And it was going so well.....

Actually, the whole roofing project didn't start out well.  We ordered shingles over 3 weeks ago. Delivery day came and went.  Fred called and they said "didn't your daughter tell you they were backordered?"  "We don't have a daughter."  Well, it'll be another week.  Delivery day came and went again.  Fred called.  "They were supposed to be on the truck but they weren't"  Fred's reply was something about ordering them from another store.  "No, we don't want you to do that."  So, we got a discount!  But it was still going to be another week.  They finally called and suggested we use a different distributor, same cost, matching color, same warranty, and they'd be here Friday.  Um, of course!  The "garbage truck" as Tad called it, came Friday morning and lifted the shingles to our roof.  (I HIGHLY reccommend splurging for this service for anyone who plans to roof their own house.  80lb bundles up a ladder?  No thanks!) 

  

By lunch the first day

Our parents have been lifesavers!   They've kept Tad so he's not trying to climb the ladder.  They've kept us fed for 2 days!   And Fred's dad has been up on the roof with us.

It seemed to be going pretty well.  Fred, Dad & I working on the back part to get all the cutting around vents done first.  Evidently I did a little more cutting than I should and ended up.... in instacare.  :{

I drove myself so Fred and Dad could continue working.  Crystal joined me to keep me entertained while I waited 2 hours for my 4 stitches.  The doctor said he could either do stitches or just put a splint on it so I didn't bend it. I chose stitches since it was the first day of our roofing project and I knew I'd be moving it ALOT.  The funniest part is when they asked when I had my last tetanus shot?  Um, the last time I was here, check my chart.  :}  Really, about 4 months ago, when I had my toenail ripped off.  Nice that I'm making quarterly visits to instacare.  

My "goodies" in a Biohazard bag!  :} 

Nashaela & Paul came to help while I was gone.  Fred told them someone needed to cut, once one of them said they would, he said "Now I'll tell you where Marcinda is...."  He's funny.  They came back the next day and helped in the morning. Then Crystal came to help in the evening.  We were exhausted and sore, but got the roof of the house done in 1 1/2 days.  

Sunday we took off to watch Conference and recover.  Monday, Fred and I were back on the carport roof working.  It's raining today (Tuesday).  I guess it's time to catch up on the inside chores.  Which for me, do NOT include doing dishes for 7 more days!    

We've been....

Working in the garden.  He'll ask "ready?" before he picks them.  :}  We've already picked 27 cups this year!

Tad has learned how to swing in the big swing by himself.   I swear he's not afraid of anything!

We finally visited the HAFB museum.  Pretty cool. 

Helping dad wire the truck for our trailer.  Now Tad "fixes" everything.  Last night he laid under the foot rest of the couch and "fixed" Crystal's feet.  :}

Can you tell he wants to be just like daddy?  

Fred and I took off for a week to help trail sheep with my Uncle.  It was supposed to be a glorious week in the mountains, while Tad stayed with Grandma & Grandpa..... We came home after 3 days because I got the flu from my cousins' kids.  :{ 

It was nice while it lasted.  :} 

The Days of '47 parade in SLC. 

We had great seats and enjoyed lunch at the Gateway before a 2 hour nap for each of us!  :}  And fireworks at our house. 

Why do we make June so busy?

 Now that the sprinkler valve is FINALLY fixed- everything that could leak, did and it took a few days.  We were able to turn the sprinkler system on.  We've got a great strategy: Fred runs the system from inside and I get to be the one that stands in the water and turns the sprinkler heads up or down to make sure they get everywhere.  I put Tad in his swimsuit so he could play in the water.  He's not a fan of the big sprinklers, so when we were done I put his little hose sprinkler on and he was much happier.  I think he'd spend the whole day outside if I'd let him.  Of course after watching mommy use a screwdriver to fix the sprinklers, Tad had to too. 

Friday night we helped Crystal with her Work Summer BBQ.  It turned out great and people actually stayed to play the yard games.  Even though we were exhausted, we still got up early to go to the Zoo Sunrise Safari.   I love the zoo and I'll get up on Saturday to go - especially if it means LESS people and MORE active animals!  

The picture is blurry, but it's the 3 of us and the gorilla that was hanging out right by the window. 

 We got to see the zoo keepers fill up the Alligator pond.  (The Alligator did not like the cold water and moved faster than I've ever seen them move.)  It was cool because the zoo keeper took time to tell us about the animal and what they do for them each day - with only 5 of us standing around. 

 I'm really excited for them to finish the new part of the zoo with the polar bears and seals!   They have a new area where the kids can dig in the dirt right by the construction sight.  Tad was in heaven-  "dirt!" "dirt!"

He just learned how to do an elephant sound from his cousins this week. 

He's finally brave enough to climb up and go down the slide by himself!  And loves it!

We went to the Bountiful Car show with Nashaela and Paul.  This suburban was HUGE - and had a ton of leg room inside!  Then to finish off our already eventful Saturday, we drove to Logan and got a free truck liner from a guy off KSL!  It fits perfectly!  We stopped to help Lauralee de-weed her yard, but she was already done.  So she went with us to the Logan Park Festival to look at booths and to get some Aggie Ice Cream!

This jug is leftover from Crystal's BBQ.  I knew sooner or later Tad would see it and figure out how to push the button.  Sure enough, Sunday after church I heard water hitting the floor.  He was trying to get a drink like he does from water fountains.  :}

Continuing his helpfulness...... I was making banana cupcakes this morning and he got his stool so he could lick the beaters.  I'm just happy he's trying new foods - maybe we'll get over his dislike for textures after all!This week he has started to look a lot older to me.  He's not even 2 yet but he looks more and more like a 3 year old every day!



Thank goodness for generous people!

I got a call from my sister-in-law last week asking if we wanted a swing set?  Is it free?  OF COURSE WE DO!!!!  Her friends wanted it gone so they could plant a garden.  Saturday we went to pick it up. 
Fred & my brother lifted it without taking it apart (except for the slide), loaded it on a trailer and within an hour we had a new swingset in our yard! 

We had stuff going on so we didn't get a chance to let Tad play on it until Sunday afternoon-  I couldn't take it anymore, I wanted to see what he thought?  He loves the basket swing and kept climbing on that. 

He also loved the slide (we haven't hooked it back on yet).  First thing he did was try to climb up it (Thanks Aunt Crystal for teaching him that!)  Then Fred showed him how to climb up the ladder.  By the 3rd time he can climb up by himself and get situated to go down the slide. 

And, just as I predicted, the tantrums when we make him come inside have already started.  :{  
But for FREE- so worth it!  I'm so glad she thought to ask if we wanted it, and SUPER glad the people only charged us the removal of it! 
Of course it only makes me want Spring to hurry faster!