Boys drool

We have found that playing Uno is a great way to hang out and have some fun. Last night however, the girls started taunting. "The girls win, the girls win" was their chant if either of them won. So when Sean won, he did the same thing, and this would be the result:) The girls attacked and it ended up being a full on wrestling match. Who said girls were wimpy?!
You'll notice in this picture, Abby does not look happy. That was because this was immediately before meltdown. I didn't realize I had caught it on "film". Not sure what made her so mad, but boy was she:)

Playing Horsey

This is a new twist on an old game:) These two are crazy and come up with this stuff all on their own. They switch who is the horsey and who gets thrown, so this video is only half the story! They are lucky the couch is at just the right height where neither of the get hurt. We were rolling.

My husband the handyman:)

Sean's day off is on Monday, and he decided he needed to get some yard work done. This would be project number one. The retaining wall that was here was rotting away and had become home to a number of furry little creatures as well as a hive of yellow jackets. So he took it down. He also dug a little further up the driveway so that he could expand a little more. I forgot to take a picture of him, but he was a dirty mess!
This is the pile of dirt he extracted in anticipation of getting the wall in, and then filling in behind it. You can see the railroad ties that he got for the job as well. Luckily he covered the dirt with a tarp because it rained all night and half of the day today, so the mud would have traveled into the yard and down the hill. It would have been a lovely mess, luckily we avoided that one. His next project became the rust on my truck. My poor
truck:( I hate Pittsburgh and the crap they put on the roads. My truck didn't rust while living anywhere else, but here. Now it's rusting away. This is the bumper after we took the plastic cover off. Lovely, ain't it. So he took the wire brush to it and is going to grind it down. Hopefully sometime before it gets any worse:) By the time he finished digging the dirt and taking off the initial rust it was time for dinner and he didn't have time to finish with the painting and whatever else it takes to finish this job. So it waits for a less rainy day. Hopefully less rainy day soon:)

Labor day picnic

Last Sunday we were able to see my mom when she came in from California. She was actually escaping from the heat. She said it was supposed to be over 100 in Cali, while she was in Ohio. We were grilling up burgers and some lamb, and guess who got to cook. Sean gets that duty no matter what:)

Here is a picture of mom and her boyfriend Al enjoying some great food.

Sean was fooling around with Bobby on the swing and Bobby was having a blast. Later he followed a cat around the yard and even tried to go down the hill backward so he coudl catch it. The cat was having none of it though and would always stay just out of reach. My Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Kevin showed up a little later and showed us pictures from their cruise in Hawaii. On our way out Al loaded us up with lots of fresh hamburger and lamb that he had bought at the county fair. Good eatin'!

It's September?!

Where has the summer gone?! I just realized today that it was September 1st!!! WHAT?! Sometimes I get so depressed when the seasons change. Especially from summer to fall, although, fall is my favorite season. I realize how much I didn't do this summer and how much I could've done if only I had gotten off my butt and done it. Now school has started and.. well, there is no time to do all the fun stuff. I guess I have to make a list so that I can start early next summer, then maybe I won't be so depressed at the end of summer. Or maybe I am just depressed because I know school has started and I no longer have any excuse not to work, since I will be subbing this year. hmmm, something to think about.

I'm nuts take 2!

I finished Abby's outfit today. I thought I was going to have her here so she could try stuff on and I could fix it as I went, but of course, that was not the case and I had to wing it.Here is the outfit, as you might be able to see, there is a jacket, blouse and a skirt. I really hope it all fits, cause otherwise, I'll be doing some alterations, and I hate doing them. I even managed to put shorts inside the skirt, even though the pattern didn't tell me how. I'm getting good. HA, maybe I should also tell you that I managed to put the facing for the neckline on the wrong side of the blouse and had to start all over again. oh, yeah, I'm getting good alright. Sometimes I wonder why the heck I sew. Usually for stress relief, but I screw up so much that it can be more stressful than anything else.