We uploaded the 11 month and first half of Abby's 12th month album onto Walmart.com for you all to enjoy.
http://photos.walmart.com/groups/abbyschristmasalbum
The password for first time users is "holiday"
We took a drive down to Hessel and Cedarville today for a visitation. The mother of the receptionist at Steve's office passed away Friday, so we went down to the visitation and took the advantage of the lovely afternoon to see the sights. There wasn't really a public beach of any significance to stop at, so we just did the in the car tour. It is a really lovely area!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
"Daddy Day"
We try to make Saturday a day for Abby to enjoy lots of fun things with her dad, since he is at work during the week. Today Abby took her dad to the hardware store, to the park at the Soo Locks, and for a lunch date at the McDonald's playland. She had a whole lot of fun, especially at playland. She doesn't go into the structure yet, but she enjoys watching the other kids and walking around on the rubberized flooring.We only got a couple good photos today - she was walking around so much that the camera couldn't focus fast enough (I was using my manual focus lens to try and get a softer effect. We saw our first freighter of the season today too, but we didn't stay long enough to watch it go all the way through the lock. Abby got too excited and was almost running, so she tripped and scraped up her little lip. We're going to have to try to get some more cute photos tomorrow.
If the Sun Shines...
If the sun starts shining there will be an Abby photo shoot at the locks today :-) Hopefully we will be posting pictures for you this evening.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
May Flowers Please
As we wrap up April here in the U.P. I am hoping that the May flowers are not too far away. It's a gray day up here. Thankfully it's 60 degrees, but not the kind of 60 you'd want to be outside in. Luckily it was beautiful yesterday when we had the home inspection done, so we were able to see a lot and stay outdoors longer than we could have even a week ago.
The home inspection was overall a good thing, with the exception of two major and two semi-major items that need addressed. The wiring in the home is almost all original wiring from 1926, which isn't too surprising. The main problem is that the wiring itself isn't up to code and shouldn't be insulated around. The inspector said the wiring was in great shape and wouldn't be too much of a concern were it not for the fact that there is blown in insulation around it in the attic (a major fire hazzard). So we have a call in to the church to see if they have anyone who will take care of that before we start looking for an estimate on the cost. The roof, which is overall in almost new shape, also had some leaking around a dormer where the flashing was done improperly. Those are the major problems. We'll also have to have 2 cement windowsills replaced and there are leaks in the faucets and some drains, which should be relatively minor repairs. Ugh... So we'll see how the repair and estimate process goes and decide what we are going to do from there. I guess with old houses comes old everything.
Abby is back to being her normal, silly self. She has been playing extra hard with Maize and doing lots of extra eating to make up for her self-imposed fasting last week. She's just right back to our good little lady. She cried instantly last night when she saw her baby sitter Kitty come through the door, but was good and played with her while we were gone. She's got a pretty good memory, since Kitty hadn't been here for at least a couple months. And now, back to cleaning up. I've been doing loads and loads of laundry to catch up from last weeks siege.
The home inspection was overall a good thing, with the exception of two major and two semi-major items that need addressed. The wiring in the home is almost all original wiring from 1926, which isn't too surprising. The main problem is that the wiring itself isn't up to code and shouldn't be insulated around. The inspector said the wiring was in great shape and wouldn't be too much of a concern were it not for the fact that there is blown in insulation around it in the attic (a major fire hazzard). So we have a call in to the church to see if they have anyone who will take care of that before we start looking for an estimate on the cost. The roof, which is overall in almost new shape, also had some leaking around a dormer where the flashing was done improperly. Those are the major problems. We'll also have to have 2 cement windowsills replaced and there are leaks in the faucets and some drains, which should be relatively minor repairs. Ugh... So we'll see how the repair and estimate process goes and decide what we are going to do from there. I guess with old houses comes old everything.
Abby is back to being her normal, silly self. She has been playing extra hard with Maize and doing lots of extra eating to make up for her self-imposed fasting last week. She's just right back to our good little lady. She cried instantly last night when she saw her baby sitter Kitty come through the door, but was good and played with her while we were gone. She's got a pretty good memory, since Kitty hadn't been here for at least a couple months. And now, back to cleaning up. I've been doing loads and loads of laundry to catch up from last weeks siege.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Smarty Pants
Abby and I made it safely home from Hastings yesterday with a very minimal amount of crying. It was a record, even for when Steve and I are both in the car and I can ride in the back with her. Some days we can really tell she is growing up.
Abby's Uncle Dan and his friend Zac Fay came and hauled away our old Buick yesterday so that it can be repaired and be her Aunt Hannah's first car. Dan and Zac got to enjoy Sault Ste. Marie's finest dining establishment (or not) - The Antlers. While we were having dinner Abby completed another one of those incredible little "firsts" that happen in these first couple years. She successfully fed herself a french fry with a fork. We were surprised that she was able to fork the fry and then for her to be able to eat it off the fork was even more impressive! She is growing up so fast.
Steve and I are heading out this afternoon to have our new home inspected. While I was down in Hastings for the showers I was able to sneak off to Home Depot for a few minutes to pick up some updated light fixtures. I am so excited about our new home and all the fun we will have decorating and making it our own.
Abby's Uncle Dan and his friend Zac Fay came and hauled away our old Buick yesterday so that it can be repaired and be her Aunt Hannah's first car. Dan and Zac got to enjoy Sault Ste. Marie's finest dining establishment (or not) - The Antlers. While we were having dinner Abby completed another one of those incredible little "firsts" that happen in these first couple years. She successfully fed herself a french fry with a fork. We were surprised that she was able to fork the fry and then for her to be able to eat it off the fork was even more impressive! She is growing up so fast.
Steve and I are heading out this afternoon to have our new home inspected. While I was down in Hastings for the showers I was able to sneak off to Home Depot for a few minutes to pick up some updated light fixtures. I am so excited about our new home and all the fun we will have decorating and making it our own.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Saturday Fun
Well, we've made it to Saturday and I think we just may come down to Hastings for Courtnie's shower. We got Abby to eat most of a stick of string cheese last night and this morning she had a few bites of melon. That's a pretty big improvement for her. Before we decide for sure we'll have to see how she does at the Angel Food distribution this afternoon. We'll have to head out soon to get things ready and help Steve unload the truck. I'm sure he'll be tired after his early morning drive down to Gaylord to pick up the food.
Abby and I picked up more paint cards yesterday. I am trying hard to figure out what color to paint her room and what color to paint the extra bedroom, which will probably someday be for a little brother or sister. Any ideas or suggestions would be helpful. I've been trying to to find a perfect quilt for a little girl's room too, but finding something cute, but that will grow with her is quite a challenge. Plus a lot of the "kids" bedding only comes in twin or full size and we have a queen size bed for Abby to use when she gives up on the crib. I didn't see the point in replacing a beautiful queen with a full just because that is what most kids use. Aah.... decisions, decisions.
Abby and I picked up more paint cards yesterday. I am trying hard to figure out what color to paint her room and what color to paint the extra bedroom, which will probably someday be for a little brother or sister. Any ideas or suggestions would be helpful. I've been trying to to find a perfect quilt for a little girl's room too, but finding something cute, but that will grow with her is quite a challenge. Plus a lot of the "kids" bedding only comes in twin or full size and we have a queen size bed for Abby to use when she gives up on the crib. I didn't see the point in replacing a beautiful queen with a full just because that is what most kids use. Aah.... decisions, decisions.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Update Part 2
Abby is apparently on the downswing of a 4 to 6 day flu bout that is destroying this town. The doctor wanted to check her out, just to make sure she wasn't dehydrated, since he's already sent quite a few to the hospital from this bug. Luckily we checked out just fine.
Now we are airing out the house since it is so nice out. Maybe we should head out for a walk past our new house to check on the landscaping. It's a whopping 4.5 blocks away :-)
Now we are airing out the house since it is so nice out. Maybe we should head out for a walk past our new house to check on the landscaping. It's a whopping 4.5 blocks away :-)
Going to the Doctor's Office
The nurse decided we had better come in to see the doctor after 4 days without eating. Our appointment is at 11:20 a.m. Hopefully we can get back on track soon.
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