Sunday, September 14, 2008

What a busy weekend!!!!

This weekend has been CRAZY!!! Friday started with me going and doing some grocery shopping, and getting some much needed FOOD! We were running very very low, and I was so relieved to see pay day get here, so that I could get my family some food again!!!!

Then Friday night I made some kabobs on the grill, and some rice, and the kids and i headed for the new house. The goal was to clean clean clean before the crew got there on Saturday. Todd had been at the new house every day that week until at least 11 pm, and it was safe again for the kids to be there. We ate, and then cleaned a lot. Gabriel and Kaleb were AMAZING! I'm so proud of them. They kept going the ENTIRE time. Gabriel collected any lose nails into a bucket that he saw in the house. This was the perfect job for him, because he LOVES to collect things. Kaleb was on a "garbage mission." That little boy went all over the inside and outside collecting any lumber scraps, plastic, or paper he could find. He had a blast throwing them in the big dumpster! If someone beat him to something, he cried, because he wanted to be the big helper, and do it all!!!! Kendyl followed Todd around like a little lost puppy. She was so unhappy that he couldn't just drop everything and play with her like she wanted him to. Then there was Dallas. Dallas complained the ENTIRE time. ENTIRE time. Then we found him crashed on the floor. Todd had to carry him to the car. He's SO not into helping with ANYTHING physical. Its such a struggle. He reminds me a lot of Todd's brother that way. Todd said he thought the same thing!!!!!

I got a few cell phone pictures from that night. Sorry for the quality!!!



This is Kaleb doing the shop vac. He cried, and was scared of it until I asked if he wanted to try. there was no stopping him after that! He was a trooper, and wouldn't give it back! He did the whole kitchen. . well, kinda. Mommy had ot RE do the kitchen, but he did a great job!!!


Do you see the dirt on his face? He worked REALLY REALLY hard!!!

Kendyl had to try, because Kaleb did. She didn't last long though!

Dallas, all passed out on the living room floor!!!Then yesterday we were able to get the windows done in the babies rooms, and start re framing to get the windows in the new bathroom. I'm still not stress free. There's SO much more do to, and we're busy the next TWO weekend. . .yikes. I don't know what I'll do. But yeah, things are still progressing.

3 comments:

debi9kids said...

How exciting that you are making so much progress!
Well done to the kids for being such hard workers! Great work mama at teaching them so well! :)

Unknown said...

Kudos to the kids for helping so much! Hope the house keeps coming along!

Brandi said...

Glad things are moving along smoothly Jamie! Love the pic of Darren crashed out! How cute!