Archive for May, 2008
more photos
finally some photos
Bucky has had a rough go of it, he has a bad ear infection but we went to the vet with him on Saturday and got some drops which are taking care of it slowly. He finally has gone almost a whole day without throwing up, and we think it is from keeping him quiet. He had been playing with Matty so much that he just kept losing his dinner. I think if we could harness him we’d solve the energy crisis forever. He doesn’t know how to stop.
Mom and Dad have been fantastic, we have gotten so much done! We have a brand new huge front flowerbed full of perennials, a new faux beam (cedar) over the exposed 2×4 in our bedroom, and a freshly ripped out and drywalled kitchen archway (I had ripped most of it out last year but never finished it off). Not to mention some fantastic housewarming gifts including a beautiful iron-and-glass outdoor dining table and matching chairs. In amongst the shopping and working we have found some time for cards and the usual fun, but not enough, so we are winding down on the fixit work and looking forward to spending the rest of the time loafing! They are napping right now while Max teaches a piano student.
Parental visitation
It’s awesome to have them here, this is the first time Mom and Dad have seen the house and they made very good complimentary noises all through the tour. 
Max’s piano performance party is tomorrow night, so no massive dusty construction is allowed yet, and we’ll likely spend the day measuring / shopping / gardening … and of course relaxing. Gotta fit that in, Mom is determined to help with lots of projects but I’m on vacation, dang it! Of course the help is awesome and much needed, experience-wise. Dad will know exactly what to do with finishing off some house projects, and Mom is going to help us put in beds of perennials so that stuff will just ‘appear’ next year. Our only requirement is that she has to leave us pictures so we know what is a weed and what isn’t.
little boxes
Yeah, those cardboard boxes on our porch that Tyler mentioned at the end of that last post? I just finished breaking them all down, flattening them, and stowing them in our garage. (Where they will live for an undetermined amount of time until they get cut to the correct size and recycled.) But for now, I’m basking in the sense of accomplishment and less clutter — plus we can actually move through our back porch with ease for the first time in a long while without empty boxes going tumbling! Plus it’s a gorgeous day, 63 degrees and mostly sunny with a breeze. I would like it to stay like this, please. Looking forward to the parents’ visit!
update
Sorry about the break, we have been doing a lot of preparing for Mom and Dad’s visit! Saturday was a massive shopping trip (filled our freezer for the first time) and Sunday was the spare room. The spare room is that room where all the boxes migrated from out of other rooms as we got them more shipshape, so it was quite a job to clear it out and find homes for everything. Just don’t open the office closet! It has started to defy the rules of space and time and instead has begun to operate more like Mary Poppins’ magic bag.
We are starting to beautify the backyard in small ways, and I’ve been playing phone tag with a fence company to try to get that moving. Got some good deals on outdoor furniture yesterday, including a porch swing and a bench, and looking forward to setting it up. It will be great to have some time off.
Poor Max slammed 3 fingers in an industrial steel door at work yesterday and is very sore, so took it easy today. They seem ok but we are watching carefully. Max is off at yoga right now. I just got back from Julian and Wendy’s house … since it was rainy and cold I brought Matty over for a play date so we could run them around instead of walking. Matty’s exhausted (yay!)
Well, back to the grind … the back 3-season porch is full of empty cardboard boxes that need to be broken down and recycled.
more fair and recital
So, grand total for the fair was 305. That’s a lot of ppl!!
And Max did *fantastic* at the recital. Just beautiful. The new space is fantastic and Max did it justice. After the last few months of Fair planning, if Max had managed to get up there and play chopsticks it would have been a miracle! As it was, it was well beyond amazing.
Fair – holy buckets
What a success … there were SO MANY people at the Health Fair tonight. I can’t believe how big an event Max can pull together (with lots of help from co-conspirators of course).
Big shout-out to Wendy for going to our house, picking up our dog, taking her home to play with Murphy until they were both worn out, and then dropping her off. You are the best!!!
a misty night in the park
It rained today and the park got super misty. After Matty’s walk and a visit to Angela and Sarah’s kitties, we went home, got the camera and tripod, and went back out to the park to take photos. The park starts across the road from our house and stretches for quite a few blocks. This vantage point is just east of Penn bridge, with the tip of theskyline in the background. The mist had started to thin out a little but you can still see some of it. It was ghostly when Matty and I walked through the first time.
Sunday morning oddness
I’m growing a horn!! Cool!
Took off the cpap mask this morning and Max looked horrified and said, “What is wrong with your forehead??” This nice little nubbin developed overnight. Max is all worried but I’m still rooting for a horn. I could go on Oprah.
