I love fall! Fall is a time for new beginnings and a time for celebrating endings. There are many favorite things for me about fall! So...in no particular order.....here are my favorite things about fall for 2009 and why!

1. Fresh paint-The basement is painted. It needs carpet and then it is ready for a party! I can hardly wait to get my house put back together!

2. Husker Football-I went to my first game in over 5 years two weeks ago! I made it up the stairs and had a great time! I forgot how neat the atmosphere is down there! Can't wait to watch the rest of the season!

3. Apples and Carmel Dip-I do believe this is my end of pregnancy craving! I've had a lot of these and I don't plan on stopping eating them anytime soon! My mom and I took Tristan down to the Apple Jack Festival. Got some yummy apple donuts, apple butter and of course apples!

4. Harvest-I should hate it, My husband works 12 to 15 hour days, I don't see him and its crazy, but I love this time! I love seeing his excitement and thrill when his farmers have a good harvest. I also love watching the combines, especially at night.

As for school it's going well. The kids are getting into the routine and starting to follow rules and procedures better! I'm getting ready to wind down. I have 2 more full weeks and then a week of half days and then I'm done. My sub is lined up and I'm spending time getting plans really finalized and ready for her.

We've got 30 days left or more or less before Lil Dittmer arrives. I'm feeling pretty good. I've had a few contractions here and there, but nothing serious. I start weekly dr. appointments on Monday. I've got to interview 2 daycares this week and next week we meet our pediatrician. The nursery has all the furniture in, everything has been washed and I need to put a few more things away. I went shopping today for some lounging clothes and nightgowns. After I get that all washed, I'm ready to pack my bag for the hospital. I know that I'm somewhat of a procrastinator, but am feeling pretty good about where we are with everything. Hopefully that feeling lasts through the next two weeks as I'm very busy finishing school and baby gets closer! I've been really bad the last trimester about taking belly pics, but a few people have requeted, so I'll comply and put a 36 week picture up on Monday!

Hold on to your hats ladies and gents...it's been a whirlwind around these parts!

I can't believe it's August already! Summer has FLOWN by!

In a nutshell we've been doing house, grad school, selling corn, traveling, baby.

Our basement is in the painting stages! We've got about 2/3 painted. Very thankful to my grandma who primed the entire basement! Yeah she's 79 and AMAZING!

I completed my first summer of grad class! All A's!!! Go ME! Taking the fall off due to baby, but planning on taking a class in the spring.

Nick is doing the corn thing and being amazing at it! He won the regional award and the national award for top Resource Manager at his company! He has two pretty glass plaques to go up in his new office.

We went to KC for his yearly meeting and are heading to the Ozarks at the end of this week for a family reunion. Both short trips, but also good to get away! Because of his award he also gets the chance to go to Chicago in a copule weeks for the weekend. I'm not sure if I can go or not due to work, but if it works I'll be there! Chicago is my favorite big city!

As for baby, we're good. I'm 28 weeks tomorrow!!!!! YAY for 3rd trimester! I haven't started nesting yet. I hope it kicks in soon! I have a LOT to do. Still haven't found daycare and haven't done the pediatrician yet either. The nursery is painted, but that's about it.

Well I'm off to bed! Busy day tomorrow: Doctor, prenatal massage, painting and getting reday for vacay!

SwapTastic

Oh boy was Mamarazzi's swap fun this time around! I don't have pictures (camera cord is MIA and my house is completely destroyed-different post), but let me tell you Josie filled my box with all kinds of fun for the 4th of July and a BBQ. I had decorations and hats and plates and drink mixes! My favorite of that stuff are my ice cubes that look like stars! They will even work for Husker football to throw in a pitcher of tea or lemonade!

But Miss Josie out did herself with my most favorite item of all! She made me a personalized star red, white, blue baby quilt and she has outdone herself! It's gorgeous and I can't wait to display it! Here is a picture of it from her blog! Isn't it great!

Thanks again Mamarazzi and Josie! Can't wait to do another swap!

That Time of the Year!

I got goosebumps today in anticipation of something so fun and so exciting! I was in the magical store that is Target. It had been a while since a walk-through had been completed. I made my way through the clothes, shoes, stationary, entertainment and toys. I was to the back corner and I saw the signs hanging from the ceiling and I knew!

It was time!


Back to school supplies!!! In all their glory, while they were still mixed in with the grills and patio and outside summer things, they were there! Notebooks and binders and pens and pencils and backpacks and lunch bags! I can't wait to start shopping for my kindergarteners and myself this next year!

Here Comes July...

Where oh where did June go?

It's been a whirlwind! I can't believe July starts next week! I've had so much going on and I've got so much more going on in the next 6 weeks!

School ended on a pretty good note! It was hard to say goodbye to all my co-workers and next year will definitely be different, but it'll be a good different. Speaking of next year, I finally got a joyb. I'll still be teaching Kindergarten, but at a different school. It's a bigger school and we have brand new Kindergarten rooms which is exciting for me! I've always been in a portable, so it'll be nie to be in a real classroom and have room to do things.

I'm supposed to be starting my 4th week of summer, but in reality I haven't had any time off yet. I took 2 weeks of classes and then last week taught VBS all week! I'm not quite sure if I'll have a week off to do nothing, but I suppose it's better this way. It helps the summer go faster and keeps me on a schedule.

I'm sitting here typing and the baby is doing aerobics. That's pretty much all he/she does! We had our big ultrasound on Monday. We decided not to find out the sex, but the baby looks great according to the dr. No worries or problems at all! The bump just keeps getting bigger every day, but I'm feeling great! The heat gave me a few problems last week, but hopefully the humidity goes down and I can keep cool.

The basement addition is going well. We are to the point of hanging drywall. I suppose I should start picking out paint, but I'm not quite motivated to do that yet. We're planning on emptying the office in the next 2 weeks and so we can get the nursery ready, hopefully before I head back to school it's mostly done.

As for fun, we haven't really done anything lately. We're going to Larry the Cable Guy on the 4th of July and hopefully we'll get to go boating a couple times with friends. We're also going to KC w/ Nick's work and also to the Ozarks for a family reunion.

I guess that's life in a nutshell. Even though its not a nutshell. Well I better get to finishing some laundry and vacuuming and picking up. Have a good weekend!

Jobs Suck

I just want to cry. I am stressed about job stuff. I just needed to get that out there. This is the only place I can.

Mamarazzi's Swap

I've always wanted to do one of Mamarazzi's Swaps. She's so careful and thorough. I never get in on time though, so today I am.

This swap is all about Red, White and Blue. It doesn't have to be patriotic, but I've got some really cute ideas already! Can't wait to meet my partner!