9 months!?!

Seth and I have hit full term today (37 weeks)! We are so excited for our little ball of energy to get here. He is as active as can be! These past few weeks have been packed with activities to keep our minds busy and help the time pass by quickly (and boy has it flown by).

Thanksgiving FEAST 2009

Hey Family (Lusk and Clinger troupes),
I know yall think I am crazy for wanting to host the Thanksgiving dinner at my house, and you may be right, but I'm way too excited for everyone to come and visit! So, if baby decides to come on Nov 26th (scary to think), then option #2 will be to travel to Steve and CaroLynne's for dinner. But I think we will be alright:)

I want to start up a menu so we have a well rounded dinner. I thought it would be fun to start it up on the blog so everyone can have an idea of what kind of food is going to be there, and who is bringing what. So, please leave a comment on what you would like to bring, for starters, or call me / email me so we can get this party started!

According to my guesses, we will have around 30-ish people coming.

Gluttonous menu as of 11/13/09:

Appetizers
-Grandma Sandy-veggie tray
-Aunt Sue- awesome salsa and chips
-Shancy- veggie tray
Turkey
- Hailey
- CaroLynne
Ham
- Tina (classic ham)
- Hailey (jammed ham)
Spuds
- Hailey (garlic mashed)
- Shancy (mashed)
Rolls
- Andrea
- Hailey
Dessert
- Andrea- (surprise)
- Jessica- (still a surprise)
- CaroLynne- gluten free pumpkin pie
- Heidi- pumpkin pie
- Tina- pecan pie
- Seth and Hai- vanilla ice cream for topping pies
Sides
- Tina-salad
- Grandma Bette- green bean casserole, sweet yams
- Hailey- kick butt Brussel sprouts (don't be afraid:))
- Aunt Sue- green salad
- Grandma Sandy- fruit salad
- Jessica- jello salad
- Heidi (?)
Beverages
- Seth & Hai- H2O and soda


...the rest is TBD.

Don't forget to comment:) Love yall!

8 months!!??!

Seth and I are having a hard time realizing that in a few short weeks, we will have to learn how to be responsible! I don't think 7 weeks is enough time! haha. We recently went to Billings, MT, and yes, we are 8 months into this deal (WOW- time is flying!!!)- hence, the 8 mile marker just outside of West Yellowstone. Let me tell you...a road trip at 8 months is kind of rough! Our little guy is sure getting big though! His hiccups are outstandingly strong- he gets them at least 3-4 times each day. It's cool to feel where he is situated by using his hiccuping little body as a gauge. He prefers to have his little butt right under my lower, right ribs, making it nearly impossible to breathe- Seth says he sleeps like his mom...meaning that it doesn't matter if no one else is comfortable, as long as he is! I couldn't agree with him more!



Josie had her first bird hunt this last week. Seth said she did pretty well- but we are going to have to work on her bringing the bird back (she doesn't like the feathers in her mouth). Here is her first outing... Seth- you are looking pretty stunning with your manly hunting facial hair! Rar, baby:)

Look!

Check out this profile! We are almost to the single digit weeks to go! 9 weeks left on Sunday. What!!? Can you believe it!? There are so many things we want to do before he comes...and if 50% of them get done, I will feel really good about our progress. Seth has been working hard on getting our storage room done- we only have a few shelves left to paint. We have been trying to gather enough wood to take us through the winter for heating our house (talk about cheap heat;) ). And we finally have a crib! -thanks to my friend Kristin from Rockland. Now, I just need Seth to get the gun safe out of the little guy's room so I can get some stuff organized (nesting has settled in, I think).

Tomorrow is the Run with the Big Dogs race!!! I am so excited- I know Mose and Josie are ready;) haha. Hopefully we finish in one piece. Wish us luck!

hey mom- check this out!

Here is my unique lady pin! I wanted to show you the finished product. Started with the lady- added the groovy feather and the rhinestone to her lapel. Now she is a one of a kind:) She had her debut today- I love her! haha

Groovy bathroom on a budget

K...I am soo excited about getting my main bathroom decorated- almost as excited as I was about getting my wall painted! Check it out:
Here is the groovy shower curtain- I bought it at Walmart for like $8 and the dingleberries came from my favorite store Trinity (a huge bag for $1!!!). I have been so excited to use them and the red palate in the bathroom gave me the perfect opportunity!


This shelf came from the DI for $2- it used to be periwinkle (yuck). Spray paint can do amazing things. The red flower square was a hand me down from my mom- it used to be tan-ish/gold-ish. Once again- I love spray paint.



Towels came from Walmart- a splash of color:) Not too shabby- all done for under $25! Suh-weet!

Oh- and my groovy mirrors. I found these plaster mirrors from the new second hand store in the Sr. Citizens Center in Aberdeen a few months ago. I had mirrors cut for them and spray painted them black, now they are my masterpiece!

$2 steal

check out my cute $2 steal from Trinity (the skirt):

Man, I love thrift stores:)