A blast from my past

I think this pregnancy has prompted me to begin nesting a little earlier than customary (I've been told it's a third-trimester/last few weeks of pregnancy thing). Or it could be that I've always craved organization. Whatever the case, I've been in the throes of "micronesting." All the furniture has been moved in our house ("macronesting") so all that's left to do is go through closets, rearrange toys and clothes, get rid of unused craft stuff, and finally shred the two garbage bags of old receipts that have been up in the hobby room closet...

Here are the results of some recent micronesting in Natalie's room, including her newest toys, which are some of my oldest toys.






The desk, dresser, and nightstand in Natalie's room were also mine from childhood. They have served me well, and I'm sure Natalie (and sibling) will get lots of use out of them. (A retroactive thanks to my grandpa and dad for investing in beautiful solid-wood furniture and finishing it themselves...) (And no, that's not Natalie's laptop -- I still use the desk for bills and writing...)















Natalie loves her new dollhouse, which I remember loving when I was little. Notice the giant cupcake on the dining room table -- she brought that in from the other room to feed her little people!



I put new fabric on the beds because they were still covered with foam from the early 80s, which bore divots from my and my brother's little fingers. The stuff was discolored and probably toxic, so I took great pleasure in creating the new bedding.



I love that the green, blue, and orange in this dollhouse are back in style...


Natalie called this doll "grandma" without any prompting from me or Bret.