What are we missing?...oh, a baby!

We have a place all ready for baby Short! It came together so nicely, I had to share some of the details...

1. Before I got a sewing machine or a job, I spent a lot of my free time crocheting.  This little elephant turned out to be a keeper:) Then I got a sewing machine (!) and made curtains and a blanket with my mom when she visited in August.

2. My twinner Emily designed this sweet tryptich of "You are my sunshine".  I remember my mom singing it to us often.

3. These are just cute pictures.  The smaller one is from our 23 week ultrasound.  I love that you can see his little fingers!

4. These hot-air balloons are also a product of pre-sewing machine free time.

This is another project I'm pleased with.  When I decided to re-cover the car seat, I think I bit off WAY more than I could chew as a sewing-machine beginner, but with lots of calls to Mom, encouragement from Dane, and seam-ripping, I got it back together just right!  The cute little duck is from Mom :)

Here's what's happening outside the nursery:

• We got holes punched in our Colorado drivers' licenses this week :( Luckily, we both passed the required written test and our California ID's are on their way.
• I finally submitted my application for a teaching license and received my CSU diploma in the mail!
• Today is Dane's 10th day of work in a row.  He's been working really hard and is looking forward to a well-earned 'weekend' starting tomorrow.
• I have two piano students, both are fun to work with and are making wonderful progress.
• Dane's Sunday School class of 12-13 year-olds love him.  He sometimes gets hopeful stowaways from other age groups, but sends them back to their respective teachers.

Overall, life is good. The only thing that would make it better (we both agree) is if baby Short decided to make his birthday happen soon!  We can hardly wait.