Time 4 number 2

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I have 4 walls!

Well I have 4 walls on my newly expanded garage. Yup that's right 4 walls that's the way it should be. All Earl has to do tomorrow is get the walls sheeting and level for the big barn raising party on Sat morning. I'm really looking forward to it actually. I'm looking forward to seeing some big changes in the yard in the next few days. As soon as the garage is even slightly finished, meaning with 4 walls and a roof, I can start laying the brick and getting my flower beds in. I really want to have them finished before it's time to plant fall bulbs. I want some tulips and daffodils in the spring. Maybe even some crocus!

I'm super excited! I have where all the brick is going to be outlined with the metal edger and I can imagine what it's going to look like done. I'm really hoping that mother nature is good to us and gives us a nice sunny weekend. That would help a lot.

Well that's it for me! Have a great weekend ladies.

Before and After

I found these pics of my house before all the work was done. I can't beleive the diffrence.

Potty Time!

Okay so I know it's been like forever since my last post. But I have a good reason! Honest! Our home computer network has been on the Fritz. I so wanted to write since I have big news!

Yup it's potty time! Evan went pee pee on the potty! I was so proud! He told me it was time, he wanted to do it!

Here's the story. I know Leanne has already heard my potty story but for those of you still tuning in once in a while here it is.

We where at Walmart to pick up a few things, one of which was bum wipes. Next to the bum wipes are of course the potties. Evan was going crazy while I was grabbing my preferred brand. He was pointing and carrying on at the Tomas the Train potty seats. It's one of those ones that fit over the toilette. I ignored him since we already have a potty, but as I walked away he went nuts so I thought screw it. It's not like its a toy or something. I guess if it works it will be worth the $15 bucks, yup I'll get it. So I did.

When we got home from Walmart Earl and I showed Evan what he had chosen. We put it on the toilette and sat him down. He clapped happily, had his bath, and went to bed.

The next day was the big event. That morning I went up stairs around 10am to get a coffee refill. When I came back down stairs Evan got my attention. He was trying to physically turn me back around. So I did what he wanted. He got in behind me, planted one hand on each butt check and started pushing me up the stairs. So I did as he asked. He wasn't fretting he was just communicating. We got to the kitchen and he continued pushing my up the next flight on stairs. He then pulled down his pants and pull up, climbed on the potty and went pee!!!! OMG! I was ecstatic. I wanted to rush to the phone and call everyone I knew! But I had other things to tend to, mainly Evan. At this stage of the game it's of course important to teach him the steps. Go pee, wipe, flush, wash hands. While he was washing his hands, and brushing his teeth. (he likes to bush his teeth, and rinse and spit of course) I called Earl to tell him the big news. He was not as excited as I wanted him to be. (jerk) I got an "Oh....good...well I'll see you tonight." So I called the one other person that would be just as excited as me. Yup my big sis! She was so mush more proud then Earl. I guess pee pee on the potty is a women thing.

Well that was the big event.

The only other things I got going on is:

1. Earl and I said the hell with it...Protection out...baby making in...I'll let you know how it goes. Cells could be dividing as we speck. Oh...I have had heart burn on and off today. That's how I know last time. I'm going to test at the end of the week. I'll keep you all informed.

2. Yard, Yard, Yard....Garage, Garage, Garage. Have a mentioned I can't wait till it's done?

We're having a get the trusses on the garage party next Saturday starting at 10am. We're hoping having an extra few people will help get the work done. The rest of the yard, and any thing I can do to help finish depends on getting the garage as done as possible and soon as possible.

Well that's all my news.

Have a good one ladies.

The back yard is coming along...

Well my back yard no longer looks like this. Well this side anyway. This side "the kid side" is completed. I now have those rubber tile under his slide, sand box, and his new water table. Hey, I got it on sale at Toys r Us for 24 bucks!!!!!! It has these buttons you can press that makes water spray and move a little boat around. Its cool and I got Earl with the spray, he was socked and I couldn't breath from laughing so hard. It was super funny I guess you just had to be there. We laid new sod on the parts with no tile, I'd say that side of the yard is 40% rubber tile and 60% grass.

The other side of the yard on the other hand looks like crap! At least there's crush down now so we no longer have muddy lake potter. "long story" The deck is still in tacked along with my newly expanded flower bed, but that's about it. The rest had to come out to make room for the garage expansion and the paving stones. It was mostly weed infested grass anyway.

Have a mentioned I just want it to be done? Grrrrr...dogs + mud = cleaning my floors daily.

The only other new thing is our master bed room has gone through some changes. Its now blue!! Yippee no more pail boring old yellow! I love it! It goes great with our new furniture. That's right! We joined the 30 + world and ditched the Ikea furniture. No more drawers falling apart, no more slats hitting the ground in the middle of the night, no more sore back, yippee!

I'm slightly nerves about this garage expansion thing. I may need to exit stage left this weekend when that's going on. The pad part of the project will be done on Thur which means 2 things. We are that much closer to being done, and that's less crush to sweep off my floors.

On the Evan front all is well. He's of course growing like a weed. Another growth spurt is in full motion this week. There has been disturbances in the force that last few nights and his face is doing the big head big checks catch up game again lately. He's been showing his true 2 year old colours lately. There's been a few sit on the floor and scream misshapes which are to be expected.

Well that's it for me. Have a good one ladies.

My Front Yard

Yup that's right! Its done! These pics where taken a couple of weeks ago before we had all that rain, so now all the new sod looks like a lush green carpet. The only other thing you can't see is our ram sitting up by the hose thing, for some reason Earl didn't get that angle when he took these pics.

We've also added some moon lights up the side walk and around all the bark beds. I love it! it looks completely different! As you can see our new fence is up as well which gave Evan a whole pile more room in the back. I'm truly getting sick and tired of all the mud! The back behind
the fence still has the dirt patches
from the old flower beds. On Monday we're having a bob cat come in and take off all the old sod so we can lay fresh sod and those rubber paving mats under Evan's sand box and slide. I can't wait for it all to just be done! I've had to clean my floors almost daily to keep up with all the dirt and mud being tracked into the house! I'm getting so tired of it! GRRRR We're hoping to have all the outside done including the garage expansion in mid August, here's hoping we get it done so we can sit back and enjoy for a while before the snow flys.

Well that's pretty much it for me sorry I haven't been writing that much, but now that you've seen the pics I hope you can understand why. It was a lot of work but worth it don't you think?

Our yard is taking shape!

Our yard is now taking shape.

The new fence is pretty much up minus the gates. We have most of our front beds in with mow strips, and today we went and bought the shrubs! Yup, we went and bought some bush! lol. I'm super happy with the way everything is turning out. It doesn't even look like the same house any more! Our lot looks huge with the new fence at the front. I can't wait till its done and we can just sit back and enjoy! If only it would stop raining until after we seed then lawn, then it can rain all it wants!

I've been weighing in on my regular days, mostly to see if all this hard work is paying off. I seem to be leveling out at between 190-193, but my pants are again feeling a little smaller. I think I must be putting on muscle and losing inches. To bad my arm wings arn't going away. Grr...will I be a bird forever?

On the baby front I went into see Dr Coe on Tues to get my IUD out. I arrived after waiting a month for the appointment, I sat in the waiting room for an hour, then I was told he didn't have the tool to remove it! WTF! I was livid! I gave the receptionist a piece of my mind! Why wasn't I told that when I made the appointment a month ago! I told the lady on the phone why I was making it! Or even more why didn't you pre screen me when I came to check in at the desk! I sat in your waiting room for an hour! I payed my baby sitter for and hour! OMG I was and am so mad! I think I scared her because not even 2 hours later I got a phone call about the actule removal appointment. So now I have to go to the Sturgeon out patient on my anniversary (July 2nd) to get it removed, because that's where the tool is!?! Sucks. I would still use this form of birth control again, it's super easy and now that I have this info about it's removal I'll know for next time. For the next few months Earl and I are planning on using store bought Birth Control. I think we'll try and get preggers some time this winter. This will insure that Evan can be moved into the bigger room and in his big boy bed (yet to be bought but definitely on the budget books), also this will insure that Evan and the new babies birthdays on opposite times of the year. Good for future birthday party costs and such.

Well really, all that's new with me. I hope everyone is well. I'll try to write more often but I really don't have much to report. Have a good one!