My baby loves music & Sheldon is nesting

Classical Music that is. :) Every night we listen to music while falling asleep. First we were listening to Beethoven and my aunt told me that might be too much of a stimulant so we switched to Yanni. Well, it is back to Beethoven. As she definitely didn't like Yanni. While listening to Beethoven I would get little hits and kicks every now and then in time with the music....I loved it (didn't have to give her a sugar high to get her to move). Then with Yanni, nothing!! Nada!! She sleeps right through it. So it is back to Beethoven.

You should see us at naptime. I am doing my best to tap on my belly in beat with the music...but if you know me...you know that I have no rhythm at all and cannot keep count. She does a much better job.

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I have found that Sheldon is getting the nesting instinct. We had to make a list of all the projects that need to be done. I thought it was what was supposed to be done this weekend. No....it was shortterm and longterm. YIKES. I was exhausted just writing the list. Luckily for me, a lot of the projects are ones he has to do. So my section of the list isn't as bad.

TFL and hope you have a great weekend.

Jennie

Vote for the next Gallery Idol

Hi....

Papercrafts magazine finally has the cards up for voting. I figured I would help broadcast it...as it is on the new site.

THere are 2 pages of cards to look through...and then I guess you click on I love it to vote. So only vote once.

Here is the link..... VOTE HERE
TFL

Jennie

PS....you have unill noon on friday to vote for the first round.

New Living Room

Hi...

I am sure some people are sick of me talking about this now. :) But I am so excited. It has been such a long time since I have had ny new furniture. My other sofa was hurting my behind so bad. And being pregnant definitely doesn't help.

Originally, we went to Ashley furniture to buy a set we saw a few months ago. The salesperson said to come back for the 4th of July sale. Well, we had two problems when we came back.....first the furniture wasn't in the store. And I wanted to try it out again before buying to make sure it was comfortable. The second, the cost went up $50.00 from last time (it wasn't on sale) and the delivery cost went up an additional $25.00.

So we told them we would think it over and come back.....so since I was bummed I decided to go to Big Lots to see if there was any crafting supplies. While there we walked around looking at the furniture....and in the back....they had a very similar sofa to the one I had originally looked at at Ashley....even made by Ashley. However, it was a better fabric and color and the shape was a bit different...not as boxy. The best part it was cheaper. I believe it was originally almost $200 less, then because it was the floor model and had a few minor dings and stains we received an additional 20% off and their $100 sales incentive.

Not only was the couch there but the storage ottoman too.....and it was 1/2 price of what we saw at Ashley...plus we also receive a 20% discount because of some dings. Now, I am not sure about anyone else....however, I know that my having these pieces in my house for a week I will probably spill or scratch something up.....so getting a great sales price....that doesn't bother me. :)

So we had it delivered and the delivery company we used was great. We were going to have it delivered on Wednesday as we needed to find a way to remove old furniture. So I told Sheldon that I would put it up on Craigslist and say it had to be gone by Sunday....that way he had today to find someone to help him remove it if there were no takers. (You can see why I thought there would be no takers.)


We definitely didn't think there would be. However, we received several calls. And it was picked up yesterday. So I called the delivery company today and they delivered it right at 5:00.

So, I definitely have to say.....look at alternatives to the expensive furniture companies. I never though I would buy a Sofa at Big Lots....but wow we saved a lot of money and received better service overall than at Ashley.

TFL

Jennie

PS...any decorating tips would be great. I want to accent with yellow as it is in our painting...however, Sheldon wants to do red. Plus you can see that the kitties love it.

I never posted what we were going to have....

I was so stressed and nervous...however, when we went to see the specialist last week I forgot to post it....everything was fine. :) The baby's heart, brain, and everything seemed to be growing properly. I was on target for weight and size. (I was a bit nervous about that as I hadn't gained a lot of weight...but in reality I don't need to.)

We have pics but haven't scanned them yet. :)

Drum Roll Please......

IT IS A GIRL!!!!!! We are going to name her Abigail Danielle.

Poor Sheldon is in such trouble....I have already been on a buying spree....girl clothes are so cute. :)

Jennie

Unexpected trip & on TV (Kind of)

Sheldon and I ended up going to North Carolina so that he could work on his samples at UNC. We didn't think it was going to happen and I had called my mom the day before to tell her that....however, I didn't listen to my voice mail. :) So I ended up having to call her back. We left last Wednesday and came back on Tuesday.

We had a great time.....I was able to visit with my mom and stepdad while Sheldon was off working. Plus, we ended up going to the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Science Museum. That was pretty interesting.

NOw we are home and we have very upset kitties....they won't leave us (me) alone. I am going to go crazy....all they want is 24/7 worth of attention. Oh wait, that is what they wanted before. LOL

Yesterday, I was supposed to clear out some stuff around the house. However, I joined a PC Pro Swap on PaperCrafts and it was a fast turnaround....only 2 weeks and I had to make 11 cards. So I worked on that all afternoon/evening yesterday. I guess this swap is going to be on tv.

The theme is summertime fun---Birthday or Thank you's. I left my inside blank so the cards can be used as either. I had already colored my images (as I was going to use them for New Year's cards) so that saved me a lot of time.

However, I did lots of layers and fake sewing....I cannot wait until I can learn how to sew for real.

Thanks for looking. Jennie

Here are the Swap Cards

I joined a scrap/already stamped image swap and I made the following cards for it. I received the images from Deb at Sharing My Obsession. I was pretty lucky to have a bunch of scrap SU pattern paper.

I like to call it---what do a skunk, hippo and cat have in common???


This last card is a challenge card I made for today's challenge on Paper Crafts Magazine. It needed to include---teal, red, a button, and chipboard.


TFL

Jennie

Okay.....some of the latest Cards

I don't even think that I can post them all in one posting and I can only put 4 pictures in at once. That tells you have busy I have been. I had signed up for a bunch a swaps and want to get them done before I get too busy with baby stuff. Plus, I have bought some new stamps and want to use them. (If you cannot tell....my buying freeze has come to an end. However, most of the items I have bought is because I have sold a bunch of stuff on eBay and it has come from my PayPal account.)

Here are some of the just because cards..... TFL Jennie

I have been so far behind....

Not only on my blog but checking out my friend's blogs. I am so sorry about that. I have been creating but not feeling very communicative lately. Does anyone else go through stages like that?

We go to the doctor's on Tuesday and find out if it is a boy or girl. I hate to say that I am always thinking that something is wrong. We went on the 10th and heard the heartbeat and all. However, the minute I leave I think that there is something wrong. It is still too early to feel the baby move....and I was thinking that I could feel movement...but I haven't noticed as much lately. I figure 1 the baby is getting bigger so it will feel different and 2 the baby is probably movement when I am not paying attention. So this has been taking up a bit of my attention....my worrying. :)

Poor Sheldon has been getting the brunt end of the deal....not only have I been worrying about the baby, but our sink died and we had to wait almost 2 weeks to get the replacement part (just came today) and we have been hit by sugar ants. So I have been a real grouch.

Thanks for listening!!!! I will do in a separate post some of the items I have made.

Jennie

I completed 3 swaps in the last 2 days

WOW!!! I have been busy. Well not really. Since I didn't do too much else. I finished up two swaps to be sent to inkypingers on PC website. Let's here it for the boys & Fundie Undies swap. Then I started and finished up a swap for Just Kelli which was for a paper doll swap. (My mermaid started as a template for a cookie cutter that I found on the internet.)

Let's see if you can guess which is for which? (Which means I am too tired to separate everything.)

TFL

Jennie

PS...I fixed my blog...I guess that really did mean yesterday was Friday the 13th.

OOPS!!!

If you cannot tell....I messed up my blog. :) I was following some directions on getting rid of the lines around my web banner....and I didn't realize i moved my side bar too. SO then I tried to go back....and that didn't work....so then I said...do classic...and then it deleted all the changes I made. And now it is in some crazy mode to where I cannot edit the template.....so I will have to figure it out. Or chance sites....I am checking out wordpress...but so far it hasn't been any easier.

Jennie

Father's Day Card

Hi, I used my new Penny Black clear Stamps the other day to make this card. I had Sheldon's dad in mind while making it. Now I have to make a couple of more cards. I was going to do it yesterday...however, I went to the library and found a bunch of books to read. Plus, my husband's boss told Sheldon of a game he had been playing on Facebook so I decided to check it out. I think this is the first time in 6 months I have been on Facebook. The game is called Scramble...it is a mixture of Scrabble and Boggle. You create words/steal words/defend words by changing them into new words/create new words for 2 or more words someone else has already created. I do have to say the computer cheats or I am going to have to read the dictionary to discover more words. Every word that I decided to put in there....it says isn't a real word...but man some of the words it comes up with. LOL Well....after having tired wrists I quite playing. I think one bad thing about pregnancy is that you receive every ailment in the book. This time it is Carpal Tunnel.

Hope you have a great day.

PS....if you haven't joined....Paper Crafts Magazine is doing its yearly Gallery Idol Contest. The first round card theme is Friendship. You can make as many as you want. And the prize package is pretty cool. Come look at their rules and guidelines but pretty much anyone can join....except me....Sheldon has told me I cannot join as I get too stressed out. :)

Another Whipper Snapper

Hi....

Here is a card I finished up last night. This is another image that I colored on Friday while watching tv with dh. As you can tell I am still not that great with my copics....I only have 12 of them....so I try a few little tips to make the colors lighter/darker. I think this card weighs more than the baby right now....I used so many layers.

TFL Jennie