CVS-ing

For those of you who have not heard of "CVS-ing" this post is not going to mean anything to you, so just disregard it. My Oop for everything in the picture below was$48. The original MSRP? $169! I was lucky and got a really nice and patient clerk who allowed me to do all six of my transactions in one visit.

Deck

After debating for a few weeks, D and I decided to hire someone to build the structure of our new deck for us. The crew who did it was able to squeeze us into their busy schedule and finished the project in four days! Yes, I said four days! It took D and I longer to deliberate than it took them to build the darn thing. D is laying the flooring (which is now done) and will install the railings and steps himself. Does anyone remember how long it took us to build the deck on our last house? It took the two of us (I was able to help out alot because N wasn't born, yet.) with help from family and friends thirteen weeks to build our last deck. And we did it during one of the hottest summers on record no less.

The final grade is also being done on our yard right now. The unseasonably cool weather, rain, and wind have caused us to have to wait for both our driveway and our yard longer than you'd typically have to wait. Now that the weather is starting to cooperate the trades are getting to work as fast as they can to get caught up with all the projects they have scheduled. Fred, the guy who is leveling our yard worked on Saturday from 8-4 and Sunday from 8-2. I saw him working at our neighbors Monday from early in the morning until the sun went down around 8pm that night. We will be glad to have the yard leveled out so we can start planting grass. But, for now, N and I are spending a lot of time "diggin" in the dirt with our "shobels and buckets."

N loves being outside! He enjoys playing with our new bubble machine. He refers to bubbles as bubbles or moons interchangeably. He like pushing his "shoppin cart" around the driveway. I have reorganized his closet and drawers to very clearly designate his play clothes from his nice clothes. We have quite a few play clothes at the moment because we spend so much time in the dirt. N loves the fresh air and sunshine. It makes him happy and it helps him to sleep well at night. However, he is back into the habit of waking up at the crack of dawn almost every morning. Urgh! I guess he doesn't want to miss one moment of daylight.

We went to our local fair again this year. They hosted their first ever 5K race on Saturday morning. D and I ran it. N rode in the stroller with Daddy. We had to wake N up early to get to the race on time. He was a little cranky about being woken up, but he perked up once we got to the race. D said it was fun running with him because he talked about all of the things he saw as they ran. He pointed out the "X-vators" (excavators) and back hoes, made engine sounds to encourage Daddy to keep going, and talked about the birds he heard chirping in the "twees" (trees). Trees are very fascinating to him right now. We don't have any on our property yet, so there have been a few times N has stopped at a "tee" and looked up into it with amazement. Too funny. After the race we attended the sausage and pancake breakfast at the fair. Anyone who ran in the race got to eat a complimentary breakfast. It was sooo delicious! N and I eat healthy wheat pancakes and turkey sausage almost every morning for breakfast. The pancakes at the fair were "leaded" as my dad would say - no wheat, only white pancakes and pork sausage instead of turkey. Delish!! That night we went back to the fair to eat dinner with friends. N went to his first ever petting zoo and loved it! He liked it so much we went in twice. When he started hugging the animals we decided to leave. That was a little too friendly for me.. All I could think about were the germs and dirtiness he was collecting from the animals. Thank goodness for antibacterial foaming hand sanitizer. We decided that N doesn't know the difference between real animals and stuffed animals.