I'm posting this as a result of some bizarre, inappropriate onset of insomnia after spending all day at King's Island. We closed the park out tonight, so I have no earthly business still being awake; however, I am, and I'm going to make a quick post about the vacation to-date.
French Lick was very nice, filled with plenty of pool time, relaxation, pony rides, goat feeding and spa visitations. Laura even scored a bit in the casino, which was a welcomed, if unexpected, surprise. Our day at the cave and the Kentucky Horse Park was a blast, as was our day at Holiday World (which we also enjoyed until it's close). Our day today was a juggle, ending with us spending the day at King's Island, as noted above, but it, too, was an absolute riot. The boys have done SO WELL considering how much we've jostled their schedules and have kept them in near-perpetual motion. Tomorrow is another day at KI, but sadly, our last day of vacation. We've packed this trip so full of fun, memories, and pictures, and I can't wait to get on here and share them all with everyone!
I should get to bed, as I'll likely regret being up this late tomorrow at wake-up time. Check back for additional posts, including pictures, in the coming days and weeks.
(K)
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
VACATION!!!!!!
We are off on vacation this morning, well once everyone arises and we pack, that is. I've never waiting this long to pack and I am not enjoying rest assured. We've had so much crammed into this past week that I've not been able to get everything completed in an orderly fashion. However, this will not impact the fun we are about to have. Besides, I'm sure there is a Wal-Mart or Target near every town we visit for anything we leave behind. Here's a quick rundown of the fun we're about to have. I'm sure we will blog about it one day.
Sunday: Head out for some family and swim time at French Lick Resort. Thanks to Nana and Papaw Hop for this stay. It was a last minute add to our vacation, and it will be a great way to start it. We're looking forward to hanging out with the family for this afternoon and evening. And I'm looking forward to spending some time with the slot machines.
Monday: I get to start off my day at The Spa at French Lick, courtesy of Kyle and the boys. Once we have lunch, we'll head out for more family visits and a little fishin'.
Tuesday: This vacation wouldn't be complete without a trip to good 'ole Holiday World!
Wednesday: We leave Jasper on our way to Lexington, KY. We'll stop by Marengo Caves and The Louisville Slugger Museum.
Thursday: We're off to the races at The Kentucky Horse Park. Perhaps we won't see a race, but there will be pony rides! Later this evening we're headed off to Cincinnati.
Friday: We've decided to hit yet another zoo. This vacation: The Cincinnati Zoo. After dinner, we'll feed my addition to IKEA with a short visit, followed by a splash in the hotel pool.
Saturday: Our first visit to Kings Island! Once we're completely exhausted, we'll head home.
Again, we'll try to blog about this hopefully soon rather than later.
until then...lc
Sunday: Head out for some family and swim time at French Lick Resort. Thanks to Nana and Papaw Hop for this stay. It was a last minute add to our vacation, and it will be a great way to start it. We're looking forward to hanging out with the family for this afternoon and evening. And I'm looking forward to spending some time with the slot machines.
Monday: I get to start off my day at The Spa at French Lick, courtesy of Kyle and the boys. Once we have lunch, we'll head out for more family visits and a little fishin'.
Tuesday: This vacation wouldn't be complete without a trip to good 'ole Holiday World!
Wednesday: We leave Jasper on our way to Lexington, KY. We'll stop by Marengo Caves and The Louisville Slugger Museum.
Thursday: We're off to the races at The Kentucky Horse Park. Perhaps we won't see a race, but there will be pony rides! Later this evening we're headed off to Cincinnati.
Friday: We've decided to hit yet another zoo. This vacation: The Cincinnati Zoo. After dinner, we'll feed my addition to IKEA with a short visit, followed by a splash in the hotel pool.
Saturday: Our first visit to Kings Island! Once we're completely exhausted, we'll head home.
Again, we'll try to blog about this hopefully soon rather than later.
until then...lc
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Home Renovations!
Alright, so in an attempt to get back on track, I'm going to make this the first of a series of posts that are going to be way out of chronological order. However, in our defense, we've had so much insanity swirling about these past few months that, if not for the incremental fashion in which our camera stores the photos we take, we might well not remember the proper sequence of the events that have transpired!
Over the Memorial Day weekend - starting the Thursday before it, actually - we installed laminate flooring throughout the main floor areas of our home. The primary motivation for this was preparing our home for the start of Laura's daycare services; it seemed like hardwood flooring would be more damage-resistant than carpeting. Besides, the areas in which we had lineoleum, it was starting to peel away, and the carpet (as we really discovered upon it's removal) was getting beat down and gross as all hell in many places.
So, Laura's brother and mom came up that Thursday morning and got the installation under way. The week prior to this, and the few days leading up to it, we'd been ripping up carpet, packing furniture into the boys' bedroom and toy room, and any other possible storage location we had available. The boys took to sleeping on their bed mattresses on our bedroom floor during this time, and we had to institute a "socks-or-flops at all times" rule once we'd stripped the floors down to the concrete slab. It was a great adventure, and big fun to kinda rip up our home! Laura's younger brother joined the fray Thursday evening, and I was able to take off work that Friday to help wrap up the installation. We are so grateful for those guys' help, as well as her mom's help (as she also took the boys back down to Jasper with her while we worked through the weekend), in getting this major task done in such a quick, yet thorough, fashion. Big thanks to those three!
Oh yeah, not only did we knock out the flooring, we painted our kitchen, our dining room, re-applied a fresh coat to our half-wall and the back wall that spans the kitchen and dining room, and we painted most of our trim work in the areas where the floor was changed. Did I mention that my brother and I got a fence started, as well? No pictures of its progress exist, unfortunately, but I'll try to snap some of the finished product and throw down a few lines about that experience, as well.
In the interim, here are some pictures we took of the before and after look of our house through the floor transformation. Enjoy!
Over the Memorial Day weekend - starting the Thursday before it, actually - we installed laminate flooring throughout the main floor areas of our home. The primary motivation for this was preparing our home for the start of Laura's daycare services; it seemed like hardwood flooring would be more damage-resistant than carpeting. Besides, the areas in which we had lineoleum, it was starting to peel away, and the carpet (as we really discovered upon it's removal) was getting beat down and gross as all hell in many places.
So, Laura's brother and mom came up that Thursday morning and got the installation under way. The week prior to this, and the few days leading up to it, we'd been ripping up carpet, packing furniture into the boys' bedroom and toy room, and any other possible storage location we had available. The boys took to sleeping on their bed mattresses on our bedroom floor during this time, and we had to institute a "socks-or-flops at all times" rule once we'd stripped the floors down to the concrete slab. It was a great adventure, and big fun to kinda rip up our home! Laura's younger brother joined the fray Thursday evening, and I was able to take off work that Friday to help wrap up the installation. We are so grateful for those guys' help, as well as her mom's help (as she also took the boys back down to Jasper with her while we worked through the weekend), in getting this major task done in such a quick, yet thorough, fashion. Big thanks to those three!
Oh yeah, not only did we knock out the flooring, we painted our kitchen, our dining room, re-applied a fresh coat to our half-wall and the back wall that spans the kitchen and dining room, and we painted most of our trim work in the areas where the floor was changed. Did I mention that my brother and I got a fence started, as well? No pictures of its progress exist, unfortunately, but I'll try to snap some of the finished product and throw down a few lines about that experience, as well.
In the interim, here are some pictures we took of the before and after look of our house through the floor transformation. Enjoy!
(K)
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
So, 150 posts became some sort of magical barrier for us, I guess.
Laura and I have absolutely NOT intended to allow this much time to pass between our posts here. It started in late March, early April, with the two of us mentioning sporadically that we really needed to get on and blog something. April passed, as did May, and clearly, no posting occurred. We suck, I'll admit it.
But, we've not been without reason. We've embarked on some significant changes in our lives. First, we decided that Laura was going to start staying home with the boys, and take on the responsibility of watching some additional children to supplement the lost income from her job. Second, in light of that decision, we felt it'd be prudent to ready our home for the daycare initiative, so, we've replaced most of the carpeting in our home with laminate flooring; stored my grandmother's dining room set and china hutch; and, finally erected a fence around our backyard.
With the help of our gracious family and friends (Frank, Jacob, Patty, Ryan, Derek, Brandon, and Joe) we were able to get the boys out of the house long enough to work on these tasks and complete them! We'll get some pictures taken soon of the new digs, but suffice it to say we're proud of ourselves, the hard work everyone contributed to the job, and the look and feel of our home.
So, I promise, this marks the resurrection of our blogging. Pictures, various updates (to bring everything up-to-speed on here) and forthcoming events will be chronicled as soon as possible.
(K)
But, we've not been without reason. We've embarked on some significant changes in our lives. First, we decided that Laura was going to start staying home with the boys, and take on the responsibility of watching some additional children to supplement the lost income from her job. Second, in light of that decision, we felt it'd be prudent to ready our home for the daycare initiative, so, we've replaced most of the carpeting in our home with laminate flooring; stored my grandmother's dining room set and china hutch; and, finally erected a fence around our backyard.
With the help of our gracious family and friends (Frank, Jacob, Patty, Ryan, Derek, Brandon, and Joe) we were able to get the boys out of the house long enough to work on these tasks and complete them! We'll get some pictures taken soon of the new digs, but suffice it to say we're proud of ourselves, the hard work everyone contributed to the job, and the look and feel of our home.
So, I promise, this marks the resurrection of our blogging. Pictures, various updates (to bring everything up-to-speed on here) and forthcoming events will be chronicled as soon as possible.
(K)
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