Weekend Events

Friday Dave took the afternoon off of work to purchase the wood to finish up our deck. He only had a small area left and Wade convinced him to finish it up with the bribe that he would come out and help him Friday afternoon. He added that Dave could then make his great clam chowder which is really more than clams (as in shrimp, scallops etc.). Usually Dave and I car pool because of the gas and how far out of town we live but this day he took his truck (or the green and white barf bag as I call it) so he could leave early and pick up the wood. I get this call on my lunch hour that the battery is dead in his truck and could I please come and jump start the truck. I always carry jumper cables since I have had a dead car a time or two in the past and Dave has given me static about this occasionally. But he was grovelling at my feet this day, he was. Oh how good it feels to gloat. I don't get to do this that often because usually I am the dumb trickster pulling all kinds of stunts which he just rolls his eyes at. Come to find out he sheepishly admitted that he had left his lights on. But it even gets better. He even went to purchase his parking permit and noticed that they were on and thought to himself that he had better turn them off. But in the time it took to buy the parking permit and walk to the truck and put it on his dash, he forgot. Doesn't this sound like something I would do? I am so loving this.

Well he did get his wood. He did make his famous chowder. We did eat it. Wade didn't come help on Friday but did come to eat. Wade came on Saturday to help so the deck is finished except some trim pieces. Wade, thank you for the nudge....things seem to get done when the Wade nudge happens. I will take pictures of the deck soon.


Did I mention that Jill and Byron came along with Wade and that I picked up Lucy and Emma to spend the weekend? Well here are the three musketeers eating fruit snacks.

We have been invaded by the lady bugs again. Byron and Lucy were completely mesmerized by them and were making them crawl on their arms. Here they are trying to herd them in the direction they want them to go.

They seem to love the windows best and here is Byron catching one. He never squished them at all. He just loved to hold them and watch them walk.


Here is Lucy. Doesn't she just look so cute and innocent here watching the lady bug on her hand? Well moments later she took it between her index finger and thumb and squeezed it until it was flat and the wings came off. Kelli came to join all of us on Saturday and Sunday and she brought her new camera and took the pictures of Byron and Lucy.

Here Emma shows just what she thinks of those strange babies.