Happy Sweet 16 Amanda!!!

Another week gone and another week closer to baby!

Of course the week flew by as it usually does! We spent most of our evenings during the week relaxing and watching tv. Although Wednesday night Chuck picked 3 5 gallon buckets of tomatoes from our garden- I'm hoping I can make salsa this week!

We didn't do a whole lot on Friday night- my back has been hurting pretty bad lately and I actually went to the chiropractor on Friday so we took it easy in the evening.

Saturday we went into Boy River for a benefit for 2 of our neighbors- a father and daughter both are battling cancer. We were happy to see a good turn out...there must have been about 150 people there! They were serving chili and homemade fry bread (yummy!!). They also had a TON of door prizes! Chuck and I won a gift certificate to our local meat store as we were walking out the door- perfect timing for deer season!

After the benefit we celebrated our niece Amanda's 16th Birthday at Dan and Carol's!!! Hard to believe she's 16! The food and cheesecake were awesome! (There were 3 choices of cheesecake- like being at the cheesecake factory!!) Of course we played a little cards- Chuck kept his score low- I on the other hand racked up the points so I didn't do so hot...Amanda's taking her driving test today so keep your fingers crossed (and stay off the road j/k)!!! Good Luck Amanda! We love you!

Enjoy your week and we'll see some of you at TOM and MAGGIE'S Wedding this weekend! Yahoo! It's going to be so fun!!

Another week already!?

The weekends come and go so quickly!!

Good news! Friday night Chuck shot a doe deer with his bow! He called me at work and was contemplating going out but then decided last minute he'd go. It's a good thing he did!

Saturday night Chuck was in Big Lake for Tom's bachelor party- they played paint ball in St. Cloud. This was Chuck's first time playing paint ball and needless to say he came home with a few 'war wounds.' hehe The guys then went out to McPete's for some cocktails, but only for a short time. They ended up staying at Tom's sitting around a bonfire and put down 'a few' beers. Surprisingly Chuck looked pretty good when he got home...

I went garage saling in Grand Rapids with my friend Terra. This weekend was the annual hwy 38 garage sales. There's always a ton of them! We found some good deals and went out for Mexican after- we love Mexican! I also managed to get some painting done in the house...
AND I still found some time to relax which was nice!

So, judging by the survey I posted last week- all but one person thinks we're having a boy!!! It was interesting to see the results so far! Chuck informed me this past week that we're having a girl...so he thinks it's a girl and I think it's a boy- not too much longer and we'll see who's right about this one :)

Back to work tomorrow...enjoy your week everyone!

Thursday already!!

Wow this week is flying by! It's hard to believe tomorrow is Thursday!

This past weekend flew by as usual! We went out for dinner on Friday night and Saturday night we went over to the neighbors for their annual party. They always have a clay shoot and this year Chuck won a prize! He won a riffle cleaning kit! There's always a ton of food, beer, music (DJ), dancing, etc. Chuck enjoyed the night- unfortunately I headed home pretty early - my third trimester is making this mama tired!

It's that time of year again...Bow hunting season has started! Due to the rain this past weekend, Chuck wasn't able to hunt. He went out Monday night but didn't see anything. In October he's going to Camp Ripley with his buddy Eric, so he's looking forward to that.

I had a routine doctor appointment on Friday and was shocked to hear that baby's heart rate dropped to around the low 130's...could this be a little feller?? My intuitions say boy, but we'll soon find out :) As Chuck says, "it's a Richardson!"

Chuck is staying quite busy with the business and has been working in Crosslake last week and the majority of this week. He still has at least 3 weeks of work lined up and the phone continues to ring! Next week he'll be working in Ely. It's quite a ways, but he's gotta go where the jobs are! Keep 'em coming!

Yesterday I was in St. Cloud for my final CISR (Certified Insurance Service Representative) class- Commercial Casualty. I'm praying that I passed, especially since I work on the commercial side! If I pass, I'll be doing a little dance from my mailbox to the house! My goal was to be done with this designation prior to baby and it's been 2 years since I started the program, so your keep your fingers crossed!

I added 2 new pics of one of the bedrooms- the window and the closet. All of the trim and wood work is pine and Chuck did all the work himself. It's so nice to have a husband that's a handyman! We love our new rooms and I got to enjoy scrapping in my room this past weekend!

Chuck's going to the cities on Saturday for Tom's bacholer party...need I say more?! haha! I on the other hand will be enjoying a little R&R time!

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Getting closer!

Once again the week flew by and we were busy in the house, but we're moving on up...literally! The basement is done and we are now working in the baby's room! New carpeting was installed and chuck set up the crib, changing table and closet organizer- I came home one day and it was done! (I think someone is excited :))

Last week I managed to sign up for a fantasy football league...it's just the girls and it'll be fun! That and I have no idea what I'm doing which makes it even more fun! :) Although I learned today that my quarterback, Tom Brady is injured and will be out the rest of the season...bummer!

This past weekend chuck took some time for himself finally and got some deer stands set up for bow hunting. While he was out in the woods, I was in the cities throwing a bridal shower for Maggie with Jill and Missy! There was a great turn out and they got a lot of really nice gifts! Saturday night, mom, me, Patti, Katie, Kamryn and Jill enjoyed a nice night with each other's company- went out to eat and laughed and tried to stay up to scrap- mom and patti were scrappy doo's while Jill and I sat back and relaxed.

Everything is getting closer! Tom and Maggie will be married in less than a month and we'll have a new addition to our family in just 2 months! We have a lot of exciting things going on and so much to be thankful for! We are blessed!

Not too much planned for the week- although I went to the library today to get some baby name books....so we'll see what we come up with. This could get interesting :)

Have a great week and love to you all!

Happy Labor Day!

We hope this past labor day weekend was as enjoyable for you as it was for us! I know I could really get used to the three day weekends- especially having Mondays off!

Well, we now have two basement bedrooms completed! Woohoo! The carpeting was installed on Friday so this weekend we moved things from the upstairs bedroom (baby's room) to our new bedrooms. Chuck started painting in the baby's room which will be getting new carpeting on Tuesday. It's hard to believe that we're working on baby's room! I remember telling Chuck when we first found out I was pregnant that we didn't need to start working in the baby's room until at least September! Well, September is here already!

This past week I had a doctor appointment. Everything is going well. The heart rate dropped a little- it was around 140. It's hard to believe that we're coming into the home stretch now and I'm already 29 weeks along- not too much longer and we'll have a new addition to our family!

Today we smoked a turkey and had family over. We played a little cards and celebrated Lizzie's 14th birthday. The smoked turkety was awesome and the company was great!

Time for some relaxation now...

Enjoy your 4 day week!