Saturday night we went to the MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fights. Both of Chris' workers are involved in it and we went to support them and have an evening out. Ryan is a corner coach, he wasn't fighting but Quentin was the big fight for the night. He is the heavyweight champion, he has two belts and he won Saturday. I don't know why anyone would want to do any kind of fighting, but this MMA fighting is even more dangerous than boxing or any other kind of fighting. These guys (and one fight with girls!!!) get the snot beat out of them. Dislocated arms and shoulders, broken noses, broken teeth, cuts, bruises, and everyone is sore the next day. It was pretty fun to watch and more fun and nerve racking when it's someone you know.
The fights were outside and I haven't really been affected by allergies yet this summer, but early Sunday morning I woke up with a full on allergy attack. I hate my allergies, I get these attacks about 4 times a year and they never really go away, just eases a bit (or I get used to the runny nose all the time). And Madi has a cold or maybe allergies, I don't know. But her nose is constantly running and she woke up this morning coughing. Although, she isn't slowed by it at all, so it must not be bothering her.
All the dust in the house isn't helping either one of us. We just finished the tile Saturday and I have been trying to get the grout haze off the tiles for three days now. I have tried everything and probably mopped the floor a dozen times and it doesn't change a bit. I finally found that just a slightly damped cloth and on my hands and knees scrubbing every tile is the only way it is coming off. Just had the lights delivered for downstairs. The guys are supposed to be here the rest of the week to install the doors, baseboards and window trim. Carpet is delayed by a week so they will be here to install on the 8th.
Happy Labor Day and have a good long weekend!
Love, Amy
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Basement Work
There isn't much going on right now. Chris is extremely busy at work. Madi and I are just hanging out at home.
There is still construction going on in the basement. Finally got the walls painted last week and they are finishing up the last of the drywall work in the bathroom. We should be able to paint it tonight and get the sink and toilet installed next week. I spent the morning vacuuming the downstairs floor so they could start the tile work today. And boy am I sore. They don't make shop vacs easy to use for long periods of time. I needed probably one more extender tube in order to not have to bend over so much. Oh well, it looks awesome and it's so nice to be able to walk down there and not get so dirty.
Here are some before and during pics of the basement. We put a wall up even with the concrete that is sticking out into the main room. Sure makes it seem a lot smaller. The tile down the center will be all tile in that area and in the bathroom. It's a little over half of the open area will be tile. But it will be nice to come in that back door and have it all tile and if something were to do wrong in the bathroom or the mechanical room, it will be all tile and easier to clean up. The rest of the room will be carpet and the back bedroom will be carpet. The carpet installers will be here the first week of September. It should be pretty well done by then.
We put in a suspended ceiling. Chris goes into too many homes where they want to add things in the basement and they end up having to replace a lot of drywall. And since all of our mechanicals going to the upstairs are running through the floor joists, it will be much easier to get to them if we need to. Chris got the air ducts hooked up last night and needs to install the lights and we can finish putting up the tiles.
It's coming along nicely. It's worked out great that Jon and Josh have been able to work on it, otherwise, it probably wouldn't have been done by Christmas, Chris is just way too busy at work. There will be a lot of cleaning work when they do get done. Everything that is being stored down there has about an inch of drywall dust on it, yea!
Busy two weeks for birthday's!! Happy Birthday to Aunt Terri, Aunt Joye, Lauren, and Laura. And a special Happy Birthday to Tabatha!!!
Happy Anniversary to Dan and Jane last Saturday, Uncle David and Aunt Joye and Doug and Chantelle on Sunday!!!
Love, Amy
There is still construction going on in the basement. Finally got the walls painted last week and they are finishing up the last of the drywall work in the bathroom. We should be able to paint it tonight and get the sink and toilet installed next week. I spent the morning vacuuming the downstairs floor so they could start the tile work today. And boy am I sore. They don't make shop vacs easy to use for long periods of time. I needed probably one more extender tube in order to not have to bend over so much. Oh well, it looks awesome and it's so nice to be able to walk down there and not get so dirty.
Here are some before and during pics of the basement. We put a wall up even with the concrete that is sticking out into the main room. Sure makes it seem a lot smaller. The tile down the center will be all tile in that area and in the bathroom. It's a little over half of the open area will be tile. But it will be nice to come in that back door and have it all tile and if something were to do wrong in the bathroom or the mechanical room, it will be all tile and easier to clean up. The rest of the room will be carpet and the back bedroom will be carpet. The carpet installers will be here the first week of September. It should be pretty well done by then.
We put in a suspended ceiling. Chris goes into too many homes where they want to add things in the basement and they end up having to replace a lot of drywall. And since all of our mechanicals going to the upstairs are running through the floor joists, it will be much easier to get to them if we need to. Chris got the air ducts hooked up last night and needs to install the lights and we can finish putting up the tiles.
It's coming along nicely. It's worked out great that Jon and Josh have been able to work on it, otherwise, it probably wouldn't have been done by Christmas, Chris is just way too busy at work. There will be a lot of cleaning work when they do get done. Everything that is being stored down there has about an inch of drywall dust on it, yea!
Busy two weeks for birthday's!! Happy Birthday to Aunt Terri, Aunt Joye, Lauren, and Laura. And a special Happy Birthday to Tabatha!!!
Happy Anniversary to Dan and Jane last Saturday, Uncle David and Aunt Joye and Doug and Chantelle on Sunday!!!
Love, Amy
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Fair Weekend!!
I was so excited for the fair this last weekend. We were going to go to the parade, see the animals, go ride some rides, wanted to take Madi to the combine demolition derby, the rodeo, and the draft horse show, just make a whole weekend out of it. Unfortunately, the weather and the fact that Madi is an active 2 year old with a stubborn mind of her own, deflated my joy pretty quickly.
First, the parade was rained out. We went to the parade, set up our chairs, and stood outside my mom and dad's office (which is the lining up and starting point of the parade) in the rain, hoping it would be a quick shower. We finally got word that they canceled it and about that time the rain started letting up. They never did get the parade done. Such a shame, it is such a great way to kick off the weekend. Maybe that's why the rest of the weekend was so crappy!
We never made it to the rodeo because both days it also rained and we didn't want to take Madi in the mud and wet, it would have been a mess.
We did get to the fair on Friday night. Chris' parents went with us. First we ate. It was the worst fair food I have ever had. Over priced and tasted awful. Madi didn't eat hardly anything. We then went through the barns and looked at the animals. Madi was on cloud 9. She loved looking at the animals. The only thing she didn't like was the smell. She kept saying, "It's stinky!" We then made our way over to the rides. We ended up buying a wrist band for me and Madi. Which we ended up realizing I didn't need one to ride with her. And then Madi only went on two rides. We tried several but the wait in line and then the wait for the ride to start was too much for her. So, a half hour later and $40 on wrist bands for 2 rides, we left and went back to the animals. That's all Madi wanted to do. Waiting in line she would say, "Let's go see the horses, pleeeease." Chris was not a happy guy, he is very tight with his money and he doesn't have the patience with Madi when she is uncooperative.
Again it rained over night Friday and most of Saturday. We were up early Saturday morning and without power for two hours before we decided to leave the house, we were just too bored. As we were driving down the road, I looked back and noticed the lights on in the house...go figure. Saturday afternoon we took Madi to the Draft Horse Show. Chris and I went several years ago and loved it! I thought Madi would like it too with all the horses. But again it was slow getting the horses into the stadium because of the rain. They also judged each class, which I didn't remember them doing that before, and that took extra waiting time. And of course, it didn't keep Madi's attention and we ended up leaving an hour and a half into it.
We found out after this weekend that she still isn't ready for sit down things yet. And if it costs money to attend, she probably won't like it. We could have saved a lot of money this weekend by eating at home and then walk through the animals and be done. Oh well, we won't know unless we try it. But I still find myself asking the same question, is this a two year old thing or is this a Madi thing?
Enjoy the new pics from our fair outing! I love her in her cowboy boots!
Love, Amy
Quick Updates:
1. Madi is sleeping in her bed all night and going down with no problems since that last night of in and out. (Hopefully I didn't just jinx myself!)
2. The noise around here is getting better and the drywall work is almost done. We should have all the mess cleaned up and painting by Thursday!!
First, the parade was rained out. We went to the parade, set up our chairs, and stood outside my mom and dad's office (which is the lining up and starting point of the parade) in the rain, hoping it would be a quick shower. We finally got word that they canceled it and about that time the rain started letting up. They never did get the parade done. Such a shame, it is such a great way to kick off the weekend. Maybe that's why the rest of the weekend was so crappy!
We never made it to the rodeo because both days it also rained and we didn't want to take Madi in the mud and wet, it would have been a mess.
We did get to the fair on Friday night. Chris' parents went with us. First we ate. It was the worst fair food I have ever had. Over priced and tasted awful. Madi didn't eat hardly anything. We then went through the barns and looked at the animals. Madi was on cloud 9. She loved looking at the animals. The only thing she didn't like was the smell. She kept saying, "It's stinky!" We then made our way over to the rides. We ended up buying a wrist band for me and Madi. Which we ended up realizing I didn't need one to ride with her. And then Madi only went on two rides. We tried several but the wait in line and then the wait for the ride to start was too much for her. So, a half hour later and $40 on wrist bands for 2 rides, we left and went back to the animals. That's all Madi wanted to do. Waiting in line she would say, "Let's go see the horses, pleeeease." Chris was not a happy guy, he is very tight with his money and he doesn't have the patience with Madi when she is uncooperative.
Again it rained over night Friday and most of Saturday. We were up early Saturday morning and without power for two hours before we decided to leave the house, we were just too bored. As we were driving down the road, I looked back and noticed the lights on in the house...go figure. Saturday afternoon we took Madi to the Draft Horse Show. Chris and I went several years ago and loved it! I thought Madi would like it too with all the horses. But again it was slow getting the horses into the stadium because of the rain. They also judged each class, which I didn't remember them doing that before, and that took extra waiting time. And of course, it didn't keep Madi's attention and we ended up leaving an hour and a half into it.
We found out after this weekend that she still isn't ready for sit down things yet. And if it costs money to attend, she probably won't like it. We could have saved a lot of money this weekend by eating at home and then walk through the animals and be done. Oh well, we won't know unless we try it. But I still find myself asking the same question, is this a two year old thing or is this a Madi thing?
Enjoy the new pics from our fair outing! I love her in her cowboy boots!
Love, Amy
Quick Updates:
1. Madi is sleeping in her bed all night and going down with no problems since that last night of in and out. (Hopefully I didn't just jinx myself!)
2. The noise around here is getting better and the drywall work is almost done. We should have all the mess cleaned up and painting by Thursday!!
Friday, August 8, 2008
THE NOISE...STOP!!
My house has been a zoo for the past 2 weeks. Chris' brother and cousin have been here working on the basement. It's nice to be getting it done, but it's awful living here while they are working. I am sure glad we finished the house before moving in, I would probably be in an insane asylum by now! They have had the air compressor going, nail guns, power nailer, saws, hammering, radio, yelling at each other...it's too much! And I would never have believed it, but Madi has been sleeping through all of it at nap time. Just amazing. I'm pretty sure it isn't restful sleep because she is still very tired and grumpy when she gets up. And if you happen to come visit, please ignore all the drywall dust that has been tracked all over my house. The good news is, we should be ready to paint by next week. It really is going pretty fast.
Madi did great with her new bed for the first four nights, but the last couple have been HELL! She doesn't want to sleep in her bed. She cries and sobs and runs out of her room saying "No way, I want to sleep with you." She won't tell us why she won't sleep in there and we refuse to let her sleep with us. She has never slept with us for any length of time and we are not getting that started. We put her in her bed, cover her up, and shut the door. She comes right out and we keep repeating. After doing that 6 times she finally stayed in her bed and just screamed. And then as abruptly as it all started, she stopped crying and we didn't hear a peep out of her all night. But I have to tell you, this nightly ritual is going to be taken care of by Chris because I cannot do it. I would have given in long before that, especially when she was crying so hard she started choking. I can't handle it.
I went to the doctor yesterday and they tell me my blood pressure was really high. I wonder why? Enjoy the new video!
Love, Amy
Madi did great with her new bed for the first four nights, but the last couple have been HELL! She doesn't want to sleep in her bed. She cries and sobs and runs out of her room saying "No way, I want to sleep with you." She won't tell us why she won't sleep in there and we refuse to let her sleep with us. She has never slept with us for any length of time and we are not getting that started. We put her in her bed, cover her up, and shut the door. She comes right out and we keep repeating. After doing that 6 times she finally stayed in her bed and just screamed. And then as abruptly as it all started, she stopped crying and we didn't hear a peep out of her all night. But I have to tell you, this nightly ritual is going to be taken care of by Chris because I cannot do it. I would have given in long before that, especially when she was crying so hard she started choking. I can't handle it.
I went to the doctor yesterday and they tell me my blood pressure was really high. I wonder why? Enjoy the new video!
Love, Amy
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Big Girl Bed
Last night was Madi's first night in her big girl bed, bwaaaaahhh! She is growing up too fast. She did really good, alot better than I had imagined. We'll see how good nap time today goes.
She loves her new bed though. Last night all she wanted to do was play and sit on her bed. About 9:30 she wanted to go see her bed so I tucked her in and told her good night. About a minute later the door opens and she comes back out. She wasn't ready for bed yet. I thought, oh great this is going to be a long night. But about 15 minutes later she said she was tired and wanted to go to bed. I tucked her in and she stayed. About 4:30 this morning she got up and I heard her in the hall crying. She climbed into bed with us for about 30 minutes. I put her back in bed and she slept until 8:30 this morning. (This isn't uncommon for her in the middle of the night to wake up, usually happens once a week)
Her and Daddy playing last night.
We put the bed low in case she rolls out.
Cheese!
Still sleeping this morning!
Have a good weekend!
Love, Amy
She loves her new bed though. Last night all she wanted to do was play and sit on her bed. About 9:30 she wanted to go see her bed so I tucked her in and told her good night. About a minute later the door opens and she comes back out. She wasn't ready for bed yet. I thought, oh great this is going to be a long night. But about 15 minutes later she said she was tired and wanted to go to bed. I tucked her in and she stayed. About 4:30 this morning she got up and I heard her in the hall crying. She climbed into bed with us for about 30 minutes. I put her back in bed and she slept until 8:30 this morning. (This isn't uncommon for her in the middle of the night to wake up, usually happens once a week)
Her and Daddy playing last night.
We put the bed low in case she rolls out.
Cheese!
Still sleeping this morning!
Have a good weekend!
Love, Amy
Friday, August 1, 2008
Helm Get-together
We had a wonderful time last night getting together with all the Helm Family that are in Salina. We ended up having 27 people out for spaghetti supper and it was yummy!! Everybody ate way too much food and had a lot of fun riding the four wheeler and taking tractor rides. The kids loved the tractor rides and were especially excited when they saw the frogs and turtles in the pond.
We wish everyone could have been here and it makes the wait for Christmas when we can all be together again even harder. Enjoy the pics.
Have a safe trip home Aunt Beth and Uncle Walt. And Happy 50th Birthday to Uncle David Sisler!
Love, Amy
We wish everyone could have been here and it makes the wait for Christmas when we can all be together again even harder. Enjoy the pics.
Have a safe trip home Aunt Beth and Uncle Walt. And Happy 50th Birthday to Uncle David Sisler!
Love, Amy
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