To tired to move

There is nothing better than a super hot bath after a super long day working in the yard....you can almost feel the hot water soaking into your sore tightened muscles...it is a feeling of a good days work....as I woke this morning...my mind wanted to get out of bed....my body wanted to linger in the comfort of a soft bed..the mind won out....and after hobbling down the stairs and getting the dogs day started my body began to loosen up and get aligned with my mind....we have another long day in the yard ahead of us....today I am hoping to get all the flower beds that we dug out by hand...thanks Penny and Collin....rototill and mulch in them...I have one more flower bed to dig out..then we will be done....we have a trip to the dump....we need remove the dirt from the fence that Collin built for the dogs....it is really quite nice...all that is left is to put a latch on the gate....the dogs are loving the side yard....I am leaving the doors open so they can roam from the sun room ( I guess that is what you would call it) to the back yard to the side yard...the back yard is now all patio and we were able to get all of our furniture on it last night...it is really going to turn out to be a special place the canopy on all the trees are awesome...not so good if you want grass but wonderful as a shaded area outdoor area....I am hoping to get the front yard and side yard furniture in place today....perhaps hang our outdoor lanterns and maybe buy a couple of more plants....the shed materials are coming today....this project has well gotten a little out of hand...we originally purchased a $900.00 shed at Lowe's...I think our original thought was that Collin would put the shed up with my help....we had a concrete pad poured and this is where Collin would store his motorcycle, snow blower, and lawn mowers and shovels....we purchased a barn style roof shed which honestly was the ugliest shed they had....I don't like ugly and home together...so this was a big conflict for me...but it would get us overhead storage that the other sheds could not do.....well we decided that maybe the builder I represent that his hired hands might want to make some extra money and that we could pay them to put up the shed....it would take Collin alot of time and for the cost of $500.00 probably well worth it....So our builder went to go look at the shed that his guys were going to build....he quickly called me and nicely let me know that it was really not very well made...and I know he was thinking really ugly....he offered to design and build one for us...he thought the material list would be less expensive and it wouldn't be ugly and we would have all the storage we needed...a win win....well the cost of materials came in somewhere around $1200.00 so this shed that we budgeted a $1000.00 is now somewhere around $2000.00 once we pay the labor and the poured floor...of course it will be the best build shed in town...probably better built than our home.....but I guess in the big scheme of things we would rather have a well built shed for the extra money...the exciting news is it will be done in one day....Saturday...well for some reason I am in a chatty mood this morning but really I need to get going...until next time

Good Morning

Good Morning everyone....wow it is amazing how good you can feel after a deep solid sleep...I feel so rested, happy, and eager to start the day....I really should get up extra early more often...I just feel better when I do...perhaps now that it is getting light so early I will start having to do so....Collin slept downstairs last night....he was just plain exhausted and needed some sound deep sleep with out interruptions....Collin, Dylan, Winston, and Mr Mooks are still in bed....Maggie and Jackson are up with me....have I mentioned how much I adore Jackson....he is the best puppy ever....all of our pets are so special to me....they just make me smile from the inside out.....right now I am baking cookies....we have a office tour every week....I bake cookies for all of my new listings....it is a good little gimmick that gets the agents to the houses....we will probably have something like 15 houses or so so on tour this week so it is something extra to get them to tour my homes....there is something powerful about having 5o or so agents tour a home in a hour period....especially since our office sales close to 70% of the homes in our market place and I think even a higher percentage of the higher end homes.....which is what I predominately list at this point....lucky me....Dylan has been jabbering up a storm and is adding new words daily....one of his recent additions is coo chee coo chee....and then he attempts to tickle us...gosh I love that kid.....I am hoping for a short day at the office so we can focus on taking advantage of Collins good night rest and his 4 days off and work in the yard....Dylan is so fun to work in the yard with...he is such a trooper and is happy pretty much following us around and helping.....Decisions....I have to make decisions on our fencing here in the next week or two....we are doing a wood privacy fence for the dogs...and have settled on a iron fence for the front...I am just deciding if I should have brick, stucco , stone or iron fence post....of course the iron would be the most affordable and I think we will use regardless....but at the corners and at the gate perhaps something with more presence would be appropriate...of course post made out of anything besides iron are going to be quite expensive....but we are spending a good chunk of change on the iron.....so putting the finishing touches with nice post seem like the best way to go.....if we can afford it....of course I don't want it to be to busy and take away from the home....since the home is going to have shutters and window boxes on it....hmmmmmm...decisions decisions....I must say that I am leaning towards some type of post besides iron.........I will keep you posted.............get it.......

Flower Power

Dylan and I spent the morning taking the flowers back outside and getting them watered...I then planned were I was going to plant most of them....made a list of the flowers and plants that I needed and we headed out to do a little shopping...31 plants later we made it home...believe it or not we still will need about 20 or so more....everything I bought was perennials except for a couple of shade annuals for the back yard..so the good news is that next year I should only have to plant annuals for the most part....we also bought 12 bushes yesterday.....and I have somewhere around 30 or so plants that I bought before we headed to San Francisco...I am thinking in about a week or so I will be able to plant them all..I will probably need to wait 2 or 3 weeks to wait for the warmer perennials to start being shipped to the nurseries....to fill in the flower beds....I know what I want so it is just a matter of waiting for them to come in locally....Dylan and I have had a wonderful day tinkering around the yard and playing with the dogs......he is growing up so quickly and is so much fun....well with that we are going to head back out...until next time

Neglect

Our poor home was obviously neglected the last couple of years before we purchased it....it just wasn't kept up and properly maintained.....It has been rewarding watching it come back to the home it once was....though the years have added wear to our home it has also adds a special character to the home....perhaps that is what I enjoy most about old homes....the challenge of taking something odd or out of place and transforming it into something special.....after the morning snow storm we were able to work in the yard this afternoon.....I am beginning to get excited as it is beginning to transform into something special.....the back patio will be awesome....the front yard is coming together...I am going to pick up mulch tomorrow and Monday we will get all the flower beds designed and prepped for planting....I think probably Monday or Tuesday we will start on the dog fence and get that done....then we will move to getting the iron fence ordered and have Collin make the shutters and some special design treatments for the home and get my long awaited iron flower boxes hung.....the back patio I think will really be a special place....it will go from one of the worst outside areas to probably one of the coolest.....we are also making a outdoor coffee table out of this giant flat rock that was a part of stepping stone in the back yard....it is to large to move out of the back area and Collin came up with the idea of turning it into a table....the rest of the rocks found a home around the giant pine tree in the front yard....I am also hoping to salvage a old ladder and wheel barrow and turn them into unique planters...they are remnants from the previous owner....our lanterns will find a home on the brick wall and looking forward to putting our furniture out...well with that Dylan is ready for bed and it is time to go........

Rain Rain go away

It has been raining slash snowing for the last 2 days pretty much non stop and is suppose to last until Sunday.....it has caused a little stress...we got the backyard patio poured....it will be awesome but it leaves no place for the dogs to go potty that is fenced....so taking the dogs out in the rain to go potty and having to chase after a puppy in the rain is getting a little old....we will have the dogs yard fenced in this next week on Collin's 4 day....so that will be a lot easier to send them out and not have to chase after them or wait for them to go....speaking of dogs....Jackson is really a pretty awesome puppy he is so mellow, smart, and gets along so well with both Winston and Maggie...and is such a lover...loves to be cuddled and is now going to the door to go potty.....did I mention that Mr Mooks really likes the puppy and is constantly rubbing up against him....I don't think Jackson realizes that Mooks is a cat or what a cat is....he doesn't really give Mooks much attention but seems to like it when he rubs up against him...Dylan's vocabulary along with his appetite seems to be growing everyday....lets see was home today...it was a good day to be home the weather was cold and dreary...and well when you want to be getting ready for summer and out in the yard it is slightly frustrating....tomorrow I have 2 open houses and need to be in the office early to get caught up on some work...if the weather clears on Sunday or Saturday afternoon I will head out to buy the rest of the perennials that we will need to plant for the flower beds........right now I have 30 or so plants sitting in the living room......we will just watch the weather...........Collin and Dylan I think have a couple of errands to run but otherwise should have a day off together to enjoy..........until next time

Fits

I have a incredible ability to forget when things don't always go so well.....I guess it is probably a good thing for the most part....but I did want to share 3 fits that we had while on our trip in San Francisco.....Dylan was only responsible for one of them....
Dylan's Fit----truly Dylan was a champ for most of the trip....on the plane ride home Dylan slept most of the way and woke for the landing....at that time we tried to put on Dylan's croc's (his favorite pair of comfy sandals) he didn't want his shoes on...so to avoid a melt down at landing we didn't push it....fully understanding that this was all about control ...he loves these shoes...he just wanted control and was testing us...as we got off the plane and knowing we couldn't carry him through the airport that it was time and necessary to put his shoes on....we got his shoes on and he immediately started to scream and cry....Collin took his shoes off....I was like seriously Collin you didn't just take his shoes off....we discussed our dilemma and decided that Dylan needed to put his shoes on....we stopped at a passenger waiting area and I held Dylan as Collin put the shoes on this screaming and crying little boy...once the shoes were on Dylan proceeded to throw himself on the ground...his usual fit throwing position...we stayed next to him...explained to him how he has to wear his shoes and offered to carry him....the good news is Dylan's entire fits last about 2 minutes at most...but in the corner was this most awful woman ever.....she was completely appalled at our parenting skills....she of course only caught the tail end of the entire ordeal...she caught the holding the child down and putting on the shoes part.....of course we both already feel terrible and really didn't need her to make it even worse....within 45 seconds or so...Collin was able to pick Dylan up and off we went within another minute or so he was begging to get down to run to the unmanned golf cart and to check it out....the fit and hating wearing his shoes long forgotten.....the mean old terrible woman etched in our minds for sometime

Fit #2- that would be my fit....driving in a city that you don't know...much less one as busy and congested as San Francisco can be very stressful....Collin was driving so I am not sure why it was so stressful for me but it was....we are preparing to return the rental car...and the gps and the road signs aren't matching....well they really were...but I was reading them wrong...so they were not matching up in my mind....anyways I got very stressed because I told Collin to turn and he didn't turn....he didn't turn because the GPS told him not to turn...I got angry and asked him why he didn't listen to me...that he was suppose to turn....he then got anxious...well because I was stressed and anxious because I thought we missed the turn..he made a complete detour and tried to follow my directions...and just as he was about to turn where I told him to turn.....as we read the sign correctly it was obvious that I was wrong....very wrong....he will never admit it but I know he was very pleased with me making a entire ass of myself...I laughed nervously and completely apologized...he followed up with the comment that if we were on The Amazing Race I would get tons of hate mail for my behavior....he is probably right I would have....but with the next fit....he would get some mail himself

Fit #3- Collin's fit.....yes he has fits....he isn't as perfect as all of you think....though pretty close....
anyways we are making our way to the airport on our final day....we just got off the cable car bus and headed downstairs to the subway....we make our way to the ticket counter----let me remind you that we live in a city that has approximately 10 major intersections on 4 main roads....so we are not very familiar with subways.....as we get situated drop our luggage and car seat..we figure out that this automated ticket machine does not take credit cards but it states that one down the way will...we head down the hall to the next set of ticket machines....we figure out how much we need the ticket for our trip fares.....Collin begins to try to work the machine...and gets totally frustrated and starts yelling that the dumb thing doesn't work and threatens to hit the machine.....yes he has these crazy moments of outburst...as he takes a moment to calm down...I begin to play with the ticket machine and figure out how it works....as I am getting the tickets he decides to re engage and goes to hit the wrong button...I tell him don't hit that button....he actually has enough nerve to tell me that I didn't need to yell...though he just finished yelling and screaming and having a melt down because he thinks the machine is broken....I would imagine that this would make pretty good Amazing Race Footage....I can see them showing Collin having a mini melt down yelling and screaming and threatening to break the machine and then cutting to me getting the machine to work and him getting made again and telling me not to yell when he tries to help and is hitting the wrong buttons..........I quickly added a quick comment that his behavior might get him some unfavorable Amazing Race commentary of his own....thrilled and relieved that we got our tickets we both had a quick laugh and made our way on to the subway.......

Were Back

It is always good to go away...since it makes coming home feel so good.......well we thoroughly enjoyed our trip to San Francisco...It was great to see Jeanie and her family.....it has been way to long...it really has been a wonderful friendship...Jeanie and I became friends in 7th grade when she moved to the states from China....we have always remained close through the years....she married 5 years ago and has a little boy Cameron who is 3....most of my grade school classmates have children that are much older....so it has been extra special that we are in similar places at the same time in our lives...

While we were in the Bay Area we were blessed with good weather....we flew in on Saturday visited and let the boys get to know each other...Sunday we headed out to the Oakland Zoo....took in the animals and they had children rides at the entrance to the park...Dylan loved the carousel and loved riding the train through the Zoo....we finished the day with afternoon BBQ and ice cream....Monday we made our way into San Francisco and took in Pier 39, rode the Cable Cars, rode the most beautiful double decker carousel on the Wharf...watched the seals..fed the Seagulls which Dylan called Bock Bocks....we call chickens Bock Bocks....so he thinks all birds are Bock Bocks....makes sense to me....we also enjoyed some great fresh seafood....we ate right on the wharf off of the food carts.....I also managed to eat a entire loaf of San Fransisco Sour Dough bread...absolutely the best and well missed here in Cheyenne...we said good bye to Jeanie, Paul, and Cameron and spent the night at the Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf....we took in a little In and Out for dinner and made our way to the hot tub to end the evening....we got up Tuesday and headed out for breakfast and to pick up a couple of small souvenirs...we left the rental car at the airport on Monday since parking in San Francisco is fairly outrageous....we had a pretty good time and adventure making our way to the airport on Tuesday....we started out on a cable car bus....then made our way to the subway from the subway we made our way to terminal train at the Airport and then finally to the Airport.....Dylan handled the entire trip like a champ and had a great time running his way through San Francisco....we packed fairly light....one suit case, one back pack, and a car seat...so it was easy enough maneuvering through the city...Jeanie was shocked with how light we travel with a child....I guess it just works for us....I don't think we would go as much or enjoy it as much as we do....and Dylan doesn't seem to notice or miss anything...in fact I think for our trip to DC we are going to pack even lighter for Collin and I when it comes to clothes but we have decided to invest in a cheap light weight fold up stroller for Dylan....


I really enjoyed visiting San Fransisco but don't miss the fast pace or crowds of California. though I wish we had more cultural diversity in Cheyenne...I am glad to be raising Dylan in a community such as Cheyenne....I love the sense of community and the size of Cheyenne....I really don't ever see myself living in a community any larger than Cheyenne....realistically with Collin's career we will spend the rest of our lives here in Cheyenne...and that is just fine with me.....

Well our patio is finished and looks good....they have a little more work to do then we can start putting furniture on it and getting it decked out for summer...Collin is hoping to get our storage shed up this weekend and then the fence for the dogs on the side yard sometime next week.....since the dogs don't have a fenced area to go potty until this is done....which is ok...just more work and having to be with them when they go out....I have also bought some additional annuals for my pots and for those wonderful window boxes I still need to order....I won't plant anything for another 2 weeks or so just in case of a last minute freeze or snow storm....well with that it is time to go

San Francisco here we come

Tomorrow morning we will make our way to San Francisco....I am finally getting excited and looking forward to a break...we are going to see friends for Saturday and Sunday....I think take in a local zoo on Sunday and then head back into San Francisco on Monday morning we will be staying at Fisherman's Wharf on Monday night and hoping to spend the day at the Aquarium and take in Pier 39...I am very excited about visiting Boudin's Bakery and having some fresh hot sour dough bread....we are traveling home Tuesday afternoon so we will have the morning to spend taking in some sights....The puppy is doing wonderful...work is slammed....Dylan is eating more.....lets see I bought some shade perennials for two of the flower beds in the front yard...so we will plant those when we get back....our patio is suppose to be poured while we are gone....we have decided that the old sprinkler system will work with some minor repairs and this will allow us to splurge on a iron fence for the front....I always wanted a iron fence for the front but it was just way to expensive to justify....Collin did a little checking on the Internet and found a iron fence company that was 1/3 of the cost of what I was finding...we received our quote back yesterday and have decided to move forward with it....it will be probably $2000.00 or so more than a wooden fence but we will be saving just around $2000.00 on the sprinkler...so we decided to go for it.....so we still need the fence, outdoor shed, storm windows, planters, shutters, and design and plant 3 more flower beds in front of the home and then well I have to sell more houses if we want anything else...we have been planning and budgeting for the above improvements since we bought the home....I think though after these improvements we will probably call it good for a year or so.....next year we need to invest in another rental property so we won't have any cash for extra home improvements....but that's ok....our home is way livable as it is.....I am glad though that we are getting the yard done so that it will function better for our family and look nicer also.....I think after this spring and summer we will be ready to take a break this winter on home improvements ...well with that until next time

Update

Lets see so much has happened since our last blog....first and foremost we have a new addition to the family....Jackson a Bernese Mountain dog puppy...........I know I know....what were we thinking....why did Collin agree to such outrageous irresponsible behavior....blah blah blah and more blah....by now most of you should know me well enough that I am just a little out there...and well I like it that way....up until almost 2 years ago I always had 3 dogs my entire adult life.....and well I liked it....once Ardie and Solomon died I think Collin thought that we would not be returning to a 3 dog family....to ease all of your minds.....I have never had 4 dogs.....so we will be stopping at 3.....anyways Jackson is a delightful and very easy puppy....he has fit into the family quite well.......I think Collin is even surprised how smooth things are going....all 3 dogs get along wonderfully and Dylan really likes his new puppy.....we will have to get pictures up....I think Collin has put some on face book.........lets see work has been busy busy and very busy....



Aunt Megan and Avery made a quick trip to Colorado and came to Wyoming to spend the day.....Avery is a delightful little girl and so smart....Avery and Dylan played some together but really needed more time to warm up to each other....it is nice that Dylan has a cousin so close to his age....it will be fun to watch them grow up as cousins.......



Dylan's piano showed up yesterday...thank goodness it arrived broken and we can return it at no charge.....it was very disappointing ...not the broken part just the piano in general...it won't be replaced......



Collin and I went out on the town for a evening for the first time since Dylan was born....we went to the Fur Ball a charity auction and dinner fundraiser for the animal shelter....we had a wonderful time....thanks to Penny.....we also have found one of the fireman's daughter to come and babysit for us this summer to give us a additional break from time to time.......



Crash...Dylan decided to ride his peddle trike off the front porch...ouch he landed lip first....after lots of blood and crying and a trip to Emergent Care....all is well mostly bruised and hopefully no more Evil Knievel tricks out of our little guy



Saturday we head to San Fransisco.....we have been to busy to be excited yet.....



The weather is beautiful here today....Dylan and I went to bed at 6:30 last night....we were both exhausted.....I am not working today since Collin is working....so we are going to make the most of the good weather....play in the yard...start to figure out my flower beds and head to the park....tonight we are also going to head to a community children's carnival and get all the laundry done.....



Tomorrow will be another long day at work...........but all is well

And this is why I work

Of course I work because we have bills that need to be paid...but when you make good money and keep your debt low....I feel that it affords me to indulge in my desires....a little bit....most of my desires revolve around house improvements....I really didn't desire the furniture for the room off of our bedroom...those fit more under added comfort they were affordable and practical....my desires are usually never really affordable or mainstream....in fact this last month or so I have been eyeing a warm up and a pair of jeans and a jacket....for my upcoming trips and for a event that we are attending next week.....but the truth is I just couldn't bare parting with over $350.00 for these items....I have instead found a new pair of jeans as Sam's Club for $14.99 have decided that I really don't need the $160.00 warm up and the Blazer well I will dig in my closet or find something more affordable(by the way.....I never did buy the matching outfits for the family I just couldn't bare parting with the money)....you see clothing just doesn't indulge my desires...perhaps it is just way to mainstream and practical for my desires.....my current desire is the wrought iron flower boxes and custom hardware for the shutters that Collin will be making for the front of the house....these are not go down to Lowes and pick up flower boxes...no these are beautiful custom made wrought iron flower box out of California...somewhere around $200.00 a piece...I have been dreaming of these flower boxes even before we closed on this house....they are beautiful large wrought iron boxes that will add a ton of character and charm to our home....they will truly make me smile every time I see them....as soon as we figure out the storm window situation I will be ordering these beauties....anyways what got me going on this rant is I have been getting this catalog called In The Company of Dogs for years....it carries a ton of high end dog goodies from practical to just down right silly stuff....of course I am the perfect target market for this catalog....about 3 years ago I craved to my desires and ordered two metal dog flower pots for somewhere around $140.00...I eyed them for over a year before I made the purchase....I love these metal dogs and have no regrets....well guess what came in the mail today....yep you guessed it...the newest In The Company Of Dogs catalog....they have the most darling dog topiary and lighted wire art in the shape of different dogs....I have always wanted one of these but have always been frustrated that they don't carry the bull dog breed....so of course I have never bought one.....as I skimmed thru the magazine.....I quickly scanned the dog topiary...and wow my lucky day right in front of my eyes....a Winston topiary.....for a mere $170.00 I can have my very own Winston topiary....this is so much more exciting than some dumb old warm up or blazer...and it completely satisfies my desires....when I over think it....I feel guilty for making such a purchase....but most the time we are fairly frugal in our purchases.....in fact we made a decision earlier this week to go to Las Vegas in September over going to Cancun....it was based on practicality....Collin is going to go ahead and plan on doing the Triathlon in the end of September I might join him but probably not....it will be a healthier focus for us this summer and a good goal for us....we will get to see family from California....we will drive out with Dylan and stay at the resort if you can call it that where the triathlon is being held.....it will be good quality family time with a total bill of $350.00 for lodging and gas....compared to almost $3000.00 for the Cancun trip....that easily justifies one Winston topiary.......and this is why I work............a good thing I am busy----we will see if I actually order it now.....but I feel pretty confident that I will be a proud owner of a Bull dog topiary....

Easter impulse

Dylan slept in until 9 or so this morning....so once Collin came home at 8:00 or so we had a nice quiet morning together....it was really nice until we got this bright idea of buying Dylan a piano....I mentioned to Collin that Dylan loved playing a old piano at a clients home....he had the idea of getting a kiddie piano...within moments with the aid of the Internet we had 10 or so baby pianos to choose from.....Collin's eye went right to the red blue and green little kids piano for $24.95...of course my eye went to the $450.00 gorgeous upright real deal piano...and within minutes we settled on the child baby grand black wood piano on sale for $115.00 and free shipping.....I now kind of regret the purchase....and wish the morning was a little more hectic and we didn't have the time...we are usually more rational with our purchases than this....oh well I hope Dylan loves his new piano....otherwise all went well for Easter....Dylan was a champ at finding Easter Eggs...and enjoyed all of his goodies in his Easter Basket...he loved all of his books and coloring books and little toys we put into his basket...his basket was actually a little wooden wagon he could pull around with him............the french toast was really good....I have had this recipe since my early 20's and haven't made it with fresh french bread for a long time...it really is just really good...........Collin's mom made the trip from Eaton and enjoyed a little french toast with us and took a walk to the park to feed the ducks and get a little playing in....the whole family took a great afternoon nap.........right now we are finishing the evening in our newly furnished room off of our bedroom...it is the first time we have enjoyed it since we furnished it....I am hoping that this next week is not as busy as last week as far as work goes....I did get another listing yesterday.....a really beautiful home in one of the more exclusive subdivisions in Cheyenne....I have 2 closings scheduled for this week and need to get my 2 listings ready for the market over the next 2 weeks or so............until next time

Busy Morning

Collin headed to work this morning and Dylan and I had to meet a client to let them view their new home they are closing on this next Wednesday...Dylan and I then headed over to the Children's Museum for their Easter Egg Hunt....the City Easter Egg Hunt was cancelled due to the snow....but the Children's Museum Easter Egg Hunt was great.....with a little help Dylan got 8 or so eggs....it was really kind of neat because instead of toys or candy in the eggs all the eggs were filled with seed and planting instructions....very cool idea....we are home now but I have to go work at our mall office at 1:30 until 3:00...Collin is coming home from 3:30 until 6:30 I have a listing appointment at 4:00 then I have to meet with another client at 5:00 ....I am hoping to be done with the 5:00 pm appointment by 5:30 or so..so that Collin can watch and help Dylan color Easter eggs for tomorrow....we were going to do it last night...but we just ran out of time...the weather is bitterly cold today with lots of wind...I am still trying to warm up after the Easter Egg Hunt...well really not much more to say...looking forward to Easter tomorrow...though it will be cold...it should be a wonderful day.....we are keeping the Easter menu pretty simple....sourdough french toast with fresh strawberries and whip cream in the morning....and I am going to put a ham in the oven...make mashed potatoes and fresh bacon wrapped asparagus prepared on the grill with a touch of olive oil....with hot rolls and lots of butter....for dessert I picked up vanilla pound cake will top it off with fresh strawberries and drizzle with warm chocolate and whip cream..I am excited for Dylan to get his Easter Basket...it is kind of like Christmas in a little wooden wagon...........we will have to make sure to get all the activities on video and get good pictures...........well until tomorrow

still tired

I am still tired....business have been so busy and kind of stressful this week....the good news is I have a ton going on at work which mean more money....which means new storm windows :)...I have had two different window companies come by.....the first one wasn't sure he could get the kind of storm windows I want....the second gentleman was awesome and knew exactly what I wanted and assured me that he could get them....like all things with old houses...the storm windows will have to be custom made....and because the front windows are arched.....a special template will have to be done for the windows...and a heavier more expensive glass will have to be used because they are so large.....there are only a couple of companies that still custom bend metal for storm windows....not to mention I want them to match the window pane color...so they will also match the paint color for the storms to match perfectly....of course this is awesome and will help tremendously with the curb appeal of the home....it is just anything and everything custom is usually expensive.....I have a idea of what the storm windows should cost...it will be interesting to see how far off I am....we should get a quote back first part of next week....Grandpa Moody has been visiting since Tuesday and is headed home today....I think Dylan, Grandpa Moody and Collin had a nice time going to the park and enjoying each others company...business was crazy this week so I didn't get to spend as much time with Grandpa as I would have liked....the good news is we will see Grandpa and Grandma Moody in Washington DC next month....otherwise tonight we are going to color Easter eggs, have a little dinner and get ready for Easter............until next time