A request: think good thoughts one and all about Ally Mae, a very recent arrival on this here earth.
Dear Britt on the Distant Train had her little girl last Thursday. I am so happy for this family (hot dog, a girl!), but I think we need to have some positive energy blasts over there. Ally Mae is still in the hospital. Send a prayer up to wherever those things go for her to please please come home.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The no picture entry
Round two of the grandparents bonanza is in full swing this week. Jeff's folks are in town to woo their grandkids and make our garden and house pretty again. Ossie is easy. He ran into the bathroom while I was in the midst of my morning ablutions, busting with happiness. A new bird book! From Grandma and Pop-pop!
He bursts with happiness often these days. Yesterday, jumping across a broomstick, he yelled, "I'm flying!" And then crashed to the ground. Over and over again.
Two mornings ago, I came out of the bedroom to find him skipping high, singing "Chim-chimeny chim-chimeny!" Mary Poppins! Woo! Anything but the Wiggles, is what I say.
Of course we are also midway through horrible illnesses. First, Ossie and his ear infection. Now Matilda is just miserable with pink eye. Ugh.
Speaking of that babilicious baby, Matilda isthisclose to walking. She's funny--she has no failure of imagination when it comes to her physical abilities. You know how most kids (Ossie included) can probably walk before they dare actually, you know, walk? She keeps thinking she can walk already, and always seems rather surprised that she can't.
He bursts with happiness often these days. Yesterday, jumping across a broomstick, he yelled, "I'm flying!" And then crashed to the ground. Over and over again.
Two mornings ago, I came out of the bedroom to find him skipping high, singing "Chim-chimeny chim-chimeny!" Mary Poppins! Woo! Anything but the Wiggles, is what I say.
Of course we are also midway through horrible illnesses. First, Ossie and his ear infection. Now Matilda is just miserable with pink eye. Ugh.
Speaking of that babilicious baby, Matilda isthisclose to walking. She's funny--she has no failure of imagination when it comes to her physical abilities. You know how most kids (Ossie included) can probably walk before they dare actually, you know, walk? She keeps thinking she can walk already, and always seems rather surprised that she can't.
Monday, June 9, 2008
dressed in cedar
We dressed the deck out in cedar. The tree that's encompassed, we returned to at the end and scroll cut a nice circle around it giving it two plus inches all the way around. As the tree grows, I'll have to do this every so often but as it's a white oak, it shouldn't be but every few years. Also as the kids get older, I can push the scroll cut to a four inch gap between deck and tree. The poplar's have semi circles between them and the deck.
Eventually, I'll also have to cut the joist closest to the tree and sister another to it with spacer blocks but, again, this shouldn't be for awhile nor should it be very difficult when that time comes.
Eventually, I'll also have to cut the joist closest to the tree and sister another to it with spacer blocks but, again, this shouldn't be for awhile nor should it be very difficult when that time comes.
Tree house
We also get a bunch of work done when Grnadpa and Nana are about. Here's a shot of the joists for the deck. I set these earlier in the month with Kim. We spaced around one tree entirely (the white oak) and accomodated two more (the poplar that you see here with it's three branching forks).
Watching the guys work
Grandpa and Nana Luby took off this past Saturday after a week's visit. Actually, we had Nana with us for two and then when Grandpa returned from England, he joined us here in good ole Carolina.
It's always a treat to have these two with us in lots of ways. They're in tight with the kids, we eat great food and drink a plenty, we play cards and cut up. Molly and I got a date night during their visit (saw Baby Momma and'd have to say it was quite good--Tina Fey fans we are). We also have this unique blessing of getting to see our lives through the eyes of Nana who has a knack with a camera and pays attention to the smaller things in life. This is a special treat as it reminds us in the busy-ness of our daily doings how many wonderful small moments occur and to appreciate these brief happenings in time.
It's always a treat to have these two with us in lots of ways. They're in tight with the kids, we eat great food and drink a plenty, we play cards and cut up. Molly and I got a date night during their visit (saw Baby Momma and'd have to say it was quite good--Tina Fey fans we are). We also have this unique blessing of getting to see our lives through the eyes of Nana who has a knack with a camera and pays attention to the smaller things in life. This is a special treat as it reminds us in the busy-ness of our daily doings how many wonderful small moments occur and to appreciate these brief happenings in time.
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