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| Wait for it..... The first Milkbarn bathroom is almost done. It's a very simple farmhouse style. We have to wait another 24 hours for the mirror glue to cure among other things. I'll unveil the quiet masterpiece when it is complete. I said 3/31 right? I might have lied about that. So let's talk about something else like rocks and spring and stilts. And maybe jelly doughnuts. |
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| Forget Me Knots I found these simple treasures by the back of the house. It makes me believe the simple farmhouse I want to create will be as sweet as these flowers. |
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| Your welcome Eldorado Springs! Our house is looking less haunted by the day. The Wall. |
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| Can you operate better than a 4 year old? Chester picked up operating quickly. I'm glad because heavy equipment operators make good money for college. And he has already told me he is going to USC because he says that's where Lucy is going. Did you hear that Dad? The baseball caps worked. |
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| Purty Spring is knocking. This bush(I don't know what it is, sorry) is the first to bloom. Now I get why people love spring. There is all this hope in seasonal deliverance and for me, some emotional drama. Oh, it's warm...I'm alive. Oh, it looks like snow... shoot me. |
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| Cactus! Last Sunday we found quite a bit of cactus on our property. Henry was playing catch with Clay and Audrey when, of course, he ran and fell onto one. I heard some wailing. Really LOUD wailing. He came in so I could look at the 78 needle pricks all over his leg. Poor guy. He healed up and later dug up all the new cacti "blooming" in the yard with Clay. |
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| The Wall Clay brought home a mini excavator from work to clear up some work from the driveway, clear out the garden and build a rock wall to edge our driveway to the street. So we all got to work Saturday morning. Honestly, working together is fun. It brought me closer to my children in a completely different way. I love it. |
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| The Boulder Boulder |
I think I know where the city of Boulder got it's name. The soil is full of rocks here. Not just pebbles but boulders. Giant boulders. No need to purchase landscaping rocks! Clay just tossed up the ground like a salad and found more than enough to build a wall lining for our driveway.
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| Cute Digger Audrey changed her shoes twice and wore her very cute sunglasses for her work day. It's all about the gear for her. |
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| Rakers I thought raking was easy until I had to show the kids how to do it. Wait, I grew up in an apartment in Hawaii, I hope I know what I am doing. I'm pretty sure my raking skills were gleaned from old Little House on the Prairie episodes. That's fine. Life is about learning, right? Raking leaves is vastly different from raking and leveling gravel. So now we have a zen garden driveway! |
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| Where did Chester go? Chester likes to work more than any of the children but we all have a breaking point. He said he was going to build me a "seat". Thanks Chester! I needed something wobbly to relax in the shade on. |
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| A gift from our neighbor John At some point the wall building was just me and Clay. All the kids took longer breaks as the day went on. Disappearing next door, going inside, telling me they needed water and snacks(whatever!)playing where we couldn't see them. Our neighbor John came over to say hello and ask if we wanted some stuff he was giving away. Snake aquarium(NO WAY), dart board(okay) Stilts? Sure. Why not? |
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| Can stilts pay for college? Someone really likes the stilts. Maybe if his stilt skills improve we can rent him out for birthday parties. Call me for a booking! And thanks for reading. Because I need all of you in my life to share this time with. I read this quote from the lead scientist for the Mars Rover that found the jelly doughnut looking rock a couple of months ago. I feel like this best sums up our life right now. "I don't know what any of this means. We are completely confused. We are having a wonderful time"Thank you Dr. Squyres. Nailed it. |
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