Catching up.......

I know I have been seriously neglecting my blog lately. I am so sorry folks! All I can say is that I've been busier than a one legged man in a butt-kicking contest! I have orders coming in right and left, which either means I'm doing something right, or I'm doing something wrong! EEEK! Time will tell. My coworker assures me it's bound to be some of both. LOL



Lots of things have been going on in our household lately. We've had birthday parties for my aunts, family visits, my son T's graduation, busy busy busy. Right now our great joy lies in watching our little J-man toddle all around the house. That's right! He started walking! Last week I got a perfect opportunity where the timing and location worked out just right for me to go on an overnight trip in the truck with my honey. He picked me up from work on Friday and we headed out. Later I called my mom, and while we were talking, J just decided to walk across the room. Seven steps, just like that! Now he really enjoys cruising all around. He still falls after about 3-5 steps, but he knows that he is doing something special, and he is so pleased with himself! I've counted as many as 16 steps at once. He can even stop and start again. He sometimes attempts to stand up in the middle of the room, but usually just crawls back over to the furniture to stand up and launch again. His favorite thing right now is to grab my hands and walk in circles around the kitchen and living room. He would do this all day if it didn't turn me into a cripple from bending half over!

The latest news from our household.....
We are getting ready to put new siding on our house. We will be doing this ourselves. Correction: R will be doing it himself with help from my brother and my dad, and a lot of cheering on and moral support from me! LOL I am more than willing to help as much as I can, but I'm not sure just how much that's going to be! We had received a check from our insurance company for the fire damage from Easter, but have been unable to get anyone from three or four different companies to come give us an estimate on fixing it! GRRRR! So we have checked it out and found that for the money we got for the damage, we can afford to side the entire house if we do it ourselves! So here we go.......... wish us luck!

This past weekend J-man got his first haircut! He was such a good boy! He sat real still and never even made a sound, and didn't squirm or even lift his hands. I couldn't believe how easy it was! They had me sit in the chair and J sit in my lap. Thankfully my Grams went along with me because otherwise I would have no pictures of it. I have been trying for two days to get a disc of pictures to work with me so I can share them with you, but it's been a comedy of errors. Hopefully tomorrow.....

J's latest escapades include saying "yellow," using his sign language well (all done, more, cereal), and throwing temper tantrums. Yes, ladies and gentlemen.....it's already begun! When he does not get his way, (usually this means daddy not picking him up the instant he wants) he will throw himself on the floor, arching his back and writhing and SCREAMING his head off! It's insane! We are trying hard to use the ignore method, but man, the kid is freaking loud!

That's about all I can think of for now. I hope to have some pictures to share with you tomorrow. Hope everyone has a great day.