Where to begin

It has been insanely busy around these parts. We have finally decided to do some much needed home fix ups. Dill has designed an insane new deck that we are getting put in. We are ripping out the old one and doing a huge 2 tiered deck with built in planters, seating, a fireplace, grill, bar, lighting etc. Then we are ripping out the yard and putting in a big area of sod and a basketball court off to the side next to the tramp. I don't think we are ever going to leave it. We are also replacing the collumns on the front of the house, getting it all re-painted and getting the inside painted in all the places we just haven't got to. Finally, we are having the copper backsplash in the kitchen buffed to completely new and then sealed so we don't have to shine it weekly any more. I think it will really lighten up the kitchen. Needless to say, I am so excited to be getting all this done. It will make life so easy having such a great yard when the new baby comes so the kids can just go play for hours. It has been gorgeous here so I am actually really tan. Thank goodness, because my stomach definately has a baby in it now. We are headed to Baker's T-Ball today then Dill and I are going to a dinner party at Anna's tonight. She is having a reunion of my Napa Valley Birthday Trip and we are having all the husbands come. I am bringing Mike's wine, Spencer's wine and 2 buck chuck. Catherine put together albums for all of us from Shutterfly with the captions etc. that she is giving us tonight and we are basically just going to have fun and thank the husbands for sending us in hopes of making it an annual event!!!! Dill has been gone Sun-Fri for the last 3 weeks so we have missed him. He is here this week so we are so happy about that. The kids have Thurs and Friday off so we will do something special and then we have a dinner party at our house on Friday night where Dill is going to make the Lamb burgers and Greek Salad that he and Lizzy made a few weeks ago. I am reading a wonderful book called Eat, Pray, Love. Don't look into the title, it is not a religious book. It is a memoir of a 30 ish woman who after a nasty divorce went to find herself by going for a year to Italy, India and Indonesia. It is great. I am almost done knitting my yoga mat bag. It will be great. I am now considering getting certified after the baby is born to teach, but want to teach children's yoga classes. I do at least 1-1 1/2 hours a day and love it. Have for the entire pregnancy which is probably why I am 7 months pregnant and have gained 9 pounds. The shape of my body has completely changed and I look taller. Go figure. It is actually really funny. They have found that most knitters do yoga randomly enough so they even have yoga knitting poses that you can do while you knit. The Satchmo/Tigger drama still continues so Satchmo is going to a 2 week sleepaway doggie boot camp. Hopefully for Tigger's health it works. Lizzy, in regards to your dinner. Since it is snowing there and your main dishes are meat and potatoes, I would not go crazy with the side. I would do a simple goat cheese and proscuitto wrapped asparagus. Just a thought. Love to all and hope you are all great. Any more word on Justins schools Luc?