Spring project, continued...

Well, the carpet is down on the new floorboards and the shelves are in their new slots on the back porch (but empty so far). It looks better (but dirt would have been a step up from that 12-color 60's shag that was there and in such terrible shape).

The other new fun thing in the house is the machine we bought this morning and I hooked up all by myself! It's the digital television converter box. We have 3 tv's, and no cable, so we got the coupons and purchased two converters.

It took longer to untangle the cords and antenna to the tv as it did to program the new remote and see a picture (less than 30 minutes total). We now have three public television channels, and the best extra channel it picks up is a weather channel!!! It's the channel I miss most (from cable) during an Iowa storm. okay, yes, amanda, i know it's mtv for old people, but I'm still excited!

Happy Belated Birthday, Bob!

It was Bob (Markey's) birthday on 4/4, so we were celebrating, which included eating my mom's great cooking (but what good party DOESN't include eating? It wouldn't be a REAL celebration, would it?), and Izaac is a fan of that already. (The picture on the right is how he enjoys mom's homemade French bread.)

Uncle (?) Joe (Bob's oldest boy, 18, and soon to graduate from Hoover in Des Moines) wanted Izaac to try on his fancy new Cubs hat. Joe also got a new 'authentic' D. Lee Cubs jersey, which he was wearing, also, but was careful to stay away from Izaac while he was eating chocolate cake and strawberry whip!

Spring project.

In the right picture is Bogie inspecting the new floorboards John has put down on the back porch. Our back porch is more like a partial basement for storage, and it's 8'x14'.
There are usually two shelving units that have Christmas decorations, various containers, and miscellaneous stacked on them, but today, some of that is stacked in the LIVING ROOM!!! (that's the picture on the left)