list list list

today im feeling much better than i have in a couple of weeks. i got to sleep in a little bit because on wed. i dont go in to work until 1:30ish which is a nice mini break mid week. anyway so i woke up actually feeling alright, made breakfast and my decaf coffee (which i dont think ill ever get used to! i miss caffeine something wicked.) , did a few loads of laundry, washed dishes, cleaned the kitchen and helped stephen start to pack for his mini tour this weekend. he leaves tomorrow afternoon and although im terribly sad that im going to miss it all im excited to get through a few things on my list and then some. here is my list. i might be pipe dreaming but thats ok.

#1. have my little brothers over for a sleepover. they have been begging me for a while and i could use the company without stephen there, at night especially. im still a little skittish after the break in.

#2. pay my brothers to wash my car while i clean out the inside. a job well past due. im sure that they will jump at the opportunity to get crazy with the hose and get paid.

#3. make privacy curtains for the front and back doors.

#4. go to the fabric store for some fun new fabric for the windows in stephens studio.

#5. i have plans to have iced coffee and tomato sandwiches with christian but im not sure which day yet. i think some feet soaking time is in order too. i miss one on one time with christian. she is the best.

#6. i want to do a little bit of gardening. nothing too major as im a bit of a wuss now that im pregnant. im terrified of a miscarriage since i was once told that i shouldnt plan on having kids on account of my 'shabby ovaries'. anyway, id like to plant a few things. stephen even went and bought me an extra long gardening hose today so that it will be a bit easier.

#7. i would like to go to the insyde outsyde shoppe (yes its supposed to be spelled like that) and estate of confusion at some point. we are going to move our bedroom into the 'big room' and the baby's nursery into our current bedroom. in order to do so we plan on creating a modular wall to separate our bedroom from the rest. i think that either place might have some good options. something really different but practical. i think ill just go and scope things out.

#8. (which really should be number one) tomorrow morning we go for our first dr.s appointment with dr. shull. im really excited. a little nervous but mostly really excited. im especially anxious to hear what he has to say. i think very highly of him so far and look forward to any advice he might have. ive been doing so much research the last couple of weeks that i would love a professionals opinion that i trust. im sort of suffering from information overload and im sure that he will be helpful in making everything a bit more simple.

#9. im researching dishwashers on consumer reports. we were waiting until the sale of the building went through successfully before we made any 'big' purchases but our patience has run out. we have made a pact that we will buy one before we close. im quite excited about this as well. again, i never thought that i would find myself being the lady who gets really excited about a dishwasher. what is happening to me?

i suppose that is all for now. ben is still sleeping but i should get some reading done while i still have the chance.