Goodbye Mr. Miyagi

I woke up Thanksgiving morning to my sister-in-law yelling down to Mike:

"Mr. Miyagi died!"

Mike was a big fan of the Karate Kid movie, that's why his sister felt COMPELLED to wake us up so early and tell us that!

Anyway, on to other things...

Since I haven't posted in awhile, lots to catch up on. Baby showers have been in full force with our family and friends being way generous. We couldn't appreciate it more and have enjoyed seeing everyone as well. The most recent one was over the weekend up north with Mike's friends. We came home loaded down with all kinds of stuff. The baby's room is overflowing!

I put up the wallpaper border a few weeks ago, we bought a dresser, and have a bassinette, so I think we're pretty ready to go. The crib is still in the box, so as soon as we move the bed out of the guest room, we can put that up. Madison is going to be in for a rude awakening-her bed is getting moved! She pretty much sleeps in there every night.

Mike and Matt did the ceiling in the basement and were progressing nicely. Unfortuately, we've had a couple of major financial hits come up that have told us that we have to put things on hold. 2 weeks ago my car broke down on the way home from work (belt tensioner) and cost a chunk of change to get fixed. When we got home from Thanksgiving on Saturday night, we had no heat. Our furnace needed a circuit board. This also cost a bit to get fixed because it was a weekend and a holiday one at that! (labor charges suck). So, the wood to finish the basement walls is going to have to wait.

Christmas is going to suck for us this year-I love to give, but we just aren't going to be able to do much of it this time. I guess everyone has these types of years/events that happen.

Baby is doing well and we're at week 35 this week. 5 weeks left and counting. My major complaints at this point are acid reflux, swollen ankles and feet, and back aches! :) All worth it!

Our Thanksgiving was spent in Babbitt and we had a really good time. It was cold, colder then down in the cities. Madison enjoyed running around in the snow. I had never been up there at Thanksgiving time, so it was fun to see how the lake was beginning to freeze over. Then, all the sudden overnight, it did! Wish I had taken a picture.