Sunday, June 1, 2008
Well, here we are, the first of June. Only 5 days of school left and then we are full throttle into summer. I remember the feeling of that last week of school and how excited I was to be done for the summer. I am trying to share in that joy with Kenny, but I must admit that the idea of having ALL FOUR KIDS home ALL DAY LONG, is something that doesn't sound altogether appealing at this moment. I'm sure that we will get into our summer groove though and it will be fun.....I hope.
This past week has been all about adding on to our existing deck. Matt worked so hard on it all week long and it is 90% done. All that is left is a set of stairs/handrails, one other handrail, and the lattice underneath. Then comes the daunting task of power washing the existing deck and then priming the floor of the entire thing and staining all of it. Not looking forward to that, but at least the deck is in the shade most of the day. I am not a sun girl, that's for sure. It seems like there are still SO many outdoor projects ahead of us. Once the deck is done and stained, I need to power wash and stain the kids swingset and picnic table. Then I need to stain my new clothesline, which I LOVE by the way, and the post that the bird house and bird feeders is on. Then we need to run the electrical out to the garage and put the brick pavers in all the way around the deck. Then we are going to make a little brick paver area for our fire pit. Then we have a ton of grass seed to put down. It will probably take us the better part of June to finish all of that. We also have to change some wiring around upstairs. Lots to do, lots to do.
This week is going to be a busy one for Kenny. On Tuesday he has Kindergarten Carnival, Wednesday he gets to eat lunch in the cafeteria in preparation for next year, and Thursday is Kindergarten Celebration (the Kindergarten graduation we remember, without the cap and gown), and then Friday is his last day.
I cannot believe that I will have a child in 1st grade next year. And the following year, Nicholas will be in 1st grade. Mind boggling really. You know how sometimes you'll be driving along and realize that you don't remember driving the last 5 miles, but there you are safe and sound??? That's how it is sometimes as a parent. You just cruise along, in your groove, and then one day you really look around and think, "Wow, how did I get here? When did they grow up? Why didn't I pay more attention to it?". And then you keep going, trying with all your might not to rush, to pay more attention, and just enjoy the ride.
This past week has been all about adding on to our existing deck. Matt worked so hard on it all week long and it is 90% done. All that is left is a set of stairs/handrails, one other handrail, and the lattice underneath. Then comes the daunting task of power washing the existing deck and then priming the floor of the entire thing and staining all of it. Not looking forward to that, but at least the deck is in the shade most of the day. I am not a sun girl, that's for sure. It seems like there are still SO many outdoor projects ahead of us. Once the deck is done and stained, I need to power wash and stain the kids swingset and picnic table. Then I need to stain my new clothesline, which I LOVE by the way, and the post that the bird house and bird feeders is on. Then we need to run the electrical out to the garage and put the brick pavers in all the way around the deck. Then we are going to make a little brick paver area for our fire pit. Then we have a ton of grass seed to put down. It will probably take us the better part of June to finish all of that. We also have to change some wiring around upstairs. Lots to do, lots to do.
This week is going to be a busy one for Kenny. On Tuesday he has Kindergarten Carnival, Wednesday he gets to eat lunch in the cafeteria in preparation for next year, and Thursday is Kindergarten Celebration (the Kindergarten graduation we remember, without the cap and gown), and then Friday is his last day.
I cannot believe that I will have a child in 1st grade next year. And the following year, Nicholas will be in 1st grade. Mind boggling really. You know how sometimes you'll be driving along and realize that you don't remember driving the last 5 miles, but there you are safe and sound??? That's how it is sometimes as a parent. You just cruise along, in your groove, and then one day you really look around and think, "Wow, how did I get here? When did they grow up? Why didn't I pay more attention to it?". And then you keep going, trying with all your might not to rush, to pay more attention, and just enjoy the ride.
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