January 2008

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Here's What's Going on Around Here:

Here's What's Going on Around Here:

The new beds are here and all set up.  Here’s a few before and after shots of B and L’s room:
Before:
 
After:
 
Everyone was very happy about the new beds, but they were equally happy about the fact that the old beds were still sitting around when they came home from school, providing lots of [...]

Californians and Froot Loops

About once a year the owners of the local Bed and Breakfast go away on vacation and ask me to cover the house for them.  This week I’m spending the night there 2 nights and getting breakfast for the guests in the morning.  Last night was my first night.  All I knew was that I [...]

Saturday Morning

Conrad has the day off today so we slept in then got up and had baked oatmeal for breakfast (I put in 1/2 the sugar it called for, 1/4 of the oil it called for, added some applesauce, blueberries and peaches. . .definitely better than the original and much healthier).  Now the girls are all [...]

Here’s a few pics from our time in Splash Village in Frankenmuth, Michigan that my Dad took.
Conrad splashing with B and L:

B and L and their rockin’ new guitars from my Dad:

Conrad, B and L in nervous anticipation of that huge bucket about to dump gallons of water on them:

Here’s one more view of Splash [...]

Home Again

We just survived what I will call the most chaotic Christmas ever (notice I did not say the “worst” Christmas ever, although there were moments along the way that I was feeling that way).  We got home about an hour ago and unloaded the van.  Now my house has piles of things to be unpacked [...]