Update

Whew! What a summer we have had!!! We have been very busy! The house is coming along great. Not as fast as I had hoped but it is a process!! Let's see, the main floor is done as of yesterday. Our contractor finally came back yesterday to finish up. Of course he only came back because I called the company. We just have to hang pictures, curtains, and outside lights. We will be moving the rest of the stuff out of the old house this weekend. I don't know where we are going to put everything but we need to get out of there. I just feel a little overwhelmed and in limbo. The basement will get painted this weekend. The mudding and taping will get finished today. Once the basement is painted then we will get the flooring in. So I am guessing it will be a couple weeks yet.

School got off to a great start for Payton, Cael and I. Payton is in the 5th grade, Cael is in 2nd grade and I am working in the library during the mornings and one-on-one with a student in the afternoon. I am glad to be in the library. I love the books! I was sad that I don't get to work with the one student from last year. I enjoyed working with him. But change is usually a good thing. Nate started school on Monday. Today is his second day. The staff had to peel him off of me for me to be able to leave. He does not like change!!! They said that he did great and had fun. I am not to worried about him. It will just take time to adjust. He gets a ride back to his sitter's from a family friend. It went well on Monday but the gentlemen said that Nate didn't say 2 words to him. :( He will be talking his ear off by Christmas! Mike is still on 1st shift. There have been some layoffs but he doesn't seem to worried about them. It is time for the contract to be renegotiated so of course there are tons of rumors floating around.

I will get some pictures taken this weekend and get them posted on Monday.

Announcing!!!!!

Clint surprised Kayla with a diamond today!!!! She said yes!!!



Zoom in to see the beautiful ring on Kayla's pinkie.(it has to be sized)

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What Happens in Chicago Stays in Chicago

Lake house at Ute Lake in Logan New Mexico.

According to Dean this is the front of the house.To everyone else this is the front of the house because it faces the road and the driveway. Dean thinks the back is the front because it faces the lake.

And They Have a House!!

Trilby and Mike's house was delivered in two sections on Wednesday and Thursday last week.  It was quite muddy from all of the rain we've been having so they had to pull at least one of them into the lane with the tractor!  Friday morning they were set to start putting them on the foundation at eight o'clock.  We went to watch about nine, and low and behold, they already had them on the foundation!

The boys enjoyed watching the crane work.  It's down and ready to load in this picture.  This is the front of the house and the side is where the garage will be eventually.

This is the best view of the back that I have.  The door in the basement leads to a hallway between the mechanical room and the bathroom.  The door on the back of the house is wrong, and it will be changed to a patio door.  The open door at this end goes into the mud room where the washer and dryer will be.
Now, the work begins.  The contractor has to do a little drywall, then we can paint.  We have to put down underlayment and then they can lay carpet and linoleum in the first floor when we are done painting.  The electrical and plumbing and heating have to be put in and hooked up.  We have to finish the basement. And the septic has to get done.  Let's hope a lot of people want to work really hard in the next six weeks so they can be moved in by the end of August.

REALLY??

Someone in this photo is an imposter!  Can you spot him/her???  And tell me why???

Chance's Big News!!

Chance has been doing a great job keeping his secret, but the news is out now.
That's right, around December 19th Chance is going to be a big brother!! When you ask him, he usually tells you he wants a puppy. Hope he is happy with a little brother or sister!