Wrapping Up Another Week...

I'm writing this blog from somewhere I've never blogged from before...outside on our patio!  It's a beautiful night, albeit a tad buggy, but inside our house is so hot tonight, so I decided to go outside and attempt to blog outside.  Kind of different!  I'm watching all the birds in the yard and flying overhead, listening to the neighbors scoop up rock from their driveway and put it around their house, watching the neighbor on his riding lawnmower, and witnessing a plane flying overhead as I type this!  What a nice variety of sounds and sights!  When we bought this house, I was kind of hesitant because I could hear the highway and I wanted somewhere farther away from the freeway, but I very rarely notice the road noise now...mostly in the mornings or on rainy days when the pavement is wet...but it's definitely not something that is an issue.

Anyway, its been a good week.  Work was long, tedious and boring, but I worked less than 3 days this week, so I really can't complain.  I was fortunate to be able to take a long weekend, starting today and I don't have to return to work until Tuesday.  Hooray!  I am so grateful for my flexible schedule & realize I am so blessed because of it.

Not too much has been going on.  Our big excitement this week is finding a woodtick on Cody on Monday night.  It was "attached" to his little back, and Gordon freaked out...just a bit.  We pulled it straight out and appeared to get all of it....but we saved the tick just in case...scrapbook item??  Just kidding.  He just had a little bite mark but seemed to be just fine and now I can't even see where it was on his back.  Stupid ticks!  I hate those creepy crawly things.... Of course, once you find one, you keep thinking they are crawling all over you.  They are outside so much at daycare (which I *love* - outside time is so important!), and she can't strip every kid down after they come in from outside, so it's to be expected.  Welcome to Spring in Minnesota!  :)

Before we went to Dairy Queen the other day, we stopped by the local carpet/flooring store and got some carpet and vinyl flooring samples to take home.  Last night, we all went down into the basement (Cody LOVES that he can go down there now and explore....He knows the word 'basement' very well now too!) and did comparing and contrasting with the samples.  I am happy to report that we chose a carpet and vinyl....the most expensive options, OF COURSE!!!  (Is there any other way to do it? - says the woman that picked the $5/tile for the ceiling)  I think it'll look great and I can't wait to get the carpet in.  I think it'll really seem finished after that.

I am not exactly sure what the next step in the basement project is, but our plumber is coming down in a couple weeks to install the shower and toilet.  I think we do the flooring before that happens, but I'm actually not sure - ask the project manager (Gordon)!  We have been trying to find a vanity and are not having the best of luck.  We looked at several stores and finally chose one we liked....only to find out it was out-of-stock and they were unable to order it for us!  GRR!  So mad that they still had the display out.  We really wanted to get a darker wood vanity, but there is just not many options to choose from, so we'll see.

So, the basement project is coming along.  Hopefully I'll have some more progress photos to show you soon.

I was able to do some garage saling this morning on my day off, and I found a few treasures, but nothing worthy of a photo.  Here's what I can remember:

• Tonka dump truck (smaller; plastic & metal) - 50¢
• Tonka Chomper (just like the one here) - $2.00 (will be taking the batteries out soon, auggh!)
• Motorcycle & 4-wheeler toys for daycare - $2.00
• Beach/swim hat for Cody - 50¢
• Nine West purse for me - $1.00
• A few shirts for Cody - 25-50¢ (cute truck/machinery/snowplow designs)
• Play vacuum (Cody's is on the fritz; this boy loves to vacuum & gets GIDDY whenever we take ours out) - $1.00

I think that's actually it!  It's funny because I always think I'm missing out on Wed/Thur/Fri garage sales when I'm at work...but often I don't find much during the week if I am able to go.  The grass is always greener?  It actually seems like I get better junque on Saturdays!  Maybe it's just the location I'm shopping in, I dunno.  It's a bit annoying going saling around where we live, because it's ALL baby/kid stuff...which is all good since I have a kid...but honestly prefer looking at the "misc" stuff.

Well, it's getting dark out here and I don't think I'd better be typing away in the dark with my neighbors looking at me like a crazy woman.  (Although when you can see the neighbors TV from across the pond/swamp, and you can tell what he is watching on it, now that is just crazy!)  

I hope you all (all 8 of you that read this! Har.) have a great and wonderful weekend.