Gutters....new and old!

I was very excited to see the gutter guys here around lunch to put on our new gutters!

I get excited easy!

We found out the house was trimmed in black before the siding went up, so I know why we had black gutters.

I think changing the gutter color to match the siding really makes the house look great!

Old....

New...

These guys did a great job and I think my front flower bed will thank us for this change!

We will no longer have a huge "drip" when it rains.

We increased the depth and size of the gutters and the downspout is larger too.

Next up.....new shutters!

Shed and yard work

This is how we party on the weekends!haha

**no work was completed during college football games**haha

The shed was in need of some trim paint.

We picked a black trim and Rob and the girls went to work.

The girls were doing such a great job, Rob stepped away for a minute or two to chat with the neighbor.

Well......never leave my girls alone with paint!haha

While Rob was talking to the neighbor, the girls decided to fling paint at each other.

Good thing they were painting outside and in old clothes.

Rob sent the girls in and finished up the front.

We still need to paint the rest, but the front looks fresh and new!

My new plant stand in the florida room!

My little watermelon....hope it gets big enough for us to eat it!

We actually have 5 little watermelons.

This one pictured...and sorry it's a little blurry...is the biggest one!

Meghan had some weekend homework, so she is reading and working on it out in the sunshine!

Rob doing a little yard work.

Life goes on....

As tragedy happens for some, life continues as "normal" for others....but September 11, 2001 was a different day. All American's lives changed that day.

The big question from that day was....where were you....

Well, I was getting ready to start my interviews for the day. I was working at a prison in North Carolina as an "intake caseworker" and was listening to my radio looking for some files when I heard the news..

I walked into the hall and everyone on my hall, that had a radio, was walking out looking around just like I was. I was in shock when the news started coming in that more planes were in the air. I really couldn't wrap my brain around what was happening....and why.

My life changed that day....

and so did yours.

Cookies at nap time

Meghan and Jenna decided they needed to do some baking today!

Meghan asked to bake a cake but I told her I had planned to make cookies, so the girls just took over.

 I did have to run out because I didn't have enough vanilla extract.

My quick trip took a little longer than expected....the Popcorn Festival is going on in Beavercreek 

and the main road is blocked off and the crowd took over the grocery store parking lot.

I told the girls what they needed and showed them how to measure everything.

They did the rest!

The cookies turned out great! 

All the cookie making happened while Sarah was napping...or she would have been pushing the girls off the stool and trying to help too.   

Love You First

Guess who surprised three little girls this weekend!?!

Memom and Papa arrived just in time for Memom to go and watch the big girls in gymnastics on Friday afternoon.

We had a quick two day visit, so we took them to some of our favorite spots.

 There is a really nice walking trail around the pond, near the Beavercreek YMCA.

We went to feed the ducks and enjoy a walk....but by the time we made it around the trail it was so humid we all felt like we had done a hard workout.

 We brought bread to feed to the ducks.   Sarah decided she needed to try and feed them some rocks too.

 We took Mom and Dad to the Air Force Museum on Sunday.

We all enjoyed their visit.  Sarah really enjoyed having them here and said their names over and over. All three were really surprised to see them on Friday!   

The girls always say "I love you first" to Memom and Papa and Sarah got in on it and would say their names...then say "first"!   

Great memories last a lifetime!

figured it out....I think!

I've been looking for a free program to add my "stamp" to my photos and I did it! It will take a little work to get the pictures on the blog, but this will just show the pictures belong to me.

This photo did appear on my blog before...a trip to the NC aquarium in July!

Happy Friday!

Jenna asked me to take these pictures of Sarah.

You can see the cheese just a little....but Sarah was covered in cheese and Ranch dressing!

Sarah's new favorite phrase...."OH, my goodness!"