Good morning to all ...

So, what's been up with us ...

The weekend was nice. Friday I worked from home, so that was good, though I started the day with a headache and went back to bed for a couple of hours to try to get rid of it. It was still nice to be able to spend more time with the family. It was also Emma's last day of pre-school. There was a picnic afterwards, and then a boy from school came home with Emma (his dad was having chemo therapy) for the afternoon.

Saturday, Cyndie took the kids over to church to get the truck washed by the youth group kids (raising money for Hume), and then hit the road to go to Rialto for Lee's big work/friends party in conjunction with the big "Run Whatya Brung" car show (where they shut down the road in front of his office to display the cars). The kids liked that. It was nice for Emma and Timmy to be able to ride their bike/scooter and not have to look for cars. They also enjoyed the bounce house and the water slide Lee rented, and, of course, seeing their big cousin Brandon. I stayed home and worked some more on the kitchen. I put up the rest of the decorative doors, some toe kicks, the under cabinet trim, and the door bell. All in all, a productive day's work. On the way home, Timmy threw up a bunch, most likely from the excesive amounts of candy he ate, and the heat of the day. By the time they got home, he was looking pretty chipper again. It was to bed early (after a bath), and then Cyndie and I rented "The Illusionist", which was a pretty good movie.

Sunday was church (I played guitar), then afterward we had a short church business meeting. After quiet time, there was a neighborhood "Fiesta" at the park (decorate cookies and maracas, taco bar, pinata). That was quickly followed by Bible study at church (where the kids can run around and play in the courtyard without having to be baby sat). It was a full day!

Monday was pretty normal. In the evening we took a walk out to Bushard to look at the machines that are working on the road out there (they are replacing the old sewer line under the street with a big 10 foot diameter line). Emma road her bike and Timmy his two wheel scooter. They are both getting very good at their respective two wheelers. Timmy is even more than keeping up with us (getting way ahead, going nearly as fast as Emma). That's fun. We'll have to take more walks like that in the evening. After the kids went to bed, Cyndie and I spent some time working in the side yard. We're getting a used jacuzzi on Thursday, so we were working on getting a foundation ready. Yesterday was getting rid of the grass. Tonight we'll level it and go get sand and pavers at Lowes. Tomorrow I'll put down the pavers and Thursday the thing is delivered.

Tomorrow, Cyndie and the kids are going to drive up to Oxnard to visit Jon and Sara for the night, so they should have a good time with that!

That's it for now,
Neal