Wrapping up loose ends

With just a few short weeks to go before D-Day (delivery), I've been trying to get some things in order since I figure I won't have the energy to do much except newborn care here shortly. :)

We did finish our gardening project. I am really, really happy with how it turned out, and the plants seem to be doing very well, which is a feat in and of itself. :)



I've also been working on wrapping up sub plans for my maternity leave. It makes me very paranoid to have someone in my classroom for that long, especially at the beginning of the school year. I've realized that I definitely have some control issues with my classroom! Anyhow, hopefully I can get the finishing touches on my binder of materials, and I can put that out of my mind...at least for now!

We've also spent some time hanging out with friends, swimming, and otherwise enjoying ourselves. Not much left in the lazy days of summer, I guess. Better enjoy it while I can. As much as I want Myles here (NOW!), and as sore and achy as I am (and I AM!), I realize that things will never be as they are now, so I'm trying to concentrate on enjoying this last little stretch.

37 weeks preggo

3 weeks to go! Nothing to report about when Myles is coming, but in somewhat related news, my cousin Cheryl had her baby today! Welcome Elliana! She and Myles will only be a couple of weeks apart, which is fun because Cheryl and I are only about 6 months apart in age.

Brent and I did some planting this week, with supervision from Mom. :) She is definitely in charge of the planning phase - Brent and I don't really know what we are doing! She chose beautiful flowers though, and we are very pleased with the results. We will be adding some creeping plox on the right (the hibiscus that is there in the picture isn't really part of the deal....it just happened to be there for the photo-op), but we are waiting for it to come in. I'll post a picture of that when we get that part planted.



In other news, we are enjoying our summer vacation and enjoying the last few weeks of it being just "Brent and Kara." It still seems crazy (but very exciting!) to think that pretty soon it will be "Brent and Kara and Myles" WOW....