Carving out our niche.
Today Kristie and I decided to go for a hike to see if we couldn’t dislodge this baby of ours a little bit. Destination: Y mountain. During the 1,100 feet of switchbacks, almost everyone we passed reached out to Kristie–conveying everything from words of admiration, to unsolicited tips on other labor-inducing techniques. I think she’s reached the point where people that see her being active assume it’s labor-inducing activity, and not her daily routine. Ha.
No baby yet!
I am now intimately familiar with all the inner-workings of the modern-day toilet. In fact, I might be able to give this guy a run for his money:
But seriously folks…2/3 of our toilets were leaky and busted, which was very uncool, especially since we had our first overnight guest staying with us this weekend. But now, after multiple visits to Home Depot and much time spent reading ‘plumbing for dummies’ type-literature, my hard work has come to fruition in the form of another working toilet! That’s right…I replaced all the hardware–from the pipe coming out of the floor to the guts of the tank. 1 down, 1 more to go.
Mario Brother: 1. Leaky Toilet: 0
When you tie a mattress and box springs to your roof and need to run the rope through open windows (cause you don’t have a roof rack), the rest of your evening’s errands can become pretty tiresome. Kristie, at 9 months pregnant, made this window-entry maneuver look much more graceful than I could. She was laughing at me when she took this:
This arrived on our doorstep today from “Grumpy and Nana” McConnon:
Inside was an incredible decorative/functional gift, known as a “diaper cake.” The three-layer masterpiece is composed of around 160(?) newborn diapers, a few receiving blankets, beaded headband clips and an assortment of other practical items.
It’s so cool-looking that I think we’ll have a hard time taking it apart to use it. Thanks Nana and Grumpy!
Almost every Monday night since January, Kristie and I have gone to Leah and Johnny’s for dinner and an episode of 24. We take turns preparing meals, which has been a lot of fun…learning and trying stuff we probably wouldn’t have otherwise. Since the series is ending (and since we haven’t taken a single picture this entire time), I wanted to capture something from it. Here’s a shot of Kristie and Leah:
Goodbye Jack…primetime TV won’t be the same without you.
We still need curtains and a few other decorations to tie-in more color, but here’s how the sitting room is coming along:
The contemporary feel isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I love the bright, open, minimalist feel of it.
Remember back in ’08 when we picked up and spray-painted those free dressers that an apartment complex was giving away? Well, since white is our current theme, they got makeover #2.
I predict that by the time we’re 50 years old they’ll be composed of 20% wood and 75% acrylic.
Over the last couple weeks we’ve been receiving accessories and parts to brand-new Weber grill, an extraordinarily generous housewarming gift from my Auntie Cathy in Philadelphia. BBQ season is upon us and we can’t WAIT to get grilling!!
4-Piece Grilling Set:
Grill Cover (to make it last!)
Pre-assembly:
In the thick of it:
Post-assembly — looking slick!
We now have a summer full of BBQ’s to look forward to. You’re too kind, Auntie Cathy…thank you!! XOXO
This area had gotten out of control–and we want to plant it–so I rented a roto-tiller from Home Depot to tear it up. I think the tiller had too little horsepower though, cause it tore me up. I was at it for hours and hours…that grass had some seriously deep, fabric-like roots. I pulled out so many clumps of weeds I’m surprised there’s anything left in there. Like the shades?
