Mamma will be here shortly.

So I'm not going to lie: I'm tired. Today I have fallen asleep a couple of times. So pathetic. hahahahaha. My house is sort of clean, and Miaya is sort of content, and Dustin is too, so it's alright. We haven't yet finished the master bedroom, but are aiming to be done with it by this weekend. We just need to figure out what to do about getting carpet in the room. And then we can move everything around. Dustin and Ray painted the walls the other day. We have everything we need to finish the job, just not someone to install the carpet. There is a guy in our neighborhood who is a strong possibility, but I don't know if he'll be able to do it this week. We will find out soon.

Today Mamma flies in at 5:50pm. We will go and grab her, bring her home and eat dinner, then head out to Miaya's dance performance. It starts at 8 pm, but we are supposed to be there at 7. I figure if we are there by 7:30, we will be alright. :) It goes until 10, or somewhere around that time. It'll be interesting to see how long I last. For her Nutcracker performance, we had to worry about how long Miaya would be okay. This time it's me. hahahahahaha.

No baby yet, by the way. I'm feeling fine, other than being so tired. No regular contractions, no water breaking, nothing too bad. Yet. hahahahaha. My due date isn't until next week, so it could potentially be another week or two. hahahaha. We'll just have to see.

Here are a bunch of progress shots of the room. It has been a long process. It looks even better than any of these shots, because painting is pretty much done. Thank goodness. :)

Miaya's dance rehearsal yesterday. They are dancing to Just Sing by the Carpenters, or whomever sings it.  And then playing at the park after practicing. The perfromance is at Murray Park Amphitheater tonight and tomorrow night at 8 pm. :)

The coup is finished.

This is the chicken coup all finished up. Dustin is so handy, if I do say so myself. No plans, except the one inside his head. His step dad helped build it, and it drove Ray nuts, because Dustin didn't have anything down on paper, and Ray needs things down on paper. Turned out well. The chickens adore their home. They are happy little buggers.

I read this on a blog I read. I like it. 

You are the trip I did not take;

You are the pearls I cannot buy;
You are my blue Italian lake;
You are my piece of foreign sky.
(“To My Child,” quoted in Charles L. Wallis, ed., The Treasure Chest [1965], 54)

And here is a pic of me taken by Miaya in all my pregnant glory. Let's see, I am now 35 weeks along out of 40. This was taken a couple of weeks ago, so I am bigger. :D hahahaha. Baby and I are quite healthy. Dustin and I are just getting ready to have 2 kids instead of 1. It will be an interesting transition going from being a family of 3 to a family of 4. And having a wee one in the house again. I am thinking in about 4 weeks, we will have a new baby.

More of the chicken coop.

The neighbor kids always end up in our yard, just like Miaya ends up in their yards. Here they are pretending to be chickens in the chicken coop. It's coming along quite nicely. Actually, Dustin finished it last night, and I'll post the finished pics when I upload them. :)

Good times.

Miaya's First Bike

Last fall around Miaya's birthday, we thought we should get her a bike. But it was right before snow, and she seemed too little, so we waited. Now she seems to be too big. We went to the DI where all kids bikes are 5 dollars, and found one we actually liked. We bought training wheels, slime, and the helmet and knee pads (they came together and are cute.) and she was ready to go. She loves it and wants to ride it everyday. 

The chicken coop

Last week, Ray came over and got quite a bit of the chicken coop done. Miaya helped him out. hahahahhaa. She asked loads of questions, and handed him the screws. :D It's coming along nicely. 

Our Easter Weekend.

This is what we woke up to on Sunday morning! It was a wild night. The wind blew and the snow fell. It was still so lovely, though. I hid eggs and Dustin and Miaya went and found them all. It was so much fun.

Conference was so good! Saturday was spent listening to conference, and so was Sunday. So uplifting, so good. I am grateful for conference.

On Sunday we also went to go and see the elk, bison, and little horses between sessions.

These little horses were so cute! Big horses intimidate me lots, but these were such friendly little guys. Miaya has no problem with any animal she has met yet. Dustin's uncle has horses, and they scare me a bit. They are more aggressive than I like. hahahaha. Miaya is not intimidated. She is one fearless young lady.

She adores the chickens too. She always wants to hold them. I can't reach them anymore, because my belly is really big, and prevents me from reaching into the bottom of their little pen. haahhahahahahaha. They are not chicks anymore. They are chickens. They really are fun to have, though. Dustin is out numbered by the ladies in our house. We have one male in the house: Dustin. We have many females:  Me, Miaya, Moose, and the 5 chickens. hahahahaha. I hope we have a boy, just to even the numbers up a tiny bit. hahahhaah. Kidding. I don't mind having another girl, or a little boy. It will be awesome, no matter what.

P.S. Look how huge my belly is in the horse pic! And I still have two months!! hahahaha. I feel alright, for the most part, though. :D

Working on the room

These pictures are from several weeks ago. Before we got the chickens, and we've had them for at least a month. Miaya loves to help Dusitn. She is his little helper. :D So fun. We are getting the chickens outside this week, I think. Then we can finish it up and move it. Woo hoo!