may's already over?

i can't even believe it's already the end of may! in april i really thought i'd be finishing up last minute things for work, done writing, working on final edits. instead, i'm in the middle of experiments (although if they work will be final experiments - but that a big if), have taken on a completely different project with a high school student and am almost where i was with writing in april! talk about major stress.
thank goodness the pool opens this weekend - it may mean i spend less time in the lab, but i can def get writing done there,which is a great excuse. lets hope that bathing suit i bought a couple of weeks ago still fits, i feel as though i've expanded quite a bit since then.
we're still trying to get the lawn/gardens in order, but so far everything is at least in the ground where it should be. just some mulching. oh and a mowing of the jungle we call a backyard (not even kidding).
the nursery is begging me to organize, do laundry, put clothes away, hang pictures, put crib together. as my mom has instructed - it must be done before the end of june b/c we'll be having everyone over for a dad's baby shower/bbq and everyone will want to see it. mom's baby shower is earlier in the day, complete with sundae bar!
speaking of organizing the nursery, i still have that ugly chair that must be reupholstered. its about the same shape and size as the Ektorp chair from ikea. i found a website that sells slip covers for those chairs and i am so tempted to buy one!
they have a bunch of different prints and even send as many swatches as you want for free! but then i'm thinking, i could just cover it with a pretty quilt or blanket and tada! free upholstering! we'll see.....
and now that it is warm in the evenings...i WILL be walking!!! so anyone who wants a walking buddy please see me. byrd park? maymont?