NO sod!!

Well, we re-priced sod today! Apparently, Jamie under-estimated the size of our yard before, and it will cost almost $500 for sod! Grass seed sounds pretty good right now!! I think I'm just going to have to be patient a little while longer and wait for seed to grow!!

Just like Daddy!

So, I came outside to get Ryan for his bath last night, and this is what I saw in the front yard! I ran to get the camera, because it was so cute! For those of you keeping up with our yard "situation," I have been promised sod next weekend!

Thankful for the little things!

Today, I just wanted to post some of the many things that I am thankful for!
--CARPOOLING!! Our neighbor and friend Madison goes to the same babysitter that Ryan does and we started carpooling last week. I drove last week, and Jessica drove this week. Well, Ryan is SO excited to go in their car! He squeals and screams and tries to dive out of my arms into their car! Plus, it is a huge gas and time saver! I now have an extra 30 plus minutes in the morning to get to work early or to simply eat breakfast!

--Wednesday Night dinner! I have yet to make it to Costco, and I am totally out of chicken! So, none of the meals on my menu are viable until I get chicken! (I made all the beef and pork meals after I ran out!) But tonight, we can just go to church and eat, without worrying!

--Ryan! This little guy is so much fun! We have been enjoying time outside and in, and he is just a joy! I am so thankful to be his mommy!

I am not thankful for blogger's little glitches! I cannot get my template to change to what I wanted, so I just had to use this one for now!
Edited to say: nevermind! Finally got it!

Congratulations Jaimi and Justin!

On Saturday, my childhood best friend got married! We drove up to Portland with my mom late Saturday and our wonderful neighbors watched Ryan for the evening. The wedding was beautiful and we had a great time! Here are some pics from the evening!

Wordless Wednesday

What is he doing??? Any guesses??
He wasn't going for his mouth, my guess is his nose?
(not so wordless....oh well)

Where does the time go??

Wow! It has been a BUSY week!! My intro to research class has started, the first day of kindergarten was Tuesday, AWANA kicked off on Wednesday, we went to Oktoberfest on Thursday, saw Guys and Dolls at the Pentacle on Friday, and I had a bridal shower to go to on Saturday night. Then, we had the ministry fair this morning at church. Jamie and I both spent time at a booth and it was a hectic morning. Ryan ate his lunch sitting on the floor behind my booth! WHEW!! This explains the lack of blog posts!!
Here are some pics from this week!!
Ryan at Oktoberfest. He LOVES corn!

This is the kitchen lady! I made her for Jaimi's shower! I have been dying to make one for someone for YEARS (not exaggerating), but I never remember in time. Well, I had the forethought and the time to do it, so here she is!! Sorry, she is not quite G-rated!

Jaimi and I at her shower with the kitchen lady!

Here is the Working Mom's display that I made! I am posting this, because it took quite a few naptimes to do, and I really love how it turned out! Plus, if you are a working mom in Salem, put October 2nd on your calendar and come talk to me!!

Flying...

Well, my house is definitely not spotless, but I have had a shiny sink every night this week! (Thanks to Jamie on Tuesday!) I'm baby stepping my way through it, and even cleaned my hall closet today. There are some areas that I need to step it up in (laundry!), but I think that this will help things be more manageable. It has also been nice to just grab Ryan's lunch and go, since I've been making it the night before. I kinda feel like I'm rambling, probably because I'm wiped out! I'll sign off with one statistic: I read last week that husbands add 7 extra hours of housework every week! I believe it!

Fly Lady

I struggle on a daily basis to keep up with my house. I read this week that husbands add 7 hours of extra housework per week! Probably true--especially since I didn't marry the neatest guy in the world! Anyway, I have started and quit Fly Lady so many times! The problem is, I always try to start when my house is a disaster and I go nuts cleaning and then quit because I wear myself out.

I am giving it another go! My house is relatively neat at the moment--(don't look in the closets!), and I feel like I can start right now with my baby steps and be okay! I went to sleep with a shiny sink last night, which is the first step! I am going back to work tomorrow and need to have a system to keep up with the clutter and mess, because I am losing 4 hours of my time at home!

If any of you do Fly Lady, I would love to hear your hints! I am using my blog to keep me accountable on this, because I tend to start and be really excited, then quit when things get overwhelming. Okay, I bet Fly Lady would say that I need to go get dressed to my shoes, and quit blogging!