Congrats to the Grad! And the Dad! They did it!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
One of the Best Days of My Life!
Ding dong the porch is dead, the rotten porch, the ugly porch! 
Ding dong the rotten porch is dead!
At this point what you see is in a pile in my backyard and a brand new porch has been built in its place!
So while we cooked with the door closed all day (to keep kids and pets from falling to their death), I tried to take cute pictures of my kids. I got this:
and this: 
E is asking, "Can I please have some candy?"
This could have been the best picture of IJ until it was ruined:
This could have been a really cute picture of F playing with shoes (until it was ruined):
And this gobblin is who ruined my pictures and thought it was funny:
And this is what I get for trying to have cute pictures of my boys:
But the best news is the people who offered on our house the first day it was listed, really want our house! They are paying the full asking price! But they want us out by the end of the month. That my friends, is in three weeks.
Gasp!
Sob!
Sniff.
Ding dong the rotten porch is dead!
At this point what you see is in a pile in my backyard and a brand new porch has been built in its place!So while we cooked with the door closed all day (to keep kids and pets from falling to their death), I tried to take cute pictures of my kids. I got this:
and this: 
E is asking, "Can I please have some candy?"This could have been the best picture of IJ until it was ruined:
This could have been a really cute picture of F playing with shoes (until it was ruined):
And this gobblin is who ruined my pictures and thought it was funny:
And this is what I get for trying to have cute pictures of my boys:
But the best news is the people who offered on our house the first day it was listed, really want our house! They are paying the full asking price! But they want us out by the end of the month. That my friends, is in three weeks.
Gasp!
Sob!
Sniff.
Adventures in Moving: Part 3
We listed the house on Monday afternoon and had two offers by Tuesday night. Scary! M and I have been working madly to fix the little broken things and erase all evidence that people actually live in this house. I steam cleaned the carpets yesterday. My two biggest enemies are:
At least the other three are happy playing video games all day and don't track in mud or spill food. But it helps that I won't feed them inside and won't let them play outside. Today I get to focus on keeping the kids out of the wet paint upstairs.
At least the other three are happy playing video games all day and don't track in mud or spill food. But it helps that I won't feed them inside and won't let them play outside. Today I get to focus on keeping the kids out of the wet paint upstairs.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Adventures in Moving: Part 2
Our septic system passed inspection today and our house is now officially on the market! It is strange looking out the window and seeing the For Sale sign by the hedge M worked so hard to grow. Stranger still will be a 30 minute warning to get myself, my kids, and My Pathetic Doberman out of the house so a potential buyer can come see the house. Thirty minutes. I've read that every family should have a 30 minute plan in case of an emergency evacuation. But this is the exact opposite. Instead of grabbing essential food, water, and documents and leaving the toys where they fall, I'm going to have to be able to clean my entire house and find the shoes and the collar and the leash in under 30 minutes. I don't think it can be done, but we will see.
We spent another weekend at our new home finishing Grandad's room and releasing 1500 ladybugs:
in our orchard:
We spent another weekend at our new home finishing Grandad's room and releasing 1500 ladybugs:
in our orchard:
Thursday, May 28, 2009
My Pathetic Doberman...
...may snap at other people's kids, pee on the floor, and bark at every damn thing that goes by our house...
...but she also will share her meals with the baby without complaining. What a good dog!
Our ladybugs have started pupating, so they won't be able to come to Twin Firs with us for the weekend.
But that is okay. We bought 1500 adults to release into our organic fruit orchard!
...but she also will share her meals with the baby without complaining. What a good dog!Our ladybugs have started pupating, so they won't be able to come to Twin Firs with us for the weekend.
But that is okay. We bought 1500 adults to release into our organic fruit orchard!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Adventures in Moving: Part 1
We begin our Adventures in Moving Series with the Uhaul and a trip south for the weekend...
We rented a fourteen foot Uhaul last Thursday! M didn't think we could fill one with just our clutter. I said, "Bring the truck. I will fill it." And we did. To the top! With just the junk that was in the garage and under the stairs. Scary. M should get the credit for clearing out all the stuff we had stored in the garage.
The fun part was getting it down the driveway at Twin Firs. I couldn't believe it fit. I thought for sure we would have to carry each box down the driveway, one by one.
And for my dear friends who have been requesting orange carpet pictures... Here you go! Our new home has a ton of potential. One just has to look past the ugly carpet and mess.
This is the lower living room. S is down there doing something... Its way messier then it normally is since we have been moving things around and painting the ceiling.
This picture is to the left of the lower living room. It is a little reading nook and IJ and E are playing some secret club house game.
This is the dining room, with pea green carpet. We will be putting pergo in here and painting the green on the cupboards. To the left is a sliding glass door that leads to our new garden.
And this is the upper living room, with our piles of stuff that needs a new home. Behind the piles is a great fire place with stadium seating. To the right is the front door. On the back side of the brick is a hallway with real stone floors.
With all the moving and unpacking and painting etc. M did not get to mow the pasture like he normally does this time of year:
So the grass is as high as an elephant's eye! Or at least taller than the kids! And what would a trip to Twin Firs be without a barbeque!
Two kinds of trout and alligator tail! Grandad was entertaining a guest this weekend: L's beau! He came down to meet the great patriarch of our family and to help out with some drywall work. He has received the blessing of the Great Grandaddy Bear and has been approved of by all.
We rented a fourteen foot Uhaul last Thursday! M didn't think we could fill one with just our clutter. I said, "Bring the truck. I will fill it." And we did. To the top! With just the junk that was in the garage and under the stairs. Scary. M should get the credit for clearing out all the stuff we had stored in the garage.
The fun part was getting it down the driveway at Twin Firs. I couldn't believe it fit. I thought for sure we would have to carry each box down the driveway, one by one.And for my dear friends who have been requesting orange carpet pictures... Here you go! Our new home has a ton of potential. One just has to look past the ugly carpet and mess.
This is the lower living room. S is down there doing something... Its way messier then it normally is since we have been moving things around and painting the ceiling.
This picture is to the left of the lower living room. It is a little reading nook and IJ and E are playing some secret club house game.
This is the dining room, with pea green carpet. We will be putting pergo in here and painting the green on the cupboards. To the left is a sliding glass door that leads to our new garden.
And this is the upper living room, with our piles of stuff that needs a new home. Behind the piles is a great fire place with stadium seating. To the right is the front door. On the back side of the brick is a hallway with real stone floors.With all the moving and unpacking and painting etc. M did not get to mow the pasture like he normally does this time of year:
So the grass is as high as an elephant's eye! Or at least taller than the kids! And what would a trip to Twin Firs be without a barbeque!
Two kinds of trout and alligator tail! Grandad was entertaining a guest this weekend: L's beau! He came down to meet the great patriarch of our family and to help out with some drywall work. He has received the blessing of the Great Grandaddy Bear and has been approved of by all.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Let He Who Is Without Sin...
This morning we replaced the hood fan that has been broken since we moved in. What a pain! The wood was so hard and the screws so short that it took two of us to hold the fan up. Unfortunately for me, M had used the oven earlier and it was still venting hot air right where I had to lean. So, we ended up having to prop the fan with a cooler, the dog food, and two books. 
My older daughters, who know M so well, will laugh at the following... when M was done with the project, he proudly put his tools away. In his tool box. So he could find them while working on the next project. 
Because everyone who knows him knows that he never puts his tools away. Ever. And that is why he had to buy a whole new set of tools yesterday. Because he left all of his tools at Twin Firs over the weekend.
And can anyone guess where he is, right this second? At the hardware store! Because we need some more supplies for the next project for the day: the toilet! Yes, we have no toilet right now. A simple change of the wax ring is now a big huge project.
We are keeping the kids busy with our new unit of study: ladybugs!
IJ thinks he is too old for ladybugs, but his work is going to be a little more difficult than coloring and cutting (E) or making a ladybug clock (S).
Mr. Smarty Pants had to label the parts of a ladybug with no help. And draw lines following cardinal directions to show a ladybug's path through a garden. That's what he gets for thinking he knows everything!
So, M is sloppy with his tools, IJ thinks he knows everything. What about me? I packed my projects. I have a LOT of projects. Can you see My Pathetic Doberman next to the Leaning Tower of Yarn?
The cardboard also holds yarn. And fabric. And other fun stuff that I will get to some time. And thats not all! I have scrapbook supplies too! And paints! And the orange bar is also full of beading, cross stitching, etc...
My older daughters, who know M so well, will laugh at the following... when M was done with the project, he proudly put his tools away. In his tool box. So he could find them while working on the next project. 
Because everyone who knows him knows that he never puts his tools away. Ever. And that is why he had to buy a whole new set of tools yesterday. Because he left all of his tools at Twin Firs over the weekend.And can anyone guess where he is, right this second? At the hardware store! Because we need some more supplies for the next project for the day: the toilet! Yes, we have no toilet right now. A simple change of the wax ring is now a big huge project.
We are keeping the kids busy with our new unit of study: ladybugs!
IJ thinks he is too old for ladybugs, but his work is going to be a little more difficult than coloring and cutting (E) or making a ladybug clock (S).
Mr. Smarty Pants had to label the parts of a ladybug with no help. And draw lines following cardinal directions to show a ladybug's path through a garden. That's what he gets for thinking he knows everything! So, M is sloppy with his tools, IJ thinks he knows everything. What about me? I packed my projects. I have a LOT of projects. Can you see My Pathetic Doberman next to the Leaning Tower of Yarn?
The cardboard also holds yarn. And fabric. And other fun stuff that I will get to some time. And thats not all! I have scrapbook supplies too! And paints! And the orange bar is also full of beading, cross stitching, etc...
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