Happy Easter!

Happy Easter Everyone!

This has been a very busy weekend! I started my holiday weekend early with a trip to the OB for my 14 week appointment on Thursday. Friday was busy with grocery shopping and a special treat to a movie. I would highly recommend "I Love You, Man!". It has one of my current favorite actors in it: Jason Segel, aka Marshall Erikson.

Saturday morning I woke up early to volunteer at my school's egg hunt. Honestly, I was not really looking forward to it, but it was a beautiful morning and I had a great time! It is always nice to see the students outside of a school day setting.

We hid the eggs in the prairie area and also in the tree area. I liked to put the eggs in the tree branches, and later I even heard a little girl say those were her favorite ones to get!

Did I mention it was a beautiful morning?

Today we celebrated Easter with Scott's parents. We had a great brunch featuring:

Filo Sausage Egg Bake
Overnight French Toast
Butter Braid (frozen section)
Fresh strawberries, blueberries and yogurt

It was awesome!



For Easter dinner we had:

Crockpot Ham
Potatoes Grand Mere
Roasted Asparagus
Carrots
Rolls

It was also a hit!

And for dessert...

Strawberry Swirl Cake!

...which I am going to enjoy right now!

I hope everyone had a great Easter Sunday!

Breaking news...

This post will tie the number of posts in March! Yes, I must be feeling extra ambitious today! Actually, I am trying to avoid cleaning the house at all costs. Plus, this is more fun. :o)

So here is the big blog announcement: I'm pregnant!

And to prove it, here is the obligatory pregnancy test shot (and no, it's not gross, don't be alarmed)




Yay! :o)

I also noticed the date of the photo was 2-2-09, so that clarifies my memory on which day we found out. I actually had tested before that, but it totally freaked me out (I had been feeling "off" so I tested early in the morning and didn't wait the correct amount of time so I thew the test away. After my shower I was like, "wait, I should probably double check that!" and then it was just a very very faint line) so I tested again a few days later and the test apparently mis-functioned (is that a word?) because there were no results at all, so then I was really freaked out! So I waited a few more days and bought the expensive digital test and I figured this one was good to go! Man, that pregnancy test business has to be booming! Those things are expensive!!

But just for those of you that are worried, I have been to 2 OB appointments and everything is going very well! I have had no problems at all, and I've heard BK's (baby K) heartbeat two times! It is pretty amazing! :o)

So, stay tuned...and I will keep you posted!

Basement Update

It's that time again...time for another basement update!

What are all those huge boxes, you ask? Well, those are our cabinets for the kitchen area! And let me tell you, they are BEAUTIFUL! I can't wait to see them hung!

Anyway, on to more boring things--we've been painting!

Scott has surprised me by being the edge-painted extraordinaire! That is one hard job!

Here is the final paint color choice (I know, you've all been on the edge of your seats!!) : Sherwin Williams "Latte" on top and Sherwin Williams "Portabella" (or "portobello"....it seems neither one is the correct spelling!) on the bottom.

I like the way it looks with the maple trim separating the two. I love that piece of wood-it is beautiful!

Here is a whole wall done. Keep in mind, there is no trim work done yet, so it looks a little bare.

We are excited to not have to tape off trim while trying to paint!

And here is one artsy paint shot for you--do you know what it is?? :o)

Stay tuned for more updates in April...my goal is to break my March posting record!

April Showers....

...more like April SNOW showers!!

We woke up to the sound of ice hitting our windows and when we open up the shades this is what we were greeted with:

After a few hours, the ground was totally covered with snow! And it's still going strong!

Just a few weeks ago I celebrated the beginning of spring with these friendly daffodils I got at HyVee! What happened??

In other news...
Yesterday I spent some time shopping for a coworker who is having a baby shower on the 13th. I got a whole basket of fun things for her! (and also survived my first trip to Babies R Us-wow!)

I got a swaddling blanket/sleep sack, a crib sheet (that was on her registry) and two very soft receiving blankets in her nursery colors. It all goes in a little green basket! So springy! :o)

I couldn't resist this little picture of a baby on the package! He is all wrapped up and snuggly like a burrito from Pancheros! :o)

Hopefully next time I post it will actually look like spring oustide with tulips blooming and green grass growing!

Signs of Life

With this nice weather, I am getting some work done in my yard!

Here are a couple signs of life I saw!

Tulips popping up:


Some teeny sedum popping up too! It is such a bright color against all the drab!

What I've been up to...

It's been a while since I've posted, so here is a quick rundown of what I've been up to lately. Nothing is very exciting, and I've forgotten my camera (or I've had my camera, but not my card!) many times and missed out on some great photo opportunities. :o(

Today we went to a beautiful church downtown and they kind of built a new church around the old sanctuary, and it was very pretty. But alas, did not have my camera!

We heard our sister in law's father speak this morning as part of a preaching/ministry class he is taking. He had to do his own 30 minute service complete with a sermon. During his sermon he talked a lot about our sister in law and a big health scare she had about 6 years ago. It was pretty serious and life threatening and we are so blessed to have her with us today! His sermon about did me in, I was on the verge of bawling! While I do this almost nightly while watching TV (what is with me lately? Really? Bawling while watching Dancing with the Stars??) I try and refrain from doing so in public!

Scott also bought a sweet new road bike this morning from BikeWorld. It is very fast and he got all the bells and whistles to go with it. Clips and sandals that clip into them. I think he is now serious about this whole biking thing! Hopefully he goes way to fast he won't even want me to go with him! :o)

It has finally warmed up here, and it is really nice. I think the time change also has helped with the energy levels-I am feeling less and less like a walking zombie all the time! I've poked around outside and I've seen a couple little tulips popping up. I planted a TON of bulbs (like over 100, I'm sure) last fall, but I can't remeber exactly where they are! Hopefully this warm weather will keep up and I'll find a few more tulips here and there.

I'm on Spring Break this week and hopefully I will have lots of motivation to get some projects done. If this warm weather keeps up, I can even get some clean up done in the yard! I am hosting a big family reunion in June, so I want to make sure I have an early start on things so my yard is looking good. May will be here before I know it!

So...until next time, when maybe I will have something more exciting to post! :o)

Happy Square Root Day!

That's right....

3-3-09

Oh the things you learn when you stay home and have 4 hours to watch the Today Show...