The Weekend in Pictures - with words today!

I took a lot of pictures this weekend. I thought it might be necessary to explain some of them :)

A little bit of knitting in the sunshine.


A look of sheer concentration.


Chocolate chip cookies from our neighbor.


AK's yard concoction.


Silliness in the sun.


A singing Easter Bunny...thanks Momo :)


Sunday morning word puzzles.


My ever present, always adoring, Kramer.
He just stares at me with intense love in his eyes...always.
Or maybe he's just waiting for his canned cat food treat.


Then the rain came.

So this is what's cooking. Taco soup and brownies. Yum!

Happy Spring

Today was a beautiful day. A wonderful first day of Spring. AK and I spent a lot of time outside, which is a rare thing for me. I am not much of an outside type of person. I actually got a couple of bug bites today...yuck. However, if that means it is getting warmer, I'm all for it! The weather forecast is for rain and colder tomorrow and Monday, but Wednesday looks like it will be very similar to today! Here are some signs of Spring that I have come across this week...

Ah, the weeds. That is a sure sign it is warming up. They have invaded my flower bed...again. My yard is a haven for weeds. I spend most of my limited outside time pulling them! But, my pansies survived our cold snowy Winter :)

Roof Reveal

Well, here it is...the new roof!

With a bit of pressure washing to the siding, and maybe new shutters (a suggestion from my Mom) we will have a pretty cute little house.

Here are some of the things the roofers left for us...

This is what John has found in the yard and flower beds around the house so far.


This is a nice sized pothole left by the dumpster. Oops! Watch where you step!

Zingo Zango Cuttin' with My Saw

Ok, so yesterday's picture was not really an accurate image of our old shingles. Here is the dumpster today, and they still have the back of the house to tear off.

Here is what's left of our moss covered old roof.

Let me say I am so thankful to be getting a new roof, but it sure is making a mess of everything. I don't think it helped that it was rainy/drizzly all day today. Take a look...





Here are some more pictures of the process.
(Note to self...call to get an estimate on pressure washing the siding.)

Before shingles


After new shingles. Ahh...so neat and pretty.

I will post a whole house after shot in a couple of days!

Bling Blang Hammer with My Hammer...

Look what's happening at my house!

Yes, that is a huge dumpster filled with approximately 3 layers of old, mossy shingles from my roof. Back sometime last year we had several severe storms with lots of hail and wind. We finally had a roofer come out and inspect our roof a couple of months ago, and he found hail damage. I have never been so happy to hear those words! Anyway, the insurance company sent us a nice check to pay for a new roof. Hooray! The roofers got started this morning. My yard is a mess, and John tells me the attic is a mess as well. I do not look forward to cleaning the attic mess, but I am looking forward to seeing my lovely new roof in a few days.

The Weekend in Pictures

5 Things

5 Things



5 Things I am looking forward to:

Sunshine

AK's art show this weekend

Family visiting

Friday :)

Spring Break

5 Things I did yesterday:

Mosaic art with AK

Visited the Chiropractor

Listened to the thunderstorms

Eased my students' fears (see above)

Kissed AK goodnight

5 Things I wish I could do:

Have time to learn to knit well

Take sewing machine lessons

Exercise regularly

Pay off debt

Get rid of anxiety for good!

5 Places I'd like to travel:

To see Penny

Disney World with AK...one day

ummm...I'm pretty much a homebody :)

5 Cute things I've found online lately:

This post at Color Me Katie

Spotted Owl Napkins at Mary Littfin's Etsy shop

Candy Sushi at Mommy Knows

Blooming Fabric Flower Pin at Blue Cricket Design

Winter Trees at Frugal Family Fun

I posted my 5 Things after reading the list from MooMama.

If you want to play along, post your list and let me know in the comments section!