Flood

Leslie: Jane, did you have a flood in your basement?
Jane: No, it just got lots of water in it and my daddy had to take out the carpet because it was all wet.

Ya, Jane, that's what we'd call a flood. And, yes, we did have one in the basement. I'm about a bummed as I've been in a while. Brent thinks that it's got something to do with the hose in the front yard... it leaked down into our basement bedroom. Our wall is all wet and the (nasty teal) carpet was drenched so Brent pulled it out to dry on the back patio today. I hate to put it back down there, but we also have no money to replace it. Anyway, we'll probably have some significant sheet rock repair that's needed and I'm not sure that I want to think about it just yet. In the meantime, the girls have been enjoying the back patio all nice and soft today. Enjoy ladies.

The Classics

So, I'm a classic girl. I can't help myself and it might get kinda boring sometimes, but I'm always drawn to classic, often traditional things. I figure this way, they don't age. Since we moved into our white and brick house, I've been itching to paint the shutters and door. Yesterday Brent took care of it for me. Now I have my classic house. You really can't go wrong with black, white and red...



This is the before, it had green shutters which is NOT the same as black.



And the after.

Try to look past the dead flowers, mirror from our bathroom and other trash on the porch as well as the overgrown landscaping, toilets and tires to the side of the house. Oh ya, not to mention the bathtub that's been sitting there since we remodeled the bathroom. We are totally the white trash neighbors. Next year we'll try to work more on the exterior. It's needing some serious love, but this will have to do for a while.

And a photo of Charlie...



My sister in law, Danielle, made the hat and blanket for him. He sticks his little tongue out when he sleeps, it's so funny. We love him!

Lizzy Lou Who

I am still trying to do something with Lizzy's hair so that she doesn't look quite so orphan-like, all the time. I try and I try and I try and for some reason, she always ends up looking like she lives on the streets or is being raised by dingos or something. Leslie and my mom keep harassing me to cut her hair, but I don't want to because I'd like it to grow. Today, we tried pig tails. Brent and I think she resembles a Who from Whoville.




In other Lizzy news, she is absolutely DETERMINED to wear Charlie's pants. I'm not sure why, but she's desperate to get them on. We find her like this about 5 times a day.



There is no hope. Poor thing.

Family Photo

Wow. Our little family doesn't seem so little anymore.

Man of the hour

Our sweet little Charlie has arrived!
Born 9/22/08 at 3:05PM. He weighed 7 lbs. 4oz. and was 19.5" long.
Everything went great and he's about as beautiful as I could have imagined. For some reason, Brent took all the photos with his phone instead of the camera, which was sitting right next to us. That's why all the photos look like they were taken with his phone.



I LOVE this one of Charlie and my mom. Isn't he darling?



We can't figure out who he looks like, he doesn't look like the girls did.



Jane wants to hold him every second. She's such a good big sister.



"Baby! Baby!" is about all Lizzy will say. She's fascinated with him.





And a couple of me with my new little man. I'm sure there will be tons more photos to come. Now... I've got to paint Jane's nails.

P.S.

For those who are curious, I still have no baby. I've reached the point of "annoyed pregnant woman that doesn't want to talk about when her due date is" and for this reason, I've been avoiding social interactions in general. If this baby isn't here before church on Sunday, I might have to sneak out the back before anyone has time to talk to me. He'll come no later than Monday though, thank goodness for that.

Things you didn't want to know about me...

Enjoy reading about weird I am...

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Six random things about me

1- I'm not very good at finishing things. I graduated from high school through independent study because I left after my junior year. Same for college. My house and life are full of half finished projects.

2- Smarties are one of my very favorite candies. I can, and do, eat them until they give me serious heartburn. I know that there are 15 Smarties in each roll. I know this because I am compelled to eat them in 3s, making 5 delightful servings per roll. For this reason, I don't like sharing rolls of Smarties, so don't ask. It's really quite debilitating. Oh the things I suffer from!

3- I am a paint Nazi. I have VERY strong feelings about colors (I own about 4 paint decks), technique (Brent has none), as well as different brands of paint. Behr is horrible paint, I hate it. I won't use it at all, their commercials are full of lies. Ask any professional painter and they will agree. The best paint comes from Pittsburgh paints. I drive about 15 minutes to get to a store, but they are SO helpful there and are also a lot cheaper than most other places. Love them.

4- I am a Rage Against the Machine fan. If you aren't familiar with Rage Against the Machine, I suggest that you don't bother familiarizing yourself. I know that my love for them should have tapered off by now and that it's left over from high school, but I can't help myself. I still get all into it when I hear me some Bulls on Parade. I heard that they broke up because the lead singer was donating all his proceeds to some terrorist group in Bolivia or something weird like that. What a drag. I've been listening to them as I'm writing this and I'm nothing short of giddy right now... ahhh, it's been a while. Now Testify!

5- I love hose water. Dogs and I share a taste for it. I know, it's gross, but I LOVE cold water out of the hose, it's totally preferred over bottled water. I also drink straight out of the faucets inside. My kids drink out of them and my family blames Brent, but I do it too. Lizzy tries to drink out of the play kitchen sink :)

6- My favorite word in spanish is comemos. It's such a fun word to say out loud. Go ahead, say it. Now. You won't regret it, I promise. Co-me-mos. Ha! It makes me laugh just about every time. Ah, good times. I also enjoy the word macaco, which is monkey in Portugeuse.

Ok, done and done. Now I tag Danielle, Leslie (oh ya) and Sheri. You are all horrible bloggers and if you can't come up with something to post about, I'll do it for you :) Have fun girls.