Still No 'Before' & 'After' Pics....

Sorry folks, I still can't bring myself to take the 'after' pics of the basement yet, despite the fact that the carpeting was installed today. Unfortunately, two sets of closet doors and the crawl space door need to be cut down and rehung after the carpet installation and I just can't bring myself to take 'after' pictures with doors off their hinges...

But on the bright side, Mike had a productive trip to Staples which involved getting 2 desks, 2 office chairs, 2 rubber floor mat thingies for the chairs, and a new printer. But, sadly, the desks were not available in the store and had to be ordered online, hence their arrival is set for a vague 'next week sometime'. Sigh....

Tomorrow the cable guy and the heating/air conditioning guy are coming, and Charlie's playroom will be set up by hook or by crook by Monday afternoon because I have a playdate scheduled for him for Monday afternoon and for Tuesday afternoon... So I promise some 'after' pics will be coming soon!!

Amelia's Room Decor

In preperation for Amelia having her own room I purchased this crib bedding as well as the rug, wall border, diaper stacker and fleece blanket to match. I also purchased these wall letters to spell her name. So excited to decorate my sweet baby girl nursery!

Yet Another House Update

I think I see the light at the end of the tunnel -- the basement really truly should be done by wednesday, which is when the carpet is being installed. I must say I am rather proud of myself for managing to wrangle over $1,000 off the initial quote I was given for the carpet. (This did mean agreeing to an "Empire Today" sign on my lawn, but hey...) Next week the contractors will be finishing up a few minor things in the basement: touching up some paint, putting a cuouple more doorknobs on, snd doing the vents for the heat. They'll also be working on the upstairs, patching the holes in the diningroom ceiling among other things. I have high hopes that the house will be better than new by the end of the week and that I will have some "before" and "after" pictures by then too!

A "Medium" Boy

CHARLIE: "Mommy, can I have a sip of your coffee?"
ME: "No honey, it's a grown up drink."
CHARLIE: "But Mommy you're not sharing!!"
ME: "I'm sorry honey, but it's not for little boys."
CHARLIE: "But I'm not a little boy Mommy -- I'm a medium boy!"

Future Clarkies?

We visited Dave at Clark University today; I was happy to discover that not too much had changed in the twelve (!) years since I had graduated. Charlie had a great time playing with Cousin Dave, although he was a little bit dismayed over the messy state of Dave's dorm room. Here are some pictures we took with the statue of Sigmund Freud, at the time capsule, and playing on the lawn. Thanks for having us, Cousin Dave!

Amelia's Film Debut

A Perfect Evening According to Charlie?

Apparently it does not involve much quality time together:
"Mommy -- I will watch a Scooby Doo movie with a giant on the big tv in your room and Daddy can play his games upstairs. You can watch the girl tv downstairs."