Progress = FUN!

Mr. Convivial has finished the outside of the shed!!

I've put in 1/4 of the t-posts for the front pasture!

The kids' bathroom should be done by the end of the week!

and then... we convert the 4th room to a playroom.

How cool is that?

This is no longer the museum it has been for nearly 3 years... it is becoming ours, minute by minute. Cooooooolnessssss. :)

Why I missed Polidori

Well, I did get to stand in front of an audience, and I did read a "story" - but it wasn't Polidori - twas an investment meeting for a game company I'm involved with.

If you like strategy board games, you'd probably enjoy our Barrell Games. And soon, we're going to produce a VERY cool online system (yeah, that's where I come in)

Castile 1230
Made by:
IV Realms

I'd like to invite everyone to come out and play. No, they're not for sale so we can't even give you a copy. But it would be great to get feedback and just get together! It'll be in the Dallas area.

Ohh, and we WILL make it in October.

May... the Monumental Month

We have much to celebrate in May! Today is our 10th anniversary. Tomorrow the twins will be 1 year old. And every year, it strikes me as providential, though unplanned, that Mothers' Day always follows our wedding date so closely.

I have so much to be thankful for.

And then comes June, and the party to end all parties ;)

Life is good. Indeed, 'tis convivial.

The lima beans are, uh, lacking??

Boy, what a crummy day. Started out with a trip to a new dentist, who referred the mama to an oral surgeon. But only after prescribing hefty doses of antibiotics and pain meds. I have grown accustomed to breaking teeth after having a baby. A small price to pay IMHO. But this, well, this just bites.

On top of that, 3 orphaned kittens died. That the kids *loved*, fed, blanketed, and cuddled for 3 days. Eldest is devastated. The whole "life on a farm" speech failed utterly (quite understandably)

And then to top it all off, I fell while painted the kids' bathroom. Hard. On my back. Indeed, I am up at this late hour solely because I dread the pain and stiffness tomorrow will bring.

On the brighter side of things, I planted a pumpkin plant that is blooming! The bathroom *is* mostly painted a really cool deep blue. I dug the post holes for the toddler playground the twins are getting for their birthday (which is this Friday!!!) And our grocery store sent us coupons for 2 free birthday cakes (how cool is that?!) Also, we've got a line on 2 sets of bunkbeds for an unbelivable price.

So there is still good in the world. Being in it just hurts more than usual today.

Pax

Progress Rocks!!!

We've gotten so much done in the last 2 days!

Chicken palace... done!
yard extension to road... in progress!
dog run... 3/4 done!!

and... the 1st pieces of the toddler playground arrived today! an eggplant rocker and peapod teeter-totter! (the carrot slide and pumpkin sandbox are due in late June)

Did I mention, we are going to make this the coolest place on earth?? ;)

Yea, PROGRESS!!!