Precious Baby

Where has the time gone? Whew! I have a new niece, Zella Ruth. She was born yesterday and we are so glad she is here, safe and sound and that her mommy is doing very well, too! 

I finally took down the Christmas decorations on the postal cubby hole cabinet and am going to deck it out with Valentines and President's Day. I love history and have written reports on Lincoln during my school days, very long ago! And I love Valentine's Day. Zella's mother used to call it Valenheart day when she was little. I am 11 years older than her so I remember these things. She was very serious when she discussed Valenheart day and she loved it as much as I. 

We have made progress on the house. We have started hanging the sheet rock in the bedroom which makes it feel more like a room. Taping and floating are lengthy processes because it is so chilly in there. It takes awhile for the first coat to dry but then the second one goes really fast. Whoo hoo! The bathroom is next and then we can move into that space which will give us much more room everywhere else. Ahh, the excitement of decorating is slowly rising but I contain it as much as possible since I have no idea how long it will take. So long for now, I am off to work on baby items and then to see Miss Zella and her family.