It's summertime

It's official! I've just checked out from school for the year- woo hoo! Last night was Belle's first softball game and even Lola got to go along (with a very tight hold on her leash)

Dad's $500 Haircut

Okay, I'm overdue to add to add the story to these pictures... Last Sunday there was a benefit dinner and auction for some friends of ours who lost their house to a fire. It was a very successful event and lots of fun to see the community of Harwood come together to help this family.

One of the highlights for me, though, was when my dad got his haircut by Chris (who's house burned down). About 2 1/2 years ago when dad retired from the military he started growing his hair long. In my opinion it never really suited him and he's taken his fair share of teasing from friends and family. So at one point during the benefit somebody asked what it would take to get him to cut off the ponytail, "$500" he replied (and probably thought nothing of it). But we decided to hold him to his word! One of the auction items was a bear that dad chainsaw-carved, after it sold, the auctioneer asked dad to stand up and he announced that dad would cut his hair if we raised $500. It only took about 15 minutes of passing a hat around to reach our goal!

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New Boots

Dad found a pair of cowboy boots for Gunnar, we were all surprised to see that they fit and he loved wearing them! Learning to walk in them was a bit of a challenge though.

Happy Birthday, Isabelle!

This sweet girl turned 9 years-old today! We celebrated with a slumber party, a funky rainbow cake and a super-special surprise from her dad...

Bathroom Makeover

I did this makeover with no budget. As much as I would have liked to replace the flooring and vanity I had to get by on a gallon of paint and some new accessories.

I did paint the ugly vanity with some chocolate brown paint that I found in the "oops" bin at Lowe's last summer and it turned out ok. Good enough to get by for a while longer. I forgot to get it in the after pics though.

When I was looking for containers to put Q-tips and cotton balls in I came across these bubbled glasses for $1 and they fit perfectly on this narrow little shelf!

Baby Sinkler

This little "kidney bean" as Jake put it, should be making it's debut around November 16. So far everything looks good!

Earth Day Music Program

Stick with it until the end and you'll see Belle's contribution.

Way to go, Belle!