We have plumbing.
The Shower.
Bryce and Greg finished framing up the fireplace tonight. Grandma Phyllis took Mav and I for a ride in the '56 and then made us dinner. It doesn't get much better than that!
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Monday, August 28, 2006
The Skid Steer...
Bryce and Maverick heard that Dallas had rented a skid steer to work on his yard so we had to go check it out.
Carter
Carter and Easton
Dad and Mav driving the skid steer. I think the big boy loved it as much as the little boy!
We stayed and played for awhile. Carter has a scooter that Mav just loved!
Video below.
Bryce and Maverick heard that Dallas had rented a skid steer to work on his yard so we had to go check it out.
Carter
Carter and Easton
Dad and Mav driving the skid steer. I think the big boy loved it as much as the little boy!
We stayed and played for awhile. Carter has a scooter that Mav just loved!
Video below.
I apologize!
Back in July my blog was spammed with about 100 bogus comments that I had to go in and delete. So, I set up this feature where I had to approve the comments before they were posted. Well, I thought they would be emailed to me for approval. Last night I found this little comment box on blogger and found all of your comments sitting in there waiting for approval! There were comments from clear back in July! Now that I know what I'm doing I'll be sure to check that comment area every day!
Thanks for posting comments on my blog!!
Back in July my blog was spammed with about 100 bogus comments that I had to go in and delete. So, I set up this feature where I had to approve the comments before they were posted. Well, I thought they would be emailed to me for approval. Last night I found this little comment box on blogger and found all of your comments sitting in there waiting for approval! There were comments from clear back in July! Now that I know what I'm doing I'll be sure to check that comment area every day!
Thanks for posting comments on my blog!!
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Friday, August 25, 2006
Sometimes you just have to take matters into your own hands!
After almost 10 months of looking at dead trees Bryce decided to just drive the truck back there and pull them out ourselves! It looks so much better. We still need to flatten down the mounds where the trees were and toss on some grass seed, but it is so much better than looking at dead trees!
From the day we moved into our new house we have had 3 dead trees that we see from our deck and back windows. The trees actually belong to the housing development next to ours. We have called and called asking them to replace the trees or to just pull them out so that we don't have to look at dead trees every day.
After almost 10 months of looking at dead trees Bryce decided to just drive the truck back there and pull them out ourselves! It looks so much better. We still need to flatten down the mounds where the trees were and toss on some grass seed, but it is so much better than looking at dead trees!
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Our Thursday....
Our neighbors were getting their driveway poured this morning so Maverick woke up to tractors and big trucks. Boy was he excited!! He ate his breakfast, got dressed and then sat by the window and watched those big tractors and trucks until it was time to go to school.
Tonight, Grandma Phyllis came over for pizza. We played outside with the neighbors and their dog until it was time to come in and take a bath and go to bed. Then I iced the two dozen sugar cookies that I made last night. These are for Maverick's end of summer party at school tomorrow. Here's a little sampling of what we made. I thought they turned out pretty cute.
Our neighbors were getting their driveway poured this morning so Maverick woke up to tractors and big trucks. Boy was he excited!! He ate his breakfast, got dressed and then sat by the window and watched those big tractors and trucks until it was time to go to school.
Tonight, Grandma Phyllis came over for pizza. We played outside with the neighbors and their dog until it was time to come in and take a bath and go to bed. Then I iced the two dozen sugar cookies that I made last night. These are for Maverick's end of summer party at school tomorrow. Here's a little sampling of what we made. I thought they turned out pretty cute.
Not a whole lot to report. I've been a little under the weather the last day or two with the old sinus crud, but feeling much better today. Grandma Dorothy (or as Mav calls her, DeeDee) was in town yesterday for her heart appointment. She of course passed all of her tests with flying colors and continues to amaze the Dr's at what great shape and health she's in at 95 years old! Grandma Phyllis, Grandma Dorothy, Uncle Kevan and the three of us went out for Margaritas and Mexican food to celebrate her good report from the Dr.
We came home and the boys played outside for awhile why I made sugar cookies for Mav's Summer party at school and then it was time for bath and bed.
That's all to report for now.
P.S. I know he probably doesn't want me to talk about it on here, but Grandpa Greg is feeling much better. He thinks the Kidney Stone is gone!
P.P.S. Mom and dad are doing well. They sent new pictures of the Roatan house. I'll try to post them tonight. They're getting close to putting the roof on.!
We came home and the boys played outside for awhile why I made sugar cookies for Mav's Summer party at school and then it was time for bath and bed.
That's all to report for now.
P.S. I know he probably doesn't want me to talk about it on here, but Grandpa Greg is feeling much better. He thinks the Kidney Stone is gone!
P.P.S. Mom and dad are doing well. They sent new pictures of the Roatan house. I'll try to post them tonight. They're getting close to putting the roof on.!
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
We're making progress on the basement!
The framing is basically done with the exception of a couple little areas. The plumbers came today and ran the water lines for the bar sink and dishwasher. They moved a pipe that was going to be in the way of the fireplace flu and ran the water lines for the sink in the basement bathroom. Probably the most exciting for me was to see the shower they installed. It's just pretty cool to see things falling into place. I think the next item on the list of things to do is to get the fireplace installed and then the plumber will come back and run a gas line to the fireplace. Then electrical and sheetrock. It will really be exciting once the sheetrock goes up!
I think that's all for today. Mav and Dad are on an after dinner cruise in the '56. I better go run bath water so it's ready when the little man gets home. He's got quite a little routine and we learned last night that if we skip any part of the routine he protests at bed time!
The framing is basically done with the exception of a couple little areas. The plumbers came today and ran the water lines for the bar sink and dishwasher. They moved a pipe that was going to be in the way of the fireplace flu and ran the water lines for the sink in the basement bathroom. Probably the most exciting for me was to see the shower they installed. It's just pretty cool to see things falling into place. I think the next item on the list of things to do is to get the fireplace installed and then the plumber will come back and run a gas line to the fireplace. Then electrical and sheetrock. It will really be exciting once the sheetrock goes up!
I think that's all for today. Mav and Dad are on an after dinner cruise in the '56. I better go run bath water so it's ready when the little man gets home. He's got quite a little routine and we learned last night that if we skip any part of the routine he protests at bed time!
Monday, August 21, 2006
Our weekend.
Todd, Jill, Ally, Grace and Kate came to visit and we had a great time!
We went to the zoo.
We played in the yard and grilled burgers and hotdogs.
Maverick figured out that if he faked falling down, Grace would come and pick him up!
Video below
We played all night long!!!
Kate and Mav have a snack.
The girls dress todd up in beads and flowers!
We even had a dance party!
Todd, Jill, Ally, Grace and Kate came to visit and we had a great time!
We went to the zoo.
We played in the yard and grilled burgers and hotdogs.
Maverick figured out that if he faked falling down, Grace would come and pick him up!
Video below
We played all night long!!!
Kate and Mav have a snack.
The girls dress todd up in beads and flowers!
We even had a dance party!
Yipppeeee!
Maverick is not allergic to milk. We followed the milk allergy test as instructed by Maverick's ENT specialist and thank goodness he's not showing any signs of a milk allergy.
We saw the specialist this morning and he said Maverick's ears look great. This stronger antibiotic drop cleared Maverick's ears in only one week. The drops that he had been on before were supposed to clear his ears of infection and fluid in 6 weeks, well by that time he'd already have another infection. The specialist seems to think that we were really never getting his ears clear of the infection.
I was a little disappointed that we didn't get an answer as to what is causing the drainage and infections, but at least we have a way to get it cleared up. The Dr said it's probably a combination of day care and allergies but if we stay on top of it he should do much better. He's not worried about Maverick's hearing at all and that was a big relief to hear. He also told us that if he gets another ear infection to start putting the drops in the infected ear. If it doesn't clear up in a couple of days to come straight back to him. We don't have to mess with going to his pediatrician first! (Don't get me wrong, I really like Mav's pediatrician. It's just that we've had so many problems with his ears I'd rather go straight to the specialist.)
Long story short...I think we're headed in the right direction!
We had a great weekend. The Rowlands came to visit! I will post pics and video tonight.
Maverick is not allergic to milk. We followed the milk allergy test as instructed by Maverick's ENT specialist and thank goodness he's not showing any signs of a milk allergy.
We saw the specialist this morning and he said Maverick's ears look great. This stronger antibiotic drop cleared Maverick's ears in only one week. The drops that he had been on before were supposed to clear his ears of infection and fluid in 6 weeks, well by that time he'd already have another infection. The specialist seems to think that we were really never getting his ears clear of the infection.
I was a little disappointed that we didn't get an answer as to what is causing the drainage and infections, but at least we have a way to get it cleared up. The Dr said it's probably a combination of day care and allergies but if we stay on top of it he should do much better. He's not worried about Maverick's hearing at all and that was a big relief to hear. He also told us that if he gets another ear infection to start putting the drops in the infected ear. If it doesn't clear up in a couple of days to come straight back to him. We don't have to mess with going to his pediatrician first! (Don't get me wrong, I really like Mav's pediatrician. It's just that we've had so many problems with his ears I'd rather go straight to the specialist.)
Long story short...I think we're headed in the right direction!
We had a great weekend. The Rowlands came to visit! I will post pics and video tonight.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Maverick ate Ham!
I know to normal people this would be no big deal, but Maverick is a bit of a picky eater so this is very exciting to us. When I dropped him off at school today they were so excited to tell me that he had eaten ham yesterday. His teacher had already loaded his plate up with extra applesauce, bread and carrots because she knew he wouldn't eat the ham. Well guess what? He not only ate the ham, he asked for seconds and ate all of his second helping of as well. He still won't eat any red meat, but at least this is something else besides chicken and fish!
I know to normal people this would be no big deal, but Maverick is a bit of a picky eater so this is very exciting to us. When I dropped him off at school today they were so excited to tell me that he had eaten ham yesterday. His teacher had already loaded his plate up with extra applesauce, bread and carrots because she knew he wouldn't eat the ham. Well guess what? He not only ate the ham, he asked for seconds and ate all of his second helping of as well. He still won't eat any red meat, but at least this is something else besides chicken and fish!
Thursday, August 17, 2006
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