While Daddy is Away...

the family will play in his truck! We have been riding all over town in Big Blue since Konrad took the Explorer to Florida. We even take Kash with us most of the time.

Fat Lip

Kolin busted his lip on a table at McD's. He was running (which he is not supposed to do) and playing tag with a friend who tagged a little too hard. It looked pretty bad but is healing quickly.

Progress

Well the house is starting to move along. We were given a new contractor and he seems to be getting things in order. The siding is done, the holes in the roof have been fixed and Friday we got new gutters, except for the one that goes on the front porch banister that is still missing.

Happy Father's Konrad!

Sunday we went to my parents house and grilled huge shrimp and even bigger T-Bone steaks. Everything was very tasty.

Konrad spent a large part of the day mowing lawns with Lawn Enforcement. Business is good and he is adding new jobs all the time. When he returns from Meatfest he has about ten jobs waiting for him on Monday!

Happy

At least someone is enjoying apartment living.

And here is the pillow that I am basing the guest room off of. The walls will be taupe, and I found some really pretty green silk that I will either make pillows out of or a throw for the bottom of the bed. Now I just have to figure out what bed to put in the room. I just love the new windows, it changed the whole atmosphere of the room. Now there is so much light!

New Rug

I tried to take a couple pictures of the rug we are thinking about buying. The lighting just wasn't bright enough with all the windows in the house covered. So here it is but you can't see the true range of color in it. It has lots of shades of blue and brown. It's for the living room.

This morning we decided to try out the car wash station here at the apartment complex. Kaden enjoyed spraying water at the tire and at the wall, Kolin had his own bucket, soap and rag to work with. It was the first bath for the car since the tornado. We had to scrub hard to get all the shingle tar off. We all got wet of course.

Also today we went to the house and washed the living room wall. Want to make sure there isn't any glass on it before they paint. Not that they are planning on painting any time soon. After naps we went to the sand courts and I played some volleyball while the boys played in the sand with their buckets, shovels and trucks.

Cubbie Award

We are so proud of Kolin. Last Wednesday we went to an awards ceremony and he recieved his Cubbie Participation Award for memorizing many versus of scripture this year, his first year as a Cubbie. Each week he memorized one verse at home and then recited it to his Cubbie teachers and classmates. He wasn't always excited to wear his Cubbie vest, but I have put several of the patches that he has earned on it now so maybe next year he will wear it more.

Bought a Tractor

We bought a tractor today. We went ready to negotiate, but I don't think Konrad got to do much negotiating after he was told someone just left and was willing to pay full price if Konrad didn't. We did not come with enough cash to cover the full price-because we expected to get a deal-so we had take a scenic drive to the bank for more money. I left Konrad with the tractor as he waited for his friend with a flatbed tow truck to arrive and I took the boys to get some lunch. Kolin wanted Chick-fil-a and who am I to deny him, so we went to Chick-fil-a. I let them play in the playroom while I stood in line. I put the food on a table and went in the playroom to get the boys. There was a boy YELLING that some boy wet his pants and already two mom's telling their kids to get out of the play area. Well that boy was Kaden and his pants were wet so I handed him some of the food, Kolin some of the food, shoved some of it in my purse and headed for the car and a diaper. I changed Kaden's diaper, loaded everyone into their car seats and went back in for their crocks in the playroom. As I entered I see the manager and a young employee telling everyone they must get out of the playroom so they could sanitize it. I know I turned a couple shades of red as I left.
After that we went back to the house/field and met Konrad there with the new tractor. I started up the fire again with the coals from yesterday's fire, picked up some trash and got to drive the tractor for a few minutes, under Konrad's tight supervision. Later I have a sitter coming to watch the boys and I'm going to my cousin Taylor's last dance recital across town and then to my Aunt Stacy's for a reception. When Konrad gets done working with the fire and no doubt playing with his new tractor he'll come home, relieve the babysitter and have a boys night at the apartment.
I'll post a picture of the new tractor soon!