Re Arranging

Well it was suddenly decided that we are having a BBQ at our house (apparently my Stephen's fellow soldiers, not Stephen) so we had to tackle the issue of seating. So we re-arranged the entire living room. I was concerned about the color schemes looking awful together, but all the muted but rich tones actually came together really nicely! I got some fabric and made a new cover for the IKEA couch/chair/bed that the Millet parents gave to us, and it matches, looks, and feels really nice.

 Yes, that Chair on the right was polka dotted at one point. Fun in a game room, but blue matches my living room better.

Like this.

Curtains would be nice, but I have some (I love that IKEA) and I just need a rod for them. Those lamps are from the Millets, just with new shades. Love them! Out bookshelf and the rug that was in Stephen's room got moved into our bedroom, and I actually think they fill up the space nicely. I was saying I was going for the "minimalism" feel in our room, but really we just didn't have much to put in there.
We were going to wait and not wreck Stephen's "Man Room" for a bit longer, but then the BBQ came up and we thought that it's better to do the moving now, rather than later when I'm too pregnant to help as much.
I've been doing alright, but feeling more queasy in the mornings. I had been making Stephen fruit and protein powder shakes every morning after PT, and I've started splitting them half and half, rather than giving him most of it and just having a little glass myself. They give me a little something in my stomach and are good to take my prenatal vitamin with, and those help a lot with the "yucky tummy", and I've termed it.
I don't know why,  but I was up at 2 last night and I couldn't get back to sleep. So what did I do? Have a bowl of cereal, of course. I was hungry! At 2 AM, why not? I think my mind was keeping me awake because I kept thinking about having everything ready for the BBQ. I decided that since I had the time, I would cook up some dried beans to put in the salsa instead of using canned beans. The cereal and that bout of bean "productiveness" helped me feel ready to go back to sleep. But by that time, Violet had sneaked into the bed, pushing Stephen into the middle, so I felt like sleeping like a plank was the only option. Not always the most comfortable. Violet will start the night in her own bed (A nice fluffy soft and cozy giant dog pillow, I might add) but she should be recruited by the British Secret Service because I am pretty sure she could teach 007 a thing or two about sneaking. And getting shoe soles out of any type of shoes (including Military boots- how does she even get down there?!?). That's her super power, I guess.
I've been smelling more, too. Violet, and a faint "heat" smell especially. I think the heat smell is just my computer or other electronics that have been on for a while. But Violet has been getting what she considers to be more than her fair share of baths and tooth brushing lately.  I can smell her everywhere and it doesn't always sit well with me. But then again, baths and tooth brushing doesn't always sit well with her.

"Et tu, Daddy? I trusted you, and you picked me up and put me in the bath!"

Oh- The car dealership called me back about my car. Apparently it's a faulty fuel pump. Which seems like something they should have caught in the checklist...that I asked to see but never got to see...