Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Yes, I'm still alive...

Been so busy with work (ugh) that I have had no time to blog or read other's blogs. I'm beat by the time I get home so I'm way behind.

Chris
  • Crawling as of last Monday- he's gotten pretty fast
  • Wants whatever Nicole has, regardless of what it is
  • Got ANOTHER ear infection last Thursday- sees the surgeon for a follow-up appointment on Friday

Nicole

  • wraps a blanket around her and over her head an announces "I'm Jesus". Where does she get this stuff?
  • is in a huge running phase. She wants to run EVERYWHERE we go and never seems to tire
  • Is big into her "marker book" - a book that has an associated dry-erase pen she uses to trace letters, match pictures, etc. She's got the numbers 1, 9 and 10 down pretty well as far as writing (notice a theme in the shapes she can draw?). She's also very big into drawing "smile faces" - either two dots or two lines for eyes and a U for a smile. Strangely all things that require multiple parts (like the number ten or the smile) start from the right and go left. I mean that she'll make the 0 first and then the 1 when she writes 10.

The Adults

  • Bought 8 tons of rock to make a natural stone retaining wall around the deck (project starts Sunday)
  • Bought the first 3 cubic tons of mulch to spread - ahhhh work
  • Jim's first softball game of the season is Wednesday
  • Karen is VERY eager to have this semester of school over and done with
  • work for both of us is crazy busy
  • patio furniture decisions will be made by Sunday of this week. THANK GOD. a 15 month process finally finished!
  • We grilled at our new house for the first time this weekend! wahoo for spring and the new grill!
  • Karen THOROUGHLY enjoyed Martha's wedding on Saturday for a MULTITUDE of reasons. Mart- you looked beautiful! hope Hawaii is fabulous!

3 comments:

D Polley said...

Question for all on the Blog....!


Could you see a future in politics for Mrs. Eutsler?

She is honest, and fair, and has what I feel is the perfect personality to help those in need. She is very diplomatic, and knows how to place herself in other people's situations.

I believe it is her destiny to run for some kind of public office. I beleive she would do well on the local school board to start and work her way up through the city council, then maybe even Congress...?

Does anyone have any thoughts?

Finlands finest said...

I enjoyed Martha's wedding as well!

Nicole is adorable. I would love to see the Jesus impression! Be glad she likes to write and draw, it is good for her!

Chris is going to want what Nicole has for the rest of childhood. Prepare now!

I can see Karen as a politician sometimes, though she seems to be too honest to succeed in it. (How's that for realistic?!?!)

Viki said...

Does "Jesus" Nicole know "mermaid" Nicole? They should hang out together. :-)

I agree that Karen's too honest to be a politician, as sad as that sounds. We need honest people running for office.