A Little here, a little there~ projects going on around our house

Not much has been going on around here.  School is keeping me busy.  Reading Recovery is going well.  It is new, therefore, I am questioning everything I'm doing.  Hopefully after this semester, I will be more knowledge on how to help my kiddos.  It is hard to work with struggling readers and trying to figure out what is going on in their little heads.  It is rewarding when I see a shift in their learning though.  I have to go to Lexington one night a week for training.  While, I am not fond of the drive, it is keeping me busy as we wait.  God has a great way of working things.  He knew that I would need something this year to keep my mind occupied.  Well that is what it is.... occupied.  Now, don't get me wrong, I do think about a baby often, but I don't wake up wondering everyday if that day will be the day that we get "the call". I don't go to bed discouraged because we didn't get the call.  I have a feeling that we will be waiting and I am ok with that..... if that is what God sees fit for us (as long as it's not too long).  I think God would not have led us in this direction.... had he not had the perfect child in mind.  So I keep telling myself.... one day it will happen!  Each night we pray for our baby  (whether he/she is conceived or not) and for our birthmother.  I know she is out there and I hope that she will follow God's voice and direction each step of the way.  I can't imagine the decisions she will one day, if not already, have to face. 
     Hunting season has begun, so Matt is often up super early and then sometimes goes for a second hunt on Saturday afternoons.  He loves every minute of it.  Today would have been the same had Emma (my niece) not been sick.  He and Justin (my brother in law) usually go together.  Emma was sick so Justin had to stay at home.  Therefore, Matt ended up not going as well.  That left him with some free time.  Those of you that know Matt know that he can't just sit around.  So we started several projects today and I am super excited.  We are getting ready to paint one of the upstairs bedrooms to convert it into our guest bedroom.  So Matt tore down the wallpaper and started prepping the walls for a fresh coat of paint.  We are moving the guest bedroom so our sweet little one can be downstairs with us.  I am excited to have this project started.  We said we were going to start back in the summer and we just didn't get it done.  Also, Mama and Marcie found an old bedroom suit at a local antique/ consignment store.  I have been wanting it for a while.  It was a dresser and chest of drawers.  Matt finally went to get it today and as he walked in, a lady was walking out with my chest-of-drawers!!!!  Anyway, we got the dresser.  I am excited to paint it for our nursery.  That will be another project in itself.  I will have to keep you posted with pictures on our progress.  I don't have a picture of the dresser because the store had to rearrange and they are going to call us when we can pick it up. For our last project, we are hoping to add a deck onto our house this fall/winter.  Usually Matt does all the projects around here.  I love that he enjoys doing that sort of thing.  A good friend of ours just opened his own wood working/building business, so we are going to let him build our deck.  Matt tore down one of our stoops on the back of the house.  We have a lot going on.  I will keep you updated on our progress.  As for now, we are enjoying the fall days and keeping busy.  If you are reading this, please join us in prayer for our birthmother, our child, and for us.  We know God has something great in store for us. 

 One of back stoops is gone.

 Old wallpaper down. Check.

 This is the upstairs bedroom.  We have a long way to go, but at least we have gotten it started. 

This is the guest room now that will one day be converted into a nursery.