Wednesday and Wired

Well, Bug had a horrible last couple of nights. He was up for the majority of both nights. 1st Night was with dad, and last night was with me. Good thing I was on a night schedule (worked the last 3 nights). He woke up at 1:00 and I put him back to bed at 1:30. Then he was up from 4:00 on. We went to MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) registration today. That should be fun :)

Mr. Fixit is working like mad to get the basement done. Saturday he and a buddy rented a cement saw and jackhammer and cut the drains for the bathroom. Of course, there had to be a little problem that they ran into...there was a sewer line/pipe that popped out of nowhere while they were cutting, and the jackhammer went right into the lid of the pipe. So, they were taking on a bit of gas! Eww...

The landscaping is complete! E and I (hee-hee sounds funny) finished laying the mulch on Saturday. Everything looks great. Photos to come. And we are enjoying green peppers and tomatoes from the garden. BLTs today for lunch!

And now...I'm off to nap...Bug is pretty much comatose...I think I'll join.

Water Boy!

We've been spending lots of time in the water! Bug is loving it. He loves being sprayed with the garden hose (very therapeutic for mommy!). We made it to the little wade pool. And Grandma gave him coffee. Between Grandma Kelly giving him Diet Mt. Dew and Grandma Bug giving him coffee, rest assured that he's getting his caffeine intake! Also had fun picking raspberries at P & A's. By the way, just ran a spell check on raspberries---why is there a "p" in the word? Does anyone pronounce it that way? Maybe the Aussies do! Got lots done on the home-front the past couple of weeks. More boards are going up downstairs, kitchen was painted (color: banana pudding), towel bar fixed in the bathroom, screens fixed on the doors, and I can't remember what else. Oh, and we bought a van!! It's a 2007 Honda Odyssey...very nice!

Grandma Fixit is working us!

We've been enjoying Mr. Fixit's mom here. I'll call her Grandma Fixit...she's been encouraging Mr. Fixit with all of his projects. She's been here for 2 days, and so far we've painted the kitchen, dug out some sprinklers, framed more basement, researched toilets, showers, and sinks for the new bathroom, cleaned up the utility room, and fixed the washer! I'm thinking that with her being here for 10 days, I'm going to have a second story built onto my house by the time she goes home!

Bug, Garden, and Flowers

If anyone speaks Milanese, could you contact me? He's so unhappy this morning. I think it's teeth, but could be anything- tummy, ears, not enough sleep, bad dream, hungry, etc etc etc? Wish the little Bug could just tell me or show me. I decided on a nap as nothing made him happy. Not even reading a book or playing with a ball!

Very excited that Grandma Bug is coming to visit! She flies in on Friday! Bug is looking forward to time with her. I'm looking forward to learning a few things from her- she's a bread maker, so I plan on having her teach me the ins and outs of bread making.
I'm so thankful for many reasons, but here's one: Bug learned to fold his hands. If I say "Should we pray?" He folds his hands. We have a large prayer list so we pray so many times together during the day for our friends and family. (They may be short and to the point...but I don't think that God minds). His favorite books are the faith, bible, and prayer books from Great Aunt Sue!
I hope that he grows up knowing and having a heart for the Lord.

The garden is coming along nicely. I hope that the tomatoes turn red. They are pretty green right now. Also, Ellen is almost finished with the beds in the back!! She planted last weekend. We have an assortment of perennials and bushes including potentilla, russian sage, coneflowers (one of my favorites!), stonecrop, balloon flower, day lily, and black-eyed susan.

I've been Busy!

I know you thought it would never happen, but I finished a video of Bug. Click on "Miles 1 year old" on the youtube bar at the bottom of my page. 'Nuff said! Good-night....