Saturday to Saturday...

Highlights from this past week:

-- Saturday, the 12th:

• Went to "Real Life Scrapbooking" and not only got to visit with friends I hadn't seen in quite a while, but also got to make a really cute clipboard that will eventually go in my new "craft room"

• Left the crafting party early to return home, since Kassia was hungry and refused to eat from a bottle...(it was Daddy's first time hanging out alone with Kassia at home!)


• Worked on straightening up the house

-- Sunday, the 13th:

• Went to church in the morning


• Took a long nap in the afternoon


• Worked on straightening up the house

-- Monday, the 14th:

• Had an appointment with GE to have someone come out and fix our dishwasher...(and I'm pleased to say, it works just fine now - Hooray for not having to hand wash dishes!)


• Had help from my "interior designer" (Mom!) and made the formal dining room somewhat presentable...(she even found a use for my old baker's rack so that it displays some of my Polish Pottery, and it looks great!) Thanks again for your help, Mammo!



• Learned that evening that the family dog, Duke, who was 14 1/2 years old, had passed away... Sad times! He was the BEST dog ever and definitely more a family member than a pet! He'll really be missed...

-- Tuesday, the 15th:

• Had a "girls' day" with Mom and Kassia... We ran a few errands, had a delicious lunch at Cracker Barrel (I had the chicken and dumplings - my fave! YUM!), and stopped by Linens'N'Things on the way home, where Mom bought us our "housewarming" gift - the bath set I'd been wanting for our guest bathroom! It looks so great in there! I love the colors and the overall style, too! (I still haven't painted yet, and there are still some decorative touches that need to be added...but it looks so splendid already that I just wanted to share it with ya'll!) Oh, and did I mention that I have the world's greatest "interior designer?!"


• Made a late evening run to the HEB for some much-needed, "essentials"...(stuff to hold us over till the "big" grocery shopping, which will have to happen soon, as we're almost out of everything!)

-- Wednesday, the 16th:

• Went first thing in the morning when Target opened to get Kassia's pictures taken...finally! They turned out SO cute! I can't wait to get them back and buy some frames for them! And, I know all the grandparents will be aching for their copies as well... Kassia did pretty well for all the camera-flashing and positioning and clothes-changing that took place...although, she didn't smile except for at the very beginning...(she didn't frown or cry, either...just didn't smile...which kind of stinks, because that doesn't really fit her personality at all - she smiles ALL the time otherwise... Ah well...) I look at her in those photos and can't believe how much she's grown and how quickly time has flown!


• Had lunch out with Scott at Panda Express


• Worked on straightening up the house (does anyone see a trend here?!) We actually got quite a bit done that afternoon, though...enough where you could tell that we'd made a difference...and I got 85% of my clothes stuff sorted and put away...


• Went to small group (week 2) over at Chris and Lynn's and had a good time discussing the sermon and fellowshipping

-- Thursday, the 17th:

• Had an appointment with KHH to have someone come out and fix the crack in the grout in our master bathroom shower...(and now, it's as good as ever!)


• Finished the other 15% of my clothes stuff, so it's all finished now - Yay!


• Cleaned up our bathroom


• Did the dishes


• Had a "date night" with Scott... We had pizza for dinner, so I didn't have to cook...and then dropped Kassia off with Lynn, so Scott and I could go out for dessert at Baskin Robbins... We had a really nice time, just eating ice cream outside and talking and relaxing for a little while... Kassia wouldn't eat from the bottle again, though...so I'm going to have to do some researching to figure out what's the matter...(my guess is that I need to switch up the nipple and try a different one...we'll see...) We were really grateful to Lynn (and Chris, too) for watching Kassia for us! Thanks, guys! (And, as an extra side note, ya'll should definitely check this out: Baskin Robbins is having a special, "one night only" deal, where you can get a scoop of ice cream for just 31 cents! More info here...)

-- Friday, the 18th:

• Spent almost the entire day with a guy from Ranger American, getting our security system installed... He ran into a few snags, so it took him quite a while to get everything figured out...(although, he still had to leave without finishing up part of it, due to the fact that he couldn't get one of the lines to work...he thinks it may have been cut before the house was finished or something) He was here for 5 hours! And, I know he hadn't eaten anything...so I gave him a Snickers bar for a snack and sent him off with a PB&J, some Cheet-os, and a root beer when he finished up... Nice guy...


• Enjoyed a lazy evening with Scott, sitting around watching TV and movies: "Juno" and "August Rush"...both really entertaining in different ways...

-- Saturday, the 19th:

• Yes, I'm up at 5am! I couldn't sleep... I finished feeding Kassia and tried to lay back down, but all the chocolate from the ice cream I ate during our movie-a-thon kept me awake so that my mind wouldn't stop thinking or be quiet! So, I decided I'd update the blog instead...which is all that's taken place so far on this Saturday... However, I do happen to know that we'll be "working on straightening up the house" today during the day...(imagine that!) And, that we'll be spending the rest of the afternoon and evening over at my parents' house, hanging out, relaxing, grilling, and enjoying each other's company, so I'm looking forward to that...(and hopefully, I'll have some great photos to post from it, too!)

Alright, well, I guess that about catches me up! I really will try to be better about posting more often...and taking more pictures, too... This past week was actually really busy for me... I even had things written down on my calendar... Glad it's time for the weekend again, though... Well, I'm going to go try and lay back down and sleep for a little while...before it's time for Kassia to eat again... Talk to ya'll again soon!

PS. I couldn't finish posting this without Kassia waking up and needing to feed first...*smiles*