After a lot of hard work by a lot of people, our yard has been completely tranformed. After the first two weeks of having to water like crazy, we were finally at the point where we could start using our yard. How exciting is that!?
So, just so people can get some idea of the how the fruits of all our labor turned out, here we are just two weeks after our sod was first laid down. Take a look at how nice and green everything is! Not a color we're used to around here.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
The Results Are In!!!
Well, today was the fateful day. The day that I was going to learn whether or not I was going to have to get a couple more jobs to support my family. The day when we found out if the little bun-in-the-oven was going to be a girl or a boy.
So far, after taking an over-the-counter gender test, it had come back as a boy. But, nonetheless, Joelle was holding out hope that the test (only about 80% accurate) would have been wrong. Her doctor and her nurse both were saying that, given the symptoms she was getting this time around, they thought that it would be a girl.
So far, after taking an over-the-counter gender test, it had come back as a boy. But, nonetheless, Joelle was holding out hope that the test (only about 80% accurate) would have been wrong. Her doctor and her nurse both were saying that, given the symptoms she was getting this time around, they thought that it would be a girl.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Kyle Kisses
When little kids give you kisses, it's always a wonderful, yucky, sometimes even sticky experience. They're so slobbery that you tend to end up needing a towel. But there are times when little kid kisses are not just wonderful. Sometimes, it's quite a source of all-out laughter!
The other night, Kyle was...well I suppose "attacking" is the correct word...attacking Mommy with kisses. Not only was he cracking us up. He was cracking himself up as well.
The other night, Kyle was...well I suppose "attacking" is the correct word...attacking Mommy with kisses. Not only was he cracking us up. He was cracking himself up as well.
Monday, June 15, 2009
I'm an Uncle!
Well, OK, technically I've been an uncle for some time, now. Between Alexis, Sydney, Gillian, Anthony, Olivia, Jack and Nate, I've been an uncle several times over. But now, a new niece has been added to my growing repertoire of uncleness.
Sure, this is the Carrington blog and some people may wonder why there are Jones' on here, but a lot of that has to do with the fact that my sister was a Carrington long before she was a Jones, so let's just say she's been grandfathered in. So, now that she's a new mommy, I can still post pictures of her daughter.
Sure, this is the Carrington blog and some people may wonder why there are Jones' on here, but a lot of that has to do with the fact that my sister was a Carrington long before she was a Jones, so let's just say she's been grandfathered in. So, now that she's a new mommy, I can still post pictures of her daughter.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
How I Spent My Summer Vacation - Part 3
It was the second weekend of our back yard project and quite a bit has happened. As you saw the other day, the curbing was put in yesterday morning. Since then, there has been quite a bit of activity in and around our back yard.
Friday night, Shaun picked up a U-Haul trailor and brought up 900 sq. ft. of sod. Once we got it to the house, Billie and I, after adjusting the sprinkler heights, emptied the entire load of sod and piled it next to the house so it would be in the shade most of the next day.
Friday night, Shaun picked up a U-Haul trailor and brought up 900 sq. ft. of sod. Once we got it to the house, Billie and I, after adjusting the sprinkler heights, emptied the entire load of sod and piled it next to the house so it would be in the shade most of the next day.
Friday, June 12, 2009
How I Spent My Summer Vacation - Part 2
Well, here it is not quite a week later and we've made a bit more progress on this backyard project. I was totally unaware how quickly one can get people out to do certain things and was pleasantly surprised when I learned that we could have someone come out to do curbing in time for the weekend.
The guys were scheduled to be at our house between 8:00am and 10:00am. So, I got up around 7:00am and went out back to try to smooth out the ground on the path where the curbing would be laid down. I was out there for probably 10 or 15 minutes when Joelle came out and said that they were at the door. So much for preparing the ground. Fortunately, they did a great job doing the stuff I had planned on doing.
The guys were scheduled to be at our house between 8:00am and 10:00am. So, I got up around 7:00am and went out back to try to smooth out the ground on the path where the curbing would be laid down. I was out there for probably 10 or 15 minutes when Joelle came out and said that they were at the door. So much for preparing the ground. Fortunately, they did a great job doing the stuff I had planned on doing.
Monday, June 8, 2009
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Just about the time you all probably thought that I had completely given up on the idea of ever adding new content here, suddenly a new post arrives in your inbox or feedreader or whatever method you're using to see new updates. To really keep you guessing, this post is a bit different from the others that you've seen. It's not about Kyle or the new baby (well, maybe indirectly it could be).
With much thanks to Billie (Joelle's mom) and Bob (Joelle's dad) and most of all to Al (Billie's beau), we managed to get a large portion of work done on a backyard project. I wish, in retrospect, that I had thought to capture more pictures along the way. Unfortunately, the pictures posted here were the first ones we ended up taking, so you don't quite get the whole effect of the before/after and t he process throughout.
With much thanks to Billie (Joelle's mom) and Bob (Joelle's dad) and most of all to Al (Billie's beau), we managed to get a large portion of work done on a backyard project. I wish, in retrospect, that I had thought to capture more pictures along the way. Unfortunately, the pictures posted here were the first ones we ended up taking, so you don't quite get the whole effect of the before/after and t he process throughout.
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