Our never ending project summer

Ever wonder what two unemployed bums could possibly find to do day in and day out all summer long.

Well, I think I will show you.

Completing the framing and door to my laundry shoot

Completing the railing

finding the perfect counter and sink for the laundry room

removing all the white painted trim and doors on our main level

and replacing it with stained maple

grouting inbetween the stone on the fireplace and adding a ledge

sanding, staining and varnishing all the windows due to water damage and getting window treatments for them

Completing the basement so I have a playroom for all the toys

ripping up the floorboards of the deck and replacing it due to to cracking and splitting

Completing landscaping projects

Getting the slide put on the swing set so the kids don't find it

so "boring" they just can't play on it

Completing the tiling and grouting of the downstairs bathroom and cabinet work

I am exhausted just thinking about it. Anyone want to help?

My Expressive Boy

He makes me smile!

Our Campervan

During our trip around New Zealand, Duey drew a picture in the dust of the back window in each lower corner to show the mood of Chesney and Logan at that moment.

Chesney- angry, Logan- happy.

And it just took off from there, each day a new picture was added to the back window until it was covered. I wonder how many people traveling around NZ will remember

"the campervan of many faces"

Just a bit more New Zealand

On our way back to Christchurch at the end of our trip we stopped at a beach called Birdling Flats. It was a unique beach because there was no sand but instead rocks and semiprecious stones covering the beach- they were beautiful- I think we went over our weight limit at the airport bringing bags of them back. Definitely not a swimming beach- you would die in the surf. But the sounds of the waves was wonderfully relaxing and we spent hours there.

We dug deep into the stones and found some beautiful ones to bring back with us

If you like to skip rocks- you won't find any as flat and smooth to skip as you will here.

They may look like they are running well but you sank into the rocks and pebbles, definitely worked the leg muscles. And don't even try it with flip-flops on.

Look out, Logan!

Run!

He barely avoided certain death that day.

What a wonderful place!