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.

Happy Halloween

Our annual trip to the Orchard!

Job Up date.

Well It looks like I am going to be working full time. I had a first day at work today and I am going to be working Monday through Friday noon to eight. I will be working with one client help him with his day to day living in his apartment. I may also be working once and a wile in a group home and on week ends. I would be making a lot to start with but it is a start.

I am employed once again!!!!!

Well it looks like my stay at home dad status has come to an end. I have been offered a job with Enhance, Inc, doing direct care. It looks like only part time and maybe on week ends. But we need to do what ever we can. Our bills are really starting to pile up. I will still be with the boys as much as possible, and help out at their school when I can. So I will still be very much a part of my kids lives.

I will find out more tomorrow about what I will be doing when I go in to fill out paper work. I will have to go to a two or three week training before I start. Of course I will get paid for this time.

michigan renaissance festival 2007

As we do every year we went to the Michigan Renaissance Festival today. The boys really look forward to it every year. Davids favorite is always the joust, and Rodney looks the Play area and animals. Sir Goofsalot

Storming the Castle Sir Royal Annoyance

1st day of school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have a big 2nd and a big 1st grader now, who are in school all day....

Huray for me!

Labor Day and the park

Today we went to Kensington Metro Park for a picnic. Wile we were there the boys went exploring in the woods and played ball. Later they met a family who was fishing and they let the boys fish with them. After lunch we went to the nature center.

All most done!

Our Big 7 Year old

Today is Rodney’s 7th birthday, and this makes his 5th birthday with us. (he came to live with us just before he turned 3) He was fighting a little bit of a cold today but still enjoyed him self. We took him to the mall to go to the Build-A-Bear Workshop®. We had a coupon for half of a bear on his birthday. He really wanted the Cheetah form WWF (that’s the World Wildlife Foundation not the World Wrestling federation) He liked it because Build-A-Bear Workshop® donates $1 from the sale of Cheetah to World Wildlife Fund to protect endangered animals and their habitats. I really show how big of a heart Rod has. To top it of He really wanted to get a wheelchair for his Cheetah. So he could be like mommy and help some one in a wheelchair to. We are so proud of him he really is growing to be a nice young man.

This is a toy Rodney got for his brithday from my brother last week

Celebrating Rodney and mine birthdays with my parents.

Today we went to my parents to celebrate both Rodney and mine’s birthday. Mine was last week and my dad was down in Texas. Rod’s is next week and both my parents will be gone then. So this week end was the best time to do it. We also are making things smaller this year. So we are having no parties for the kids like we did in the past. We did celebrate none the less.

Amy and my mom took the boys to see a movie (Underdog). Wile I took a nap in the La-Z-Boy in my parents living room. After the movie and my great nap, we had dinner the open presents. Rod got some moon sand, a rocket, and some school clothing. I got some new t-shirts and some much need new shoes.

We all had fun and I was a good day. Some times the low key gathering can be the most fun.

Celebrating my 7th anniversary of turning 29 years old.

Today is my Birthday and you can say 36 years young, or 432 months old, or 1878 weeks old, or 13148 days old, or 315552 hours old, or 18933134 minutes old, or 1135988087 seconds old, or this is my 7th anniversary of turning 29 years old, or I’m Twenty-sixteen.

Today for my birthday I started the day out with breakfast in bed, then we went to church. This afternoon I got to take a nap with only a few interruptions. The best thing to happen today was I got a phone call from Best Buy for a job Interview. I had only filed out an application on Friday. So it looks like I’m going back to work, and may no longer be a stay at home dad. Hopefully I will still be able to be a major part of my kids’ life. With both of them in school full time stating next month, and Amy and I needing a little more cash flow. After all we would like to retire some day.

I finished off the day with bratwurst and hot dogs from the grill. Then we had Cake and Ice cream. In evening we just stayed in and took in easy. I have found that I am ok with my age; turning 30 was very hard for me. But know any age looks fine to me.

Bathroom and Family update.

Well my dad and I have the walls all built for the bathroom closet. We put up the dry wall and now I’m working on mudding the seems and holes. This will take me a few days to do as I have to let the plaster dry between coats and sanding. (also it is a little hot to be stuck in there for to long After I’m done with all that, I will continue the tile then paint then build the shelves in the closet.



Rodney and David have been taking ice skating. (This is really great on hot days) Rod has gotten quite good and Dave has just started. Both seem to really like it. We like to let the boys choose what sport they participate in. Rod choose Ice Skating, and David choose it after Rodney was doing it for a wile.