Another week flies by.

It has been a busy time around here and I will gladly use that as an excuse for the slow blogging!

We started our first improvement project at our new house. We are putting up a dividing wall in our fourth bedroom to give the girls their own space. It is going to be so cool. We are also adding a closet to that room. Dan and I know our own limitations and have paid a contractor to do all the framing. He is also busting a hole in a downstairs wall to put a storage closet under the stairs.
Dan did all the sheetrocking and since he is busy this week. I decided in my great wisdom that I could start the taping and mudding for him. Hmmmmm....maybe not a good idea. This is a problem of mine, that I think I can do anything. We will see if it really will be okay after the last coat of mud and primer/paint. If not, Dan can fix anything!

Other happenings include Chas turning 7 years old, wow! He is such a big kid now and he still makes us laugh everyday. Of course, he also makes me pull my hair out but at least he could never be called boring! The picture is of him putting sprinkles on the brownies he and I made to take to school.

And here Chas is wrapped up in the awesome blanket my Friend Kim sent me for our new baby girl. It is a beautiful rag quilt that is going to be perfect for bringing a little girl home from the hospital in late December! Brrrrr! Thanks Kim, for knowing me so well and for taking the time and effort to find such a great gift.

Please notice the great new dining room table too. We finally replaced our old table. (yeah, I know Donnie!) This one is so fabulous! It has a mechanical leaf that flips up or down to move from a 6 person table to seating 8 pretty comfortably. It is also counter height which I have wanted ever since I saw my friend Jessica's table years ago! The extra chairs slide up to the counter when the table isn't extended. Dan has been making fun of me because I love it so much. Who knew a table could bring such joy! Thanks Dan!

I also had a chance to drive up to Bellevue on a rainy Friday to go to the Seattle Temple. The grounds were so beautiful in their fall colors. I can't believe I am saying it but I really enjoy the rainy days. Maybe it is just pure appreciation after a few years of drought in GA. It was strange to just take off on my own (me and Tom Tom) and go. It is times like those that I really miss my GA buddies! I'm sure we could have found a great lunch place near there!