Holy Moly!

While the boys were gone all last week with BecBec and PopPop to Fort Walton and then to watch Auburn step on LSU, Collins and I got in some good quality time. We slept, we relaxed, we ate out. Oh yeah, his first restaurant experience was Wasabi (downtown sushi restaurant) and he was perfect. I forgot how easy a newborn can be. He also ate at several other establishments last week and always proved to be the perfect dining partner.

Of course, wouldn't you know, something would have to happen to interrupt our peaceful week. So, on Thursday morning David and I woke up to a flooded downstairs and flooded upstairs bathroom. The boys' bathroom toilet cracked in the middle of the night and proceded to "run" all night trying to fill up the cracked tank.

A water remediation team was called, insurance was called and we just stood there and shook our heads. If it's not one thing then it's another!

Ceilings have been taken down, dry wall has been removed, floors taken up, furniture moved, rugs ruined, etc. Now to put the house back together.

The boys are back and life is normal again - CRAZY! The contractor came out this morning to check things over so hopefully we'll have some progress by the end of this week. On the flip side, Charlie is really enjoying keeping cool on our concrete floors.

A Little Remodeling

So, those of you that have facebook accounts have probably seen my status updates griping about sawdust and construction.  Well, I thought I would post a few pictures.  When we decided to stay in Charleston for David to go to law school, we knew we had to do something about the storage problem in our house.  So, up came a garage and built-ins in the den.  I'm already in love with my garage and refuse to ever live my life without one again.  Some may ask:  Are you parking your car in it?  And my response:  Are you crazy?  With a double stroller, wagon, tricycle, and many, many other things, it is basically a huge storage shed.  However, we knew building a garage would add value to our house.  As far as the built-ins, they are not complete yet.  There will be doors across the big middle whole where the new tv will go.  We're trying to get all ready for football season.  I'm also already in love with my built ins and can't wait to put the shelves all the way up and all the toys and games in the cabinets!

Child-Free & The Boss

This past weekend, Mom and Dad had the boys for several reasons.  

    Reason #1:  My house was a disaster and it desperately needed my full attention.

    Reason #2:  Banks had clothes in his drawers size 3 months (he's now 11 months) so I had to go through all the clothes and switch them out which them made me also do Hughes' drawers.

    Reason #3:  I wanted to get the garage attic packed full of all the baby paraphenalia that I was tired of seeing in the hallway upstairs.

    Reason #4:  David had law school orientation all day on Saturday and I wouldn't be able to get anything above accomplished with the boys by myself.

    Reason #5:  We had tickets to see Bruce Springsteen Saturday night.  It was awesome!  

Do those sound like good reasons?  I got everything accomplished plus a trip to Goodwill to donate 4 bags of children's clothes.  Thanks Mom and Dad for keeping the boys.  I know they are always in good hands while in St. Matthews.