Productive...

I have been out of school for less than a week and already I have accomplished so much! I spent the end of last week by the pool, relaxing and just enjoying not having to go to work. Then Saturday, Brad and I went shopping for a new exterior door for the laundry room. I have always been bothered by the fact that I couldn't see out into the garage or the driveway without opening the door. So I have wanted one that had a window. I also have wanted a storm door that goes into the garage so that I could see/listen to the kids when they went out that way. So, he installed the exterior door Saturday and the storm door Sunday. The door and the frame/molding around the door had to be painted, which I started working on while Brad was installing the storm door. Feeling the urge to keep going, I got up this morning and headed out to Lowes for a new paint color for the laundry room walls. I chose a light sage green. I have painted ALL day and I am finally finished. I have a few spots that I need to touch up on the trim but I have to get the trim paint back out to paint the outside of the new door tomorrow, so I'll touch up then. It looks great! I have even hung the pictures and the coat rack and everything back on the wall. I can't wait for Brad to get home so he can see!

Brad also went to Wal-Mart Saturday night while I was working at Daddy's grill and he bought the kids a swing set. When he finished putting up the doors Sunday, he started working on the swing set. He plans to work a couple hours each evening this week and hopefully have it finished before he goes to scout camp this coming Sunday.

So, my husband is being so wonderful lately. He is working so hard around the house and he is just being great all around. I had asked him to take me to look at new wedding bands because since my wrist surgery, I can't get my rings back on my fat fingers. So, when we went shopping Saturday morning for the doors, he stopped by Arnold's first. We went in and looked at the bands and I picked one I really liked. He asked the saleslady to show us some of the wraps that they had. We put my diamond in several of them and found one I liked but it was WAY too expensive. So I'm thinking in the back of my mind, next year is our ten year anniversary and he is probably just getting ideas for that, but he told the saleslady he wanted the new band and the wrap! I fussed at him because it was really expensive and I knew we were going to spend money on the home repairs and the swingset. He said he should've bought me one a long time ago. Isn't he sweet? Sometimes I just don't think I deserve him. I am so high maintenance yet he steps up to the plate no matter what. I'm a lucky gal.

The kids are already reaching the point where they are a little bored. Today Sam was miserable. He was so lazy and just sat here and watched Spongebob all afternoon. I was busy painting and Lily took a long nap. I kept trying to get him to go outside (which I usually don't have to prompt him to do) and he just sat there in the recliner sucking his fingers. I hope tomorrow he is more himself because when he was anywhere near his sister today, he was pestering the snot out of her.

Hopefully I will be able to write more frequently now that I am home for the summer. That's the plan, anyway.