After months of saying I would post pictures of the nursery, here it is. It is not finished yet, but you get the general idea. The walls are painted "lilypad," which is a softer, yet limey green. We got quite the deal on the crib. We ended up buying it from a girl in Springfield, MA for $125. She was asking $150, but I talked her down. Pretty good. It is lovely. Exactly what we had in mind. The bedding was purchased from Pottery Barn. Total price-$208.25. Probably a bit much for a baby, but it is rather cute. We bought the sign from the Paper Store in Leominster and the letters from Walmart. They put us through quite the ordeal. Chris and I initially saw them and bought five of the six letters at $1.79 each. They didn't have an "e" in stock, but we assumed they would get one in eventually. No such luck. We returned to Walmart several more times with no success. I called Lisa to check in Bismarck, only consonants left. I looked online--nothing. My Mom checked in Minot and called Williston, who said they were being clearanced. I asked Jessica to check in Billings, but assumed she'd find nothing. Consequently, Chris and I returned all the letters to Walmart and purchased some runners-up at Target. Not our favorites, but would do the trick if necessary. Jessica called saying she found the correct letter, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding. She bought an "i." In the meantime, Chris went to Maine for a bachelor party and decided to check at the Walmart there. Low and behold, the letter was found!! I was shocked and thrilled. I put on the bows and hung them. They are adorable. I have also ordered two flower prints from art.com for $25.00, but they have not arrived. I am most likely going to buy a deep pink rug for the floor and that will be it. The nursery will be complete. It is exactly what I wanted, not babyish, but girly-cute. Hope Claire likes it too.
Yes, indeeedy do. 0.0 is exactly the amount of weight I lost this week. Irritating! Here's the breakdown: number of times I cheated on my diet--ZERO! number of times I worked out--FIVE!! (running, no less). Now that is a mean, mean slap in the face. After I picked myself off the floor and resisted the urge to throw the scale through my window, I've come to realize that it is time to call in the big guns. There will be no messing around. Through a very valuable (HA!--sense the sarcasm) inservice this year, I've learned that I am "Green," meaning logical, research based, problem solver, mathmatical thinker. I am applying the same thought and strategy to my 'get fit' adventure. There will be no relying on the treadmill to tell me how much I've burned. That thing lies, LIES, LIES!! Take for example, the fact that each time I worked out, I burned at least 300 calories--most often 350, my pulse was around 87 (which is pretty much a near death resting ...
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