We have been working in the yard non-stop today. I planted my flowers in the front and my garden in the back. I planted strawberries, tomatoes, and peas this year. Brent bought the swingset from Walmart and assembled it. It was a bit of a nightmare. All of the pieces were separate, the instructions were in Chinese, and none of the pieces were marked or predrilled. It took about 6 hours to assemble by himself AND just as he was finishing the last bolt, he sliced his hand with the drill bit. I thought it was a deep gash and was ready to head to the ER. Brent nearly passed out at the sink so I got him to a chair and called a neighbor. They came and took the boys and Seth helped take care of Brent. He really fixed him up and we didn't have to go to the ER, afterall. I am SO grateful for good neighbors and friends! In the end, I think the swingset turned out pretty nice!
We just got back from our HUGE roadtrip! We drove to Las Vegas the first night and stayed in the "castle", which James loved. We then stayed in San Diego for a few days and enjoyed Olivia's baby blessing, visiting family, the beach, and Sea World. Brent's brother, Brian met us in San Diego for the blessing and then drove back with us to his home in Phoenix. We had a wonderful time staying with Brian, Cadi, and kids. I really enjoyed hanging out with Cadi, shopping, and controlling the Tivo...they had BBC America!! Finally, we headed back and stopped in Page, AZ for a night and in to see my mom on our way home. I am most happy to report that we had a wonderful time and there were no "episodes". I LOVE to travel, but I usually have at least one "episode" on a vacation. Most involve violent crying and some freak out moment. Cadi asked me on the first day if I was going to survive the week without an "episode" and I'm happy to report that I made it!
We have loved being outside now that we have some warm weather! This has been a long winter for us. The kids don't have much to do inside in the winter so they love being outside now. We are making some changes to our yard this year...putting up a shed, planting some trees, adding a swing set. I hope everything comes together!
We have been working in the yard non-stop today. I planted my flowers in the front and my garden in the back. I planted strawberries, tomatoes, and peas this year. Brent bought the swingset from Walmart and assembled it. It was a bit of a nightmare. All of the pieces were separate, the instructions were in Chinese, and none of the pieces were marked or predrilled. It took about 6 hours to assemble by himself AND just as he was finishing the last bolt, he sliced his hand with the drill bit. I thought it was a deep gash and was ready to head to the ER. Brent nearly passed out at the sink so I got him to a chair and called a neighbor. They came and took the boys and Seth helped take care of Brent. He really fixed him up and we didn't have to go to the ER, afterall. I am SO grateful for good neighbors and friends! In the end, I think the swingset turned out pretty nice!
