Progress

The kitchen is coming along pretty well. After a weekend of sore knees the wood floors are installed thanks to the help of Erin.

The exciting news is that the cupboards were delivered yesterday!!! So now the fun part begins. If all goes well the kitchen should be pretty much completed by next weekend. Then all we have left is all the door/floor trim.

It's looking so good. Danny is doing a great job and I can't wait until it's finished!

On another note. David has been in Arizona for a week and I miss him like crazy. He will be back on the 25th and I can't wait to see him. I'm posting a current picture of my kitchen and a picture of David with Daunte Culpepper that was taken last weekend in Oakland. I have a HUGE crush on Daunte and have for more than a few years. I'm super excited he'll be playing for the Raiders this year!

Go Raiders!!!

Harry Potter

David has read Books 5 and 6 of Harry Potter this summer. He was so excited to read the final book so he and I went to the local bookstore at midnight to be able to buy the 7th book. I personally don't care for fantasy type books but I was excited for David.

It took him 3 days to read the entire book and he was not disappointed at all. I love the fact that he loves to read so much.

Now if I could just find enough time in a day to read a book instead of just browsing through a magazine.

remodeling

I'm getting ready to start week 3 without a kitchen. Danny has been working his tail off. By the end of next week we should have the drywall and painting, plumbing, and electrical completed. Then he and Erin will be installing the hardwood floors.

I get worried that he is working to much. Between "real work" and remodeling the guy hasn't had a chance to relax. So he and David are going to Oakland for the Raider Nation Celebration in August. He deserves the break.

Here is a picture of the progress so far. It changes a little bit more everyday.

baggy pants

Isn't this the CUTEST picture?!!! David took it the other day with my new camera. (loving the new camera by the way!!!)

The smile on his face in this pictures lights up my heart and makes me smile. Adam is a very fun toddler to be around. Perhaps it's because there is never a dull moment with him around. I swear from the minute he was born... actually even before he was born he has tried to be independent. After all this is a child who nearly entered the world without a doctor or nurse in the room.

Anyway... he is a little daredevil. At the pool he is going down the "red and blue" slides. These slides are made more for 4-6 year olds. But he has no fear and skips over playing on the little toddler frog slide. I guess maybe he is a thrill seeker. (I so dread him being a teenager!)

All I know is that I'm sure thrilled that he has decided to be finished with diapers!!! I have to say he was SUPER easy. I haven't been brave enough to let him go all night without a pull up but he does wake up dry every morning so maybe I'll be adventerous and let him try it one of these nights.

39

So this is me at 39. I can see wrinkles around my eyes. However, there isn't a grey hair in site so that is a good thing. I feel better at 39 than I did at 29. I feel more confident and peace with who I have become as an adult. Although I still doubt myself, I do know that I'm a good person and I try and be the best mom and wife I know how to be.

some of the things I enjoy at 39

1. going for a walk

2. watching the sunrise

3. listening to silence

4. eating ice

5. getting hugs from my boys

6. chinese food

7. chatting with friends

8. running into an old friends from high school

9. sitting by a campfire

10. being able to talk to my mom everyday

11. taking naps

12. Hearing my husband tell me he is on his way home from work

13. watching the sunset

fishing

I took the boys fishing today. It was the first time for Adam and oh boy did he LOVED it! I warned David that he would have to do all the work involving hooks, worms, and fish. Sure enough he did. He was a bit frustrated because his line snapped a couple of times but seemed to enjoy the rest of it.

Adam on the other hand just wanted to keep casting out and have me reel it in. It reminded me of when I was little and went fishing. I got bored and wanted to do the exact same thing.

On the down side...I forgot my camera. I'm so disappointed in myself. How could I miss Adam's first fishing excursion. As he was kneeling down and picking up rocks to throw it brought back memories of David 10 years ago.

Danny met us there after he was done working. It was a really relaxing evening.

It's 10:30pm and Adam is still awake in his room. I swear this child needs VERY little sleep. I'm sure he'll be up at 6:30 requesting a cup of milk and to watch Cailou.

It's been awhile

The life of having a toddler and a preteen keeps me so busy. It seems like there is little time left for myself.

I had a fantastic Mother's Day. I woke up to a clean kitchen and the smell of pancakes. Danny took care of the kitchen and David got up early to make me pancakes. Adam he did a little bit himself by sleeping in until 7:30am!!! Woo hoo!!

The weather has been finally been VERY nice and warm. The only problem with that is it brought a 3 ft bull snake into my driveway! YUCK!!! Anyone who knows me knows that I'm terrified of ANY snake. David accidently stepped on it and Adam almost did. David and a couple of neighbor boys hooked it with a rake and it went slithering off. YUCK! I wish they would have killed it because now I feel like I need to be constantly looking for it to return. So looks like I wont be doing any weeding and the weeds are getting pretty bad right now. YUCK YUCK YUCK! I hate snakes!

Here are a couple of pictures we have taken recently.