Thoughts for the End of the Week

It's been a long time since I put pen to paper (or hands to keyboard, as it may be).  It's been a quiet week around here since we were dealing with subarctic temps yet again.  Drew and I spent the week hibernating.  So here are some random thoughts.

1. It only took me 3 months and 3 weeks to figure out my child, but he has been a DOLL this entire week.  He has been eating much better and taking more naps and going to sleep earlier and that combo seems to be working with him.  He is the smiliest, happiest, chattiest baby when he is awake.  And every so often we catch a laugh, and it just brings a smile to my face.  He has reverted to waking up a couple of times a night (what's that all about?), but he goes back down really easily, so I won't complain.

2.  We went to visit our CPA this morning to look at our 2010 taxes.  Traditionally I have been the accountant in our house, thanks to South Texas College of Law requiring each and every student to take Federal Income Tax, but between a new dependent, tax credits for energy efficient appliances, and Rob buying and selling stock, I decided our taxes moved out of my league.  So the whole family went to the CPA, and there I was, standing and bouncing a baby on my hip while wearing heels and answering questions about amortizing points and such.  Guess I should get used to that.

(Foreshadowing?  Yup.)

3. The rage in home blogs right now is stenciling walls, and I wanted to get in on that action.  I started stenciling our TINY bathroom downstairs, and got half way through before Rob told me that he felt like he fell down the rabbit hole and might end up dizzy if he visited that room for any length of time.  And honestly, he could be right.  I think I know what I'm going to do to fix it.  Check back for an update on the psychedelic bathroom.

Wow, seriously quiet week, huh?  I am volunteering tomorrow for JLA and then we may go look at cars and then install some elfa shelving in a tiny closet.  How domestic are we?  But I'm looking forward to a low-key weekend!

Have a good one!

The Road Goes On Forever

And the painting never ends.......

LOVE all the changes in the new house. Expected to want/need to paint the walls. Didn't think about how much time (and precision) it takes to paint all the new trim work. And it is so much less rewarding!!!

Rob was out of town this weekend, so I decided I was going to get a lot accomplished. Baby Callegari agreed the first day, but then decided I had done too much and I should really just laze around on Sunday. Good compromise, I think. I am in LOVE with my new dining room/breakfast room. It just looks so much better. Both Rob and I remarked we would rather spend time in there than the living room right now. I guess this means I better get Holly started on the living room! I need to post some new pictures, but I always tend to blog from work where I don't have any pictures handy.

In other news, all activities are wrapping up for the end of the year. Tonight I have my Junior League Provisional End-of-Year Celebration. Hard to believe it was about 18 months ago that I was listening to the spiel about joining. It was a really fun experience, and I look forward to next year. My placement will be with Con Mi Madre, which was started by a JLA member many years ago. Excited about seeing what I can do with that organization.

The Young Women's Alliance Membership Appreciation Party is Wednesday, which is always a good time. Sad I won't be able to use my drink tickets this year, but it will be worth it. YWA board stuff will slowly start picking up in June, but it should be a slow start. I may actually get some house stuff done in June!

We find out the sex of the bambino on June 23. It seems so far away, but then again I feel like I JUST had an appointment where I heard that beautiful heartbeat, and my next appointment is a week from today. Time is flying, and my clothes are starting to get too tight. I'm ready for this stage to be over-- right now I feel like I just look a little fat and not pregnant. I'm ready to get to that obviously pregnant stage!

Well, that's all I have to report right now. Looking forward to a great 16th week!