A weekend at home....

Hope you all enjoyed the past week!

We had a pretty uneventful week. We had our last birthing class Wednesday night- we talked about breastfeeding for the majority of the class so I'm sure you can guess how happy chuck was...

This past weekend, Chuck put up the trim in the basement while I scrapped dry mud from the floor. We're hoping the carpet can be installed this week...then on to the baby's room!

Saturday we went to Chuck's family reunion at Uncle Louie's house. It was fun as usual and good to see everyone...there was a ton a food so we went home stuffed!

Today I went over to a friends house and did a little card making...good to get out of the house for a couple of hours.

Other than that we had a pretty calm weekend...it was good to be home!

Congratulations Mindy and Kellen!

This past week Chuck and I were able to enjoy some fair food! Yummy! Cheese Curds and Fry Bread! Oh yeah! We went to the Itasca County Fair on Wednesday night.

This past weekend we were in the cities for Mindy and Kellen's wedding. The ceremony and reception were held at Majestic Oaks golf course- it was a beautiful wedding and a ton of fun! The sun came out just in time for the ceremony and Mindy was a beautiful bride.

On Sunday we enjoyed the day with the fam-Mom, Dad, Ryan, Missy, Tom and Izzy- Maggie was enjoying a day at Valley Fair with a friend. It's hard to believe Izzy is getting so big and she is starting to walk! She's a very active little one and has taken a couple of steps! Mom and I headed over to achievers after everyone left and got a scrapbook shopping done- our fav! :)

We didn't have quite as busy of a week as we have been, which was nice.

Enjoy your week and the warm weather!!

Girls Weekend

This past weekend was a blast! It started out by getting the test results for the personal auto insurance test I took awhile back and...I passed! Only 1 more class to go until I earn my CISR designation!! Yahoo!

Friday night we headed down to the cities and stayed with Matt and Kathryn. We got there around 10pm so we were up late chatting with them...it's always so fun to see them. Chuck poured a slab for Matt on Saturday and I headed out for my annual college girls weekend. I always look forward to these weekends with the girls! We all agreed to meet at Mel's around 1ish so before hand I ventured to Albertville Outlet mall where I ran into Krista and Lacey- two of the other gals that were going to be there! Where do I run into them of all places? Motherhood Maternity! Lacey is also pregnant and due 3 weeks after me! We did a little shopping and then headed to Mel's to met up with Mel and Erin. We chatted for awhile then decided on Brit's Irish Pub for dinner - the service was not so hot, but we enjoyed each other's company. After Brit's we went Zeno's dessert bar for some carrot cake, chocolate cake and the raspberry cheese cake- it was delicious! We ended the night at ComedySportz- if you haven't been there, I recommend it. The improv is great! (that and Lacey's Chuck Norris jokes before hand made it all the more fun!) I had never heard the Chuck Norris jokes until Saturday when they came rolling out of Lacey! She bought a new book, "The Truth About Chuck Norris" for Aaron and was reading them to us...too funny! Just thinking about them makes me laugh! Sunday morning we enjoyed Mel's blueberry pancakes and then went to the farmer's market. Afterwards I headed back to Matt and Kathryn's where Chuck and I got our butts kicked by Kathryn (aka Chuck Norris) and her Dr. Mario moves...it's pretty sad she can play 6 levels a head of us and still beat us! (she even plays on high speed!!) Chuck said she actually beat him about 10 times earlier that day...so we referred to her as Chuck Norris...haha! It was a fun weekend with friends! Even though Chuck poured a slab, he and Matt still squeezed in some R&R time :)

On our way home, we managed to stop by Menardo's to buy trim and carpeting...the rooms will be done soon and we can't hardly wait!

Have a great week everyone and remember...Chuck Norris doesn't leave messages, he leaves warnings...haha!

Fresh cut fields...August is here!

This past week we were able to get some more little projects done around the house. The porch now has mulch under it and we finished the landscaping around the new egress windows. Chuck painted both of the bedrooms in the basement and started framing in the windows. Although he was not so happy about the paint since he'll need to put on a 3rd coat...He's going to the cities this week to do a driveway so he's going to stop at Menard's and get the rest of the trim. Once the closets and doors are installed, up goes the trim and our last piece of the puzzle...carpeting. We are so excited to have the rooms done! We are both looking forward to having our own little "hobby" rooms. This has been something we have looked forward to since we bought our house 3 years ago. Next on the list...the baby's room.

Our weekend was pretty mild, other than painting and windows, we didn't really do too much. Paul cut our field on Saturday which makes me realize August is here and fall is on it's way.

We stayed home Friday and Saturday night and went to Margie's last night for my birthday din din. The food was excellent like always and we played cards...3 to 13- always a good time! We have a lot planned for the the remainder of the month and in September so we'll have plenty of busy weekends a head of us!

The baby has been active as ever! Kicking away all the time! Last night when I was laying down, we could actually see my tummy moving from all the kicking! Crazy!

Enjoy your week!

Gotta love projects....

This week was slower than last week, but we managed to find a couple of projects to keep us busy! This past weekend Chuck installed our egress windows and they look so good! The windows really make the bedrooms in the basement look a lot bigger! Chuck also primed the 2 bedrooms in the basement so they're ready to be painted this up coming weekend. While Chuck was working on those projects, I painted our 2 porches. This has been on my to do list since last summer so I finally caved in and 6 hours later they were done! Of course one project leads to another and tonight we found ourselves outside working on another little project! Chuck took down the lattice around the porches and leveled out the dirt (tuff and buddy enjoy digging to say the least!) and put plastic down so we can lay mulch. Gotta love projects...

Today I had my 2nd ultrasound. The doctor wasn't quite able to get all of her reports she needed during the 1st ultrasound. She said another ultrasound was not necessary, but if I wanted another one, she would schedule it. Of course I jumped at the idea! Everything looks great! Heartbeat is still at 150. Although this time I wasn't able to see things as clearer as they were the first time- baby is bigger now. Baby is still active as ever and I feel movement all the time!

We're off to birthing classes tomorrow night. We're getting a tour of the birthing center. Deer River hospital has been under construction, but by the time I deliver, there will be new rooms with whirlpool tubs, etc.

We don't have a whole lot planned for this next weekend except working in the basement. Even though we'll be working on another project, it'll feel good to be home and to not have anything planned.

I hope you all have a great rest of the week and enjoy your weekend!

Busy, Busy Week!

Another week gone! This by far has been the busiest week we have had in a long time!!

Monday I had a couple of great surprises...my good friend Stephanie who is now living in California stopped into my office! It was so good to see her! Then, my cousin Amy who is living in Las Vegas stopped in! It was so awesome! It was very hard to get back into work mode after those little events! :) Later that night I picked up our new range microwave and Chuck installed it. It's so nice to have little more room in our kitchen!

Tuesday I was off to another insurance class and test in Bemidji- personal auto. I'm not feeling so hot about this one...oh well, we'll see when I get the results in 4 weeks! (I can't believe they make us wait that long!!)

Wednesday we headed to the cities for uncle Richard's funeral. For those of you that don't know, Richard is Chuck's mom's brother and he had been battling brain cancer for the last 18 months. The family held a very nice service in Maple Grove and he will be greatly missed by all of us. Thank you for keeping his family and our family in your thoughts.

Thursday I had another little surprise...when I got home from work, Stephanie and her mom, Luann, were at our house! It was so nice to be able to catch up with her! I wish I would have had more time with her but maybe next time. I sure miss her!

Friday night we headed over to Chuck's mom's house for dinner. His brother Bill and his family are in town from Missouri. We were so surprised to see how big the kids had gotten since last summer! Adam is almost as tall as Chuck!

Saturday we went over to leech lake for the annual Procopio family get together. Although it started off wet, the sun came out and it became a beautiful day.

Saturday night we had a wedding reception. Melissa and Boogie were married in Jamacia
in February but held the reception at the Eagles in Grand Rapids this past weekend. It was fun to get out there and dance! Chuck took advantage of the fact that he had a DD! haha

Sunday Chuck went to Brainerd to pickup our egress windows. Then he came home and dug one of the openings. I'm so grateful to have such a wonderful and hard working husband! He has been working his tail off in the basement and completing other various projects we have going on around our house plus keeping up with the business, which has been very busy this year.

While Chuck was getting the windows, I drove up to Duluth to spend some time with Amy and Ally! I drove up early Sunday morning and we had brunch with the Brandt family (my mom's side of the family). We laughed, ate DQ, shopped, ate some more, laughed some more, ate some more, etc...so fun! Ally is the best baby! She is so sweet natured and happy. Seeing Amy with Ally makes me even more excited for our little one!

Well, I'm off to bed! I'm pooped! This week is going to be a lot calmer...I think :)

Have a great week!
Kim

What a Week!!

Hola! What a week! Well we started our birthing classes this past week. The classes are 6 weeks long-2 hours each class. We meet every Wednesday from 6-8. We have a very small group- there's only 3 couples. Chuck had to put on the "bodysuit." haha! It was pretty funny to watch him move around in it! I wish I had my camera...now I know for next time!

This weekend was busy as usual! We went to the cities to spend time with my family and grandparents. My grandparents are in town from New Mexico until the end of July. Tom and Maggie stopped out for the day too so the girls (Mom, Maggie, Grandma and me) went to some garage sales and found great deals while the guys hung around the house with Izzy. Izzy is getting so big and is crawling around everywhere! Tom and Maggie are doing well...Maggie spoiled me big time today with a foot massage! It was awesome!

Saturday night Chuck and I went to my 10 year class reunion. It was fun to see people I hung out with in high school and to hear about their past 10 years. The reunion was held at the Marriott in downtown so it was fun to be back in the "big city" for a night...It was pretty sad though that out of a class of over 700 only about 10% showed up! Oh well, we still had a fun time.

We had a major shopping extravaganza at Menards today! We got there about 8 and left at 11!! We bought our doors for the basement, closet organizers, closet doors, etc. We can't hardly wait to have the basement done! The egress windows we ordered a couple of weeks ago haven't come in yet, but should be in this week...that is probably the biggest project we have left for the bedrooms. Once those are in we can paint and finish the flooring and then start working on the baby's room upstairs!

Unfortunately we had some sad news today...Chuck's uncle (mom's brother) passed away. Please keep his family in your thoughts & prayers.

I hope you all have a great week~ Kim