Tagged!

I got tagged by a variety of people, so here goes:

What is his name? Steven Christopher

How long have you been married? 1 Year and 1 month!

How long did you date? We dated officially for 2 weeks, and were engaged for 2 months.

How old is he? 23, yup that's right, young, hot and spry

Who eats more? Steve, I can't even keep up.

Who said I love you first? I did. We talked about getting married, I said yes, and as he was leaving I told him I loved him.

Who is smarter? That's a hard one. I am smarter in some areas, and he is smarter in others.

Whose temper is worse? Mine. I couldn't get him mad if I tried, and sometimes I have tried :)

Who does the laundry? It's pretty even. Whenever one of us needs clothes, we do the wash.

Who does the dishes? Almost always Steve.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Looking at the foot of the bed. I do

Who pays the bills? I usually pay them (I'm the sugar mama right now :)

Who cooks dinner? Before pregnancy, I did. During pregnancy, pretty much Steve does.

Who drives when you are together? It depends. Steve usually does, but he knows I like to drive, so he will let me.

Who is more stubborn? Me, but in a cute, adorable way.

Whose parents do you see the most? During remodeling season, we see mine more often. When we aren't destroying the house, probably his.

Who proposed? Steve

Who has more friends? It's pretty even. We have acquaintances, but we are still in the phase where we don't care too much to do anything with anyone else. He is still my schmoopy.

Who has more siblings? I do. I have 6, and Steve has 4.

Who wears the pants in the family? Steve does, but not in a authoritarian way. He lovingly presides, provides and protects, while I nurture and support. :)

Hope you have learned more about us!

Martha Stewart

Hello Everyone! I know it's been a while since I last blogged, but life has been crazy and by the time I get home from work, it seems like the day is already gone. I made myself sit down this fine Sunday to get something online.
So I finally have decided on the colors for the nursey. I didn't want something overwhelmingly girly, since who knows what future babies might bring. I"ve settled for navy blue and pink. The crib bedding will be a navy blue quilted pattern, and the pink will be the accent for Mikayla so everyone knows she is a girl. If/When we have a boy, I will remove the pink and keep the navy blue.
Since I decided on the colors, I decided to be artsy fartsy and I went all out. Yes everyone, I, Janet Handy, decided to toll paint! I went to Michaels, bought some wood letters, painted them blue and pink, got a wood background, painted that blue and pink and waaalaa. I have to say, I didn't do a bad job. I was worried it wouldn't turn out, but I like it. It's got me excited for my next project, so who knows what I might end up doing next.

Bus driver, Move that Bus!

It gives me great pleasure to announce the completion of our kitchen. I can't even begin to describe the joy I feel every time I turn the water on in the sink (for the last 5 weeks we've been using the bathroom) or when I turn the dishwasher on to do a load of dishes. The first load of dishes, Steve and I stood in the kitchen to watch. It was the first time in a year that we didn't have to hand wash a dish. I have to admit, a tear did escape my eye and roll gently down my cheek. We love everything about our new kitchen. New cabinets, new appliances, new tile, new lighting and a new paint job. It's just so magical. Below are some pictures of the finished product so that we all might bask in the miracle of the kitchen. Drum roll please...


OUR NEW DISHWASHER!!!! Isn't it the most wonderful thing you've ever seen?


Our new stainless steel sink (I've got goose bumps)


New stove and over the stove microwave


The breath taking view into the kitchen (notice the new tile, and the new curtains and the beautiful clock on the wall)


No more fluorescent lighting. Instead the very stylish track lighting.

It's the Holiday Season

As this is the first Christmas for Steve and I (and Mikayla) as a family, and we are in a house right now, we decided to pull out all the stops for Christmas. In November Steve put lights on the house outside, and we decided to get a real tree.



I grew up with real trees, but this was the first one for Steve. I think we did a pretty good job picking out the right one for our little home. The best part about the home though, has to be the fireplace. It's so much fun to build a fire on a snowy night and have all the Christmas lights on.



Little Mikayla already loves her little stocking. It's weird, whenever I stand in front of the stocking, she begins to tap on my stomach in morse code. I've only figured out the beginning part of the message. It says, "Tell Santa I want..." I hope she finishes the message before Christmas. Only 16 shopping days left. I'm not ready

Handy Work

We have been busy remodeling the kitchen these past 19 days and it's been quite the adventure. You can tell in the picture how exhausting it must have been to destroy the kitchen in one swoop. Unfortunately I wasn't able to help much, which can be frustrating at times. We now have the tile in, and the walls ready to paint. Dad and Cameron have been spending a lot of time down here, getting things put back together as quickly as possible. They've been a real big help, and we appreciate it. It's going to be one fancy dancy kitchen when it's all done. I just know it. When the cabinets are in, I will post more pictures.

Introducing...

Well, after the longest 20 weeks of my life, we finally know what we are having. We are having a girl!!!! That's right, a brand new spanking girl. Isn't she the cutest? I think she looks like Steve. Tom, the ultrasound guy, was the best, as everyone said he would be. He did play with us though, during the entire ultrasound, first acting like it was a boy, then a girl. Finally in the end, he let us know that he saw the three white lines indicating a girl! He put the due date as March 31, with the possibility of having her on April 1. I could totally see her coming on April Fool's, couldn't you all? What a trickster. Like mother, like daughter. So fun.

Ultrasound Appointment/Controversy

Yesterday I had my 18 week appointment and Steve and I were hoping that by some small miracle we would be able to get in for an ultrasound (it was Steve's birthday). But alas, it was not to be. "Tom" THE ultrasound guy wasn't in, so we had to make an appointment for the 14th of November. You can see in the picture it is at 4:00pm and with the one and only Tom. I can't wait to meet this infamous ultrasoundist. He is the best in the business, you know.
Halloween went off today without too many complications or difficulties. Sort of. I may end up on TV or in court for a controversial situation, but other than that, not bad. I absentmindedly threw together a costume, which I thought would be harmless and maybe a little funny. I had a black skirt, a black shirt and carelessly concluded that a nun would be a great idea. Apparently, I offended a catholic parent at the school and they called the District to complain. Oops. I guess what they say is true. Timing is everything. Now was not the time to be a nun.
Well, I want to say a word to my fans out there who are faithful to reading my blogs. I want to say thank you for always checking on my site, and that I'm sorry for not always giving the people what they want. I now promise to be better at maintaining my blogs. It's my Handy promise. (But don't count on anything really soon)