If I Had A Hammer ...

Memorial Day weekend had us focusing on a new home improvement project. The kids especially loved that they could get so involved. Here is the before picture.


This is in our upstairs "bonus room". The previous owners added walls so that there was a TV room, an office and a laundry room. We didn't like that the computer room was so insulated and separated from the rest of the house. We couldn't monitor what the kids were doing. Not a good idea.

So, Brian gave the kids some safety glasses, hammers and very few instructions and off they went to make their parents proud!


It took most of the day to tear it all down, and clean up the mess. They ended with a good long swim and a fun night bar-b-que'ing with friends. And the final results:


We still need to figure out paint and curtains, but it is soooo nice to have the room open. We will be bringing in real office furniture so that we can get organized again. This is a long awaited, and much appreciated project! Brian had to work out the electrical (with only one big threat of zapping the kids) and the patching. Aubrey went to bed saying how "cool it is that daddy can fix anything". She's got him so high on a pedestal that she's going to have to marry "Bob the Builder" in order to be impressed with her husband. Ha, ha!!!

Foster Kittens

A friend of mine works at the Helen Woodward Animal Center. She told me they had a LOT of kittens who needed a foster home and wondered if I'd be interested. We've done dogs before, but cats are easier in our home. We brought 5 little siblings home. They are soooo fun!!!

Can you see the black one in the back? Their names from left to right: Sophie, Everest, Pinky, Cali, and the black guy in the back is Jack.

We will keep them until they reach 2 pounds, then they will be "fixed" and come back here to recuperate. After that they will be returned to the center to be adopted out. I hear they have a lot of kittens right now that are ready to go. If you're thinking of getting a new friend in your home ... that's the place to start!

Thought for the day: "Why isn't it ever the Tooth Fairy that's under the bed?"

We always assume the worse when we're alone in the dark! Maybe that applies to the extra anxiety we feel when change comes along.