Me and the Celtics

What do I have in common with the Boston Celtics? We both beat our opponents...really "whooped" them!

Justin and I haven't been sure what to do with ourselves since Anagrace has been gone. She left on Saturday to go to the beach with my mom, stepdad and stepdad's family. She will be gone a total of 7 days! That is the longest we've been without her. It's been pretty tough on me. Had it been me going away on vacation for 7 days, I may be handling it better now. But being at the house without her here is hard; I miss her.
So, Justin and I watched the NBA Finals several nights. Not a typical thing for me to watch sports, but I actually enjoyed keeping up with it. We also pulled out Scrabble the other night. I forgot what fun it was to play board games! We were pretty close in score in the beginning, but then in one turn I created 3 words (something I have never done in my past Scrabble playing), I felt like the Celtics when they came back from their 20+ point deficit in game #4!

So the final scores:

NBA Finals Game #6
Celtics 131
Lakers 92

Prevette Scrabble Game
Chelsea 237
Justin 167

Summer Blog Break

Well, it appears that summer break equals blog break. I have had a hard time finding the time to update my blog. We have been busy lately. Justin and I went on a short getaway to North Myrtle Beach the weekend after our anniversary. We decided to celebrate the weekend after because it was so difficult and expensive to book a place on Memorial Day weekend. We had a wonderful time lounging on the beach, floating in the lazy river, and just having conversations without little voices interrupting. We even got to witness a wedding on the beach...which brought back sweet memories from our wedding 7 years ago.
The kids and I have been swimming several times. A few times at my in-laws' pool and once at the YMCA with our friends the Masseys. I think that we will be poolside very frequently these next few weeks. It seems to be the only place I can get cooled off in this heat wave! And an added bonus is the relief the pool provides from this extra weight I'm carrying around. I'll have to post some pictures soon of the kids playing in the pool, but don't expect to see any of me in my bathing suit...that is the one definate disadvatage of visiting the pool, having to wear a swimsuit 35 weeks pregnant!
We don't really have any other plans for this summer. Just going to relax and take it easy before Baby #3 arrives in July...just around the corner!! I've been busy trying to prepare for his arrival. I worked pretty hard (with help from my Dad who built the shelves and cubbies, and my mom who helped me hang, fold and organize clothes) to get everything switched and put away in the kids' closets. I still have to get all of the newborn boy clothes out of the attic and put them away in the dresser. It feels like I just put those clothes up in the attic! There is still much to do and more to buy before the big day. I did purchase a stroller, a Combi Twin Saavy LX. It should arrive later this week. Thanks to everyone who gave me advice on my stroller woes. Some great friends of mine (Dawn, Amy and Kimber) threw a shower for me and most everyone who attended contributed to gift cards for me. I was so overwhelmed with their generosity. That will really help out with the last few purchases I need to make!


Well, there is a quick update and excuse for my slack blogging.

A New Hobby

I think I have found a new hobby....craigslist. I have sold two items already. I sold my Joovy sit and stand stroller. I will have to get a double stroller once this baby arrives. (By the way, I am welcoming suggestions as to what is the best double stroller to buy. I have not decided if I want a side-by-side or tandem. Please, let me know what ones you liked or did not like!) I also sold a dresser that would not fit in Anagrace's (or the boys') room. The whole process was so quick and easy. I am planning to look in our attic for more items to sell!

I also bought a brand-new twin mattress on craigslist...still in the plastic! I love a bargain!

By the way, here is a picture of Anagrace's new bed that Justin's dad built, complete with the craigslist mattress (although you can't see it). We are so happy with how it turned out. Justin was less than thrilled that I wanted to paint it 4 different colors, but I think it makes it cuter that way! The steps are actually drawers, so they can double as storage. However, Anderson has already learned how to climb them. I guess I'll have to put a baby gate up to keep him out of her room! I will post more pictures of her room and the boys' room after the finishing touches are complete.

A Warning I Wish I Had Received Before Today

The paint center at your local hardware store is not a good place for an indecisive person. There are far too many paint swatches to choose from. Pink Parfait or Southern Sunset Pink...Hmmm....Lovely Lavender or Plum Delight....Hmmm. Four-year-old little girls are absolutely no help. They show you pictures of the magnificent Disney Princess rooms in the paint sample flyers and want to know if their room can look like that. Eleven month old little boys want to eat the paint swatches. After making a decision, you will most likely feel the desire to return to the store to make Violet Tinge and tinge brighter and more violet-y. If you are smart, you will not return with your children.

The Process Begins...

We started the process to switch the kids' rooms today. We took everything off of the walls in both rooms and patched the holes. Justin started priming the striped wall in Anagrace's room. The stripes are pretty bold colors, so I think it will take several coats of primer. Her room has always been bright red and blue with pastel green and yellow because we did not find out if we were having a boy or girl when I was pregnant with her. My mom and I made curtains with gingham prints in all of the colors. She has also had an outdoor/bug themed room since she was a baby. She had pretty butterflies, ladybugs, and dragonflies on her wall. Cute little nic nacks filled shelves. Most things I had picked out before she was born. Now it is all packed up in a box, and I am a little sad. She is going to have a big girl room now. Anagrace is excited that her new room will be pink! And I am excited to decorate a really girly room with her, but at the same time I feel a twinge of sadness as we pack away her "nursery" things. My baby girl is not a baby anymore.

On top of those emotions, I am a little stressed at the mess and chaos that switching the rooms entails. It is not easy trying to have children live in rooms that we are re-doing! We plan to send them to visit with the grandparents for a few days or a weekend, so that we can paint the walls and try to get as much done without them here. Right now all of Anagrace's furniture is pushed to one side of her room. Stuff is in boxes and crammed in closets. Eventually it will all have to be swapped from one room to the other. We are not sure how long this whole process will take. We still have to paint and assemble the loft bed that Justin's father built for Anagrace and buy a new mattress for it. I need to go through toys to decide what we can donate. And I will definately have to figure out a plan to store and organize all of the toys, clothes, and stuff in both rooms. The boys' new room has a smaller closet and we will not have much room in there with 2 cribs, the changing table, rocker and one small dresser. Anagrace's new room has a larger closet, but the room is tiny. Her new loft bed is going to take up the majority of the wall/floor space in her room. I'll definately have to get creative with storage in both rooms!

I'll be glad when this process is over and I can look at and enjoy the fruits of our labor! I'll post the pictures of the finished rooms...but it may be a while!!

Football Feminist

Okay, I am not a football fan. I will watch it, but prefer to watch other things. But, at this time in the year I don't have much choice. It's been on the TV a lot at our house lately. Even when there are not games on, there are annoying newscasters talking about past and future games. Well, we were watching these newscasters chat about football the other day and they really irritated me with some of their comments. Now let me preface this by saying that I am not a Jessica Simpson fan, either. I have listened to her songs (well parts of them), but definately prefer to listen to other things. Frankly, she annoys me...but the newscasters comments annoyed me more. These men were saying that because she is dating Tony Romo, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback, that it has adversely affected his game. It is her fault that he is playing poorly? Now come on, why do they have to blame it on the girl? They pay that man to play football, a lot of money I'm sure, and he should be able to play regardless of what's going on in his love life. I can't believe they shifted the blame to her. Is it not his own fault that he did not play well? I'm not really sure why this bothered me so much, seeing as I don't really care for football or Jessica Simpson.
But it has added a new folder for my posts...Random Stuff....cause this was definately random!