Emily

Visit to Mimi & Pop

Kane and I went to visit his grandparents.

Mostly we just relaxed and did nothing ~~ which was nice for a change.

Kane flew his plane on the tank and had to use the boat to get it when the battieries ran out on him.

Other then that we just enjoyed the cool weather and relaxed.

The GREAT Front Yard Project

So this past week while Mom was in Arkansas ~~ I set out on a mission to redo Mom’s front yard. I soon discovered that Texas Clay is VERY VERY hard to dig into ~~

I do not have a good picture of the front before ~~ But this is the best I have right now ~~

Anyway I had to borrow John's truck to get a tiller from Home Depot ~~ just so I could get through the ground to dig it up ~~ The bad thing about that was once you till up the grass you have to rake it and get rid of it ~~ The for the beds and the path you have to dig up the dirt and move it to another locations.

Jennifer agreed to help and we were lucky enough to find a wheel barrel full of rock and bricks that the construction workers throw in and covered up in my Mom yard. Trust me when I say that if you are digging and you hit one of those things with a shovel or a tiller ~~ It HURTS!!

Well on Saturday after finally getting the path to the house and the flower bed tilled and dug I realized I needed to get the rock. What I failed to realize was that most rock places close at noon on Saturday. I happened to find one in Plano that was open till three ~~ so in a mad dash since I only had time to make one trip ~~ I got Jennifer, mine, John's truck, and Jonathans car to go the stone yard to pick up as much as possible. It is amazing to know that Jennifer's COV, my matrix, and Jon's scion all can hold about 800lbs plus. We also (for John's education) loaded up the truck with about . . . . well we were told about 2700 lbs, but who knows ~~ seeing as John's truck is supposed to be a half ton truck this should not have been possible . . . . . .BUT . . . . as you can see it was possible and we made it home :O)

That night my friend Carlen and her husband with her kidos came over and helped us out ~~ it took Saturday and Sunday and me finishing up details on Monday to get it done , but we got it done before Mom got home. Did I mention that it down poured rain all day Monday so I could not get the rock to finish off the front yard?? Well that will be happening soon ~~ I will post pictures.

Anyway I happened to be outside when Mom pulled up and she saw the yard for the first time. She started to pull into the drove way but then hesitated and drove a little further. She saw me rolled down the window and asked where her house was. She was quite excited about the yard and LOVED it!! I think we did a great job!!

Thank you to everyone for the help ~~ the smile on Mom's face made it all worth it!!

Cute Pictures

CJ and Alyssa are playing together ~~ Cj is putting his shoes on his sister ~~ he thought it was quite hilarious.

This was the cutest picture ~~ Great-grandpa and Alyssa taking a nap together ~~ I thought it was GREAT!!

Mom is 59 and Dad is a fossil

Well it happened Dad is now officially OLD!! Yes he turned 60 on the 4th ~~ though the party was on the 5th for both him and mom (who turns 59 on the 8th).

Knowing how sensitive old people can be we got a cake that screamed dignity and respect :O) Hey the Potter's are the Potter's.

So Dad turned 60 and was even able to blow out his own candles. I got him a gift wrapped in a monkey box :O)

CJ very much enjoyed grandpa’s cake ~~ you can tell that he ate it with much . . . . . . enthusiasm.

Mom's present came in a princess cat box and all the grandkids helped her open her presents. It was quite a child fest.

The whole family turned out for the big party. We ate Pei Wei till be popped, ate cake, opened presents, and had fun with the old people. After that we played Scatigories which Rene' won !! All in all we just had a good time.

House Cont.

Things have been crazy with me lately ~~ I have been sick and Kane has been feeling badly.

BUT we are making progress on the house . . . . .

The brick went up on the outside!

The cabinets and doors are going in!

And I have a fireplace mantle!!

All in all the house is going well, if our health could keep up that would help out allot.