"I don't like to use paint stirrers." -13 weeks (for a few more hours)

This weekend Jimmy and I finally began painting the nursery. I think he's been wanting to do it since our birth class, but we hadn't really had a chance to yet. He sent me out last Friday to pick out the paint, but naturally, I had about 8 different colors that were really all the same color green, and I couldn't pick. I wanted him to have input and at the time it was incredibly important (impending stressful things, not quite ready to post about yet).

On Saturday, we got up and went to Havelock, had lunch, and picked out our paint. We were in WalMart and of course I got a little distracted by baby things. He asked me if I'd looked at cribs there. He acted like he really wanted to get the crib bought that weekend. His grandma had so generously offered to buy us the crib we wanted, originally from Target, but it was out of stock online and in limited stock in stores. I told him no and he asked if there was a specific reason. I said since I'd registered at Target I hadn't really looked at anywhere else, but the brand of the crib was more important than where it was bought. We looked at a few and at first I didn't see what I wanted...then I saw it. Almost the exact same crib as the one in Target, $10 less, and IN STOCK! We were so excited!

Saturday evening, we got everything (except my antique chiffarobe) out of the nursery and arranged it in the sewing/music/guest room. I'm always amazed at what we can get done when we're motivated. For so long I've just been okay with the thought of, "This room is just a mess, and there's not much I can do," but when we got into that spare room and needed to be cleaned out, we were able to do it and it feels so much better. Which has led me to another revelation. We have too much crap. It amazes me all the little things we've thrown out or put in the give away pile. We don't need little trinkets, gadgets, and things, because it seems like that's what we've mostly thrown out, or it's in packages that have never even been opened. It makes me want to have a trash can at my front door and just sort through anything tempted to enter. It's making me feel a lot better about simplifying things for Christmas though!

I was sitting on the couch, finishing up thank you cards (and most are sent out! Just need a few addresses to send out the rest!) and I hear it. A very loud bad word. I knew it. I just don't expect for us to complete a project without something happening. If it doesn't happen, it's just a pleasant surprise! The next thing I know, Jimmy is bringing his drop cloth sheet out the front door and lets me know he has spilled paint on the floor. Oh geeze. I immediately Google, "remove latex paint from carpet." Apparently it will be hard to get up. I ask him how it happened and he says something along the lines of shaking the paint. I asked him why he didn't use a paint stirrer and he says, "I don't like to use paint stirrers." We spend the next 20 minutes or so scrubbing up paint as best we can, and joking about what kind of rugs we'll have to get to cover up the stains. Jimmy thinks a carpet shampooer may help, but I'm doubtful. But I've seen him use paint stirrers since then!

Sunday he began working on the mural. It looks really great so far! We are going to add some fence posts and he wants to do the dogs' heads looking over the fence. It is going to be so beautiful! I'm so excited. I was able to assemble the crib yesterday and just needed Jimmy's help to put in the mattress supporter. We got the changer out of storage--Lauren and Travis had given it to us over a year ago and it had been in the kitchen as a storage piece. When we redid the kitchen, we put into storage and kind of forgot about it being a changer! It helps bring the room together. We can't hardcore organize in there yet, until the mural is finished, but I'm good with that. It's really exciting to see progress!