New Month...New Post...New Grass!

Oh, I have been such a lazy blogger lately! Here's the reason and a warning: don't move your computer into your kids bedroom. I'm sure you are all thinking this might be a good idea, but I'm telling you, I've tried it and I do not recommend it!

Due to space issues and infant napping needs, I got this "brilliant" idea to move our computer from the master bedroom into Ben and Erik's room. Alex is still sleeping in our room in his bassinet, and the computer was literally 18" from his bed and our glider was sitting in front of both our dresser and our closet door. Getting dressed for work in the morning in the dim don't-wake-the-baby-or-the-tired-wife light was truly an obstacle course for Shaun! Ben and Erik's bedroom is actually much larger than ours, so we moved the computer. Well, it has been nicer to move around our room, but I have since realized that I did all my email catch-up and blogging after Ben and Erik went to bed, and with the computer in their room, this has become pretty much impossible. Not to mention the fact that it is too tempting for them to have a "Good Night Computer Game" instead of a "Good Night Story." No, its not good at all. But, this quaint little 80 year old house we live in has a rather limited number of 3-hole electrical outlets suitable for plugging in a computer. So, until I get up the guts to move Alex into his crib in the boys room, this is where it stays.

In other News... We have new grass!



We were able to put sod in the backyard and west side of the house the last two weekends. There was an old shed right behind the house that was torn down this summer. And what little grass that was living in the back was torn up when the waterline to the house had to be replaced this spring before we moved in. So the back yard was looking extremely desolate. It was hot, dusty or muddy depending on if it rained or not. The new grass has been glorious and looks fantastic! I love to step out the backdoor and take a big breath of fresh air because it looks so rejuvenated! A big thanks to Shaun, Grandpa Steve and Grandma Joy for their help getting the ground leveled, hauling sod with their truck, and putting it in!