Childhood dreams

Every child, well every boy child dreams of running the big machines. Asher was no exception. He could say backhoe before he could say potty. The thing is that adult kids, don't give up those dreams. I was secretly looking forward to finally living my dream of running an earth mover, even a small one, in our backyard project. I must admit, it was fun. Even though I got pretty sore and tired just sitting in a chair running this machine, I was a lot of fun.

The first challenge was getting it home. The machine and trailer were 1000 pounds too heavy for the van. So, I drove slowly. Then the trench needed to be close to the house. Danger! I must say I never hit the house. I did bump the air conditioning unit around a little bit, but we have fans, so who needs it? I had to avoid utilities, which I did except for the cable. We don't really watch TV much, the house it too hot without air conditioning. So all in all, it was a pretty successful day.

The First 2

The relief of a baby's first teeth is immense. At least for me it is. Out of the 4 babies we have had, Kate is the most mellow. Her easy-going way almost makes us forget how hard babies can be. So when she started getting fussy and inconsolable for no apparent reason, we had flashbacks to any of the first 3 colicky babies. When her first and then second teeth broke through, it was a relief. It was a feeling of gratefulness that there was actually a reason for the fuss and bother. In any case, 2 down, a few more to go.