I'm a little behind. Friday we went to Zoo Atlanta. There were a few problems with this. First that it was a late start to the morning when we meant to be out the door a lot earlier because it's just been stinkin' hot here lately.We had a few places to run to before we left, and the Zoo is about a half hour away from our house. So we didn't end up getting there until about 11:30am. Second- it was CROWDED. We happened to go on a day where lots of day camps decided to come AND family reunions. Third- because of the time of day we went, it was HOT. HOT HOT HOT. Luckily there's lots of shade... and we bought some $4 Dip'n Dots (good thing they're SO worth it)... but we couldn't last more than a couple hours. Which, is okay I guess with a zoo. We saw lots of animals and Ben had lots of fun. Most of the pictures of us you can see just how hot we were! I think Ben's favorite stop was the Zebra and Giraffe exhibit. We stayed there the longest.
Friday night we went to The Terry's house and Martha ("Marfa" according to Ben) came over too. Ben played the drums a little... and he also played a little Wii with Marfa. Cute!
When we got home- at 10pm... Ryan noticed that the gutter in front of our house only was filled with water. Turns out, there was a crack in the PVC pipe in the Water Meter hole. Too bad that the County guy came out and said it was our responsibility because it was on OUR side of the water meter. SO... we placed a call with our Home Insurance peeps and they sent someone out. He told us it wasn't covered but that it would cost $500 to fix it + the $60 service fee for just coming out to look at it. RIDICULOUS. Ryan was NOT happy and the guy said he'd do it for $200 if Ryan dug the hole to get to the pipe himself. So... Ryan dug and saved us $300. $260 later we have a very expensive 6 inches of pipe replacing the cracked pipe. Ugh... We really hate those out of the blue expenses that come with owning a house. I'm grateful it wasn't worse and didn't cost more. And the guy was a very nice man and was super friendly.So that started our day today. Kind of put Ryan in a funk. He wasn't happy about that, and neither was I really- but I tried to make the best of it. I built a "fort" for Ben and turned on a movie for him. While he played in it I made him some lunch and then let him sit in his fort while he ate. He ate dinner in there too! 
Ryan even has passed up the comfy couch for the fort twice today to play his video games in it! My boys are two of a kind. :)
Ryan even has passed up the comfy couch for the fort twice today to play his video games in it! My boys are two of a kind. :)After nap time, (don't worry I didn't let the blanket stay like that for long...) 
we also went swimming to get out of the house. This time we went to the condo the Terry's own that Ashley used to live in. We had fun.
we also went swimming to get out of the house. This time we went to the condo the Terry's own that Ashley used to live in. We had fun.
(this picture of Ben cracks me up. He's so leeeeeetle!!!) I got super depressed tonight though realizing that after tomorrow it's back to reality. My stomach sinks thinking of having to go back to work... I don't wanna! We had a WONDERFUL and relaxing vacation though. Lots of fun at the pool and resting and doing whatever. I'm grateful for it.
On a separate note- the garden is doing great. Our first tomato is ALMOST ready to be picked! And the first green pepper I give about 2-3 days before we can pick it too! I've got lots of Snap Peas that are almost ready, and the cucumber is going wild so I suspect we'll see something from it soon too! I love it! I love how good it feels to grow food of our own and tend to it and watch it and what a miracle and blessing it is! I'm pretty proud of us too, and can't wait until next year to have an even BIGGER garden! Also, I found a rouge garlic clove in the fridge that started to "root", so Ryan decided to put it in water to see what happened. Well that little sucker has grown and fast! So we might plant it, but for now- it'll stay in the jar. It's fun to watch that grow too!
Well, I better get to bed. Got Nursery to sub for tomorrow at Church. I'm glad I get to hang out with my dude and his little buddies! Hope I can handle them all! Eek!
I'm going to miss being with this dude all day everyday... Look at this face.
On a separate note- the garden is doing great. Our first tomato is ALMOST ready to be picked! And the first green pepper I give about 2-3 days before we can pick it too! I've got lots of Snap Peas that are almost ready, and the cucumber is going wild so I suspect we'll see something from it soon too! I love it! I love how good it feels to grow food of our own and tend to it and watch it and what a miracle and blessing it is! I'm pretty proud of us too, and can't wait until next year to have an even BIGGER garden! Also, I found a rouge garlic clove in the fridge that started to "root", so Ryan decided to put it in water to see what happened. Well that little sucker has grown and fast! So we might plant it, but for now- it'll stay in the jar. It's fun to watch that grow too!
Well, I better get to bed. Got Nursery to sub for tomorrow at Church. I'm glad I get to hang out with my dude and his little buddies! Hope I can handle them all! Eek!I'm going to miss being with this dude all day everyday... Look at this face.
2 comments:
Such sweetness. I miss Bennie Boo Boo and his Mama. It shouldn't be so hard to meet up but it is hard. I am thinking I may see if Bryan wants to take Zoe to the Spray park on Monday, maybe you guys could join us. Glad you had a nice and relaxing vacation. I know it truly stinks having to go back to reality.
Oh, you're such a good mama and blogger-lady!!! And I am super jealous of your garden. It looks so good! I'm excited to follow you too :)
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