Well we got a new camera. Thanks to selling our old broken cameras on Ebay we were able to get a new one. Isn 't Ebay wonderful. Here are some latest of the boys.
Friday, March 14, 2008
New Camera!
Well we got a new camera. Thanks to selling our old broken cameras on Ebay we were able to get a new one. Isn 't Ebay wonderful. Here are some latest of the boys.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
What a day!!!
Well I had to share my day with everybody. I am sure I can provide everyone with some comic relief.
It started out yesterday actually. Mini (AKA Emmett) came down with a fever of 104˚ about 7am. He was up most of the night so I start my day with little sleep. Woke this morning with mini still having the fever so called doctor and said to bring him in. I try to get Everette off to school only to be 5 minutes late and the principle meeting me at the door. I should have gotten the hint then that today was not going to be my best day. So off we head to Ames to the doctors when on my way a truck passed me in the on coming lane and threw up a very large rock hitting my windshield. Scared me half to death. So much I had to pull over and collect myself. The truck had pulled off on a dirt road and disappeared. I didn't notice any company markings but did see his load was uncovered. My nerves were a little unsettled to say the least. I pulled back on the road and continued on my way when I went over rail road tracks and the crack proceeded to spread to the end of the glass which made me nervous. I thought for sure I was going to be wearing my windshield at any moment. Thank goodness Will got out of his meeting and calmed me down and told me what to do. He also reassured me that I would be wearing my windshield either. He is so patient. On the outside there is also a chunk of glass missing and dirt lodged in where the rock actually hit. And no of course our insurance does not cover it so another thing out of our pocket. Gotta love our insurance company.
We then proceeded onto the doctor's office to see what is wrong with mini. After giving blood and waiting for results we came out with the result of a viral infection and we have to let it run its course.
I go to the school to pick up Everette and he comes out with bare feet. Snow-pants and coat but nothing on his feet. Yes, you read correctly. BARE FEET!! I turned him around and marched him back in to find his substitute teacher. She says "Oh I didn't notice." I said, "How in the world could you not notice? It is winter out!" she just gathered up her purse and proceeded to leave. Meanwhile he is carry his lunch box which is oozing red juice from lunch. Leaving a trail every where he walks. I go in the room to find out he was wearing boots from the office because he couldn't find his. Where were his boots? Hanging in his cubby. He proceeded to tell me that he has not been wearing any socks or shoes since last recesses. Not sure when last recess was but in his backpack he has extra socks and shoes. So to wrap up he has at school, three pairs of shoes (counting PE shoes) 2 pairs of socks, extra hat and mittens. He still manages to come out with bare feet in the winter in Iowa. Oh did I mention? I never did find a sock. I did find one sock in his lunch box. WHO KNOWS!!
Now to top this wonderful day off I think I got food poisoned from a KFC snack wrap I had for a quick lunch. As I sit here typing I am very sick to my stomach and feel like I am about to die.
The night is still young so anything can happen yet........
It started out yesterday actually. Mini (AKA Emmett) came down with a fever of 104˚ about 7am. He was up most of the night so I start my day with little sleep. Woke this morning with mini still having the fever so called doctor and said to bring him in. I try to get Everette off to school only to be 5 minutes late and the principle meeting me at the door. I should have gotten the hint then that today was not going to be my best day. So off we head to Ames to the doctors when on my way a truck passed me in the on coming lane and threw up a very large rock hitting my windshield. Scared me half to death. So much I had to pull over and collect myself. The truck had pulled off on a dirt road and disappeared. I didn't notice any company markings but did see his load was uncovered. My nerves were a little unsettled to say the least. I pulled back on the road and continued on my way when I went over rail road tracks and the crack proceeded to spread to the end of the glass which made me nervous. I thought for sure I was going to be wearing my windshield at any moment. Thank goodness Will got out of his meeting and calmed me down and told me what to do. He also reassured me that I would be wearing my windshield either. He is so patient. On the outside there is also a chunk of glass missing and dirt lodged in where the rock actually hit. And no of course our insurance does not cover it so another thing out of our pocket. Gotta love our insurance company.
We then proceeded onto the doctor's office to see what is wrong with mini. After giving blood and waiting for results we came out with the result of a viral infection and we have to let it run its course.
I go to the school to pick up Everette and he comes out with bare feet. Snow-pants and coat but nothing on his feet. Yes, you read correctly. BARE FEET!! I turned him around and marched him back in to find his substitute teacher. She says "Oh I didn't notice." I said, "How in the world could you not notice? It is winter out!" she just gathered up her purse and proceeded to leave. Meanwhile he is carry his lunch box which is oozing red juice from lunch. Leaving a trail every where he walks. I go in the room to find out he was wearing boots from the office because he couldn't find his. Where were his boots? Hanging in his cubby. He proceeded to tell me that he has not been wearing any socks or shoes since last recesses. Not sure when last recess was but in his backpack he has extra socks and shoes. So to wrap up he has at school, three pairs of shoes (counting PE shoes) 2 pairs of socks, extra hat and mittens. He still manages to come out with bare feet in the winter in Iowa. Oh did I mention? I never did find a sock. I did find one sock in his lunch box. WHO KNOWS!!
Now to top this wonderful day off I think I got food poisoned from a KFC snack wrap I had for a quick lunch. As I sit here typing I am very sick to my stomach and feel like I am about to die.
The night is still young so anything can happen yet........
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Whats been happening?
Well this weekend was a learning experience for us. When you live in Iowa and when you get -40˚ (with wind-chill) you should insulate ALL pipes. Due to freezing upstairs bathroom pipes, We had to take down a wall in the kitchen and insulate those pipes. We tried not to grumble too much while we did it. Time will tell if that will be doing the trick or not. I went out and bought the more expensive rubber foam to wrap the pipes in. I will be darned if we are going to take that wall down a third time. On the positive side of that I am getting pretty darn good at mudding drywall. I must say my corners are getting pretty good. I can not show you because I broke our camera so you will have to take my word for it.
I also have been cleaning and organizing the basement in preparing a little office for my new business adventure I am taking on, craftynan.com. It isn't quite ready yet but I will attempt to sell some of my projects I make. We thought why not try to do something I love to do. Be crafty. Where did crafty nan came from? Well a lot of my friends always would say, that is so crafty or you are so crafty.
Once we get our camera in working order I will start posting pictures again. Greetings from frigid Iowa, where the temp. is currently 3˚. Try not to be so jealous.
I also have been cleaning and organizing the basement in preparing a little office for my new business adventure I am taking on, craftynan.com. It isn't quite ready yet but I will attempt to sell some of my projects I make. We thought why not try to do something I love to do. Be crafty. Where did crafty nan came from? Well a lot of my friends always would say, that is so crafty or you are so crafty.
Once we get our camera in working order I will start posting pictures again. Greetings from frigid Iowa, where the temp. is currently 3˚. Try not to be so jealous.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Upstairs Bathroom Update
Sure is nice not to have to go all the way down stairs in the middle of the night to go poddy.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Misbehaving
After shoving things down holes (any hole he can find) I asked him what he was doing and this was the response.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Dancin Fool
One of our favorite gifts this year was......
THE HAMSTER DANCE!!
Leave it to Auntie Gretchen to find this. As Everette says "She sends us all the cool music". How can you go wrong with hamsters and frogs huh?
THE HAMSTER DANCE!!
Leave it to Auntie Gretchen to find this. As Everette says "She sends us all the cool music". How can you go wrong with hamsters and frogs huh?
Monday, December 31, 2007
Weighing in at 22 pounds....
After a fall (not sure what he hit on the way down) we made a trip to the ER. Thankfully they were able to glue it shut so no stitches. It looks like we have our own little pint size boxer. The scary thing is he wouldn't be afraid to jump in the ring right now. God, help me to get him to adulthood. (alive and in one piece)
Bathroom Upstairs Update
Lights are up. After many months of searching trying to find some lights to go with the style of the house and the little modern tile we got. This is what we settled on. They are up and working.
They need a little patching around the base. They are so bright. With all the white paint that little room is glowing.
Half tiled. Need to be grouted yet.
Next thing to get will the bathtub. Small steps.
They need a little patching around the base. They are so bright. With all the white paint that little room is glowing.
Half tiled. Need to be grouted yet.
Next thing to get will the bathtub. Small steps.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Emmett Loves Super Readers on PBS
I came into the room this morning to find Mini sitting in his chair watching Super Readers on PBS very intently. He seemed to watch things like Baby Einstein movies but not like this. I was in his way while I was taking the picture and so he grunted at me in his little language and then moved over so he could see. What a stinker. This is a rare sighting to see him sitting for such a long time. At least long for him. He loves to sit in his chair lately. That is unless Dad is sitting in the rocker then he will literally push him out of it so he can sit in it.
Friday, November 09, 2007
My Bed....
I had a few requests to put my bed on too. I said I was going to put it on but I forgot. Sorry, I seem to be doing that a lot lately. Well here it is, Completed. Next on the agenda will be to make us bedside stands to match. I may have to take a woodworking class first before I start on that task. It is a platform bed that is very sturdy. This is my new hobby and I love it. To make something that we can use and looks alright is very rewarding for me. As you can see we need new lamps shades and paint the walls yet.
Look what I made!
I saw this organizer at the Pottery Barn website and really liked it. Well Of course they were sold out so decided to make my own. Well I decided I liked mine so much better because I made it with things that we needed or will use. We have hooks for keys and coats and a cork board for notes. A letter bin holder for misc. things such as sunglasses or mail. I bolted it to the wall because with my 2 boys, hanging their first coat would take it down otherwise (hence why we have galvanized plumbing pipes for curtain rods). I guess I take a part in that too since I am going to hang my purse there too. I am really happy with my end result.
Friday, November 02, 2007
Dad and Mom's Halloween
This year we were invited to a Halloween party. We thought we would just go for about an hour and not dress up. Well while I was out that morning with the mudder-in-law I decided that after our month we really needed to do something fun. So I decided that we were going to dress up and came up with the idea of being flys. I came home and informed Willy that we were dressing up. He must really love me because he put it on without to many complaints. It turned out we were the last to leave the party and had a blast. Will even bobbed for apples in his bug eyes. What a sport.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Halloween '07
You may recall sometime ago that we had a rather unfortunate event when that cursed pirate called "Black Everette" happened upon our humble abode. If you dare, you can read about that tale here. That was a dark day indeed for all of us, but we lived and now story continues...
In the days , weeks, aye and the months too, that followed that day of terror, many among us hunted that pirate across many seas to lands of paradise and other places... places I'd rather not remember. The pirate eluded us though, rumors we heard in waters, and whispers in the wind, but he was always some little ways ahead of us.
Until a fortnight ago, when storm rose up from the depths, a storm that Davey Jones himself probably rode, most likely to raise the count of poor souls already entombed in his locker. Perhaps, Davey came forth with this storm of all storms to capture that one he most wanted, the one we wanted, that Black Pirate called Everette. Fortunately for us we happened to be moored safely at shore when the storm came, but we heard rumors that the storm swallowed Black Everette's treasure-ladden ship, though many claim Black Everette himself escaped the terrible sea that night.
And that brings us to the tale of this night when we finally found that shipwreck and the treasure it held. Such a feat could not have been accomplished without the courage of our two hardiest sailor-divers. These two brave souls rode the lines into the depths of those turbulent seas to seek out a treasure that would make old King Midas himself tremble. That treasure Black Everette had thought to have for himself. Chocolately treasures, with the richness of caramel hidden inside them and others with nutty and cookie delights only revealed after that first nibble.
We gorged ourselves upon these treasures, wonderful, sugary treasures. Feasted until our teeths screamed for mercy and our stomachs wrenched at the mere sight of a lowly tootsie roll. That treasure feast gave us power and vigor, such that we could carry on til dawn, laughing and screaming and howling at the moon.
Unfortunately our Captain would have none of it, that one we call "Mama" would not have us carry on this way, tearing the ship to shreds in our wild glee. So we yielded and went to our bunks, dreaming of the next time we would find a treasure of such sweet delights.
See now those brave divers...
In the days , weeks, aye and the months too, that followed that day of terror, many among us hunted that pirate across many seas to lands of paradise and other places... places I'd rather not remember. The pirate eluded us though, rumors we heard in waters, and whispers in the wind, but he was always some little ways ahead of us.
Until a fortnight ago, when storm rose up from the depths, a storm that Davey Jones himself probably rode, most likely to raise the count of poor souls already entombed in his locker. Perhaps, Davey came forth with this storm of all storms to capture that one he most wanted, the one we wanted, that Black Pirate called Everette. Fortunately for us we happened to be moored safely at shore when the storm came, but we heard rumors that the storm swallowed Black Everette's treasure-ladden ship, though many claim Black Everette himself escaped the terrible sea that night.
And that brings us to the tale of this night when we finally found that shipwreck and the treasure it held. Such a feat could not have been accomplished without the courage of our two hardiest sailor-divers. These two brave souls rode the lines into the depths of those turbulent seas to seek out a treasure that would make old King Midas himself tremble. That treasure Black Everette had thought to have for himself. Chocolately treasures, with the richness of caramel hidden inside them and others with nutty and cookie delights only revealed after that first nibble.
We gorged ourselves upon these treasures, wonderful, sugary treasures. Feasted until our teeths screamed for mercy and our stomachs wrenched at the mere sight of a lowly tootsie roll. That treasure feast gave us power and vigor, such that we could carry on til dawn, laughing and screaming and howling at the moon.
Unfortunately our Captain would have none of it, that one we call "Mama" would not have us carry on this way, tearing the ship to shreds in our wild glee. So we yielded and went to our bunks, dreaming of the next time we would find a treasure of such sweet delights.
See now those brave divers...
Monday, September 03, 2007
Sorry, we missed getting something posted in the month of August
Big news for our family was Ev starting kindergarten, he is loving it...
This labor day weekend we tried our hands at texturizing the living room walls, we went for the "orange peel" finish. Went pretty fast and turned out nicely. Pretty easy to do, the hardest part was probably making sure everything was nicely taped off.
After a day drying we were able to get it painted too.
Some other odds and ends... got some of the decorative wood shakes above the window seat replaced....
Gus came up and helped me do some scraping on the front porch window frames. Thank goodness for heat guns... Hopefully I can get them reglazed, caulked and painted near future.
This labor day weekend we tried our hands at texturizing the living room walls, we went for the "orange peel" finish. Went pretty fast and turned out nicely. Pretty easy to do, the hardest part was probably making sure everything was nicely taped off.
After a day drying we were able to get it painted too.
Some other odds and ends... got some of the decorative wood shakes above the window seat replaced....
Gus came up and helped me do some scraping on the front porch window frames. Thank goodness for heat guns... Hopefully I can get them reglazed, caulked and painted near future.
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Progress report
Its been a busy summer, but there has still been sometime to get a little work done.
Sheetrock has started going up in the kitchen and we've been using the ceiling fan even though the ceiling has a ways to go yet.
The downstairs bath has a finish coat of paint on it, just needs some trimming to be "complete".
The A/C has been moved as well, so we can get started on the deck/patio, one of these days.
Decide for yourself who wins the contest for the being the muddiest between Ev and Zoe.
The Mini enjoys his popsicles.
Sheetrock has started going up in the kitchen and we've been using the ceiling fan even though the ceiling has a ways to go yet.
The downstairs bath has a finish coat of paint on it, just needs some trimming to be "complete".
The A/C has been moved as well, so we can get started on the deck/patio, one of these days.
Decide for yourself who wins the contest for the being the muddiest between Ev and Zoe.
The Mini enjoys his popsicles.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
The Cistern Is Filled
The cistern started out like this .
A dump truck full of sand is delivered to our house. Everette was so excited. He couldn't hardly wait for the truck to pull away. He told me it was the best present ever.
The cistern was about 10 feet deep and about 6 feet wide full of nasty smelling water. That water had probably been sitting in there for years. First I broke up all the sidewalk (that was leading to no where through out the yard) and threw that in there. Then I added all the small rock that was around the house. And then threw the sand in on top of all that.
As I was hauling sand to the cistern and to our neighbors house, Everette thought he would make himself a bed, with a pillow and get comfortable.
I have no idea how many wheel barrow loads but it did take most of the sand pile. I now can have a peace of mind that the ever so curious 4 year old will not be falling in it. This area will eventually become a patio so the sand will stay until then.
After a days worth of work you would think that I would have lost at least one pound. Nope.... Not one. I guess all I get is the pride that I did it and he little added benefit our neighbor telling everyone is town that they should see me swing a sledge hammer and that I could probably take them out. So reassuring and great way to meet new friends.
A dump truck full of sand is delivered to our house. Everette was so excited. He couldn't hardly wait for the truck to pull away. He told me it was the best present ever.
The cistern was about 10 feet deep and about 6 feet wide full of nasty smelling water. That water had probably been sitting in there for years. First I broke up all the sidewalk (that was leading to no where through out the yard) and threw that in there. Then I added all the small rock that was around the house. And then threw the sand in on top of all that.
As I was hauling sand to the cistern and to our neighbors house, Everette thought he would make himself a bed, with a pillow and get comfortable.
I have no idea how many wheel barrow loads but it did take most of the sand pile. I now can have a peace of mind that the ever so curious 4 year old will not be falling in it. This area will eventually become a patio so the sand will stay until then.
After a days worth of work you would think that I would have lost at least one pound. Nope.... Not one. I guess all I get is the pride that I did it and he little added benefit our neighbor telling everyone is town that they should see me swing a sledge hammer and that I could probably take them out. So reassuring and great way to meet new friends.
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
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