It Is Finished

As the countdown continues the baby's has finally started to come together. The staining process was long and it's important to remember that you should sand then stain an repeat that process until you get the color you want and then sand and add the lacquer. It was a great learning experience and one I'm sure will pay dividends in the future with Taylor and baby girl. I'm almost positive that I'm not done staining furniture. We had a tremendous amount of help from family and we are extremely grateful for the help.

NO SCHOOL - THANKS ICE!

Today was wonderful because we had no school due to the ice storm that hit Dallas. But it got even better when our new bedroom furniture was delivered. We are so excited to have nice furniture in our room!
It has been a hodge-podge of items since we got married and now it looks so nice. Chris is most excited about the new mattress since sleeping with a pregnant lady hasn't been so fun. Also he thinks he will now be able to get a flat screen tv for the bedroom. We'll see. Of course I have other decorating plans. But since we have a new bed we were able to move our bed upstairs to the guest room and finish the guest room. It looks so good upstairs too. There's stuff hanging on the walls in both rooms now which I love because it feels so much more like a home. Also before the holidays we got a new kitchen table and now we have chairs to go with it. It's great being able to eat in the breakfast area. We've only had two meals there, but we love it. It's a much more natural place to eat than the couch, bar, or dining room.



Also we've been working on the baby's room. I have a feeling that it will all come together in two weeks. My mom is coming so Chris has to get busy staining the dresser and nightstand. He already painted the room cream and assembled the crib. Our chair has been ordered, the bedding and mobile have already arrived. Now we need some artwork, oh yeah and a little girl to enjoy the room. We are getting so excited to meet her and hold her in our arms. Yesterday at our doctor's visit her heartbeat was good and she's measuring right on track. In two weeks we will get a sonogram. We're so excited to see her, and make sure she's still a girl.


One other thing we've been working on today is our master's courses. Chris and I are both working on our master's degrees. I started last summer, and Chris just started three weeks ago. It was a rough start for Chris as school was in full swing and he had to re-learn how to study and juggle that with life, a job, and a needy wife. Chris' degree will be in Instructional Technology and mine will be in Educational Administration. My plan is to keep right on track with my classes through the birth of the baby. We'll see. We take one online course every five weeks and then have a week off before starting another course. So hopefully I can do it because I have two great study buddies and I would hate to lose their support if I get off track. Also the plan is that I will work next year. Next fall I will be completing my internship under my administrators and I can't complete this master's if I'm not teaching. I think I would really love to stay home with the baby, but for us it's just not an option next year. Maybe after that I'll be able to stay home, but we're just going to take it one year at a time and also get these master's finished while the baby is too little to remember mom and dad having to study all the time.


My next project - get ready for maternity leave. There are many lesson plans to prepare, but it will all be okay and I already have a wonderful sub lined up.

Closing another year

I have to sit back and reflect on my life of course. I mean, it is the end of 2008 and this has been a whirlwind of a year with Taylor and Bash. We're making a home in Lewisville, we have amazing friends, and we have a little girl on the way. I can remember great things and sad moments with my stepdad passing over the summer. It's been one blessing after another this year. I have been thinking alot about my son who will be 9 in February. He's such an incredible young man and he brings a smile to my face evertime I think about him. Now that he's almost 9 I constantly reflect on how small he was as a baby and how he would just snuggle up of my chest when he would sleep, well he still likes to snuggle which I am thankful for. What's in store for us in 2009?

Happy Anniversary

2 years already? It has flown by and it just keeps getting better. I really love buying Taylor flowers and these particular flowers are a reminder of our wedding. I used www.cymbidiumflowers.com because of the unique look or their arrangements. These were delivered to Taylor this morning - AWESOME!!!! Well, there's more to come this evening but I can't share that info yet - more to come!!

IT'S A GIRL!!!!

Ok, so my initial reaction was, "Oh, Crap!!!" Of course, she'll be spoiled being the first girl in a long line of boys (7 cousins). So I pity the "punk" boy who comes to the house to try and pick her up. I already have her grown up and dating!!! (Deep breath) I'm better now. My mind is racing just as fast as Usain Bolt if not faster. God help me!!

Hard Work

I never realized just how involved video editing is. The easy part is shooting the video and taking photos, then you get to add music, make a cut here or there, and display your work to the world. I just finished a project for school. It was a video Field trip our Science Club went on to a local university. This project turned into a really big project that will have us entered for some awards as well as presenting how we pulled the project together at a Technology Conference in Austin this February. Who knew? I'm really excited about the video and for my first real attempt at it I don't think it's too terrible. Here's the link if you have a few minutes to view it - Let me know what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ-wPo7lD3w

Red Raider Weekend

We went to Lubbock last weekend for the Texas Tech vs. Nebraska game. We got to spend time with Sebashtian, and Taylor's whole family was there for a mini-reunion. Two of her cousins just started at Tech this fall, her dad, uncle, and myself are Red Raiders, and her grandparents are Huskers so we had a good family rivalry at the game. Grandpa even had to wear the Crab Hat (Michael Crabtree) since his cornhuskers lost.