1. We received some furniture to supplement the kids' room from my in-laws, Earl and Jan Kemper. I could not be more grateful for their generosity! Last night, Nick and I spent a few minutes rearranging the room to accommodate all of it. The room looks like a bit of a hallway, with the changing table and Eliza's crib on one side, and Simon's crib as well as two chests of drawers on the other. We also moved the bookcase containing her toys to stand by the window and make use of a wall plug-ins that Eliza's crib had previously covered. Eliza is a little unsettled by the changes. It's evident in a slight whiny quality to her voice when she goes in the room, and that she won't go down for a nap. She's very tired as she got up early this morning, a little disoriented. She's very content to snuggle with me and lay her head on my shoulder if I rock her. But she won't lay in her bed. It may be a few rough days of transition.
2. Tuesday night a couple friends came over to help me knock out the cleaning of my house. Tuesday night, my apartment was clean. Wednesday my apartment was clean. Yesterday, my apartment was clean. Today, it's a royal mess. The dinner dishes are not washed, the floors need vacuuming, again, and my living room is strewn with hand-me-downs from my sister-in-law, for which I am incredibly grateful. Not only does she have great taste, but Eliza is well-outfitted for the next stage. It really isn't much, when you consider it, but after having such an orderly home for just a few days, it feels like a disaster. I am going to attempt to get the dishes washed and the clothes sorted and ready to put away while Eliza naps, if she'll nap. I'm hoping she'll finally succumb, but at the moment, she sounds heartbroken. (This is a little hard on Mama, who's policy is to not go in unless I suspect harm or dirty diaper, and who usually only has to listen to her little girl play around before sleep rather than cry in despair!)
3. This weekend marks the first dry weekend in a few weeks! Nick has plans to be in the yard. It's a good thing the Farmer's Market hasn't started yet (at least that I'm aware), as I'd be tempted to haul him down to look at tomato plants, when he really needs to be out digging and tilling. It will be a busy day as it is, with my ladies' luncheon at church, and a family birthday in the evening. I'll use the morning, instead, to play with Eliza, clean, and watch the changes in the backyard. I would love to say I'll see raised beds by the end of the day, but more realistically I'm hoping at leas the trunks and brush will be cleared away and the ground broken up and getting ready.
4. April Fool's Day doesn't really get much attention in our house. Maybe that will change, if our children are ornery enough to enjoy the jokes. However, there have been two occasions on which I thought Facebook an excellent use of April Fool's. The first is actually today: I seriously considered posting that we were on our way to the hospital, suggesting delivery was imminent. I chose not to, because I know there are some watching for the news on there, and I don't really want to throw them into a tizzy. Somehow, it just didn't seem... kind. The other time was when I first began dating Nick. I, at least, had been told over and over and over again for some time how Nick and I should "get together" and what a great couple we'd be. I always downplayed the remarks, mostly because I wasn't completely sure of how he felt about me. I did consider, however, asking him to play an "April Fool's joke" by putting it out on Facebook that we were dating; I rejected the idea. I'm glad for it, as when we did begin seriously dating, we put the news out on Facebook to watch the reaction of the high schoolers. It was classic: we heard about it from most of them the very next day.
5. I am a BIG fan of Throwdown with Bobby Flay. Admittedly, I would watch just about anything with Bobby Flay on it. That's how I started watching America's Next Great Restaurant. But I enjoy watching the food on Throwdown, seeing the different twists put on the dishes, and hearing the comments about it. It's good friendly competition. This week, they featured fondue. I'd already been consider that I might like to get a fondue pot, or even a small crockpot. I love cheese. And warm, melty cheese seems like a great way to get some veggies in, don't you think? Well, after Throwdown, I was almost ready to throw out my menu plan for the night and figure out a way to have fondue without the appropriate equippage or ingredients. I resisted the urge, but now.... I'm thinking I gotta have fondue. We may be investing in something here quite soon.
Hope everyone is having a great Friday! I hope by the next time I post the Friday Quick 5 I will have a little man's picture to include! (But we shall see....)
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