Monthly Archives Aug 2005
Celebrating our 9th on the 10th
August 12, 2005
Yesterday was our 9 year anniversary. To celebrate we took the kids (yes, we chose to spend our anniversary with our kids! When we go interesting places we like having the kids with us because we know they enjoy it. Our friend offered to babysit them overnight, she was camping ...
Blueberries
August 12, 2005
After Amanda's recent posts about canning etc. I feel compelled to update you all on my preserving endeavors. Blueberries have been in season for 3 weeks or so here. Both last week and this week the kids & I have been picking. We go to a local berry farm that ...
Happy Birthday Mom!
August 7, 2005
Just wanted to say Happy Birthday. Glad to hear you have been celebrating. Sounds like you've had lots of fun with family & visitors. Summer is a great time for that. We're thinking of you on this day.
Gardening
August 2, 2005
One of the things I love about having my own house is gardening. The flowerbed in front of our house is full of mature perennials - petite roses, peonies, day lilies, rhodedendrums, and an unidentified flowering shrub. I've been slowly weeding and mulching. Today I finished half of the front. ...
Just like Daddy
August 2, 2005
On Saturday night we had a little scare in the bathtub. I had left my razor on the side of the tub and Brienne found it and decided to try shaving like Daddy. Laurent called to me and I came into the bathroom to see Brienne with a mouth full ...
Going all the way
August 2, 2005
We decided to remove the paneling. We want to thoroughly complete the room - refinish the baseboards, add window molding (they had cheap plastic molding on top of the paneling), change the fixtures etc. and eventually we'll refinish the floors. I'm still removing the wallpaper, it comes off easily just ...
