Molon Adventures: August 2007

Construction - Week 17

So at least the first coat of primer is finished...thanks to our handy painter.

Another visit to the farm

First of all, I should mention that Joe is on a 2 week vacation! And because of the construction, we haven't really planned much other than staying at camp in Maine with a possibility of a few side trips. Our first side trip....back to Joe's Grandpa's farm. Joe's father was visiting from Atlanta so we all went out to dinner. It was the first time Hannah and I have met him. Hannah opening some stuffed animals.

Three kids

On Friday, we (and by "we" I mean I) had Addie and Owen for the day and overnight....While they were all on their best behavior, I still learned that having 3 kids is exhausting!!! We played outside for a bit and then after naps (for Hannah and Owen), it was off to the pool. After dinner, it was popsicle time!

And then straight to the green bath (I put something in the water to make it green which Addie liked, Hannah was unsure of, and Owen could care less).

And then all to bed! Addie was the last to bed by 8p and I was completely exhausted!

On Saturday, we headed to camp in Maine to re-unite with Cheryl and Frank. Sunday we went to the Acton Fair

where we saw a magic show, livestock

and Hannah rode the Super Slide with Joe, Frank, and Addie.

Construction - Week 16

Here we are...still under construction...slowly moving along. The outside is now "finished" and they are supposed to move inside this week or next to start insulation and drywall.

When I say finished, I mean all but painted. And what better way to save money on a remodel than to paint the house yourself? And here's our happy painter himself!

Here's the usual angle of picture but we now have room for our cars so they are kind of in the way. But you can see how close we'll be to our back door! Before we had to park here and walk all the way to the front of the house to get in. Can you imagine? : )

No changes to the inside. I finally picked out carpet for the family room, bought the tile for mudroom, kitchen, and bathroom, and bought all of the lighting fixtures. Now onto choosing paint colors.

Weekly trip to the farm

Our typical Saturday....at Grandpa Katkin's farm tending to our garden. And boy what a garden. We are finally getting lots of yummy vegetables out of our hard work. At this point we have more zucchini than we know what to do with, but we also get cucumbers, butternut squash, green bell peppers already. Here's Joe checking out his corn.

For reference, part of his Grandpa's land is rented out to the local farmer in town to grow corn for his cows. Here's the farmer's corn. (He only planted it a week before us)

Here's a picture of the garden as we see it when we get there every week. Lots of weeding to do....even Hannah pitches in with the work.

The fruit of our labor.

Our trip to North Carolina

We just got back from our trip to visit Nana and Papa in North Carolina. Joe was there last weekend with us and then had to return to work while Hannah and I stayed the whole week. While Joe was there, his brother, Jeff came to visit with his son Parker who just happened to be turning 2 when we were there.

Hannah and Parker weren't exactly sure what to make of the other at first. And Parker was definitely not happy when he was building with his brand new Mega Blocks and Hannah was taking it apart as fast as he could build it. Eventually , they worked it out and all was well.

Joe, Uncle Jeff, Hannah, and cousin Parker.

Nana and Papa with their grandkids.

Nana and Papa live near the Palmlico (sp?) River so after dinner we went for a walk on the boardwalk. We saw a beaver, frogs, and lots and lots of turtles .