St. Louis

We went to St. Louis last weekend to visit with Brian and Angie. We had a real nice time. Brian and Angie tried hard to keep the kids intertained and did a great job. Too much to do in St. Louis and not enough time...

Weekend

Well this weekend I went with my neighbor Brandi to the Roadhouse grill to wash cars for the cause. Her brother is the district manager there and they've raised 1000 dollars in two days. Just a drop in the bucket but it made me feel better to contribute my time.
I slept better last night so must have helped me a little.

Planning to have the Malones and the Stapors here for late lunch today. Potluck. Will try to take pics and post later.

Boat still broken we think. Poor Peter hasn't had a chance to put it bak on the water yet. He said he was getting up early today, taking the kids to the Grandparents adn we'd go for a little bit. Well he's in bed now too tired.. Allison woke him up this am at the crack of dawn... What a shame. I get no sympathy and neither will he... He watched Allison yesterday and apparently the other two kids downt he street came over and he had a house full of stuff to do. I got here and he's trying to sleep in the middle of the day... HA@
Needless to say that didnt' happen either. I think he tried to hypnotise them with kids movies, there was 6 hours worth downstaris that had been played... didn't work apparently..
I guess now he's still in recovery..

Ok well have a great day

Spoke too soon

I spoke too soon about no damage from the storm. About 1130 last night that thing hit us hard. Heard freight train sounds all night with other strange noises. Looked out to find this.. Needless to say I slept none. Everytime I tried to close my eyes I'd hear big wind gush and more banging noise. I was so scared that trampoline was going to either go thru our window or the neighbors.
It teetered and spun around on the corner of that fence all night long. Our new trees are now bent at the knees..
Still today gusty and rain. Peter is at work. I will take more detailed pictures of the trampolectomy when he gets here.

A+ Husband in training

Update

I was watching the weather channel and looked next to me on the window sill and this is what I see. If you know me this is a big deal. Winds are picking up considerabally. Poo wittle froggie... I guess the creatures are getting desperate..

Hurricane

Well we're in the middle of the storm and it wasn't bad at all. We did get a lot of much needed rain. Peter got some ammonia nitrate out just before the rain and now we've got really really green grass! YEAH! We've had steady rainfall for the majority of the day that's pretty much it. The small trees we've planted do tend to bend over a good bit every so often but other than that no big deal. The only one that is pissed is Daisy..ha
Her neck has nearly healed and she's feeling much better. I guess it wasn't the "tumor" after all.
Picture to the right is the front door. The water near the door isn't flooding just the drainspout comes down and runs off there to the other side of the flowerbed.. I dont know if you can tell or not from that picture but you may notice that our old "Stapor" door knocker is back on the door. We left it on the door at our old house and I got a package the other day and that was in it! I thought it was very nice of them..
Nathan is still liking school. This week is letter "S". He told me today he's got ten friends but can only tell me the names of three. One being his "girlfriend" Jazlyn........ hum... interesting....
Ok thats all for today.

Weekend

Well thank god it's the weekend. Finally got some much needed rain last night. Hasn't rained a drop here since August 6th..(Allison's birthday) I'm still fighing this cold and hoped to get some rest last night so went to bed pretty early. Well the storm came in about 4:30 so I am up with the biggest baby in the house (Daisy) get her settled and the here comes allison at 6 am ready for her day.. Good lord. How did this happen to me. I never thought I'd have kids that are up at the crack of dawn every day rearing to go. I would give my left arm to sleep in once in a while. Any suggestions? I've tried to keep them up late. I've put them to bed early. Doesn't matter. Nathan sleeps a little longer than Allison but that girl is an early bird. And it's not like she can get up and just sit quietly and watch cartoons. NOOOO. WE've got to get chocolate milk. Watch the toons... Go to the potty...GEEZ@!
Anyway. Going to some Fellowship dinner tonite at church. Dont know how much fun that'll be but you never know.........
That's it. Boring I know, but that' s it.
Later

Nathan's First day at school

THese are a couple of pics that've been hiding away in my camera. Sorry for the LOOONG periods of nothingness inbetween updates.....(Brian) I've just been overwhelmed with Nathan starting school and I've been feeling bad and too hot to move here. This is the picture of Nathan's first day of school . He is in the red shirt looking at the toys. Notice the little girl crying and holding her mommie for dear life. We got there and he turns around and says... "BYE MOM!" Like go away your'e bugging me..
Anyways.. till Next time.. bye for now.

Allison and Laycee

Here's what happens when you let two little girls play unsupervised with some makeup.. Yeah that's makeup ALL OVER THEIR FACES!

Nathan after school

Hey Just a quick note so everyone still knows we're alive. Nathan's doing great in school so far except for an incident of spitting! Yipes! Anyway just some pics for you to see..

Birthday Party Update

Well another successful Birthday Party down. Allison's third, we had a great time. I was determined to make her cake myself. SOmething I just had to do . Well it took a collaborative effort of about 5 people but we did it and the "Barbie" cake was great. I hope Allison remembers how pretty it was and how much love went into it. All in all it was fun to do and I learned alot.
We had a pool party and all the kids had a pretty good time. It did rain but we really needed it and didn't seem to bother the kids either. Allison loved all her gifts. Brian yours came Friday evening. Thanks.. she loved it.!
Enjoyed the company we had. Bill, (Tracy's husband) was in rare form and had us all in stitches.
Drew, our neighbor, was there(18months old) this was his first party. I hope he had a good time too.

Nathan starts school tomorrow. I am sure I'll have some interesing pics to send of that!

Yeah I LoVE CAKE! 

LeAnn Helps with the cake decorating... 

Hurry up already with the cake.. geez!  

Cake 

Allison 3rd Birthday 

more party 

Allison Birthday party 

Allison tooth and such

Well went to the dentist today about Allison's tooth. Looks like it's going to make it. We were relieved that wouldnt' have to pull it. Only bad thing is that the gap will stay there and if they pulled that other one they could have put in a temporary partial that would have been prettier. But actually I 've gotten used to her gap. Never thought I would.
The Virginia Stapors are all go for the move to Mississippi. Looks like they'll be here and in the new house by the 26th.
Basketball court still here but I think I've been successful in getting the neighbors fired up about it and it should ride out all as planned. Peter is wanting to put more stuff in the petition and I dont know why, I told him if it's too long they wont read it and wont sign, but you know he doesn't listen to me.
WE also took a vote and the kids want a kitten. Peter is dead set against it but majority rules. I've waited long enough and I am ready for one as well. I think the kids would enjoy it.
Nathan has to be a good boy and not fight with Allison for a few days. (Yes I take every opportunity I can to bribe the kids) so we'll see how that goes. I can use that for a couple of weeks at least and have a little peace around here.
We've started the countdown to the first day of school. (August 8th) I am not sure that Nathan has any idea what the heck kindergarten is. I guess he'll figure it out pretty quick.
I took a snapshot of the weirdest thing today. We must have had a million dragonflies in the back yard this am. But the camera wouldn't pick them up. TOO BAD. It was kind of pretty and strangely eerie all at the same time.

Allison 3rd Birthday Party is August 6th. Bring your swimming suits!
That's all. Sorry the updates are so far between. We've just not done much. It's TOO HOT!

Finally "leathered" my office walls. Still have one step yet to complete. This is basically what it looks like.. 

Rear View Gramps and Grancy House 

Upstairs Grancy Gramps house 

Back deck Grancy and Gramps House 

Grancy and Gramps New house from Inside 

Hesitation.... Only for an instant.  

Allison's early Birthday present.. Had to make sure it was working.. 

This picture is taken from the window in Allison's room. That large white slab is in the center of common ground we share with the neighbor behind us and to the right of this picture. I was planning to put a garden and small shed back there.  

Basket Ball court DEBATE~

Hey. Sorry my page hasn't been updated in a while. Here's why! I awoke wednesday morning to the sound of a cement truck in the rear of our property. Apparently a neighbor of ours took it upon themselves to pour this HUGE basketball court in the MIDDLE of the common area in the rear of our house that we share. As you might imagine I was LIVID. I spent the entire day on the phone calling everyone I could think of to get this taken care of. Well come to find out that property is still technically owned by the developer. The neighbor told me she got permission from him to do it. Well I called him and he had no idea. Nor did she get permission from the furtre Homeowners association. I've pretty much been completely devoted to the cause of getting this thing torn out.. CAN YOU IMAGINE@!!! This court is now directly behind the kitchen window and the picture is from Allison's upstairs window. I confronted her about it and her "reasoning" was that to her it was a good idea for her kids and they miss their basket ball and she saw it as a "beautification" process of the common grounds!!!!!! Did I Mention that she NEVER said anything to anyone about doing this. I told her I was not happy that I didn't even get to voice an opinion about the court before hand. She told me and I quote......" OH well, it's already poured now. THere's nothing we can do about it"... BOY DOES SHE NOT KNOW WHO she's dealing with!


TO: Mr. Bob Reiner
(Landowner and Developer of the Forked Creek Community located in Hernando, MS)

Reiner Development, Inc
1864 Royal Lane
Hernando, MS 38632



We, the undersigned homeowners of the Forked Creek Community, are concerned about the construction of a basketball court being built on common grounds behind the residence of 220 Forked Creek Parkway & 830 Amanda Cove. Our understanding is that this project was constructed without the permission of you. Also the homeowner’s in the community were not informed of this project in advance and were not allowed to vote for or against it. The covenants for this community clearly state “no boisterous activity in or around the common areas” For these reasons we agree that this project is not in the best interest of the residence of the Forked Creek community. We would like for the party who is responsible for the construction of the basketball court project to stop construction immediately and remove all concrete and construction materials from the common grounds. Also, please inform the party responsible the proper channels to follow the next time they feel it necessary to undertake such an endeavor on their own.

Thank you for your time.

Happy Fourth! Hope everyone had a great time 

July 4th festivities. We went to Snowden Grove park and saw the Fireworks display. Had a good time after we found a spot to sit out of the ant piles.

Looks like we're in the projected path of Dennis. Hope Peter and Nathan make it safely home.