Monday, July 30, 2007

Time to catch up GS Day Camp

So Grandma Debbie came in town on the 8th to help around the house when I had surgery. So what do I do?
Volunteered her for GS day camp. Good daughter aren't I. Mom's unit.

This was Autumn's unit.


Closing ceremony.



Did I tell you it was over 90? Molly doesn't like the heat. We made a red neck pool out of an empty cooler. Molly liked it.




Burr cold water.





Saturday, July 7, 2007

New house pictures

We had our inspection on the new house done and everything went well. I brought the camera to take more pictures for people but I forgot the front of the house. This is a small court yard in front. It needs new hedges.


This is the back. I want to move the red fence in the middle of the yard.



Side porch, not fond of lava rocks I like to be bare foot. The closed in area to the right is were the hot tub is.




Cool built in grill plumbed into the chimney.





Left side of the side porch. We will be taking the pond out soon I hope. The dogs will be soaked all the time.






Small fenced in part of yard connects to garage and big part of yard. This will come in hand with the dogs.







Downstairs

This is the Family Room. On the wall to the left there used to be a pass through to the breakfast nook and we plan on opening it up again. Bad patch job any way easy to find whole.


Upper cabinets in kitchen over sink area.

Molly is in prison, ya the bar are hopefully going as long as they didn't put wholes in the counter top.



Wall of breakfast nook. Thank goodness I love to paint.




Gas fireplace in Living Room. It even has a remote.





To the right of fireplace is the exit to back yard and hot tub room.






Bedrooms

Our bedroom. I'm not sure what they had with wallpaper borders.

Our closet, that has wallpaper border on the center wall too.


Molly's room, she has a room. Ya!



Autumn's room, yes painting.




Guest room (maybe even my sewing room).





Bathrooms

Our bathroom, they painted over wallpaper badly.

The counter is the same marble as the fireplace. That is cool. And we like the tile floor.



This is the girls bathroom. I can't fix this fast enough.



It only gets better.



And better.






Then the floor we like it just doesn't match any thing else.





Downstairs 1/2 bath. Same counter and it has the nice small tile floor in the sink blue.







Friday, July 6, 2007

Good boy Sully

What a good boy Sully is being with Molly. Doc isn't bad just licky. Sully let Molly do anything. Molly love pull herself up on him. The only thing is she "pulls" up on him and out comes a hand full of hair. Not that is bothers Sully at all I just watch her so she doesn't put the hand full of hair in her mouth. Oh well.

Water bugs

Autumn got to go to over night GS camp this summer. (This is her new friend Kayln.) She was in the water bug mini session 3 days and 2 nights. She had a blast!
See she had no fun at all. From the left Maddie, Mariah, , Autumn, and Kayln. Autumn signed up for camp with Mariah not knowing that Maddie, Abby, and Emily (all Walbridge girls) were signing up for the same session. So out of 14 girls 5 were from Walbridge. Poor counselors.

Autumn actually learned some new songs I didn't know. I gave her that job, we hadn't even left and she had to sing then to me. Mom they still do Princess Pat and the same way.


This is Stingray, she is from England. So was Pinky another counselor / life guard in their group.



This is Cupcake. I do feel like I should say sorry to my mom now. When I showed up to get Autumn I asked her if she was ready to go home she said No! When I asked if she wanted to go next year for a whole week she said can I go for 2? I was so bummed that my big girl is so grown up. This is were the apologies comes in, when my mom showed up to pick me up after my first short session I told her to go away. Sorry mom! I do love you I promise.




Monday, July 2, 2007

July 1st

Ok, I know I'm late but I did weigh myself yesterday I just had better stuff to blog about first. I'm going to stop giving myself goals. I keep giving myself lower and lower expectations and even broke down last month to just not wanting to gain. Ya didn't work I'm going to stop with the goal thing now because I have gained, not much but come on how irritating! I'm back up to 189 ya! Now here comes the justification for that weight. That is actually my pre-pregnancy weight I just didn't like it then either. I did go on vacation this month and that never helps a diet. We have been really busy and stressed with this whole house thing. Bla bla bla... Have I listed enough sorry excuses. I know what it comes down to Couch Potato! Maybe packing my whole house and moving by Aug 10th will help me get off my butt something has too. It is also hard to get motivated because I feel smaller and yes I'm smaller, just not small enough. Well good by from my sorry weight gaining self. NO predictions this month!

GS overnight

Autumn and I went to a GS mother daughter PJ party. It was a combined PJ party with the 2 troops Louise (our leader) is in charge of. We had a lot of fun. We had walking tacos for dinner and ice cream sundaes for desert with about 20 different topping to choose from. As you can see, the girls had plenty of sugar (monkey in the middle with the teddy bears).

The girls all brought their build-a-bears and we had a fashion show. Autumn had the only bear with roller skates.


Then we had a bit of dance party. Now every body clap your hands. Clap, clap, clap, clap...



How low can you go?





Louise is on the left with her older troop's co-leader. Officially I'm just a mom this year since we didn't know if we were going to move and to what school district so I stepped down as co-leader. Now you know I can't not help Ha Ha Ha. I know. Ladies I thought the crafts were for the kids? We made daisy chains (thanks Laura for reminding me about them). But we made them with yarn and pony beads and it really worked well. Besides the fact that pony beads are 10 x easier to clean up then seed beads. They were a big hit with the kids and adults.






Some girls didn't last long. Night night Hannah, others got told to go to bed when we realized it was 3 AM. Add in the hard floor and I was hurting in the morning. We do have an air mattress it is in storage though. Like every thing else. Not for long! Ya!







This is Lexi and Kalyn 2 of Louise's 3 girls (Kenedy who is 1 is at home) Kayln is in Autumn's troop. Lexi is going into 5th. It was fun but I need a nap! Witch beleive it or not both of my girls took a nap the next day so I got a nap for once. Ya me!








Aunt Laura's visit

So Aunt Laura came to visit!!! She took us shopping and to lunch and swimming. And you ask were are all the great pictures of shopping and lunch and swimming, well mom can't remember her camera to save her life (mom couldn't even remember the keys every time we left the house). So dad took some pictures bumming around the house. Poor Laura she came in town Tue night and had to leave Fri morning. Autumn had to go to her dad's on Wed but we worked it out till Wed night so Autumn did get to see Laura. Then I had to work Thur so Laura got to bum around the house with Pete when they were not being kicked out of the house for the inspection. Yes We Did It!!! The house is sold. Now for the real fun. That was the other fun thing Laura got stuck doing, driving around town looking for a house. I'm real glad Laura is starting her new job so she has an excuse not to have to come visit soon. I'm really glad she made the trip up but like always it was to short. Do you think Price, Waterhouse and Cooper has a Toledo branch? Ya right. Till next time. Love ya Twit

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Super Dad!

I have a Super Dad. Not only do I get a great view from up here but dad's head makes a great teething ring. The funny thing is watching Molly pet dad's head. I guess she likes the feel of his hair.

Mother nature's fort

This is a huge clump of lilacs that Autumn figured out she could get into. She called it her hiding spot. I had to explain to her that hiding in green wearing blue doesn't work as well.

She had to show me her favorite spots.


I now know when at the farm were Autumn will be. Now this would be a great reading nook.



Sully are you standing sentry?




Pool time

Springfield has a nice new rec center with a pool so we went swimming. Go Jacob go!

Here is my other fish. I think Autumn would live in the water if she was allowed.


Autumn took Molly for a lap. Kick Molly kick. She had her feet going! I have a feeling this will be fish number 2. You see why we want a pool the boys and girls would never get out.



Then we couldn't use the floaty, pool rules, oh well. Molly hung on pretty good.




Were did you go dad?





What a fun day. Even if the pool was a little cool, ya right. It's funny when you have to take kids out of the pool with blue lips and they say no I'm not cold I promise. I'm having a good time.