Sunday Hike

If you live around us, you know that today it rained all day so no we didn't take Ethan out in the rainy weather. Instead we took a hike last Sunday when the weather was gorgeous. The Canton Land Trust has several properties in town that have trails. We decided to check it out. We were the only ones there and it was a nice short walk that was really quiet except for Ethan shrieking and laughing. He loved being in the backpack, now we know we can take him on a longer hikes. We enjoyed it and can't wait to try out another trail.

Ryan wasn't too happy when Ethan realized he could reach Ryan's ears and started to chew on them!

My mom say I never put pictures of me, so here ya go Mom!

Ethan the Lion

Yesterday I sent Ryan to put clothes on Ethan after his bath. After 20 minutes, they still hadn't come down so I went to Ethan's room to find Ryan with the camera and Ethan still in his towel. At least he put a diaper on him! 85 pictures later, Ethan finally got some clothes on and Ryan got a few cute shots. Enjoy!

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I forgot...

And it was all Ryan's fault! I make a sandwich for Ryan to bring to lunch everyday the night before. Ryan is supposed to remind me. Last night he didn't and I forgot. So this morning I had to make it which made me forget to eat breakfast. That started off a whole chain of events. I've joined the coupon craze (a different post) and decided to go to the store before going to work. I loaded Ethan into a the car and headed out however...

I forgot my phone and food for Ethan. Luckily, I decided to drop the groceries off before going to work I figured I was okay. I got my items and went to the register but...

I forgot to hand the Shaw's card and did not get the discount. I realized that before I left so I stood in line to fix it and get a $19.75 refund. I put the groceries in the car and happened to look at my list and saw that...

I forgot I had written on the other side of the paper and had forgotten to get those items. I didn't have time to go back then so I just left. When I was on the road Ethan was fussy and I look back to see that...

I forgot his toys that were clipped onto the cart. I got to my house unloaded the groceries and headed back out the driveway when I realized...

I still forgot my phone and the food. I backed in again grabbed my phone and Ethan's food then left for the store. I got his toys and headed for work. It was only 8:30am.

You'd think it would have gotten better. But it didn't. After work I headed to another grocery store (remember I've joined the couponing world) and went inside. I started to load the cart and looked for the coupons I needed but...

I forgot the coupons in the car. By this time I was done so I got the items that I didn't have coupons for and left. At home I remembered that...

I forgot to buy peppers and sub rolls for dinner tonight since I hadn't put those on the list. I was still planning on going to yet another store so I was able to pick up those items there except that...

I forgot the whipped cream that Ryan wanted for the pumpkin pie Matthew had brought over yesterday. Lastly I went to Walgreens to buy a heat wrap that with coupons gave me a dollar back that I bought eggs with (anyone need a heat wrap?) But, I had another coupon that...

I forgot to use. By then I was done and decided just to go home. But I got home and saw the squirrel trap still on the deck because...

I forgot I told Ryan I would return it today. It's still sitting on the deck.

Tomorrow Ethan and I have water babies class, I have to go back to the grocery stores and 2 other stores and return the squirrel trap. Hopefully I can do better remembering tomorrow. Any ideas on how to stay organized? My lists are not cutting it.

P.S. I almost forgot to post this.

Backyard critters and update

We've had quite a few visitors who regularly visit our yard. These we welcome:

The rabbit comes by every evening.

There are two sets of deer that we've seen in the morning. The other one is just a mom and 1 fawn. Ryan even saw the twins nursing a couple of days ago. They have eaten all the pears on the lower part of the pear tree. Luckily they can't reach a few so Ryan picked some to eat!

These we are trying to get rid of:

There are two babies and a mom up in our attic that we hear every morning around 5am. Ryan decided to cut some branches off this tree to prevent them from getting to the roof, but the mother squirrel now jumps from the deck to the gutters to get on the roof. When I was out waiting for both of them to show their heads, the mother was getting mad in a nearby tree because she couldn't get to them.

As for updates, we have been really busy working on the house, so busy that I keep forgetting to take a pictures of it. We spent Labor Day weekend trimming bushes and cutting down tons of branches. I'm waiting for my dad to come over to help me figure out what else to cut down because everything is overgrown. There are of course more things we'd like to do but we are happy with how everything has turned out so far. Upcoming projects include replacing the faucet in the downstairs bath tub (the cold water doesn't work so we don't have a working bath tub) replacing the garbage disposal, and finding a rug and curtains for the living room. And I can't forget we have more painting. I want to finish painting the trim white. We haven't painted the downstairs bathroom because we are still deciding if we just should wait until we redo it. I'm afraid if we wait though, it might be years before we get to it though. I also have a few more things to spray paint. I love spray paint! We spray painted our kitchen table (and still have to do the chairs) and the ceiling fans. Now I want to spray the range hood black to match our new oven range and my old wicker chair, a bookshelf and a dresser. I'm also on a lookout for a bed frame that I will probably spray paint as well.

I almost forgot! I got a part-time job. Twice a week I babysit up to 5 kids at a private pool club while their parents exercise. I wasn't looking for one, but since I can bring Ethan its really just a paid play date!

Its seems like we are always working now, but we do spend time just enjoying our place. Ryan loves to take Ethan outside after he gets home from work while I finish getting dinner ready and we try to take walks after dinner down the the lake.

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