Class of 2027

Today we registered our son for Kindergarten.  They had a sign with his class year and boy does 2027 sound so odd and far away.  But it was good to know what it would be anyway.  We had all our paperwork ready and filled out. They took him out of the room for hearing, speech, and vision tests.  No news is good news but we knew he was not having any issues with those anyway.  

Selfies while waiting to be called from the table.  

Right before I had to leave for the appointment, we had a bush fire outside of work.  I am sure a cigarette butt started it as the mulch was fresh and dry.  I ran out of work before the shut off the driveway because we had the appointment. I ended up standing downwind from the smoke and could smell it the rest of the day.

I have a print out of an ecard that says,'That disappointing moment when you pull into work and it is not fully engulfed in flames.'  It almost happened.  

We Have a Floor

So the boys picked out a nice tile. Friday they put it in and we were not able to walk on it until Sunday morning.  That meant a lot of running outside and down the outside cellar stairs to get to the rest of the house from the living room. 

Monday the grouted and we now have a tile floor in the kitchen.  

I went back to Marshalls and bought the shower curtain I liked better.  I moved the Ikea one downstairs and I do like this one better.  

While the fridge was pulled out I decided to clean it off.  I love our magnets, photos, art work, and all the other stuff but I was too much.  It looks odd without all its bits and bobs but I like it at least right now.  

And while the stove was in the dining room I made dinner in the electric skillet grilled cheese and tomato soup heated in the microwave. 

The window is framed out but they won't be able to put it in until it is over 60 degrees. So I cannot put everything away or move it around because they need the room to get around and to repaint everything.  

But the kitchen was put back together on Tuesday.  

It has been a long process and shifting stuff and stuff sitting everywhere is getting tiresome.  But we like the results.  

Anniversary

Happy 49th Anniversary Grandma and Buddy!  

Their actual anniversary is on the first day of Spring but they were on vacation in VA so we had cake on Saturday at the Aunt's meeting.  Baylor wanted candles and singing of course.  

Spring is Here and Now We Need Some Floor Tiles

Today is the first day of Spring and also my parents 49th wedding anniversary. They are on a road trip in VA visiting Monticello and other presidential homes. I found a few Spring blooms pushing up through the leaves.  It is coming, I just know it is.  

I had planned to work from home in the morning because Gloria had said Verizon needed to come back to hook up the phone in the addition.  She had thought it was an early work call but it turned into an afternoon one so I was home all day.  My first work from home day in the new living room.  Bob and the crew were here also and apparently Gloria had arranged to have porcelain tile put in the kitchen area.  We had the wood floors put in about three or four years ago and she wanted tile in the kitchen area.  They brought these dark wood grain planks with them and I had to send Gloria photos because she had to work over time.  I was not sold on them because they are so dark. 

But Baylor loved being there for the destruction of the floor

And the wall in preparation for the window.  

Bob brought back lighter tiles that would have been better but 

while taking up the old flooring they noticed how unlevel our floor is.  To the point where my fat big toe fits under the level as it sits across the floor.  We quickly found out after moving in our house was built in shortcuts and nothing is square, level or easy to work on.  

I had Gloria call me and I told her about the new tile color and the floor level issue and she said to tell them never mind on the floor.  I told her it was too late, the old floor was gone.  In the end they are going to get square tiles that will go with the counter tops (which Gloria picked out) and should not be too dark or too light.  

And tomorrow, I will have my light back in the kitchen. 

My children kept me company while I tried to work and entertain them both. 

And when the boys left, my stove and fridge were in the old dining room.  Good thing I have a crock pot meal planned for tomorrow because I don't think I will have a stove until Monday.  

After the new counter tops were put in last year, the shelf in the corner collapsed.  I have all my stoneware and casserole and some cast iron in there.  It all had to come out and go somewhere. 

And into the attic it went.  I had a handy helper this time who was more than willing to help me get my jobs done so I could finally play with him.  

Tomorrow the boys will pull off the cabinet side and fix the shelf.  Someday I will have to move the stuff back in there but frankly the attic seems more convenient than crawling in that cupboard.  

Two Rooms down, Two More to Go

Saturday we went to Sean's 7th birthday party. He is a friend from his preschool and while Baylor knew several of the kids at the party, the kids from Sean's school freaked him out a bit.  He was shy until the second hour of the party and sat on my lap watching most of the time.  

But he eventually was persuaded off my lap and into the limbo line.  

After the party we went home and I made my first batch of Macarons.  I  have wanted to make them for a long time and did a lot of reading and video watching before attempting.  They turned out fine, had nice feet but had the common problem of being hollow inside but that does not affect how yummy they are.  I filled them with Irish Cream buttercream and they were really good.  Baylor liked them just plain and ate all the shells he could.  

Sunday Mon and Dad were back but this time to bring two chairs I had at their house and help hang up the curtains.  In the upstairs, I do not have full length curtains anywhere other than sheers in the bedroom.  I have issues with them but since the TV is going to now be in a full sun room and I hate the glare on a TV.  So I have lined curtains that we can pull closed when the sun is blaring in.  

Dad and Baylor helped bring up the bed and make it up with the new bedding I bought for the room. 

You can hardly see the window stuff with all that light.  I love it!  

Valances bought at The Christmas Tree Shop on sale two for $3.00.  

Perfect match for bot the bathroom and bed room.  I have sheers for the bedroom windows but I need to shorten them. Ikea sheers are about 8 feet long!  I think we may buy the honeycomb type blinds because the rooms are ground level and the windows have to be big and low enough to crawl out of in case of a fire.  They are low!  

For dinner with my parents I made Colcannon with kale instead of cabbage.  For breakfast on St. Patrick's Day we had fried colcannon patties with fried eggs.  Yum! They were so good!  We had a food day at work and I had corned beef for lunch, corned beef for dinner and corned beef for breakfast the next day.  I love it!   

Tuesday Bob and his crew moved the couches downstairs to the new living room.  I bought an ottoman and ottoman tray last week.  

And they moved the cabinets to the other wall. 

The living room was bare and now had an echo.  I cleaned the floors and swept the corners.  

The table moved from the space it has been for nine and a half years to the living room where Baylor first roll over and crawled and spent many many hours of his life!  Aww, change. 

And then we moved the TV stand and TV down stairs just in time for Verizon to arrive and hook up the cable. 

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Baylor loves it down here already and even before the TV was set up he was sitting down there playing his Leapster.  

While he was here we moved the TV up from the craft room (we don't use it much anyway) and put it next to the microwave.  Now I can watch the news while I make coffee and breakfast.  One morning Baylor ran upstairs and asked Gloria if she was watching the news upstairs while he was watching cartoons downstairs.  When she said yes, he replied he thought this was going to work out well.  I think he is right.