I finally "finished" Genevieve's toddler room.  In real life there are a few things I wanted to add and hey it's only been two years.  But I'm calling it.  Pretty soon I need to move Nadia into her room to make room for baby. {Update since starting this post several days ago--Nadia has moved in! It's night #3 and maybe I WON'T pull my hair out tonight! But I digress...}

Remember this depressing post  where I declared that I hate chemo?  Well I suppose I don't actually hate it.  I mean, it did its job.  My husband is in remission!!!!  He posted more details here, but I just wanted to stop in (I know- it's been quiet lately) to say Thank the Lord! Hallelujah!  The tumor is gone!  He still has 3 treatments and 2-3 months of its side effects.  And that still stinks.  BUT the perspective you get when you know it's working is priceless.  I'm so thankful.

moments after getting the news!

Other cancer news: During our church service Sunday, my father in law and a good friend shaved their heads on stage in order to surprise us with this announcement:

It was crazy. It was hilarious. It was shocking!  We are so honored and lucky to be a part of an amazing family and church family.  Besides our family, this benefit will go toward the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  Joe has found such value in that organization that it will always hold a place in our hearts.  From monetary assistance, to setting you up with a survivor to chat through experiences, they really are helpful.  If anyone local is interested in details let me know and I'll make sure you get them.

Joe finishing the job.

Like Father, like son.

No more news for now!  Next week I'll be sharing Genevieve's room.  For now, it's time to celebrate.

Today I'm sharing an adorable easy and inexpensive last minute mother's day gift.  When Genevieve saw them, she said "Those are pretty mom!"  ha. So cute!  I needed a handful of thank yous for the wonderful ladies who cleaned my home.  I wanted something affordable and thoughtful. As I was putting together these succulents in a mug, I realized they'd make a perfect mother's day gift. It literally took 5 minutes and cost $6/pc.  These would also be great to make with a child for his/her mom. Want a tutorial? Ok here it is:

I mentioned our surprise gender reveal party in my last post.  I'd always planned to do a party- partly because I wanted a boy so badly that I figured I should give myself a reason to celebrate either gender- but especially a girl.  Also since I am 99.9% sure this will be our last baby I'm really trying to do the opposite of what I feel like doing.  I feel like doing nothing.  I'm busy and exhausted--ya' know--actually making the baby, but also because of the cancer drama.  But I don't want to look back and regret not doing any of the fun or special things I want to do or have done with the girls just because of an extremely temporary situation. Well the exhaustion won't be temporary, I'm sure, but the rest will be. Anyway, while I often sort of felt like gender reveal parties are a bit much (like does everything need to be a party?), I jumped on that bandwagon and was so glad I did!