Nesting?

Maybe not in the traditional sense at all- But I have been itching to redo my blog for about a week now... and clean out my e-mail inbox... and purge the amount of friends I have on Facebook....

I can now claim two and a half checks for my "technology nesting". (My e-mail inbox still has some work to do!!) Recently, I have had zero energy and drive to do any "real" nesting for Malachi. I don't want to wash anything, I don't want to sort anything, I don't want to organize, I don't want to decorate, heck, I don't even want to clean my house. Period. I hope this stage ends soon! I know it'll drive me crazy if we're not cleaned-up and rearing to go when Malachi comes home.

Meanwhile, I will continue to sit in front of the fan, with my feet up, munching on cookies, and cleaning up my technology clutter.

Time for...

...a Sunday afternoon nap!

Bringing Baby Home

One of Malachi's take home outfits. Picked out by her dad!

Apple Pancakes

I must say, I LOVE allrecipes.com. It is an amazingly easy site to use and all the feedback provided on each recipe posted is invaluable to this learning to cook wife. We actually have meals like mushroom burgers, chicken stroganoff, italian meatballs, etc. I love it. You should check it out.

A recent gem I discovered was apple pancakes. I'm trying to learn how to make pancakes from scratch is this is one of my attempts. I took the apple pancake recipe I found and added a valentine twist to it for my sweet husband. It didn't turn out to pretty, but they were good!! Here's some pictures:

My learning points are: Do apple shaving, not apple chunks. Sift flour! And make the pink batter with out apple pieces in it. :)

I Guess its Time...

... for an update!!

My goodness time just continues to keep flying by! Please, someone tell me it does slow down at some point, at least for a little while? Please?

Our little girl is growing and thriving, we had a check-up Monday and set a tentative induction date if she doesn't come sooner. So, by May 25th we'll be meeting Malachi!! Its sooo exciting and nerve racking all in one! I just find it so hard to believe we're only 7 weeks away from being full blown parents. Wow.

As far as non-baby news, I'm currently subbing and LOVE it. I just love how the classroom brings so much joy to my heart every time I'm in one. With the crazy budget cuts in education, finding a job is very stressful , especially pregnant. Please be praying that God opens doors for us, somewhere. Casey has been working, working, working. He has the most amazing work ethic and drive to provide for us, I'm so thankful. He's currently looking into going back to school in the fall (definitely will if I have a teaching job) and has been meeting with several great folks as ASU to figure out exactly what education path he wants to pursue to reach his long term goals. Its been a ride so far!

There is the quicky on us!! I have some other posts I'd like to get up over the next couple of days, so we'll see if I actually get to them!