Making It Up To You
Somebody’s been a lazy blogger.
#160
Five New Things (Mostly Silly House Crap) I’ve Done This Week:
- Real wall repair.
- Mountain biking.
- Complicated fancy mail stuff.
- Relocated an entire living room.
- Designed a kitchen the way they do on TV.
#161
Five Small Town Things To Get Used To After Living In A Big City:
- Choosing between three places for a night out.
- Horrible drivers.
- The WalMart renovation being the big news.
- Everyone knowing everyone.
- Neighborly neighbors.
#162
Five Ways To Distract Your Husband From Housework:
- Good tv.
- Food.
- Puppy eyes.
- Trips to Vegas.
- Yard work.
Fast Forward
Time seems to be going by too fast. There’s no way I missed TWO Friday Fives! And my company is already gone? And we drove to Vegas and back already? I don’t even remember packing.
Maybe it’s getting old. Growing up must have something to do with it. We’re starting to feel like we’re running late! We want to be on our next house, our second kid, our new plans.
But right now is tons of fun.
Like everyone, I have to press pause, breathe deep, and let right now sink in; commit it to memory, and enjoy.
I swore last summer would be the best summer of my life, that we’d never be able to top it. And here we are, topping it.
Then And Now
Probably the most drastic home renovation to date, and perhaps forever.
FIL is incredible, and just wait until I sand and paint (I couldn’t wait to share with you!). Feels like a whole new house.
THEN:
NOW:
THEN:
NOW:
Being Have
It’s really hard for me to behave. I can’t remember which munchkin we knew that used to ask “Are you bein’have?”
Toting the in laws back to Park City and using them as indentured servants seemed totally appropriate knowing how good FIL is at this stuff. I’ve tried to help. I’ve tried to suggest fun activities. I’ve tried to help MK bond to his family. The house stuff was just a bonus. Then the project I asked for got started. But now I don’t want them to leave. And it’s not just because I’m worried we won’t ever be able to finish this project without them. Although we might not have company for a while.
It’s fun with a house full. SIL is young, as you may or may not know, and a pure PLEASURE to have around the house. I could adopt an 11 year old. MIL is teaching me how to cook. FIL laughs at all my jokes.
So I’m trying not to think about them leaving – about how life will get back to normal and we’ll stay up late and get back on the internet and not make frowny faces about other stuff we’re missing (Twitter was down? It’s amazing how you don’t notice the fail whale if you GET OUT.) or forgetting. I’m not thinking about the gym I haven’t been to in a week, the pigging out we’ve been doing.
Because family is fun. We really fall off the grid here when family comes. I guess it’s because we’re different people. There’s normal us, ans then take it down 50 clicks family is in town us. Make sure you’re bein’have.
Family Reunion
This past weekend we ventured out in to nature and camped with the K family. It’s hard to describe just how hilarious it was. It started trying to explain what was going on on the 7 year old hand in this photo…
Girls Night Out
Was a huge success last weekend! We got free sushi.
