Little Changes

I'm making some little changes around this blog soon. With a new kiddo on the way, rather than start another blog and worry about not keeping up with two, I'm reorganizing this blog to accommodate our growing family.

I'm still considering a redesign of the layout, but for now the only major changes are the title and, eventually the web address. I will announce more soon, after I find a good way to transition without confusing everyone.

In the meantime, we have been enjoying the beautiful weather the past couple of days by playing outside a lot and getting some of the outside projects ready. Our primary flower garden under our big front window is now ready to be planted and we have a bunch of really nice perennials to put in there. in addition to the flowers we have purchased, the guys who did our renovations before we moved in just planted 3 leafy Hosta plants right next to our back door. They have always been in a bad spot so I am going to transplant them this season.

The garden will also be expanding this year with 2 new beds as well as a new plan. I have been reading a lot about this technique called "square foot gardening" and this year I'm going to dive right into it. It looks like it may work perfectly for the size and location of my garden, since it is designed for small urban areas to make the most of your space with as little maintenance as possible.

We just took a tour of Henry Ford West Bloomfield last night and we are both amazed at how nice it is. Of course, being somewhat new and also being built in a very affluent area helps. The hospital has everything from a beauty salon to a huge cafeteria to a store that carries all sorts of natural products instead of the standard junky stuffed animals and dying bunches of flowers.

The labor and delivery floor has private rooms for every mother-to-be, jacuzzi tub in every room, a 32" television with internet access built in, a mini fridge so you don't have to go down the hall to get your personal food and drinks...as well as a bunch of other awesome modern amenities.

We are keeping our fingers crossed now, hoping that everything goes more smoothly the second time around!