Blogging in Bed

The computer still hasn't got a home where it is convenient for me to use it during the day, but we pulled it out tonight to catch up on a t.v. series we like (and record, except our tivo had a problem and missed two episodes), so I thought I had better take a moment and update my blog, since I really want to do better at keeping up with it. I promise...

Not much exciting happened last week. We are still waiting for the cabinets to come in so our contractor can get our work station/toy storage installed. The counter tops arrived last week, but they are keeping them at the hardware store until everything is in. I also met with the artist who is designing me art glass cabinet pulls. She has some great pieces started and I am excited to have a one of a kind knob on all of my cabinets. The wider pulls (with the 3 inch gap between the two screws, if you know what I mean) will match the stainless steel stove, so when everything is in our kitchen should have a modern pop to it. And a coat of bright green paint should liven it up a lot. I am very excited to have new, clean counters to work on.

Olivia is still working on walking behind things and hasn't quite figured out whether she wants to stand unassisted or not. She's had a couple brief (2 or 3 seconds) attempts at standing on her own, but she sits down pretty fast when she realizes that no one is supporting her. I'm sure she will be running before too long. She's also been attempting to do the three steps that are up to Abby's bed (it's one of those "dog steps" you used to see advertised on t.v. It works great for helping a little girl into and out of her bed). We've got to get something figured out to keep her away from all our stairs while still letting Abby easily get to the potty. Good thing I'm still faster than Olivia.

In the saga of whether or not I am going back to work we've also made no progress. The offer to work with the other two attorneys still stands, but it is riding on them getting a contract to provide all the public defender services for the county. And we haven't talked salary yet, so it could still get to the point where I have a job offer, but not one that pays enough to cover child care and other expenses. So, we are still praying and waiting. I didn't seek this out, so if it comes about it will be just another "God thing" that has happened to us. We're amassing quite a list of those...

Abby and I are starting a preschool workbook and art projects during Olivia's nap time. She has been showing increase ability to concentrate on an activity and has been thriving in Sunday school, so we figured it was time to start working on some basics at home. Today we bought a workbook, construction paper, scissors, and crayons. I really hope I don't regret the scissors purchase... For good measure Abby also snuck a Tangled (the latest Disney princess movie) t-shirt and a Michigan Wolverines t-shirt into the cart. Since she's outgrown a lot of what we had for her to wear this spring I figured I'd let her get away with selecting her own shirts. It took almost 10 minutes for her to decide which Tangled shirt she wanted. I think there were 8 or 9 options. She is going to be very disappointed if she wants to be a shopper like Grandma Mary and is limited to the Soo for her stores.