Saturday, April 28, 2007

Out with the old...




Continuing on with the theme of 'new', we've got some more changes to share. We replaced the garage door and opener. Not only that, but we cleared out the garage to the point that - yes indeed - the Pilot fits inside! We are now 1 of 347 families in Florida who can actually get their car in the garage.



We also began work on the master bath. We've had issues for years - cracks, repairing the cracks, having it inspected for termites - always getting a runaround. Yesterday as our contractor broke tile back from the wall it became clear that we had all the evidence we needed to show the pest company that we did indeed have termite damage. Inspectors came out and gathered plenty of stuff. We'll hear Monday what they're going to cover.

Long story short - our makeover should be covered!

Not to worry - we inspected the rest of the house, and the termites were clearly gone for some time, and they were just located in that area.

Here are a few shots of the work in progress.

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Ch-ch-ch Changes


As you may have seen in the previous post, I did indeed cut my hair. I'm not sure why. It's been long since I started at UCF back in... '95 (yikes!)

The winds of change seem to be bringing about a more exciting change at my alma mater - the new football stadium!

Here I am just outside of The Brighthouse, mere minutes after having my ears lowered.

Monday, April 23, 2007

Post Study Posting...




Dawn and I had a great time with our Summit Connect group. (Bible Study for you old farts...) Just thought we'd mess around with the computer's camera. Pictures of Dawn and Dan - what's not to enjoy?

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Oo-gert on the Hip-Hop


Learning to speak 'Reagan-ese' has lead to learning 'Reagan-isms'. She says some of the funniest stuff - this evening she turned to everyone on our way out of the restaurant and repeated what she's learned from school: "Good-bye boys and girls!"

This morning, she spilled her yogurt on the flip-flop of Dawn's that she's been wearing. I was able to catch her as she got down to clean it up. "Daddy, oo-gert on the hip-hop!"

Ashley's Birthday





Well, since our contractor can't start until Monday, we don't have any home updates.

We do, however, have some shots of the family celebrating our friend Ashley's Birthday!

With the games, cupcakes, and company it was a great time! I thought I'd also like to make mention of the special squares - like Rice Crispy Treats, but with FRUITY PEBBLES! I can't begin to tell you how incredible this was... more to follow.

Sunday, April 8, 2007

Easter Morning




Just wanted to pass along a couple of pics of the Easter clothes. Temperatures dropped into the 50's this morning. I can't speak for everyone else, but I would have loved a jacket.

Saturday, April 7, 2007

Everything is New



Spring has sprung around here, with temps between the high 60's and low 80's. With Easter tomorrow, it seemed to be a fitting day to plant flowers. The dead comes to life, and fresh starts begin. Reagan and I took some time while Wes slept to get the flower beds back in order this morning.

Friday, April 6, 2007

Easter Egg Fun Part II

We also shot a little video! Reagan and I took up most of the time, and Wes...well, there are no small parts, just small actors. Him just a 'wittle guy'... :)

Easter Egg Fun


We had a fun morning dying Easter eggs! Not only did Reagan and Wes get to learn the tradition of dipping eggs in colored water - I got a lesson in reading directions. Unfortunately, I didn't bother to put paper down on the table prior to bringing the dye over to it. I also forgot about Archemedes principle, where the volume of the submerged object displaces the a liquid by the same volume.

Long story short... we have a pastel table!