Wednesday, January 31, 2007
I forgot the biggest excitement ...
Timmy went pee-pee in the big boy potty this morning. How in the world I could forget that momentous occasion I do not know, but hopefully this is a marker for bigger things to come, both literally and figuratively!
Two in a row ...
Well now ... two days in a row after missing the weekend. Aren't you all impressed?
Yesterday was a fairly typical day. The Cyndie took Timmy to the doctor because he's still feeling a little off. They said he still has a sinus/nasal passage infection, so gave him a different kind of anti-biotic. After that, the kids had gymnastics which they really enjoyed. Especially Timmy since he was the only kid in his class yesterday, so he didn't have to wait in line at all! Emma has had a continual stream of friends over the last couple of days, which she loves. By the end of the day she is beat, which is fine with us! I went for a long lunch over to Paul's office to watch the Liverpool midweek game (2 - 1 victory!), so that was a nice break in the middle of the day. In the evening Emma was very hyper waiting for Grandma and Grandpa D to come, so we called them to say "hi" and that we were ready for them to get here. Fortunately Emma has school this morning to distract her! Timmy has been very into playing fight/wrestly/rough lately which is a lot of fun for me. It's really fun to sit on the floor with him and "beat him up"!
In the evening, Cyndie and I moved the bookshelves out to the garage to get them ready for paint, so we felt pretty accomplished.
Neal
Yesterday was a fairly typical day. The Cyndie took Timmy to the doctor because he's still feeling a little off. They said he still has a sinus/nasal passage infection, so gave him a different kind of anti-biotic. After that, the kids had gymnastics which they really enjoyed. Especially Timmy since he was the only kid in his class yesterday, so he didn't have to wait in line at all! Emma has had a continual stream of friends over the last couple of days, which she loves. By the end of the day she is beat, which is fine with us! I went for a long lunch over to Paul's office to watch the Liverpool midweek game (2 - 1 victory!), so that was a nice break in the middle of the day. In the evening Emma was very hyper waiting for Grandma and Grandpa D to come, so we called them to say "hi" and that we were ready for them to get here. Fortunately Emma has school this morning to distract her! Timmy has been very into playing fight/wrestly/rough lately which is a lot of fun for me. It's really fun to sit on the floor with him and "beat him up"!
In the evening, Cyndie and I moved the bookshelves out to the garage to get them ready for paint, so we felt pretty accomplished.
Neal
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Back and Blogging
I guess it was a relatively busy weekend since I never did find time to sit down and write. I don't even particularly remember what we did, so it must not have been too exciting!
Saturday was just around the house. I partially moved the gas pipe, but that is still going on as I have to still get the right lengths of pipe to fit it into the wall. I also spent some time doing some wiring for the lights. Saturday afternoon was the birthday party for the little girl across the street. It was at Boomers, a mini-amusement park/arcade type of place. The kids played mini-golf and had pizza and got tokens to play some arcade type games. It was really pretty fun.
Sunday was church, then a short business meeting afterwards at which we voted to change the name of the church to Coastal Community Fellowship. Then we went to a birthday party for some folks at church which was pretty fun. They have this rock fence and formation in their front yard which was a perfect playground to keep the kids occupied!
Last night Josh and Priscilla came over for dinner and then it was early to bed.
So that's the life and times! Emma and Timmy are very excited for Grandma and Grandpa D to come!
Neal
Saturday was just around the house. I partially moved the gas pipe, but that is still going on as I have to still get the right lengths of pipe to fit it into the wall. I also spent some time doing some wiring for the lights. Saturday afternoon was the birthday party for the little girl across the street. It was at Boomers, a mini-amusement park/arcade type of place. The kids played mini-golf and had pizza and got tokens to play some arcade type games. It was really pretty fun.
Sunday was church, then a short business meeting afterwards at which we voted to change the name of the church to Coastal Community Fellowship. Then we went to a birthday party for some folks at church which was pretty fun. They have this rock fence and formation in their front yard which was a perfect playground to keep the kids occupied!
Last night Josh and Priscilla came over for dinner and then it was early to bed.
So that's the life and times! Emma and Timmy are very excited for Grandma and Grandpa D to come!
Neal
Friday, January 26, 2007
Rest
Yesterday was different than most recently in that we rested more than worked. Cyndie and the kids went to the Inland Empire so that Lee's mechanic could work on the Suburban (weld the driver's seat back to the rails ... it had be rocking a little ... and put on new suspension). They hung out at Gene and Pam's most of the day. Emma had a good time with her (in her eyes) glamorous big cousin Brandon, although I think she overwelmed him a bit. I had a pretty normal day, but have been fighting a little bit of cold/allergies the last week. So the bottom line was that when Cyndie and the kids got home about 8p, we put them right to bed and hit the sack ourselves!
Next up for the weekend, moving the gas line into the wall (with the help of our neighbor Dan), and starting to work on the wiring.
Neal
Next up for the weekend, moving the gas line into the wall (with the help of our neighbor Dan), and starting to work on the wiring.
Neal
Thursday, January 25, 2007
More big progress ...
Well, Cyndie and I made some more big time progress on the kitchen last night. Our date was dinner, sandwiched between buying the appliances and getting a lot of the electrical stuff.
Miss Ashlee, the babysitter, can at five to watch the kids, then we headed to Howards, a TV and appliance place. We wanted to get hands on the appliances that the place that we bought the cabinets from had recommended. We ended up buying all the appliance there because they gave us a good price. So that stuff should come in the next couple of weeks (the dishwasher was a special order). After dinner at the Indian place we like, we went to Lowe's for an hour and a half of light/fixture/wiring shopping. There is still a lot to do there (we still have to buy the 16 recessed lights and all the under cabinet lighting), but I should be able to start working on the wiring very soon!
So that was the big news from yesterday. Today Cyndie and the kids are visiting her dad to get a bit of work done on the Suburban by his mechanic. They are going to hang out at Gene's house while they wait which totally makes Emma's day because she totally loves her cousin Brandon, and he gets to ditch school to see them!
More another time,
Neal
Miss Ashlee, the babysitter, can at five to watch the kids, then we headed to Howards, a TV and appliance place. We wanted to get hands on the appliances that the place that we bought the cabinets from had recommended. We ended up buying all the appliance there because they gave us a good price. So that stuff should come in the next couple of weeks (the dishwasher was a special order). After dinner at the Indian place we like, we went to Lowe's for an hour and a half of light/fixture/wiring shopping. There is still a lot to do there (we still have to buy the 16 recessed lights and all the under cabinet lighting), but I should be able to start working on the wiring very soon!
So that was the big news from yesterday. Today Cyndie and the kids are visiting her dad to get a bit of work done on the Suburban by his mechanic. They are going to hang out at Gene's house while they wait which totally makes Emma's day because she totally loves her cousin Brandon, and he gets to ditch school to see them!
More another time,
Neal
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
End of the "Normal Day"
Well, Timmy, and especially Emma, loved gymnastics ... here is a picture.
Emma made a new friend (I think her name was Katie?) while she waited for Cyndie and Timmy's class to end.
In the meantime, back at the house ...
... the contractor was there to frame in the new window and put in the extra ceiling studs. The pix are above. So things are moving right along. I spent the last hour making a shopping list for Cyndie and I's date tomorrow (we're going to buy all the wiring/lighting related stuff). We also took a brief tour of the neighbor hood on our walk this evening, with stops at Dave and Bonnie's and Paul and Cara's to peruse their kitchen lighting options. I think we're going to try to go with smaller recessed lights (there will be 16 in all in the kitchen) with true white light bulbs, cost permitting.
That's it for now,
Neal
Emma made a new friend (I think her name was Katie?) while she waited for Cyndie and Timmy's class to end.In the meantime, back at the house ...
... the contractor was there to frame in the new window and put in the extra ceiling studs. The pix are above. So things are moving right along. I spent the last hour making a shopping list for Cyndie and I's date tomorrow (we're going to buy all the wiring/lighting related stuff). We also took a brief tour of the neighbor hood on our walk this evening, with stops at Dave and Bonnie's and Paul and Cara's to peruse their kitchen lighting options. I think we're going to try to go with smaller recessed lights (there will be 16 in all in the kitchen) with true white light bulbs, cost permitting.
That's it for now,
Neal
Normal day ...
Today is stacking up to be of the "normal" variety. Work for me, Cyndie and the kids have gymnastics class (mommy and me for Timmy, an intro class for Emma). Emma, particularly, is looking forward to that. She was sick last week, so missed the first class. It was really funny and cute last night. Emma put on a show for Cyndie and I after dinner while we were still sitting at the table. ("I'm not going to dress up, but I'm still going to do a show.") She was dancing around and doing spins and kicking her feet up ... totally cute. And the most fun part was how she was so obviously having a good time doing it with a huge grin on her face!
On the kitchen front, the contractor is at the house framing today! We should have our "window hole" in place and the new rafters done by tonight. Next up is the wiring. Tomorrow on our date, Cyndie and I are going to go do a visual approval on the appliances we've picked out, and then, after dinner, go pick out lights.
On the kitchen front, the contractor is at the house framing today! We should have our "window hole" in place and the new rafters done by tonight. Next up is the wiring. Tomorrow on our date, Cyndie and I are going to go do a visual approval on the appliances we've picked out, and then, after dinner, go pick out lights.
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