My Windows!!

Before...

Paper thin and yucky.

We could feel the wind and cold come right into our house.

Bad news...

Then the goverment gave new home owners $8000 to help fix up their new homes..

Ta - Daa!!

They look so pretty!

I am sure they will help with our heating bill, also.

But right now...

I LOVE looking at my house!!

(Most of you know how LONG I have waited to have my own house... I am living the dream!!)

Yea Me!!

Memorial Day Project... "the Back-Breaker"

See! We dug up all the old, yucky bark mulch,
and added a pretty "scalloped" edge,

and new pretty mulch!!

Took all day, and about 3 trips to Lowes (for more mulch), and 2 trips to Home Depot for more pretty edge stuff.

It was a LOT of work...we had to stop for the rain a lot, but finished between rain/hail showers.

I am so glad I have two strong boys, and one determined husband.

They wouldn't let me quit, even when my back, arms and legs were KILLING me!!

And now I have a BEAUTIFUL front yard!

Now...just waiting for my WINDOWS!!

Should be soon!

Just like Dad...

Zack loves 'helping' in the yard.

His bubble mower does the best job - it goes "rummmm - rummmm" and blows lots of bubbles.

It stops at every puffy dandiloin just so Zack can blow the seeds and watch them fly.

But best of all...

it is just like Dad's.

Kindergarten Graduate

Graduation day from Green Gables Elementary!
She picked out her own graduation dress, and has her cap and diploma!!

Isn't she beautiful?

After the ceremony (on the stage) we had a reception on the playground.

She will miss her teacher, Mrs. Lee.

She thinks she is going to first grade tomorrow - she doesn't understand that she has to wait until August before she goes to first grade!!

Butkus Schultz

Bailey & Butkus

Brothers

He is only 8 weeks old,

He doesn't have his energy yet, he still likes to sleep all day and lay around, last night was rough...we are kennel training him and he cryed a lot, but then he finally fell asleep.

The kids really love having a new puppy to play with, Bailey wasn't sure at first and really tried to show his "dominance" and that was difficult to explain to the little kids, but Bailey finally gave up and wants to play. He is learning how to play catch with the ball, and is ignoring Butkus.

In a few weeks, Butkus will get more hyper and I will have 3 little toddlers running under my feet. I hope they will all keep each other company. Zack is so cute with both of them, and they know where to sit at dinner time...right at Zack's feet!!

The Finished room!!

My boys setting down the plastic to protect my floor...for the most part, it worked.

Only a few miss-happs...
Color is up, now just finishing the edges...

Here is my edger...

Ta-Da!!

I Love my new Living Room!!

and a little surprize for Daddy for all his hard work.

Our First Weekender...

This is what our Living room looked like when we moved in...

YUCK!!!

Horrible maroon/red color on most of the walls.

Horrible.

And they didn't even do a good job painting!!