Oh, God...you rascal...

So, this morning Jay calls me to find out if I've called the yard guys yet to find out when they are mulching, planting and aerating even though I have told him a bajillion times it will be sometime in March.
I am highly annoyed that he feels he has the right to hound me about this before I have:
A) found the coffeemaker
B) given the dog his gross medicine or
C) realized I was standing in front of my now-completely bare kitchen window in just a towel (that realization came a few minutes later when someone walking their dog waved at me).

Anyway, the conversation went sour quickly. We agreed we should not talk for a minimum of 2 hours.

I'm leaving Bible study thinking how silly it was to get so annoyed. I called the yard guys, left a message, called Jay told him I had a left a message for yard guys and we agreed we were being stupid. It's just stressful with the house up in chaos right now. Yay, God!

Gets better. I pull up to my house and wouldn't you know it....the yard guys are outside my house mulching and getting ready to plant! Funny God, He knew it all along....:)

On a completely unrelated note, here's some cute pics of Nick playing in the park the other day.

Maybe we should paint a room....

That's how this started. We were going to paint one room - the great room. That turned into, well, we should probably do the entry too....which spilled over into....where do we stop and start since the walls are high? Let's just go all the way up the stairs. Well, might as well do the second floor, now. Uh-oh. Will the kitchen look weird now? And then I saw faux painting. So we decided to do that in the kitchen. Ahh....but wouldn't the main room look nice with a faux glaze? And, well, now you know....if you give a lady a paint brush (budget) for one room, you end up with an entire house project involving retexturizing walls, faux paint and a stained fireplace. Oh, and the dining room may end up with a painted ceiling. Stay tuned!

We are on day 3 of 10-12. It's not comfortable, but I know (hope!) it will all be worth it. In case you are interested, the company we are using is www.itsmagnifico.com. The crew has been super professional and efficient. Great news when dealing with contractors!

Playing catch up...

So, I'm still incredibly excited about the Flip camera and have been taking tons of video, but I'm having a technical difficulty sharing all the fun. In the meantime, I thought I'd catch you up through pictures....enjoy!
Nick currently loves "helping" in the kitchen. He has his own apron and insists Jay and I wear our aprons when cooking.
A favorite time of year in Houston is late February-March....it's Rodeo time in Houston, y'all! The Friday of the BBQ cook-off, which officially kicks off the season, is known as "Go Texan Day". The kids are encouraged to dress up for school. Here's a cute pic of Nick as a little cowboy.



In other news, Jay and I celebrated our 6th year anniversary on February 28th! Without getting too sappy, I can sincerely say we are sweetly enjoying this season of our lives. Watching Nick grow, continuing to grow together....it's a good thing.
But, to every ying, there is a yang.... On our actual anniversary day, we had to rush Elvis to the animal ER. Apparently, he has kidney damage from a presumed infection and a secondary skin infection. We spent some very tense days worrying we may lose him. Currently, he is on treatment and we are cautiously hopeful. He may be only a dog to you, but he was our "first" to Jay and I and we love him beyond measure.