So, So Close

Well, the remodel of the family room is SO close to being finished. This past weekend Shawn and my dad FINALLY finished all the crown molding!! Yeah!! It looks awesome!!! Now that all the trim is finished, the only thing left in the room is to buy a new door to replace the old, ugly white one. And then, we are finished! The door doesn't seem to be high on our priority list...maybe Santa will see it when he shows up in a few days and feel sorry for us...

We also finished our little "Martha Stewart" project which was hanging up framed fabric rather than finding a painting we could both agree on. I'm pretty sure we would NEVER come to agreement on a painting to hang on the wall. So, we decided to use canvas stretcher which was a dollar, from Joann's, and then picked out some fabric to wrap around it and hung it up! We love it! And what's really cool is that when we get tired of it we just go pick out some new fabric and "viola"! We have a new wall hanging! Clever huh?

Let's see...other happenings this week...

Austin slept on his actual bed and not in a sleeping bag on the floor one time. (for those of you that don't know, Austin has been a bit challenged with the whole "no crib" idea) We're getting closer though. Austin also had some tummy troubles - the spontaneous vomiting which I talked about in an earlier post, continued and landed us yet again at the doctor. Who then sent us to get x-rays. Austin had his stomach, back and chest x-rayed, and thankfully everything turned out ok. The doctor seems to think he has acid reflux and has him on some pills that are suppose to cure it pretty quick. We haven't had any puke since Sunday! Yipee!! I can't tell you what it was like to see my little baby boy up on an x-ray table to be x-rayed. Tore my heart out and made me realize yet again just how much I love that little man. For those of you who are mothers out there you know what I mean - I was so scared for him, but he was the bravest little man and we're all good now!

And now for my biggest announcement - My Christmas shopping is finished!! YIPEE!! Shawn has yet to start his, but MINE is DONE!! I can't wait to see the kids' faces on Christmas morning when there are a zillion presents under the tree (yes, I may have went over board, but how can I not when my kids are so cute!). My brother and his family will be here tomorrow - Austin and Ashlyn can't wait to play with their cousins! My sister and her FIANCE (Nick) will be here tomorrow also. Then Shawn and I are off for the Turner Christmas in Manhattan on Saturday - another fun filled day with lots of cousins for the kids to play with - and lots of good food for prego Stephanie to eat! And then Christmas Eve will consist of going out to look at Christmas lights (with popcorn and hot cocoa) and eating yummy potato soup. Gotta love Christmas!!

Until Santa comes....hope you are having the time of your life!

ST