On a scale of 1-10 describing the amount of work that was needed on our new home we originally thought we were moving into a 2 (not much at all). Carpet was new, walls looked freshly painted, roof was only a year old, yard is fenced. Of course the list started as soon as we moved in that pushed it to a 4 or 5, not things that made the house uninhabitable and not luxury improvements either....the master bathroom had no vent fan which made it smell damp and stinky all the time, there were flea and ant problems, trees and bushes needed trimming badly, the swingset was in need of some safety maintenance. It was a bunch of little things that added up.
Mom and Dad W were kind enough to drive up for a visit and assist with these repairs. I know it was a lot of hard work, but I can't help but think that Kirk and his dad enjoyed their time together making trips to Home Depot and Lowes, raking insulation and crawling in the attic so they could install a vent fan, putting together shelving to organize our garage and make it look awesome, and trim our unruly trees and bushes among a lot of other minor repairs.
Not to be outdone, Mom and I hit the furniture stores in search of a big boy bed for the boy before baby #2 arrives. It took some searching and finally a trip to KC's furniture superstore, but we found a great set that can be used for a long time.
And the new house, we're loving it!
And the cake. It's amazing what you can find on the internet. 
I apologize for not blogging this earlier to alert you, if interested, to a great diaper deal that Walgreen's was having. My guilt almost overcomes the deal high I am riding from buying 28 packs of diapers for $2.30 each! My plans for stocking up were almost foiled until I convinced Kirk to make a shopping trip for some. He came back to the car convinced, converted to the ways of good deals, and asked why weren't getting more. So I finished out our diaper deal week with another 8 packs. Today's activities consisted of counting, stacking, knocking over, and re-stacking in a corner in Bruce's room...sorry 
Bruce.
Yeah, just finished drinking a Carnation Instant Breakfast made with whole milk instead of my usual fat free. Not really a huge thing, but certainly not a normal thing around here. It all started yesterday when we ran out of our milk and I dipped into Bruce's whole milk for a Carnation. We got a half-gallon of fat free today at the store, but I talked myself into not using it so Kirk would be sure to have some for his breakfast. It think I want another one! lol
I say I don't want anything for holidays (birthdays, Christmas, Mother's Day, etc), but I totally love getting a little something that shows I was thought about. So yeah, got a special homemade gift from the hubby that really just topped off the day! And the Primary had these for the children to give their mothers. Awww, it was my first...sent me to tears, course I do that unexpectedly sometimes. The whole pregnant thing I think. Like when we were watching The Biggest Loser, I mean really? Crying?
