Joel is nesting. Or so he says. I think it's just excuse to start a huge home project just 6 weeks before the baby is due. But, since the project will likely benefit me, I let him proceed. :)
The project consists of replacing the basement stairs (done), building cabinets in the basement, and putting in a counter top with a slop sink. The fronts of the cabinets are virtually done, but he still needs to build the "boxes". Then the walls have to be scraped and painted (just where the cabinets are going, due to mold), and then the countertop and sink (which Mike says will not take long at all). We are now about 5 weeks out and I'm getting a little nervous about all of this getting done. Not because it needs to get done, but so that it clears Joel's head for when the baby arrives.
The joy for me is that all of our wonderful wedding gifts will now have a permanent home, we'll have a pantry in the basement, and I will be able to make my piles of clothes on the countertop and not on the floor. It's pretty fantastic to have a carpenter for a husband!
On another note - Joel and our doula, Tiffany, have become fast friends. Their friendship though, is built on debate. Tiffany is a very "natural, holistic" type person. Joel, not so much. Our visit last night consisted of at least 10 minutes of debate about chiropractors. It was very intelligent and respectful, but I can assume the time I'm in labor and we need something to amuse ourselves with (besides the contractions!) - these two will have plenty to talk about.
AND - I had the most fantastic birthday last week. Everyone in my life really made me feel special and honored. Joel treated me like a queen.
Joel sounds just like Ray - Ray's pretty skeptical of that stuff, too. Those two have more in common than they realize! :)
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