Book finished: Rises the Night
Reading: A Storm of Swords; The Mark of Athena (with the boys)
On the Nightstand: Gun, Germs, and Steel; And the Mountains Echoed; Rise of the Governor
Making Lists: School supplies. I love this time of year. I love shopping for school supplies. Unfortunately, attempting to get the boys' supplies back to Indiana takes some planning. I finally broke down and ordered a ton of the heavy stuff (paper, tissues, wipes, etc) from Walmart because they had free shipping over $45. And I definitely spent more than $45 on those things, mainly because the school was asking for 2 reams of copy paper per student. It was cheaper to buy a box of 5 reams and ship it than shop around and then attempt to ship to there separately. I didn't add the little things (pencils, index cards, etc) because the prices were so high. I'm waiting for Target to have their big sale and then the boys can transport it all back in their new backpacks I already bought (last week's sale at Target). Even with all the hassle, this year should be easier and cheaper than last year.
On the Job: Super duper big changes this week. I am still reeling from the news. Basically I am now head of my side of the project... and I'm really scared about what that means. I don't feel confident enough with where the project is going or what's happening on the other side to make the big decisions. Plus, I won't be in office next week as it's the boys' second to last week here. I'll be working from home without any real supervision or direction. I'm planning on just doing what I was doing and figuring it out in the next few weeks, but wow! I did not see all this coming.
Crafting: No actual crafting, but I did buy some supplies and organize my stash. I was looking for cute baby themed accessories, but overall I'm always disappointed. I finally found some stickers and basic sentiment stamps that I'm okay with. I plan on making thank you and arrival cards for baby Arthur. I want to get started on the design now so I just have to fill in the details and written notes when the time comes. A group of crafting friends are all going in on a table at a local crafting resale. None of us have enough for a whole table, but put it all together and we could potentially make a but of money while getting rid of tired supplies. I spent two hours today organizing my stash and weeding out the sale stuff. About half a smaller tote bin full of sale items. Now I just need to figure out prices and get tages. Thanks Pam for putting the idea together! This coming week I'm looking forward to doing some actual crafting. At least I need to finish my stamp club homeword for Thursday. I also want to finish the embellishments on my scrapbook pages from last year. Ultimate goal: to completely up to date by the time Arthur arrives.
Watching: Nothing much, but we did introduce the boys to Back to the Future. Now they want to watch the sequels...
Pregnancy Update: Feeling uncomfortable on a daily basis. That's normal, right? I get out of breath easily. I have a bit of indigestion. Most of shoes don't fit on my sollen feet. And I have a very active baby. He loves to kick and roll right after I eat and apparently when we play Rock Band. All normal pregnancy issues (except maybe the Rock Band part). Getting a bit impatient with how slow time seems to be moving with this one. I want to be done with this pregnancy now.
Shopping Scores: School supplies and some baby clothes. Nothing too exciting...