It may not look like progress....but it really is!Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
House Building Update
It's been a long time since my last post on the house progress and these pictures are old. I kept trying to post them back in December and couldn't get the pics to upload.
A fair amount of progress has been made since these were taken.
Entryway
The interior has been painted and then repainted after we saw the result of our poor color choice...it was very PINK. Now it's a nice neutral beige in the main part of the house and creamy white in the bedrooms.
Kitchen and Family Room
The kitchen cabinets have been ordered. The trim is going up around windows and doorways. We're looking at carpet and tile samples....there are so many choices. And I'm not a designer sort of person. I'll defer to my husband in that department.
The new projected finish date is April 1st. Just 9 more weeks, we can hold out that long. By the time we move it will be 1 year from our signing on the property.
Waiting is SO hard.
A fair amount of progress has been made since these were taken.
Entryway
Kitchen and Family RoomThe new projected finish date is April 1st. Just 9 more weeks, we can hold out that long. By the time we move it will be 1 year from our signing on the property.
Waiting is SO hard.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Flying Solo
This week has been long.
Much longer than I anticpated it being when my husband flew off to Texas last Sunday.
Come Wednesday, usually my favourite day of the week, I was happily anticipating his return Thursday night only to receive a very disappointing call. The project was going slowly and he would need to stay through Sunday. I would have cried had my new neighbor not shown up at my door right about then!
My husband's home coming each evening is the light at the end of my day. I've missed him sorely this week. Just as the lack of light in the winter affects my mood, so does the absence of my husband.
Soon, very soon he'll be heading home. Back where he belongs. I know the week has been long and tiring for him as well. The hours can't pass quickly enough. Soon my sunshine will be home.
Much longer than I anticpated it being when my husband flew off to Texas last Sunday.
Come Wednesday, usually my favourite day of the week, I was happily anticipating his return Thursday night only to receive a very disappointing call. The project was going slowly and he would need to stay through Sunday. I would have cried had my new neighbor not shown up at my door right about then!
My husband's home coming each evening is the light at the end of my day. I've missed him sorely this week. Just as the lack of light in the winter affects my mood, so does the absence of my husband.
Soon, very soon he'll be heading home. Back where he belongs. I know the week has been long and tiring for him as well. The hours can't pass quickly enough. Soon my sunshine will be home.
Cousin Tally
January has been quite the month for our growing clan! Every once in awhile we have to sit down and re-tally the cousin count. And since we've added a new girl cousin, a cousin once removed, and hopefully we will be adding 2 little boy cousins next week, this is a good time to add them all up. Here's the official score: Q side of the family has 31 cousins and the G side has 37 cousins (these figures include my 6 on both sides) so my children have a grand total of 55 cousins! Incredible!!!
This past Friday we were able to enjoy some cuddle time with the littlest member of Clan Q.
Lavender Girl and Baby
New Mama, Grammy, and Baby
This past Friday we were able to enjoy some cuddle time with the littlest member of Clan Q.
Lavender Girl and Baby
New Mama, Grammy, and BabyWednesday, January 10, 2007
Welcome, Little One
My big sister is a grandma! The newest member of the clan arrived at 9:40 last night. I hear she has dark hair and a cute button nose. I can just picture it. As beautiful as her Mama I'm sure. It's all we can do to refrain from jumping into our car and driving up to see her for ourselves....but we'll make ourselves wait and give them all time to recover.
Monday, January 08, 2007
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Our Place of Quiet Rest
A few weeks prior to Christmas my very thoughtful husband came home with grand news. He had booked a cabin for the two night after Christmas. We shared a delightful family time...reading books, watching movies, playing games,munching, building Fairy Houses in the wilds......for two blissful nights and a day. It was heaven on earth!
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Praise for Powell's City of Books
The topic of choice for family blogging appears to be our trip to this wonderland and I wouldn't want to leave my own gushing gone unspoken!
My first thoughts upon entering this glorious book land were a bit overwhelming, maybe awstruck. How does one find ones way around such a managerie of books? Not to mention how does one afford all that one suddenly "needs" to possess? Might I offer a bit of advice to the future Powell's shopper? Come with a specific list and specific amount you are willing to spend!!!!
I was actually what my son referred to as a very responsible book shopper. I can pat myself on the back I suppose. I purchased my annual "marked down in January calendar"....with folk artwork by Linda Nelson Stock, my calendar of choice for the past 3 years, and a small planner for my purse. I browsed several items in the Christian fiction and decided to keep borrowing that genre from the library. Then found my way to the children's literature...oh my, that's where my will power breaks down. I can much more easily rationalize spending money in this department...it's for my children. We need a wonderful new read to kick off the year. In fact, we need several new reads to get us going!
So into my hand basket went the following:
Alphabet of Dreams by Susan Fletcher ( her previous book, Shadow Spinner, is a family favorite)
Nanny McPhee: The Collected Tales of Nurse Matilda by Christianna Brand ( to make me feel good about my large well-behaved family)
The Boy's King Arthur edited by Sydeny Lanier and illustrated by N.C. Wyeth
David Balfour by Robert Louis Stevenson and also illustrated by N.C Wyeth
We began Alphabet of Dreams this morning and Susan Fletcher has not disappointed us!
Now back to school I must go.
My first thoughts upon entering this glorious book land were a bit overwhelming, maybe awstruck. How does one find ones way around such a managerie of books? Not to mention how does one afford all that one suddenly "needs" to possess? Might I offer a bit of advice to the future Powell's shopper? Come with a specific list and specific amount you are willing to spend!!!!
I was actually what my son referred to as a very responsible book shopper. I can pat myself on the back I suppose. I purchased my annual "marked down in January calendar"....with folk artwork by Linda Nelson Stock, my calendar of choice for the past 3 years, and a small planner for my purse. I browsed several items in the Christian fiction and decided to keep borrowing that genre from the library. Then found my way to the children's literature...oh my, that's where my will power breaks down. I can much more easily rationalize spending money in this department...it's for my children. We need a wonderful new read to kick off the year. In fact, we need several new reads to get us going!
So into my hand basket went the following:
Alphabet of Dreams by Susan Fletcher ( her previous book, Shadow Spinner, is a family favorite)
Nanny McPhee: The Collected Tales of Nurse Matilda by Christianna Brand ( to make me feel good about my large well-behaved family)
The Boy's King Arthur edited by Sydeny Lanier and illustrated by N.C. Wyeth
David Balfour by Robert Louis Stevenson and also illustrated by N.C Wyeth
We began Alphabet of Dreams this morning and Susan Fletcher has not disappointed us!
Now back to school I must go.
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