Other People's Babies

Today I made this baby blanket for a co-worker who is about to pop any minute.  I love the fabric and bought extra to make nursery curtains.  I can't wait to get started on those next weekend.  You can't tell in the pic but it goes perfectly with the paint in the nursery.  If it's a little girl, there won't be much pink in her life for a bit.

Brightening Things Up a Bit

Frank started with the outside lights the Sunday after Thanksgiving.  Today he continued and did the lights on the upper windows.  I have a feeling that by the time we are 50 our house will look like the Griswalds' at Christmas.

hookers and cookies

Unlike last year, I'm pretty much done Christmas shopping.  The in-laws are done.  Michigan family gifts have been wrapped and shipped.  My one goof up was my sister Meghan's apron.  Usually I just eyeball aprons and use myself as a model.  Being pregnant this wasn't such a good idea.  The apron came out much larger than my cute little 23 year old sister needed. 
Today I'm remaking it.  I even bought a pattern so as not to have the size issue come up again.  To me it looks like a naughty nurse apron.  It's so small.  What is exactly is that going to cover in the kitchen?
In other news, I woke the Frankie up at 8:00 am to frost cookies.  I had been up since 7:00 baking and decided it was time for him to come help.  Notice the can of Coke as he tries to wake up.  He's such a good guy.

Gobble gobble

Frank carves his first turkey.  He did a really great job!

Homemade cranberry sauce

This year, Frank and I hosted our first Thanksgiving.  I've never liked that canned cranberry sauce you pour out into a bowl.  Instead I made pear cranberry sauce with real cranberries.  They pop when you cook them.  The sauce was such a brillant red and so yummy!

Getting Ready for Baby

Our entire house is being upended for something that only weighs 10 ounces right now.  This whippersnapper has a healthy collection of board books already courtesy of Grandma McNary, aka Mimi.   Yesterday it received a new stuffed animal from Great-grandma Brooks. 
The crib is set up as well as the glider.  Still to go are curtains and art work.  Thankfully we have plenty of time.  4 months and 16 days.

New bedroom

We have had a a king size bed in a double bed sized house.  Houses built in the 1970's just are not made to house a king sized bed.  The solution was to find a new queen.  Oh and while we were at it the bedroom got painted.  Husband and his father painted the room today.  It frees up lots of space.

Don't you love it?