Busy, busy, busy, and so ready for the fall!

The days are fairly busy right now, which is nice. Nick and I are chipping away at the list of things to be done so we can put the condo up for sale. We are praying that it will be a quick sale, but I think we may need to settle in to wait awhile. We shall have to see how the Lord provides.

The place looks really good, actually! It's nice not having boxes and things sitting around. Nick has some very minor repairs and touch-ups to do. If I could just tame the clutter on my desk and hang some pictures in the office, that room would look very nice. It's wonderful having a dining room again! Nick has cleared away all his computer parts that he's had spread around and we've reclaimed that room for it's purpose! Every night now we have dinner together at the table. I'm really looking forward to the time that it won't just be the two of us. :)

Speaking of Eliza, her Aunt Melissa and her Grammy have been doing quite a bit to contribute to her wardrobe! I really don't want to consider how much my sister may have spent already. Mom found a gorgeous little ribboned dress for Easter next year. I'd like to find a little cardigan sweater or even a shrug (do they make such things for babies?) to go with it. I think this young lady is going to be spending her warmer months in skirts and dresses with all the sundresses and things we have for her! It's hard to believe that a year from now she will be close to 9 mo. old and possibly crawling, when she's still kicking round in the womb right now. But that's me: always looking into the future. I have a few patterns and things I'd like make up for her: a few crocheted sweaters. We shall see if I have the time and money to indulge on some nice yarn! The patterns also come out of books from the library, so I will either have to copy them off or continuously check them out (hoping no one else will want to!). The nesting bug is beginning to hit and I'm really wishing we had things lined up for our next abode so I could go in and prepare a room for her. I'd love to order the crib and a crib set, paint the walls, pick out curtains... I have an old chest of drawers from my grandparents that I'm trying to decide if I'd like to paint it or not. But, there's no place to put any of this stuff as of yet, so it's all on hold.

And indeed, I'm ready for the fall! We've had a mild summer (until this week) and another month and a half of it to go before it will cool down, but I'm so ready for it. Not for any discomfort reasons: I just love the fall. The older I get the more it becomes my favorite season. I love the change of colors, the cooler, crisper air, the harvest time with apples and pumpkins and all kinds of baking recipes in the magazines... (Sorry, I just don't enjoy the salad-grill fest the magazines feature every summer!) I especially love the run up to the holidays and those first days of winter right before Christmas! That is my favorite time of year. Already Hobby Lobby has Christmas items out and I'm salivating! I'm hoping that somehow there will be a way for us to put up a Christmas tree this year and I can start to break out ornaments and decorations. But that will all depend on where we are living...

So please, if you read this blog, say a little prayer for us that our condo will sell quickly. I don't know exactly how fast things are moving on the real estate market. It's a nice little place, just not quite right for us as a growing family. I know the Lord could have this wrapped up in a matter of days, if He chooses to move in that direction. The Lord's will be done above all! But if He sees fit, I'd like to put this chapter to rest and move on to the next. I almost feel a holding pattern is on until we do.