Maquoketa Caves

Last weekend Scott's sister, Brenda, and Al went to a Packers game, so we got the kids for the weekend. It was such a nice day last Saturday that I took the kids to Maquoketa Caves. We had such a great time, and we are looking forward to next year in the spring/summer to go again. The kids were so great and I look forward to the next weekend we get to have them!!!!

Cubs room

Here are the very late pics of the Cubs room I did for Scott's birhtday. I ended up being sick with a wicked kidney infection that week, so I did the painting and decorating in 6 hours the night before he got home. He loved it. Of course, there are a few other things I would like to do to it, but it's working for now.

Scott's gone

Scott left for a Rockwell worldwide quality conference in Melbourne, FL this morning. Even though we have been obviously separated for longer than 6 days before, I'm really sad that he's gone. I did ok on the way to the airport, but then once we got to CR I was a bawling mess. 6 DAYS!!!! We've been separated for 6 months before and this is kicking my butt!! Anyhoo...

I do have lots planned this week to try and keep busy though. As some of you may know, tomorrow, the 5th, is Scott's 32nd birthday. He's always pretty tough to buy for. I usually fall back on the safe Cubs jersey/sweatshirt/pullover, you get the point. Well for his birthday this year, I'm going to be re-doing one of our extra rooms upstairs into a Cubs room. I ordered this really cool picture of Wrigley Field, from the 50s, for Christmas, and I wanted to do something he wouldn't expect for his birthday. I think I'm more excited to see his face when it's done than the actual doing...imagine that.

I'll take some before and after pics. Feel free to let me know if you have any suggestions, I'm sure Andi could think of a million and one things for me to put in the room. ;-) More later...