lets build something together...

scotts got the day off. what to do on a beautiful day? ill tell ya.

build a bedroom in the basement.

hardwood floors in? check.

a few trips to the home depot for materials? check.

measure twice cut once.

measure again.

nail.

bring wall to the basement.

bring the too tall wall from the basement to be remeasured and re nailed.

(subtracting 4 inches)

redo all said steps above.

first portion of the wall is up...

the door is hung now too.

hopefully this project will be done before the weekend is over.

its about time...

i havent blogged in over 2 months. whew, so much has happened. i guess ive been a bit too preoccupied with- well im not really sure. but from now on i will try to update with all of my everyday silly stuff that goes on around here.

sooo, on with our familys most recent news. scott shot his first deer! as a promise to my dad scott vowed to hunt with him this fall and bring leah along. my dad cant shoot a rifle this year due to having his chest cracked open and all. so they drove up north saturday, ready for opening season to open at dawn the following morning. so they geared up in their camo, guns, and orange hats, climbed up the tree blind on the land that my dad and his friend own and hunt on.

9am scott sees a doe, gets a clear shot straight to the chest and goes for it. BOOM! as it was told to me, the deer sprung up on her hind legs, gave out a ghastly grunting moan, and flopped to the ground. leah was ecstatic. coolest thing she had ever seen. i was sure she was going to be super freaked. nope not her, she wanted to see the brains. she cant wait to hunt herself when shes 12.

the next morning, my dads friend greg shot a deer. apparently he shot her through the back thigh and out the front shoulder. needless to say she didnt flop on the ground like scotts doe. she ran off leaving the slightest trail of blood. leah the bloodhound tracked the trail while everyone walked behind her. when my dad told me this, i kinda thought that really they all tracked together, but no. as scott even said later, leah was absolutely amazing and tracked the deer up and down ridges until she found the kill. she rocks.

so here we are with a freezer full of venison. i cant wait to cook some up!

congrats leah and scott, im so glad you had a fun and safe weekend.

so heres a video of the kid dragging the doe out of the woods.

my 9th mothers day

it went well.
got up, got the kiddos dressed and drug them to royal oak for the big flower sale.
bought a few things for my yard, as well as stuff for barb and my mom.
came home and planted before the rain came down.
prepared dinner.
yelled at scott for not helping.
had the fam over for kabobs, au gratin potatoes, asparagus, spinach salad and desert.
we ate, drank, and were merry.
i am thankful.

way to go

so you know how scott made the bench?
you remember how i said its not such a good idea?
yeah, so mary fell off it today.
backwards.
on her noggin.
mouth full of food.
proceeded to choke on the food while crying.
the bench is now outside.
it will NOT return to the table until scott puts a back and arms on it!