Alright, it's been a full day since our last post, so I figured I had better update the world that is hanging in suspense waiting for our next update. OK, maybe that's a stretch but Kristina is out running so I have some time to kill. I could feel bad that she's out running and I'm sitting here, but I have seen the classics like According to Jim, Still Standing, and King of Queens and based on those the wife is always the one in shape while the guy sits around.
We have completed our jobs that were in progress in the house: baseboards are in all of the bedrooms, and new doors and hardware are hung on the boy's closets and for the laundry room. We obviously still have lots to do such as taking the final paneling out of the dining nook and painting the wall there, but we are taking a break now from inside.
We have a large muddy area that is making up the backyard following our demolition. We planted grass seed on half of it and watered it a couple of days but stopped once the monsoon came and washed it to the next county. We will work on leveling the other half before we replant. We mainly just want to hold the dirt through the winter and spring in hopes of sodding it next year with St Augustine to match the rest of the yard.
Our fence is at the point it will be until this fall when we are able to complete it. The first third of it is finished, as are both gates. When we build the rest of the sections we will add the post lights and caps.
Right now we are going to focus on enjoying the slower pace of not rushing to finish the next project and transitioning as the boys go back to school the week after next. We are planning on cooking out this weekend. I have several racks of good ribs that I will be smoking. I'm not sure if anyone is coming to help eat them, but I hope so because I don't need to eat them all myself or I will have to be out there running, and what would you do for entertainment without being able to read this?
That's about all I know. Hope everyone is doing good.
Jacob: "Mom, wanna see what I caught?"
Once I get home from work on Monday the rest of the week is a piece of cake. There is just something about getting through Monday. Today was a good day. I got to meet the guy who will be replacing one of my colleagues in September. He is here all week getting familiar with how we do things. Even though he is transferring from within the company there are still lots of things to bring him up to speed on. My desk wasn't too cluttered this morning. I spent the majority of my day trying to make sense of it all. I think I should be caught up by tomorrow afternoon. Wednesday at the latest. My friend that I work closest with told me I am not allowed to take off for a full week ever again. It's good to be missed.
My week away from work has been good. The boys enjoyed getting to sleep in everyday. I enjoyed not staring at spreadsheets and graphs. Tomorrow I wake up in the real world. I have missed work a little and it will be good to get back into my routine. Since it is the last week of the month, things will probably be a little hectic, but that keeps it from being boring.
Look at that face. He knows he's in trouble. I went into Jacob's room to wake him up and found incriminating Oscar prints on the carpet. 
Did I mention we had the carpet put in three weeks ago? I should have know that ecru carpet wouldn't stay that way for long. We should have gone with mud colored carpet.
Once the clouds gave way to sun we headed outside for some fun in the sun. Our backyard is a muddy mess, but that didn't keep us from enjoying the pool. 
The boys rescued some frogs from the skimmer basket. They really get a kick out of seeing whats in the skimmer basket each day. It is usually frogs, lizards, and various bugs. Occasionally there will be a mouse. Country life is fun. 
