It was that time...

I said a VERY sad good-bye to my 4-runner yesterday. My lease was coming to an end so it was time to start looking for a new car. Little did we know that we would come home with a car yesterday. I LOVED my 4-runner but did not like the new body style so we chose the Toyota Highlander. The outside is nothing to get too excited about but all of the perks inside we fell in love with. If Cody could have any say in it, he wanted a minivan like his cousin Porter but only having one kid that was not needed. He fell in love with the Highlander as soon as he got in. Who knew a new car would be so exciting to a 6 year old. It's definitely a change from my 4-runner. The new cars don't have keys anymore, they just have a button to start the car...crazy. Anyhow, we are excited. Here are a few pictures of it.

Camping and other updates

We've been busy working on the bathroom. Since my last post about it, the tile has been layed, the new door is hung, the painting is done, the vanity is in, and the wainscoting is up. We still have a ways to go but at least it's a functioning bathroom now.

Cody and Daniel went to Father's and Sons camping trip. Cody had a blast with his cousin. They only stayed over one night (that gave Mommy a nice quiet evening)but they had a lot of fun and Cody even got to pull the trigger on a gun with his uncle's help. He was pretty excited to show me the picture below. I guess he takes after his Dad with his new love of guns.
As for me, I had a new procedure done on my foot and all went well. I was up and walking pain free within a day or so. I actually had no pain at all this time around. I am back to normal now walking on it and exercising on it. I will probably need to have the procedure done again but at least I know that the recovery will be pain free and quick.
Thanks to my Mom who made the trip down here to help out.

Silence

Sometimes the world is just too loud!!

A day in Cody's shoes.

I spent the day in Cody's classroom yesterday to see exactly what's going on with him. We've(I mean he) been having a bit of resistance and defiance towards his teacher. It was interesting to say the least that they really don't get any fun time in the 4 hours they are there. It's strictly academic work and a couple short recesses. What happened to the painting, the fun singing time, etc...What is going on with our society that has made being a kid none existent anymore. They want them to know so much and I feel sorry for the kids. Some are just not mature enough to learn at such a fast pace. I can understand why a kid could be resistant and rebel a bit. So after having that class experience I really feel sad about the pressure this next generation has on them.

What is this you ask...it's our newly fresh painted bedroom where paint is being peeled off of the wall by a mischievous little 6 year old!!! I've asked him to stop peeling it because it's ruining the wall but did that stop him...NO! Now we have this to fix after the bathroom. I suddenly hear my parents voice in my head "we can't have anything nice in our home because you kids break it". Now I am getting a taste of that.

This is where we are now in our bathroom remod. Still a long way to go. We had a lot of water damage that Daniel had to repair and then he got force hired at work yesterday so that is why we are without a floor. It is coming along and I am just excited that we have a shower and a toilet as of right now.

We started our official bathroom remod project yesterday(noting that it's our only bathroom too, so it will be fun). We've had two days of demolition due to the crazy way they built this old house. And a lot of dust everywhere throughout the house. But we all got a chance to break through the walls, even Cody, who loved it. We are starting off by taking out the old shower and converting it into a linen closet. Then we will start on the floor and take it from there. I know Daniel is not loving the work right now and I am wanting the project done in the same time I watch HGTV, but I'm sure we will love the final results.

end of day results for day two of demo

end of day one demo...a long way to go.
first couple of hits to start the fun
Sorry it's taken so long to post the final results of our new shower that has been done for a few weeks now. We love it.