Weekend Fun and Summer Projects Begun

Friday evening Ryan, Madelyn and I decided to head to a movie since it was too hot to do anything else. We went to see Night at the Museum 2, we were all pleasantly surpised at how good of a movie it was. Saturday morning Jen and Garrett arrived and after lunch the five us headed to the YMCA water park in Andover. After 3 1/2 hours of fun in the sun we went out for dinner and then back home where the kids decided they needed more pool time. After a trip to DQ for an evening snack we all crashed early.











Jen and Garrett headed out early and then Madelyn and I went to Church and then for our usual lunch date at the Dillons Market Place. As soon as we got home we started our projects.

First...We gave Jack a much needed bath, trimmed his toe nails, and covered him with fly spray (his poor ears have been devoured by flies). He is now welcome back in our home from time to time.


Then Madelyn and I started stripping the kitchen wallpaper. That has proven to not be a small task but hopefully by the end of summer we will have our kitchen completely repainted and the cupboards restained.

This is the wallpaper we are getting rid of:


Madelyn was great help, she bounced from helping me inside and outside helping Ryan. She loves to work, unlike her mother.


Ryan worked on replacing several pieces of siding and will probably finish that up this week. Once he starts a project he about kills himself trying to get it done.


Fun and productive usually those aren't two words I EVER put together but it wasn't too terribly bad to be productive. I guess. My right arm is already saying that productivty is definitely overrated! Have I ever said that I despise physical labor? Well that sure hasn't changed.