Ch ch ch changes...

Things sure are changing around here, and we couldn't be happier.


The office has now become the Man Cave, since both the boy and the man of the house have furniture and fart in here.

Our seating has changed too, and if I'm at home, you can be sure the boppie and a burp cloth are near by. That thing is genius and even though we haven't had a need for the burp cloth yet, I can bet that the day I don't have it near will be the first day he spits up all over me.

And of course, here's an adorable photo of the boy.

The story goes, he woke up fussing, way too early for his nap to be over, so my mom took him in to change his diaper - typically a wet diaper is the ONLY thing that will wake him from a nap early. She set him on the changing table, in the warm sun and he stretched out and fell back asleep. I just happened to capture him mid dream smile.

Sometimes he likes to be bundled up, sometimes he'd rather stretch out and relax in the sun. He's a boy of many moods.

where it's at

umm. ya. it's the new bathroom.
and can I just add, I don't know what's up with the shower curtain, it looks all gross and dingy, but I swear it isn't, heck the things like 5 days old. My camera's adding dirt to my photos, great.



don't worry, Rosie's hung in her rightful place.



The kitchen so far...complete with an open bottle of wine, of course.



here's another view...of the kitchen



my GAS stove, finally we're back together again, making dinner efficiently!



kitchen curtains...I put them up when Andy was out of town for the weekend, playing shows in Ptown. I didn't even think about the fact that I'd be all alone when I kissed him goodbye and I got all kinds of creeped out when the sun went down...so, a perfect time to hang the curtains.



the living room how it looks right now...yeah, I know there's no where to sit...we're working on it.



the new and improved mailbox that I hung, I did it mostly for the mail man. When we met him, I asked if there was anything we should know or whatever and he said,
"well, your mailbox is kind of tiny, they sell bigger ones at Home Depot for 15 bucks, it'd be nice to get all the mail into the box easier...and then people wouldn't see your Netflix envelopes either."

Good call mail man Noland. And it was only 13 bucks to boot!

Also. I just trimmed the hedge in front of the house, it was covering up the numbers, which are placed really low next to the door for some reason...anyways, it was my first yard work and it was brisk and a bit windy out and it was awesome.

We cleaned and organized the garage, it's my man's birthday on friday and we don't have anywhere to hang out in the house except for the bedroom right now and that would be kind of awkward if we invited people over and then asked them to come into the bedroom to hang out. So. Ya. I'll post photos of the new garage, next up, patching the leaks in the roof. Man those people were idiots. geesh.

getting things done.

Last Apartment.





First yard work.



And now...the arrival of our first major purchase (house not included, we don't technically own it...it'll be another 30 years) the washer and dryer from Sears.



The box out of the truck. (I was so excited, thrilled and giddy.)



My washer/dryer laying in the middLE OF THE STREET!



These two guys just picked it up and walked it to our door.



And here it is, front loading, gas water and heat dryer, energy star, high efficient, fantastical and working beautifully washer and dryer.

wait, it's 2008?

I have been somewhat ordered by an anonymous commenter on my blog to "UPDATE!" So here goes.

What have I been up to? What things has life given me to experience? What's new with me?
It seems strange to ask ones self these questions. Egotistical in fact and that isn't something I like, it isn't a characteristic I'd like to embody. But. For lack of not being able to sit down and chat with all the people I would like to, this rambling about myself in the form of a blog is what I've got to do so you all can "know" me and know all about me.

After packing the car and driving, both of us sick and exhausted before we even got to the highway, back to Oregon...oh and I had to post a couple of photos of the "packed car", cause when I say packed...I mean to the brim with no way to lean back the seat or reason to adjust the rear view mirror...cause there's just no way it's going to happen - packed




Christmas I mentioned in a little post and then the strep throat week happened. We enjoyed a subdued ringing in of the new year with a group of good friends.

Things after the midnight moment.







Smooches & happy friends








Drinks are nice, aren't they?












The "before" mug shots.











Boys making a fresh start to the new year.












And the after's...
Joscience & Walterz were baby-faced at the start of '08, I wonder what kind of year that will produce for them?












oh, and then it was my birthday...