekend.  I'll have to put up pictures when I get a chance.

TGIF

I am so thankful it's is Friday!  I am exhausted.  Unfortunately I have to work on Saturday, so I can't totally hole myself up at home. I think we might go for a hike over to the park at some point, which will be nice.
But anywho, my week has been crazy.  Monday I worked and went to look at a house which turned out to be a disappointment.  I've been working on an environmental education lesson plan and have been trying to fit in piano practices for the fine arts festival.  Oh, and our basement flooded.  Thank you, Mother Nature.  I guess I shouldn't complain because March Showers bring April Flowers?  At least I'm hoping it'll work like that.
I didn't sleep very well at the beginning of the week, but I saw the Chiropractor on Wednesday, and I slept better than a baby!  I also decided I need to really focus on exercising to stay fit for this pregnancy.  I worked out on Thursday and today; and wow!  My legs are a little sore!  Well, I have to be off to work.  Thanks for listening to my crazy week.

Yikes!!! A little too close to nature...

Don't get me wrong, I love nature and animals and all.  What's neat living back in the woods is seeing all of God's amazing Creation!  But...if you saw this crawling by you on your couch, you would not be a happy camper either!

I was sitting on the couch by lamplight, giving Jack his nighty-night bottle when I saw something creep by me. I screamed and jumped up from the couch.  Steve came running into the room, and let's just say we won't be seeing this lovely spider any more.  By the way, it is some sort of Wolf spider.

On a lighter note...Jack has been sleeping through the night the past few nights.  Praise the Lord!  Baby number 2 has been busy lately and I'm trying to get an appointment for an Ultrasound.  Stephen really wants to find out the sex of this baby, but I really want the mystery and surprise at the end!  What do you think?

Miscellaneous Musings...

Spring is almost here!  I love winter and snow, but it has just been miserable...

Little Jack hated the snow.  Can you see the tear in his eye?  Maybe he'll like it better next year.  I also am glad it is getting warmer out too because our furnace has worked off and on all winter.  It was so bad we were growing ice on our cable outlet:

Pretty sad, right?  Well, I think the furnace is finally repaired, just in time for us to move out ;).  Speaking of moving, we have been looking at houses probably weekly.  I have probably seen every house in our price range in town, and we have found nothing!  We are now branching out to the surrounding community in our search.  Pray that we find something in His time.  I definitely don't want to rush it, but I would like to have my own home.  

Jack has been a very busy boy lately.  He enjoys doing things that we do.  Here are some pictures of his latest  shenanigans:

Don't worry; I put a stool there to replace the puzzle holder.

Wearing daddy's shoes.

Notice the cereal box on the floor.

mmmmm....

I just know this will fit in my pocket...

Baby #2 is doing fine.  S/he is making momma's belly very large!  I saw my midwife this past week and everything seems fine; I got to hear the baby's heart beat which is exciting!  

Stephen has finished his training and is now starting at the county assistance office.  Pray that he does a good job and doesn't get laid off!

After moving in 4 months ago, I finally got my books on a bookshelf!  My daddy made me two matching bookshelves that I had seen in a J. C. Penney magazine a long time ago.  They were selling two shelves and a tv stand for $900! My dad made me the two bookshelves for $80...

On a final note, I finally saw some wildlife up close and personal while living in the woods:

This guy was right out our window!  I believe he's a Cooper's Hawk.

It's been so long!

Considering I can't just watch football, I sit here during the Super Bowl and write to you, oh faithful 3 readers!  In my last posting, I told you about all the wonderful blessings in our life.  God has been so good to us!  We have now been pre-approved for a mortgage, and we are now searching for a place to call home.  I believe God has a plan for this home we find--He has given me a "vision" or "plan" that I will divulge to you all in the future.

We have another blessing from God--a new baby!  We are very excited for what this little one will bring to our family.  This little one will make an appearance at the end of the summer.  I've decided not to tell anyone my actual due date because of how vague it is!  My midwife made a good point that it should be called the "due month" instead.  What is even more exciting is that my sister-in-law Nicole is also due at the end of summer, so we will be pregnant together!

We will hopefully be getting internet set up at our place soon, so I can write updates more often!