The Getty and Other Things

I took the kids to the Getty a last week.  June 25th.  I can't believe I braved it.  I was in the mood for a drive and the kids were happy.  

The Handyman

I'm pretty sure there is nothing sexier than a man who can build stuff.  

Backyard, Done! Mostly...

Here it is!  After over two years of looking at dirt, we have GRASS!!  Of course we still can't walk on it for another month, but I'm not complaining!

Hi! Chair.

**Just saw this in my Draft box and am not sure why I never posted it.  Here it is...kinda late.  Enjoy**

This is to illustrate just how long it can take me to get a project done.  I purchased this highchair at a garage sale ($25+ a VHS of Scarlet Pimpernel thrown in) when I was still pregnant with The Kid.  (That would be 4, years ago.  Ish.)

Project-mania

Lots of stuff happening at home.  Well, not LOTS, but busy stuff.  Lots of busy and back-breaking stuff.  Can I use that as my excuse for not blogging as much?  

World's Longest Update!

I kept trying to get a post in for July.  And then August.  And then what's happened to September?!  It's nearly over!  This will be my attempt to bring us all up to speed.  Brace yourselves!

4th of July Weekend

I hope everyone had a delightful 4th of July Weekend.  Ours was surprisingly really low-key and relaxing.  The kids were actually behaving for us!  

Week in Review

I know food really isn't much of a BIG event...wait a second.  Yes it IS!  Making dinner seems to be a special occasion lately (it's too hot to cook!) so I'm adding it to my week review anyway.  

Kitchen Happenings

The kitchen is slowly coming along.  I'm talking molasses slow.  Nevertheless, I must count the smallest improvements as progress.  Otherwise I'd go crazy.  Here it is in pictures!

Shelfy-shelf!

Moving onward with the nevery-ending kitchen story.  We have a shelf!  As of last week.  There should be another one but we used more brackets than originally planned (those darn studs...never where we want them to be).  So I ordered more brackets today.  Keeping my fingers crossed we'll have the second shelf up later this week.

Le Boudoir

We got a bed frame!  Finally!  I feel so civilized when I sleep now.  We used to have the mattresses on this frame thingy that was just holding up the bed, with some casters.  Why am I not thinking of the name?  Surely it has a name.  Anyway, whatever it was it was really squeaky...if you coughed it'd make noise.  So we just classed it up by putting the box spring and mattress on the floor.

Plants!

 We haven't done much for the outside of our house yet...obviously.  I cringe every time I see the siding on the house gone.  I want it fixed.  But I also want it done free.  Thus an unfinished house that looks super GHETTO.

But!

Happenings

What a month!  Talk about scramble time.  Let's see, we'll have to go back to the 20th of March...

Birthday Extravaganza!

Happy Birthday My Main Squeeze (two days ago...)!!  We celebrated by attacking a new DIY project: tile backsplash!  I know...we're pretty crazy over here.

Family Welcome Here Part II

My brother Jakob and his son Brandon came for a visit last week.  They were very happy to be in the warm California sun.  Very warm.  

Family Welcome Here

A warning to all family: if you come for a visit...be prepared for invitations to 'help' out at our house.