Today is gorgeous and has me thinking about spring cleaning, gardening, yard clean-up, vacations!!! January and February always seem endless, but then March hits and before I know it summer is over and Thurm is going back to school. January I was exhausted from growing a baby and didn't do a thing but nap and watch movies. February I felt better, but its February, what do you do in Feb other than hibernate? March is going great so far! I finally painted our stairwell that needed to be finished. I had it all painted except for ONE CORNER! Ridiculous! As I was finally painting it I tried to think of when I originally started... I think I was pregnant with Jens. What is it about being pregnant that makes me want to paint? My best friend made me some quilt tops 6 months ago and all I had to do was find backs, tie them, and bind them. And I finally got those done! Woohoo!
Thurm and I have been talking about the many projects we would like to do on our house this spring/summer:
1. Refinish our wood floors
2. Re-do our bathroom
3. Plant grass in the backyard
4. Build shelves in 3 different spots.
5. Make an adorable nursery for our new baby.
6. Move the boys into the same room, paint, buy bunkbeds, etc.
My mom has said she will take the boys for spring break so we can work on some of these. We have limited funds, so we'll probably only get to do a couple of these, but I can't decided which ones. Our bathroom is the worst and needs it the most, but its a huge undertaking and we have limited skills. And when I say limited, I mean that we have none. We can't do it. We are stupid when it comes to home improvement. I can paint, sloppily. Thurm can hammer, but the nails end up crooked. We can saw, but the board ends up 6 inches short. We are the type of people who should rent, so someone else takes care of the problems.
Thurm has been running again- so far in 2012 he has run a 5k, 10k, 15k, and is training for a 25k in two weeks. And then in April he has the SLC 1/2 marathon. Historically, he quits running after the 1/2 marathon and doesn't start again till January of the next year. He's hoping to break tradition this year and keep running. I have been doing an exercise class four mornings a week. I started in January and am hoping to keep it up through June. Maybe I won't gain the 60 pounds I have gained with my last two babies.
Quinn and Jens have been fighting non-stop the last month over ownership of toys. One always wants the toy the other has. They break down into tears. Jens screams like he just broke his arm. Its pretty exhausting. I'm getting really good at ignoring my children. Jens learned how to get out of his crib last month, so now he gets rocked to sleep at nap time. Spoiled little guy. But 15 mins of rocking is alot easier than an hour and a half of putting him back in his crib. Quinn has been into computer games. He can now turn on the computer, launch the internet, and click the bookmark for fisher-price games for toddlers. He is three and I'm already scared about how well he can use the computer.
