Day 39 - Feb 8th

Peter likes holding long conversations on one of our old cell phones. He dials the number and chats away. It's pretty darned cute.

In addition, here are a couple pics the kids took the last couple of days of them being goofy.

Alexander, in a box, with a boot on his head.
Lydia in a redone swingset hammock enjoying the BEAUTIFUL day we had on Monday.

Day 38 - Feb 7th

We gave the kids a 72-spot rack for seeds. They split it three ways for the three older kids, planted seeds and put them in the new greenhouse.

Day 37 - Feb 6th

Prepping for taxes. We ended up donating a lot - we had purged a lot of the infant stuff in 2009. We typically donate to the Community Services for the Blind because they pick up on our porch.

Day 36 - Feb 5th

Finally got my SD card reader situation figured out - I bought a new reader.

Our spring flowers are in bloom. Blizzards on the East Coast, early Spring on the West Coast . I applied a vignette and minimized the midpoint in Photoshop to focus on the crocuses.

Day 35 - Feb 4th

Lunchtime project: assembling the greenhouse. I've wanted a greenhouse for a long time. McDaniels hardware had a fantastic sale - only $30 for an $75 greenhouse. The kids are excited. Below are assembly pictures Lydia took.

Day 34 - Feb 3rd

Lunchtime project: replacing the burners on the grill. Covered by warranty! Shiny! Then in the evening, I found new flavorizer bars and grates for half price from Ace Hardware closeouts. Woot!

Day 33 - Feb 2nd

Lydia snapped these pics with Jill's camera - Maranda cooking lunch and the beautiful day out our back door.

Day 32 - Feb 1st

Maranda is getting used to her new braces.

Day 31 - Jan 31st

Lydia had her friend Roo spend the night and when I drove her home, I snapped this photo of their canoe in their playground.

Day 30 - Jan 30th

This past week, Maranda got braces. Before that, they took a mold of her "as is" teeth. I find this mold endlessly fascinating.