not forgotten

Wow, I can't believe it's been so long since I've written on my blog page. So many things have happened, many things that I really just don't want to talk about or think about.

Since I've written last my mother has been up to visit. It was really nice having her here. While she was here I had surgery on my foot. They put a pin in my toe and I was laying around with my foot up for about two months. The hardest thing was not being able to drive. I taught myself how to knit from watching YouTube videos. I got tired of reading. So far I have made four scarves. I want to try making hats next if I can find the time. We really don't need anymore scarves!

The kids are getting big. We haven't been keeping up with their schooling activities like I wanted to. Ed lost his job not to long ago and has gone back to just construction fulltime. Since then I have been working with him and the kids go with us. They enjoy it for the most part. They even get into helping us. Our friend Mike gave us his old laptop that the kids can watch videos on while we are at a job site. I got out of working with him today because I have so much laundry to to. I really don't have any clean pants to wear. Yesterday I wore a pair of maternity pants that I found in the back of the closet.

The kids made a video on the laptop. I'm going to try and post it and see if it works.

working on the house

Yesterday, Ed asked me to caulk and fill the nail holes in the moldings in our bathroom. So in between baking that's what I did. I am very obedient and I do everything he says. (Yeah right) Anyway, this morning instead of thanking me for helping or doing it, he complained about what a crappy job I did. See if I help him again!

painting

painting painting painting

Half of our living room is painted and I going to attempt to finish the walls today.

I was checking out the color, dreaming of decorating and maybe being able to finally hang something on the walls when I noticed Moe's unapproved painting project on our leather couch.

Get Out

IMG_4030, originally uploaded by patteykoch.

keeping the mess outside

We hosed down the easel that has been sitting outside in the corner of the yard for a while so the kids can paint outside. I am having a hard time getting Mo outside for some reason. He only lasted maybe 15m out there before he headed back in.

IMG_3972, originally uploaded by patteykoch.
"Wow Mo that's a great train. I love it! You know what it really needs....."

"See right here, you really need a Cinderella."

"Here I'll help you!"

"Go away punkin, I don't want a Cinderella on my train!"

I find it kind of funny that I was obsessed with Cinderella when I was little too. When I was five my niece Bobbie Jo was born. I wanted to name her Cinderella.