Having fun

We are having way too much fun with Spencer!

Isn't he cute?

We have not been keeping up on our journaling and the time is racing past us.  Spencer is now over 7 weeks old and is growing at a rapid rate. He is a very happy baby, and we all adore him!

Joseph has been home for 3 weeks now and we have been trying to catch up from lost time; this is never possible, but we have been busy trying to organize our house, and in turn our lives!  

We have gone through every closet and drawer and dejunked the whole house. We certainly still have de-junking to do, but at least it is a good solid start!!  We have found Legos and hair accessories in every corner and have returned them to their rightful homes and have found new homes for all the other things. We have re-arranged furniture and added some furniture to help with the organizational efforts and have great hopes that we will finally get on top of everything.  The yard is a completely different story!

We found the dresser and night stand at "Those Were the Days" for a great price after looking at furniture stores and garage sales. Finally something that worked out just right- all they needed was a little black spray paint!

Took Zach's old bed and sprayed it black too! Yea for Kaija, places to put things away!!!

We have cleared out the "room of requirement", which has also been known as the guest room, and are getting ready to make some repairs and tend to the painting and preparing of the room for Joseph's organ which is now officially in Warrensburg.  He is anxious to get practicing again, so perhaps by Christmas time he will be pulling out all the stops!

One last piece of info, we finally gave up on our stove, because it gave up on us.  This being the case, we have brought in a new addition to our home, a beautiful baby Bosch (duel fuel convection)!  I think I might just start to cook again, it has been a long 2 years of glass top cooking and random failed baking experiences.  I am now in love, and the family feels pretty glad about this new relationship, especially when that means experiencing perfectly delicious cinnamon rolls! 

Even Joseph is anxious to cook with this beauty, and I am going through my ridiculous recipe files which include a large zip lock baggie full of loose recipes written on any number of random pieces of paper.  Yes friends, the time has come, I am in desperate need of organization.

Please feel free to send me any of your great ideas/tricks to help us in our organizational journey, and don't be stingy with your favorite recipes that I can add to my new organized and amazing recipe files!! 
(Well soon to be anyway!)