Today's Pick

Makes me so happy.

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Let's see...what is there to share today.

Ahhhh...random pictures from the other night.  Sophie and Logan cooking for the rather gigantic Alex.  Check out Logan in his apron.

A rather blurry, but amazingly adorable Maddie.  Yes, I am a proud auntie.

Logan.  3rd child.  Thirsty.

What're you gonna do?  Drink the pool, of course.

This poor child.  I'm tellin ya...until recently, he had great parents.  Now?

Ummm...not so much.

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We are heading back there today for Sophie's birthday party.  It'll get us away from here, the dust pit, for the afternoon and let us have some fun.  I've been told that the painting, which is being handled by the 'there's no way I am paying someone to paint a wall' me, who is now wishing I had hired someone to paint the walls, can begin tonight.

I love long sentences.

And I love yellow paint, so I am ready.

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For the Matthew followers...show in Atlanta tonight,  Jacksonville, Alabama tomorrow, and Salem, Virginia on Monday.  Pray for safe travels, please!

Newness

A little look.

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Yep.

Still here.

In the dust.

We now have electricity in the whole house, as well as a lovely view of the underside of our roof from basically anywhere you stand in the family room or kitchen.

Which is a real treat.  

Cuz I've always wanted to see the underside of the roof from my couch.

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Let's see...what else is new?

Matthew is in Atlanta for the next 2 days.  He says simply, "It's hot."  I asked if he cared to elaborate and there was no response.  

Summer basketball comes to a close tomorrow afternoon with a scrimmage between the frosh/soph and the JV teams.  Should be fun in a sick 'beat them by 50 points' kind of way, but the coaches seem to think it will be an important life lesson.  

Brian has been at camp this week, but we are all playing hooky tomorrow.  Just because.  We'll go to the game and then he is treating me to the movie Wall-E.  

M has been working tons and has a new best friend...Mendelssohn.   Looks like I better get used to him, too, cuz he is already invading my territory.

 And it is only July.  

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Motherhood

Matthew is in Louisiana today...this was last nights texts:

Matthew: Hey, Mom. Don't worry if I don't answer any texts until next weeks laundry day.

Me: Why? Going somewhere? lol.

Matthew: Funny. I just need a break for a few days from real life.

Me: Real life?

Matthew: Yeah. I am a 4 yr vet mom. I will be fine. I want to completely become a part of my corps.

Me: Yeah. I get it. I am a 19 yr vet. Maybe I'll take a break too. I'll even have money to eat, because I won't need to pay for your cell phone while you are on your break. OK, sounds good. Call from a pay phone when you are ready for real life again.

Matthew: Love you mom. I'll text tomorrow night.

Me: Love you too. Drink lots of water. Talk to you tomorrow night.

Good, old fashioned bribery, with a load of guilt thrown in for good measure.

Nothing like being a mother.

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Wow

Last night, Mamma Mia with the girlies.

Gotta love Mamma Mia AND the girlies.

Today, basketball.

Gotta love basketball.

Lunch at Ameci's, which is owned by our friends and they graciously feed us for free whenever we want.

Gotta love free food.

Home to our construction site, where we still have only half a house of electricity, but no longer need a hard hat to enter.  I love it more every minute and can't wait to see every new little thing that gets done.  M and I found it...the perfect door.  

Gotta love remodeling.

Supper was going to be bbq, but alas, couldn't find the bbq.  Taco salads to the rescue.

Gotta love a back-up plan.

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Just Picked

It's not a pumpkin, folks.  It's an acorn squash...a HUGE acorn squash.  

And there are many, many of them.

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A New Day

Pretty, pretty wall.

A boy, a sledge hammer and permission to hit.

(the permission part was important.)

Matthew, sorry about your room.  

Hellooooo kitchen!

Today, in between furnace inspections and duct tests and remodeling, M and I are on the hunt for the perfect door for the new pantry.  They can't frame it till we find it and they needed it, like, yesterday.

I have the door knob for it, though, which is very important.

So, if you happen to see an old, falling down farmhouse in the middle of Italy or France today....TODAY, would you mind grabbing a door, preferably with glass and peeling paint, and bringing it over?

Thanks.

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