Crazy Busy

I has been a while since my last post...

It has been really busy and crazy. We have been doing spring cleaning and some upgrades to the house. We desperately needed a new roof, which I had no clue about how to look for a good roofer, what to look for, etc. So if you know me and know how we did the remodel in the inside, you know it did not take me long to figure everything out. Got the roof done for a great price, good contractor and it looks great! Yeah, by the way we had a 'shake' roof, horrible! We now also have a sand color and white trim house on the outside, instead of a dreadful yellow and blue from the early 80's. Our home looks brand new from the outside. And of course with that the inside has been neglected like no other. Which drives me crazy, hate it! We also now have a deck that is stable. We found a contractor that does odd jobs, we really needed our deck from the upstairs loft to be fixed. It would sway, rock and bolts were starting to come off, very unstable. So our man started with the main posts, replaced them and then realized that our beams where rotting...bummer! So we pretty much have a brand new deck except the railing and the walking planks. But it looks beautiful, and now we won't freak out when our friend Troy jumps off of it into the pool.

If you have ever been inside our house, when we remodeled two years ago our entrance, hallway and loft wall was a blue/green color. Have you ever sponge painted before? Let me tell you, it is fun and all, but a job! We now have sponged walls, thank you to those of you who helped.

Among all the stress of dealing with contractors, kids schedules, husband schedule and 'my' schedule...I LOST the diamond out of my wedding ring...VERY SAD day for me. Ray was out of town, it was horrible. Lost it down the drain in my bathroom, had to take the pipes apart (wishing and praying) to see if it was in all the gunk...(this is when I hate the fact that my husband travels, because he is suppose to take things apart)...NO SUCH LUCK...no diamond, gone forever somewhere in the piping. It was not a good day for me! So I am ringless, when Ray and I go out it looks like he is cheating on his wife. LOL! Hopefully we can do something about it in the near future.

Kids are all doing really good. Staying busy as always, which is good, keeps them out of trouble. To follow up on the last post; Michael and his team lost their next playoff game. It was a really good game, the team did a GREAT job. So now club soccer has started up again now that school soccer is over. There are some really big tournaments coming up soon. I will keep you posted. Oh yeah...Michael got his driving permit...stay off the streets, actually he is a pretty good driver. Matthew has started guitar lessons, which he is having a really good time doing. If you have ever heard of Blink 182, it is a band in which Matt wants to learn some songs that they play. As my father would say it is the "We be jivin" music or not music at all. Macey has started school softball and club softball all at the same time, crazy schedule and a lot of games. Club softball will last all through summer. Madison will start playing soccer in a few months, which she is really excited.

Well now that I have talked your ear off...Have a great weekend!