Diaper Free!

Abigail no longer wears diapers. At all. Not even at night! Amélie still wears them to bed, but both girls are doing really well. They have been a bit grumpy the last couple days, but other than that they are still happy.

Naomi is pretty sick though. She had a late night of work on Thursday and hasn't really recovered from it. I am guessing she will stay home tomorrow, but we have report meetings this coming week, so we shall see. That means more time at school than normal.

Last night we celebrated Thanksgiving with Clifton and Karmen. It was a really nice night. Still no word on the car, apparently they are trying to track down the maintenance records, but if that does come through, than we can go for a drive to Rotterdam. And Germany. This old car really limits our possibilities...

Test Drive

Yesterday we test drove another car. This time with the girls. Liked it. Put in an offer. We shall see if it is accepted or not. Took longer than expected, but that was ok because we were in a very un-Dutch part of the country - lots of hills and pretty fall colors. Strange.

I also had a consultation with some friends in town who also happen to have twin boys about the same age as the girls. They want me to make some beds for their boys. Should be a fun project!

Everyone around this house is a bit sick. Naomi probably has it the worst, but not by too much. We will go to her family today to celebrate her grandma's 96th birthday. Quite a busy weekend. Hopefully we can make it to work tomorrow...

First Draft

This week I finished up the first draft of my novel. It still needs a lot of work, but nice to get what I have written so far wrapped up.

Not long ago, when we were loading up the car at the grocery store, Abigail said I was driving the car home. I said, "no, mama is driving home." Abigail said, "boom." I laughed and said, "what happens when mama drives the car?" Abigail said, "boom, boom, BOOM!" Ever since then, whenever I ask her, "what happens when mama drives the car," she says, "BOOM." Needless to say, Naomi doesn't like that one too much!

I have been working on the maple cabinets for upstairs again this week, but next week I plan to start on a project for Claire. Pictured below is the last light that I made. It is my favorite!

An (almost) Perfect Week

The girls are getting really good at using the potty. No accidents at daycare this week! Only one at home, and that was while Amélie was sleeping during her afternoon nap, so it barely counts. They still wear diapers at night, but during the day we seem to be past the hard part...

I was able to finish up the last of the lighting work this week. Still a bit of online promotion to do, but the pictures turned out well. Spent some time getting back into building the maple cabinets for upstairs. Goes a bit faster with the second one. In a few weeks they should be ready to hold some clothes, but the mirrored doors will take longer.

School continues to be fine. Naomi cancelled a big training she was supposed to do because she was feeling pretty stressed out. She works at least twice as much as me but on paper her job is only 50% more.

I have picked up speed with the novel lately. Planning to have the first draft ready for readers by Christmas. Let me know if you want to be one...

2 of 3 - I call it Shutter. Naomi did most of the designing.