Wednesday, April 27, 2011

I'm not rolling my eyes-it's chicken dust.....

See that shed to the right? It's a big, beautiful 10x12 well built shed that I was so super excited the neighbor left for us. It needs a good pressure wash and then she's ready for our yard stuff. Ya' know....the Cub Cadet I lovingly bought for my hubs, rakes, shovels, maybe a plastic tool or two for the kids.  Wanna see what the hubs is gonna put in her....
Yeah......I know. What do I have to say about it....eh, it's free. These are the "teenagers". He brought home some newborns tonight but I can't talk about it right now. I don't have the strength.....

Andy's friend Lance brought over this tractor type thingy and the two of them put their heads together to move the perfectly good shed from the perfectly good home it loved in the front yard to the new home in the back yard...to be pooped in. *sigh* So they got some chains and a bunch of round timbers and rolled it to the back yard.
Now, honey, don't you let a little thing like a chain- link fence stop you. Just rip it out of the ground and toss it aside. The dogs will stay put, they listen so well when given a whiff of freedom..or bacon.









So here is the new home. I wish I had taken a picture of what was above it. Wanna know? Take a guess.....my bedroom. The master bedroom of my "forever house (for now)". Every morning I get to roll over, stretch, open my eyes to the new day chickens and thank God for the blessings He bestows on me. "Hey ladies, keep it down out there, I'm counting my blessings." Awesome.
What is this? A spaceship?....nope. My parents bought a 2011 Prius. This was her maiden voyage. They drove in from North Carolina for a visit.
Hi Mom!! Up here!! Yeah, you're here! I set the paint brushes out and the paint is already in the trays...What? Sure, you can pee...hurry up though, I don't want the paint to get a skin on it. I know it was a 14 hour, 2 day trip but you said you wanted it to be a work filled trip.....smooches!

So, the 'rents brought their dog....
                                                            Abby, meet Mickey...
Whenever my mom visits she comes laden with bags of wonderful things for us. Outfits for the kids, razor blade cartridges for hubs and HBA stuff for my overflow shelf for me.(that is a whole nother blog post entirely...). She bought the cutest hat for Reese....

Melt my heart....she is so stinkin' cute....
That's Pop, my step-father/ painter extraordinaire! He worked so hard on the paint project....looks amazing. Just wait, I'll post pictures soon.

Not only do the "girls" get a nice new shed they also get a nice fence too....4x4 posts sunk in quick drying cement and then 2x8 (i think, what do i know though?!) cross pieces. A little chicken wire attached with Lag screws and voila! Welcome to paradise, ladies! Now, get to laying. My little men got right out there and worked along side the men folk. Drillin' and speed squarin' with the best of them....kinda. We all know how awesome it is to work with a two year old on a project that you have wanted to work on for awhile...now add another 2 year old just for fun....and this guy too....
Now, sit your fanny right back in your overstuffed recliner...oh wait, that's me....It's not ours. It will never be ours. This is Dutch, Lance's dog. We watched her for a couple days while Lance went off to wherever Lance goes. I'm sure it was a book  convention down in Florida that he attended.....She was a good dog. She was dog number 5 for a few days. Except I think it was a boy dog....whatever.


Hi, Pop. I know you just drove 14 hours with my mom in a shoebox car but would you mind picking up that shovel right there and level out some ground for the fence? Hey, thanks! Hey, don't mind the 20 dog legs running all around you....




Hi, sweet boys! Looking good.....
 

Have you ever seen anything so cute? Yeah, I know I am the one that has to clean the mud off of it but it's such a true boy picture.  Make all the mess you want boys, mama will clean it up.




So I saw this project on a craft blog. I can't remember which one but once I remember I will post it...
I took an old lampshade (according to my mom it was still good and looked expensive--no, mom. It was from Target like 12 years ago.) and removed the fabric part. I wrapped it in chicken wire--simmer, it was a clean, new roll. I punctured a bunch of eggs and blew the guts out. Super simple, super cute.

Remember the eggs we filled with candy a couple weeks ago? Well, we had the easter egg hunt at church. It was a huge success. It started at 10:00. We pulled in at 10:00 and by the time we got the kids out and handed them their baskets they were able to each pick up 5 or 6 of the 600 eggs we hid earlier in the day. Wow....maybe next year the little kids can get a 10 minute head start over the older kids but all in all it was a great experience.
"what the heck? these aren't filled with Snickers!! these are generic jelly beans!! what a jip!"





what? what is going on here? it looks like my hubs with that hot mess of a sweatshirt that he won't let me burn but what is he doing? It looks like he is feeding my kid but I thought his arms were broken!! All this time! Who'd a thunk all it took was the MIL visiting to get his arms fixed!


Pop holding a very tired Reese. So sweet....
The kids have to wear these ears for a picture every
Easter until they are 18. Yep, I'm serious. Like it. Deal with it...don't wanna? Don't make me show you your stretch marks on my stomach. Oh, see, that wasn't so bad! Everyone is happier (and less blind) when you just do what mama says, children.


We got this dress as a generous donation from a dear friend in a tote of wonderful clothes. It was perfect for her first real dress up!


 The boys got pinwheels in their baskets from one of the grandmas...they spent the next hour showering us with "cute, Easter spit" as they tried and perfected getting it to spin.Well done, boys.
                    My sweet girl, mama loves you. Yes, you have to wear them many, many  more times.



We had a wonderful first Easter with the third kid and new house. Hope yours was great too.
Anyone need eggs?......I know a guy.......

2 comments:

  1. I need Eggs! Like i need eggs really badly. I haven't bought them in three weeks because I keep thinking I'll grab a dozen from ya. The other day andy made bacon and....nothin. Cause we didn't have eggs.

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  2. tomorrow ye shall have eggs!!!

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