Baby Jaden is now due in less than three months, and my list of things to do before he arrives is growing! I realize he’ll come whether I’m “ready” or not, but I am seriously starting to stress about getting it all done. Most days I feel like a champion just for keeping up with the three kiddos I already have to chase, as well as getting a modicum of housework done. So, how will I ever get my list accomplished?

I need some serious Clean Sweep help. Or something.

Here’s a short run-down of “The Nesting List:”
1. Get a bed/mattress/bedding for Ava. Set it up in the big kids’ room, and get her comfortable sleeping there before J comes.
2. Organize the basement. (This one deserves a post all its own!)
3. Organize pretty much every other area of the house, none of which are as horrific as the basement.
4. Prepare and freeze food for after J’s arrival – breakfast foods (waffles, banana bread), as well as dinners (taco meat, sloppy joe meat, lasagna, etc, etc).
5. Stock up on diapers and wipes at bargain prices. (I don’t know why this part is stressing me out, but I just dread having to buy diapers for THREE children. I really feel like I need to get a head start in order to not destroy our budget come May.)

SO…

Does anyone have inspiration, motivation, or just plain energy to give? The countdown is on!

For those of you who may not know, Luke was in an improv comedy group in college (at Cornerstone University) called RISEN. They were (and still are) hilarious. They are just the right personalities for improv, and have been great friends. They even performed a dinner show at our wedding reception, which was oh-so-fun. Sadly, we haven’t seen them for at least four years (more for some of them). So, we were excited to have a mini-reunion at our friend Terre’s house last night. (“Mini” because we were still missing two members – Erin and Kyle.)

Here are a couple of pictures from the crazy night. (You can see more on Facebook if we’re friends.)…

Left to right: Luke, Trina, Murphy, and Wendy.

RISEN as pictured above, plus Seth (Trina’s husband) and Grace, Caleb, Ava, and me!

Thank you, Terre, for hosting! As a non-improver, I understand how CRAZY and LOUD and WACKY this group can get!

I have avoided signing up for many sites that offer free samples and coupons, because they look like predators. Well, yesterday I went against my better judgment and signed up for babytobee.com. Today I received a call to “verify my information,” and they kept me on the phone with MULTIPLE offers from their advertisers that they were sure I’d need. I said yes to their free baby coupons/samples (which is what I signed up for yesterday), and had to say no to a myriad of other annoying offers – home improvement, moving teams, credit cards, jewelry, free trials for services like Netflix, blah, blah, blah…I hope nothing worse comes out of me signing up for this stupid “service.” Maybe I should try to unsubscribe? Anyone else ever try babytobee.com?