WIWW - 3rd trimester begins!

28 weeks - finally!  :)  We had an abbreviated Winter Break last week, and we spent most of the weekend working on the nursery.

So, I don't have too many pics, but here's what I have . . . it's finally warmer so I'm excited to finally not have to wear winter clothes!!!

Thursday was the only day we went anywhere besides Home Depot or Lowes.  We went with a friend to Lane Southern Orchards in Fort Valley, GA.  If you are ever traveling I-75 through middle GA, it is definitely worth the stop!  Great produce, great food, and GREAT peach cobbler and peach ice cream!

My pics from this week were mostly blurry - I only got one really good one, and it is a good example because it is the first time I've worn this dress:

My mom bought this dress for me in the fall when I first was pregnant.  I really like it now that I'm big enough for it and it's warm enough to wear it!  We got it at JCPenney's in their (very) small maternity section.  

Chicken Adventures: Part 2

Lots to update since our Chicken Adventure started!  First of all, we (meaning Carlos) finished the chicken coop.  Once it gets warm we are going to paint it and put a run on the side.

Of course, since then he built a door.  He even built roosts for them!  

And a little "hatch" at the back for us to get eggs from. 

He's so smart!  

Then, in December 2010, the chickens came home to roost, so to speak . . .

They were HUGE!  And there are three hens and one rooster.

I finally got a clear visual of the word "hen-pecked."

The hens had totally beat up the poor rooster.  

He had a huge hole that they had pecked in his wing.  

Luckily, he got better.  

At first, they didn't get into the roosts (we weren't even sure they would fit!)

However, Carlos put some branches in there and they started to perch. 

They are finally starting to get into the roosts at night. 

BUT . . .  

No eggs. . . 

I have heard that chickens have to be somewhere for 9 months before they start laying eggs.  

I have also heard that I should put some "fake" eggs in there to show them what I want them to do. 

We don't even know if they will ever lay eggs!  I'm hoping so. . . 

I'd like to get something out of all this chicken feed we are buying!  :)

And now, mid-February: 

They are happy and healthy.  

And our dogs, who we were afraid would want to eat them, 

pretty much just ignore them.  

One Wall Down (literally!)

So, I helped with the demo, and here is my proof: 

I got to take off the corner round and the baseboards.  Well, I couldn't get the baseboards off - Carlos had to do that but I then cut the nails off of what we will be able to reuse!

Once Carlos started tearing down walls and it got dusty, he kicked me out of the room.

I got all suited up to help with the insulation, but I ended up not being able to help much.

One exterior wall down, insulated, and wired:

Chaotic Progress

My house is in chaos . . . but it is for a good cause. . . a nursery.  

We live in an older house that does not have insulation, and that room (previously my office and "nap room") was VERY cold.  So, we wanted to tear down the walls, insulate, re-drywall, and then paint and decorate the nursery.  Very overwhelming!  

Well, this week I had some days off for Winter Break so the work began.  

It started with completely clearing out the room:

So where did everything go?  

The living room: 

BOTH sides of the living room:

Also, a bunch of the books

(see about my book problem here)

ended up in the bedroom for that shelf:

That shelf had to be moved from one wall to the other

to accommodate my desk, 

so ALL the books had to go on the bed.  

But the end result was nice.  

And my desk and some scrapbook stuff landed in the bedroom too:

So right now, the only peaceful place in the house is the master bedroom. 

Carlos put a TV in there, and even though we don't have cable,

I can watch DVDs and escape the chaos. 

Sweet!

27 weeks - WIWW

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Saturday:  Stayed at home all day in sweats :)

Although I have two pair of brown corduroy pants, I see that I wore them 3 out of the last 4 days!
I really hope it warms up soon so I can start wearing dresses!!!

Short and simple this week!  :)  Linking up with The Pleated Poppy!
(I will be in my 3rd trimester next What I Wore Wednesday!  Woohoo!!!)

My Funny Valentine

In honor of Valentine's Day tomorrow , I thought I would share with the world at least some of the reasons I adore my husband.  :)

1. He cooks me breakfast (usually eggs, hash browns, and bacon) every morning. 
2. He packs me lunch for school and cooks me dinner every evening. 
3. Although I occasionally jump in and do a few dishes, he is pretty much the one who keeps the kitchen clean (can you tell that is "his" room?)
4. He has been so gracious in the past few months when I have come home from work and slept until time to go to bed - and he has made sure I ate dinner between those two "naps"!  He has even taken over nearly all the cleaning responsibilities as it is hard to clean the bathroom while sleeping!  
5. He is brilliant - really - it gets on my nerves a lot of the time, but he knows a lot about everything.  He is a trivia genius and beats me in Scrabble every time (which really bothers me!).  
6. There just isn't much he doesn't know how to do.  He is a computer guru, cooks, and even cuts my hair!
7. Specifically, he knows a LOT about the Bible.  Anytime I have a question, he can answer it almost without blinking.  
8. He makes me laugh - a lot!  He is so silly and it is great to be around someone who doesn't take themselves so seriously all the time.  
9. He is nurturing.  Much more nurturing than I am.  He is the one who not only takes care of me, but also of the dogs and the chickens.  I know he will be a great Dad!
10. He takes care of all of the finances, which takes a huge burden off of me, because when I am in charge of the money, it causes me much undue stress.  

I could go on for ages, but these are probably the top 10 - at least the first 10 I thought of!  :)

Feeling Gigantic - 2 weeks of WIWW

So I'm posting 2 weeks of What I Wore Wednesday because I totally missed it last week.  Wednesday just passed by and I didn't even realize it!!!  In week 1, I'm 24/25 weeks pregnant, and 25/26 weeks in week 2.  I have to say, the 25 week mark was when I truly started to feel "big."  It is so scary that I have an entire trimester left to grow!!!

This is the end of week 24.  Still feeling good!

This week was the start of week 25.

Tuesday was the first day I actually felt huge. 

But I felt huge in a very cute borrowed maternity dress!

Getting big!  

By the way, today, one of my 9th grade students told me I looked like a witch.

I didn't ask what he meant by that . . .

Friday
One of my students
(not the one who said I looked like a witch yesterday)
told me I was "swag" because my pants were cuffed.
I informed him it was because of my height (or lack thereof) -
but he was impressed nonetheless.
I'm wondering if this means I should go get them hemmed?!?!??  :)

This is the start of Week 26.
Saturday #1:  Errands - I love this (borrowed) shirt, but realized it was much too cold for it
Saturday #2:  Church - all bundled up (and much warmer!)
Sunday: Wearing new (to me) jeans given to me by another great friend!
These fit GREAT and when she said she lived in them, I totally understand why!
They are Gap Long and Lean maternity jeans - which is funny,
because whereas I might have once been "lean" I have never been "long".
It seems that these were given to her by a tall friend and she already had them altered to fit a shorty!  :)

Monday:  This cute Gap maternity skirt is from the most recent addition to the wardrobe.
I figured out this layering of the shirts on Saturday (okay so Carlos picked it out!)
Tuesday:  A complete "new" outfit from my friend -
Gap Maternity corduroys
Gap brown/beige striped maternity shirt
This is a SUPER comfortable outfit!!

Books, Books, Everywhere

A friend said something on facebook about having books in various places around her house.  It made me look around and realize just how many books are everywhere around me.  I LOVE to read, and as an adult I tend to go through reading "phases" - sometimes I read a lot, sometimes I take a break and don't read as much.  Right now I am in a heavy reading phase.  Therefore, I have books EVERYWHERE!

My office, soon to be the nursery, has my "nap bed" and some of the books:

You can tell a nap has been recently taken!  :) 

I have a book by the couch in the living room:  

And here are where most of our books are housed (in the living room):

On another shelf in the living room, another book (that is borrowed) sits waiting to be read:

(Note the hat - 

I could probably do a similar post about how we have 

my husband's hats all over the house!)  

Another shelf in the living room - it houses mostly records (yes, we have a record player!) and movies, but there are some books there as well:

(See the additional hats!)

I was reading at the kitchen table while eating lunch:

I keep my Bible in my bedroom on a shelf (that I built in high school, by the way):

I even keep a book in the car (this happens to be our current small group study) to read aloud to my husband when we are driving around:

I also have a crate full of books that need have a home found for them:

Finally, I have started to gather my own books from childhood to build the new baby's first library:

I suppose we would save a lot of space in our house if we got a Kindle, but I'm not sure it would be the same. . .