Driveway Construction

This is Augustine's driveway. He's very proud of his building skills, especially on a soft bed AND a with little brother around who loves to demo...it's an accomplishment to complete a project!

Fun Events

So we are still waiting around for this baby to make his appearance. I have some tests I have to pass tomorrow. If I pass, they won't induce me until Monday. If I fail they will induce me tomorrow. I'm hoping to pass and go into labor naturally somewhere between Saturday night and Monday early. My doctor was called away until Saturday night. Oy. My birthing teams never pan out the way I plan them to. 

This week is CASNR Week on East Campus and there are all sorts of events. Turns out my dad won the only teacher award! (It's the first one listed)

He was also one of 8 nominees for Advisor of the Year. My parents had no idea he had won the teaching award until it was announced (they both missed it in the program!) so it was an extra fun surprise. 

There was another event at the Union yesterday so my parents took the boys for fun...and boy did they have fun! Games, prizes, dinner, G&G! They came home with lots to tell us and lots of prizes. Augustine got three whistles and said "now we can take that off my birthday list". He's had a whistle on his list since last year...wonder why he didn't get one.

Augustine said this game was his favorite once he mustered up the courage to try it. 

And of course Lewis' favorite part was the ice cream.

Raising Canes must have been a sponsor because they gave away these lemonade stands. We are actually having a lot of fun with them! They were fun to assemble and put stickers on, and now our various "guys" are coming to buy lemonade. 

Thanks G&G for the break...er...I mean adventure!

Sunday Afternoon

Yard work is one of the top five things to do with Daddy at our house. As I headed out to my Godson's 1st Holy Communion Mass, the above photo was the scene. Everyone content with their jobs. We even let Lewis try out the dandelion digger for the first time. It was a hit. Augustine loved it at Lewis' age too, and still does. 

Our yard is being reseeded soon. Here's hoping it looks even a little smidge better than it does. I never knew how much a nice lawn mattered to me until I didn't have one. My parents keep their lawn pretty pristine, so I guess I've been accustom to it and didn't realize. I also like minimal landscaping. Just well kept, tidy grass is appealing to me. I think landscaping confuses my brain. But I digress...

Congratulations to Harrison! I can't believe you're already a second grader. So glad I could celebrate with you!

The Due Date

Here we are again...for the third time...on our due date and what are we doing? Everything except having a baby. Why do these Burda boys love to cook for so long?!

Here's the photo for the baby book...just like the big brothers have in their books. 

Today I got a prenatal massage (heavenly), played with friends who graciously stopped over to keep my mind off of not being done with this gig yet, played "air traffic controller" with the boys, didn't nap at all - not even the 3 year old, ran errands with Grandma Susan, and went out to dinner with Grandma Kathleen. 

As I've told your brothers, little baby: get out. We want you to join us out here!

A New Day

We are starting out today fresh...and with good smells in our house...

One of those days...

I'm two days away from my due date and SO VERY READY to have this little boy on the outside. There isn't much more preparing we can do, and this weekend was supposed to be the quiet before the storm...except a different storm hit today. 

We all got up and started our Saturday as usual...read books with Daddy, kept grumpiness to a minimum (I'm not a morning person), read the paper, played, and made breakfast. Things were fine. 

Until the toaster started on fire. 

No flames, but a lot of smoke, and burnt-to-a-crisp waffles. It's an old toaster and didn't pop when it should have. I smelled it in the living room and ran to the kitchen. I unplugged it and took it out the back door. I opened the entire house (all two windows that actually open and both doors) but the smell. Ug. Smoke smell is awful, and it makes Logan terribly congested for weeks. 

So we set out to clean all the surfaces off as Google told us to do, and we took all the curtains down to wash them, etc. In 3 minutes we had a full days worth of cleaning to do. Everything smelled like smoke...including my bags of stuff packed for the hospital. Ug. So Logan took the laundry downstairs to start it up. 

That's when he found out the main drain had backed up in the laundry room...for the second time in 48 hours. 

That's also when Logan noticed the washing machine wasn't working. 

So I called the plummer...again...but they wouldn't let me schedule an appointment this time. No, this time my landlord had to call in. So I called/texted the landlord but he was on his way to his daughters Confirmation Mass and couldn't do much right then.  

I got in the shower to try to make it to my prenatal massage appointment, but two minutes into my shower Logan came in and said the main drain was backing up so fast from my shower that the water was almost out of the laundry room and on the carpet.

So no laundry, no shower, and no toilets. But lots of smoke smell. 

I cancelled my appointment. We cleaned up what we could. The boys played really nicely for a while while I got all my stress out by crying. My husband cleaned like a maniac despite his crazy 40 week pregnant wife. We tried to have nap time but, of course, the plummers showed up right as quiet time commenced. How do they have such horrible timing every time?!

That's when I called Grandma. 

We let the plummers finish their work and headed to G&G's for playing and dinner. Grandma Susan bought us a new toaster. We picked up groceries. Logan got the washer working again and finished the laundry. And then it was bed time. 

I went to my landlord's house to apologize for interrupting Confirmation and we got to talking about the hospital we planned to give birth at. 

That's when I realized the hospital never called me to confirm my registration. 

So I called them and let's just say I was seriously starting to question their ability to provide quality care. 

So I called the other hospital two days before my due date and asked for a tour. They said sure! How about tonight? So we toured and switched hospitals two days out. 

That's about enough for today. I'm spent. 

A Good Day of Play

Miracle of miracles...the boys though of, set up, and played nicely a game of cars & trucks!!! It lasted a satisfying amount of time. I just sat on the couch and tried to be invisible. 

From after naps on they were outside. They rode bikes, played on the playground, played with the neighbors, made mud soup, and spent time swinging. Augustine only came in because it was his bed time. 

You know it's a good day when your bathroom walls look like this ^.