Painting has begun

Painting the bedroom has been started. Two of the walls were done today, and the other two will be done within the next week or so. There is now also a pallet full of retainer wall bricks sitting in the driveway for Jennie :). That will be turned into a second garden box in the backyard this weekend. Jennie will probably blog it when completed. Below is a before and after of the bedroom.

Before:


After:



Riley and Ivy kept an eye on me during the painting:

Fighting game fans

Here is a funny fan-made video on a new fighting came coming out, BlazBlue. Parental warning due to language in the subtitles.

Kim, at least Steve doesn't get this worked up, right?

Oh, the elation!

Wow...finally.

Probably as I'm writing this posting, Kim and Steve are down at Justice of the Peace getting married and signing the necessary Army papers.

I can't begin to describe how happy I am for the both of them. I know that this isn't her ideal wedding, but it sure seems like she found the ideal man for her. None of the other guys Kim dated seemed to fit her as well as Steve does...he's marvelously intriguing (just ask him about one of his many scars), very funny, warm, a wealth of Southern knowledge (you eat what?) and just plain fun to be around. Kim couldn't have found anyone better. Heck, my kids absolutely adore him...without a goatee of course! Congrats to two!



For those that don't know, Kim and Steve needed to get married so soon because Steve got his new duty orders...to be stationed at Ft Huachuca, Arizona! Without being married, they would have been split up, leaving Kim back at Ft Campbell. They'll be here in AZ around August 10th. Yay! A 2 or 3 hour car ride is SO much better than a 6 hour plane trip! We can't wait to have Auntie Kim and Uncle Steve to much closer to home!


As you can see...Ft. Huachuca is about 15 miles north of the Arizona/Mexico border. Now there's an even better reason to go visit Tombstone and Bisbee!

Riley + Pudding = chocolate boy

In a spurt of insanity, I decided to give the kiddos a pudding cup to each along with their lunch. At least I thought ahead and put an oversized cruddy shirt on Riley. Amazingly, most of it did end up in his tummy.






And of course we can't forget Ivy...

Look at the comprison between my nearly 5 yr old daughter and the 1 yr old dog...and she's the smaller of the two canines!



Clever little thing...I kept trying to slyly yank of the bandaid (already falling off) from her latest round of shots, so to stop my sneaky efforts, she wrapped her blanket around her arm so I couldn't get to it.

The workbench, continued

The workbench is finally upright and usable :) The top still needs to be planned smooth and a block of wood drilled to finish the front vise, but so far it's coming along well.

The next projects after this have been lined up: an extra set of shelves for the pantry and then a full size arcade machine.

Is this really a shock?

Another steal from Kristy. Seriously, is anyone shocked by the outcome on this?

"I have 15 boy traits and 8 girl traits"

YOUR BOY SIDE

[] you love hoodies
[x] you love jeans
[] dogs are better then cats
[X] its hilarious when people get hurt
[X] you've played with/against boys on a team
[x] shopping is torture
[] sad movies suck
[X] you own an XBOX
[X] you own a Wii
[X] you played with Hot Wheels as a little kid
[] at some point in life you wanted to be a firefighter
[X] You own/owned a DS, PS2 or Sega
[] you used to be obsessed with Power Rangers early morning cartoons
[] you watch sports on tv
[x] you go to your dad for advice
[] you own like a trillion baseball hats
[] you used to collect football collector cards
[x] you love baggy sweatpants
[] its kind of weird to have sleepovers with a bunch of people
[x] black, red, blue, or silver are one of your favorite colors
[] you love to go crazy and not care what other people think
[X] sports are fun
[x] you talk with food in your mouth
[X] you sleep at night with your socks
[x] you have fished at least once

TOTAL= 15/25

UR GIRL SIDE

[]you love to shop
[X] you wear eyeliner sometimes
[] you wear the color pink
[x] you go to your mom for advice
[] you consider cheerleading a sport
[] you hate wearing the color black
[X] you like going to the mall
[] you like getting manicures and/or pedicures
[] you like wearing jewelry
[x]you cried watching The Notebook
[] Skirts are a big part of your wardrobe
[] shopping is one of your favorite hobbies
[] you don't like the movie Star Wars
[] you are/were in gymnastics
[] it takes you around Half an hour to shower
[X] you smile a lot more than you should
[] you have more than 10 pairs of shoes
[X] you care about what you look like
[] you like wearing dresses
[X] you like wearing body spray
[] you like high heel shoes
[x]you used to play with dolls as a kid
[] you like putting makeup on others
[] you like being the star of almost everything
[] you love shoe shopping
[] pink is one of your favorite colors
TOTAL= 8/27

Post this as 'i have ? boy traits and ? girl traits'

Personality test

Your 'fruity' personality

In the middle of the table is a round food tray with five kinds of fruits on it.

They are:

A. Apple
B. Banana
C. Strawberry
D. Peach
E. Orange

Which fruit will you choose?
Please think VERY carefully and don't rush into it. This is great, I was astounded!

Your choice reveals a lot about you!


Test results: Please SCROLL DOWN:






If you have chosen:


A. Apple: That means you are a person who loves to eat apples
B. Banana: That means you are a person who loves to eat bananas
C. Strawberry: That means you are a person who loves to eat strawberries
D. Peach: That means you are a person who loves to eat peaches
E. Orange : That means you are a person who loves to eat oranges

Congrats! I just wasted 15 seconds of your life! heh heh...

My Birthday Gift Art

Ok, as promised, I finally got around to scanning in the artwork that Bridget did for my birthday. Such talent...I'm so glad she indulges me with my favorite characters, mostly Vegeta from Dragonball!

Chibi = little, or baby


Favorite poses of Vegeta...


Pencil draft of Goku


The inked version
Oneesan = big/older sister


Vegeta looks like a teenager! So kawaii! (Cute)


Ivy saw me scanning them and wanted a copy to color...quite the little artist herself! Plus, she wrote her own name when I showed her the letters!


And of course Riley needed one too! He let Ivy color the tail and hair, then did the rest.


There's one more comic style drawing, but it isn't quite finished yet...I'll post it when Bridget's done. It perfectly describes me to a 'T'!