My vacation is quickly ticking by, but my mission to reduce my “to do” list has, so far, proven successful. This past week has been devoted to selling unused items from the attic at a garage sale to make some buckage for baby stuff, preparing the nursery (I’ve been enjoying getting my hands dirty with the power sander and paint brush), registering for baby necessities and working on all things Noemi related. I'm a bit myopic these days.
My cutie-pie cousin Alisa (who is the fantastic mamma to two of my favorite little people) went with me to Babies ‘R Us and tutored me on the basics of car seats, nipples, crib sheets and so much more. And yes, since Alisa confessed that she is a fan of Boudreaux’s Butt Paste, I just couldn’t resist zapping it with the registry gun. Bleep! 
My current project: I found this great mid-century birch dresser at an antique co-op earlier this week. I'm in the process of sanding it, painting it a warm grey and accessorizing it with changing table necessities for the nursery.
Our own famous family quilter, Grandma Witmer, took me shopping for fabric so that she can make a crib blanket for Noemi. Grandma is quite humble and doesn’t like to admit that she is one fierce quilt maker, but we all know that she is old-school amazing! I (with some help from Aunt Jennie) picked out the fabrics—mostly 1930s/40s reproduction prints-- and she is going to surprise me with the end product. What a treasure to have such a gift.
OK, now I have to get back to work on that dresser. Stay tuned for more updates!
