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"helping" Daddy around the house

Rodney and David are off from school all this week. So the have been home with me. Today I got them busy “helping” me around the house. I had them do some cleaning of there rooms (witch is moving toys from one spot to the other with out putting them away). Then they shoveled the drive way (pushed the snow around the drive way rather than remove it from the drive). Then they helped me paint the walls in our master bedroom leading into the bath (they moved the roller long enough for me to get a photo).

Up dates

Well we have been very busy around here as of late. I have been work lots of hours and the new home I am in is lots of work. Both guys are a hand full and require one on one care 24/7. When I have not been working I have been working on the bathroom with my dad. I really enjoy the time I get to spent with him. We have stared to move out of the master bath and in to our bedroom with the remodeling. We have been prepping the walls for painting. On the days my dad is not here and I am not working I have been trying to spend as much time with my family. This past Sunday I watched the super bowl with the boys. They really loved the dad time with me. I had lots of special snacks and root beer for them. Also both boys are doing well in school David has really become one of the popular kids in his class. Rodney is reading on a 5th grade level and only n the 2nd grade. Now if only we could get him to sit long enough to read the books. Amy is now done getting her autism endorsement, witch means she can work with autistic kids and can get a raise. More to come soon…

P.S. Don't forget to vote, if you have not. this election year is turning out to be very interesting.

MLK Day at the Henry Ford

The Rosa Parks Bus

Back to work on the bathroom

Well I finally got back to work on the bathroom this week. We had some money and I got a gift certificate for Christmas, so I was able to invest in some paint this week. I had a long time to think about the colors. I try a lot of them, however in the end I ended up using my artist intuition for the colors. The photos really don’t do it justice; the colors really work well with the floor tile. I’m down to painting the other walls and ceiling white. Then I will get the vanity and the wall tile. I’m thinking of how I can add some more of the artist in me to the room. I may add some kind of mural of bamboo around the room in the white and red areas. The room really has a different feel now that it has the light and paint up

Our trip to the Detroit Institute Of Arts

Christmas Day

Christmas Eve At My Parents

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Ware have I been?

Well things have been a little busy for me the past month. My job has been taking all of my energy from me. I was made temporary manager of one of the group homes the company I work for runs, wile the other is on medical leave. I finding in is a lot of work but is very rewording. In this home there are 6 guys ranging in age from 30 to 50 years old. All are either non verbal or speak very little. I have been working the day time and my responsibilities are many. I take them to and from their workshops; I get them to any appointments they may need to go to; I do any paperwork and documentation that needs to be done; and I check on the staff to make sure they are doing their jobs.

I’m finding that I really like being around these guys. They have so little and only two of the guys get visits from family. I got to go shopping for their Christmas and had lots of fun getting them new things. I’m even working on Christmas day with them; witch also excites me because I get to spent it with them because they have so little. I will get to see them open their gifts and make them dinner. It should be a fun day. I will of course be woken up early in the am by my boys so I will still get to see them open their gifts.

I’m hoping with all the work I am putting in that I will get my own home some day.

Decorating our Very Geeky Christmas Tree

David’s 7th birthday

David’s birthday was on the 3rd of December we celebrated his birthday on the 2nd at my parents. David Got a lot of what he really wanted and what he is in to. This really is nice to see him growing in to his own person and we are starting to see what kind of person he will some day be. One thing David got a new board game, Spider-man Sorry, this is one thing I am really in to, on to levels, one I love board games and I really like Spiderman. David has really followed suit on this. It’s always nice to se your kids getting into the same things as you. He also got a basketball to go with the basketball hoop we were given just before his birthday. He really loves it. (Now he will have to wait until spring to use it). David also got a light bright and some art supplies.

Thanksgiving 2007 and our adventure with Tofurky

For Thanksgiving this year we stayed home, for the first time ever. We could not make it to Milwaukee or Traverse City, due to lack of money and high gas prices, and me having to work on Friday after. So we had our fist family Thanksgiving together just the four of us. Because Amy is a Vegetarian I made the meal all meat free. I got Tofurky for us to eat,(witch was ok but not well eat by every one. It did take a long time to cook and looked like and tasted like, but didn’t have the texture of turkey) we had mashed potatoes, stuffing, Cranberry/orange relish, biscuits, and pumpkin pie. We had a really good day as a family.