New shelves

I have something to show that I am quite proud of! We can't really afford to furnish our beautiful house yet (especially since we always have to keep the money for adoption--just in case!), but we needed a couple shelves just to get things out of boxes. So we bought shelves for the music room (yes I now have a music room!) and the playroom. I am proud because Matt went to school and I put the music room shelves together by myself while Abby constantly ran away with the important pieces and tools. I got the shelves together and then had to stand them up! I did it! Much of the day was spent trying to sort out a whole lot of mixed up music so that I could teach piano lessons in a room that was organized. We barely made it and my new students (about 6 of them so far) are absolutely wonderful. I look forward to helping them discover the joys of music through the piano.

We also found a beautiful fountain for the outside of our home for an incredible price. It is not the season to be buying them, so we got it for a great deal--the last one Lowe's had in the store! I started putting it together before Matt got home to surprise him and then he helped me finish it thank goodness! Abby absolutely loves to put her hands in the water.The playroom shelves were a little heavier than the other two projects and fortunately Matt was home grading an enormous pile of papers and could help me when I called for him. I need to purchase baskets so that the toys will all have a home, but at least the shelves are up and her books now have a home. I think I need to move them down so that she can reach them. Abby loves to read!Friday night we attended an Elders Quorum social at the nice athletic field at the Church building. It was not well attended, but the people we met were so nice and I am sure we will all be friends. Abby enjoyed running around with the kids and ran away from the sprinklers that came on as we ate dinner. We are excited to get to know people here in Bakersfield.