I started this blog thinking that no one would ever look at it and that I would never update it but so far it's not too bad to keep up. We'll see how long that lasts. Ethan and I are getting ready to leave this Friday to go to Arizona to visit Grandma and Papa Barrow. They don't know that we are coming and they have never seen Ethan before so we are hoping that it is a good surprise. Ethan is growing like a little worm and he is starting to scoot around. We have already had to move some things out of the living room so that they don't end up ontop of his head. We were playing in the basement in this picture and somehow the apron ended up wrapped around him like a cape. He trapsed around the room like that for a while just having a grand time. He is such a cute little baby.

For those of you who NEVER come to visit we have redone almost the entire upstairs. We removed the carpet in the front room and the wood floors look just amazing. We painted and got new curtains. On the ceiling we had this awful asbestos crap with the sparkles that we removed. We also had no lights what so ever in the room so we installed 5 can lights and a ceiling fan. The fan makes all difference in the world in the hot summer months.

We also took up the carpet in Ethan's room and painted in there too. He got some curtains and blinds and of course a new crib to complete the room.

Our bedroom and bathroom we did several years ago and they haven't changed much.

We did the kitched this past week. It had awful wallpaper and we couldn't remove it because of the plaster walls so we jad to paint over it the best we could. We chose blue and when we went to go pick out the paint we both really liked the color. When we got home and got it one the walls it was the brightest blue we had ever seen in our entire lives. BUT - since we just spend $60 on paint it is going to have to stay for a while whether we like it or not. We would love to replace the cabinets and sink as well as the floor but we just don't have that kind of cash lying around.

Last Sunday (Aug. 19) Ethan and I were in the car on the way to Grandma Youngberg's (Toni) when a girl pulled a U-Turn infront of us and didn't see us. We hit her and totaled the car. We were both ok but since the car is totaled we no longer have transportation. Their insurance gave us a rental car for a while but as soon as that is gone we are stuck here. They will give us about $500 since that is all the car was worth but we can't afford another car payment right now so that is just going to have to go on the list of things to buy when we get money.