Catching Up

After my last blog, I was having minor computer issues, which prevented me from blogging about the most important thing on June 23rd...RYAN'S 9th BIRTHDAY!!!

Yep, the big guy turned 9, and celebrated his birthday at Cub Scout Camp! Monday through Friday, both he & Brandon attended. Mike went along on M-W-F; I went on Tues. & Thurs. Needless to say, we were ALL worn out at the end of each day.

Our house is coming along nicely! Our closing date is growing nearer! Only 28 more days to go! Has the panic set in yet? YES. Is the house packed up yet? NO. Will I ever have to highlight my hair again? NO because it will all be gray... I digress.

June 23rd - They finished our ceilings!

June 24th - They finished bricking the outside of the house!

June 30th - They installed our gas fireplace; and put down the first coat of paint on the walls. Also, they delivered all of our trim, interior doors (I think we counted 23!) & cabinets -- that are all awaiting installation while being stored in our garage!

I've been making calls today to get estimates on movers. We had originally thought we'd do it ourselves; but after realizing that we've called upon friends & family members MANY times over the years to help us move, we figured it would be easier on everyone to just hire someone & get it overwith -- without anyone whining because their back hurts (okay, that would be me...); and just the sheer fact that time is an issue & Mike's work schedule can be impossible sometimes. The painter we had planned on can't do our house until mid-August, so it looks like we'll move in & then just have to move the furniture out from the walls for him. As long as I don't have to paint 3200 sqft. by myself, I'll do whatever it takes!! ;o)

Oh... I almost forgot!! Tadpole update: We have 13 tadpoles, not 12. How did that happen?! Funny story. The water was getting pretty funky - though online strongly suggested not changing the water, we had to -- it was stinky & we could hardly see the tadpoles anymore. Luckily, we had scooped up some of the water they were originally in & kept it stored. Mike scooped out the tadpoles into a shallow tupperware. When he was getting ready to dump out the water in the aquarium, he noticed something moving. Yep, another tadpole. He counted again... lucky 13. How we never saw that guy is beyond me. All but a couple have sprouted their hind legs, and the legs are really growing!!

That's our past week or so in a nutshell!

Jenni