Just a few things going on...

There are quite a few things happening here as of late. Let me fill you in.
First off - Shawn and my dad are working in the kitchen!! Yes it's true!! The cabinets are coming together - and they are beautiful. They are now hickory and gorgeous. We still have to put some varnish on, but they will stay the natural light color and then we will do a dark trim around them. I can't wait to see a finished product. Soo exciting to see progress in there. It's definitely been a bit of a pain to have the cabinets emptied out all over the place. Took awhile to find a fork tonight at dinner, but not too bad. It seems to be good motivation to get things done.
Second - it's been snowing/sleeting/icing all day here. We were suppose to get like 8 inches, but we only have maybe 3 or 4. Apparently it is a "heavy" snow though, because our big tree in the backyard that shades our whole deck is falling apart. It's not looking good, we actually saw a huge chunk out of the top fall out. So sad, I hope it recovers, but it's not looking good...not sure what will happen with that. How are we suppose to hang out on the deck and drink wine when there's no shade??
And third...potty training. Can you believe that? Yes, Gabriella is potty training. I started Friday and have had only 3 accidents. She is doing awesome, but I still can't believe how well it is going. She is so stinkin' cute in her little dora panties - wish my tushy looked that cute! She has pooped in the potty three times already which is HUGE (for those of you that don't know what a feat it is to potty train). I am a firm believer in the 3 day potty training. It has worked with my first two and so far is working with Gabriella. Time will tell. I didn't want to start yet, but last week she told me two days in a row that she needed to poop and wanted to do it on the potty. And when she was successful I decided I guess it was time. Man, they grow up fast. I don't look forward to having to carry extra outfits everywhere we go, but I will be happy when it's over. Send some prayers our way (for patience...lots and lots of patience).
I think that's about all we can handle here for now. I'm off to bed and hopefully won't be woken up until feeding time around 4am.
Hope you are having the time of your life!!
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