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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Finally...

January 2, 2008 was a great day! My new washer and dryer were delivered in the morning, and I got right to work tackling the large pile of laundry that had accumulated. My mom had graciously allowed me to do a whole bunch of loads at her house, and when I got to the point that I couldn't handle the sight of my gynormous laundry pile, I hauled it all to the laundromat to get it all done at once. Needless to say, I am very grateful to my husband for his hours of research in finding the machines that we ended up with!!!


A gynormous pile of laundry! I had to completely
clear out the laundry room, so this all ended up in
our room.


I couldn't get Andrew to stand in front of the laundry
to add perspective to the picture, but I at least got
him to sit in front of it.


Our very first washer - we bought it from Pam & Doug
when they moved into their second house.


Our first dryer - a hand-me-down from my
parents.


A beautiful sight!


My new washing machine!


My new dryer!


I've been busy!!!!

posted by Robin Hayes, 10:55 PM | link | 3 comments |

Andrew Graduates to a Big Boy Bed

Poor Andrew has slept on a mattress on the floor for probably 2-1/2 years. Our reasons for taking down the crib were two-fold: It was hard to get him in and out of that crib with his bar-and-brace shoes, and he was a horrible sleeper. I thought that if I could lay next to him on the floor, maybe just maybe, he would sleep harder and longer. Wrong! But it was a good theory. We also moved him into the same room as his brothers in hopes that that would help as well, but that didn't work either. It just took time to cure that problem. Since around age two (approximately), Andrew has been a great sleeper.

Around Thanksgiving, we were made aware that Chris' cousin in Minnesota was getting rid of her daughters' car bed. I called her up and we made arrangements. Pa and Grandma graciously hauled the bed down to Illinois at Christmas when they came down to celebrate together. After a little assembly...voilà...Andrew had a big boy bed!




Cute VW Bug Bed - Andrew's "maiden slumber" in his new bed


Another view of the "maiden slumber"


"Modeling" the new bed


The night he insisted on wearing his froggy hat to bed

posted by Robin Hayes, 10:33 PM | link | 4 comments |

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Cousin Time


At Hobby Lobby: So many choices...So little time!
from left: Clara, Kelly, Nancy, Sarah


"Smile!"


Hard at work designing the bracelets


Nancy chose to make earrings.


I got to model all the bracelets at the end of the night.

December 18, 2007 - My cousins and I took a field trip to Hobby Lobby to pick up supplies to make some Christmas presents. Sarah was home from college, and since we had missed each other over the summer during her brief visit home, we had made a pact that we would get together over Christmas break some way or some how. So there we were, Sarah, Nancy, Clara, Kelly, and me picking out beads at Hobby Lobby. We came back to my house and worked on putting together some Christmas presents. The girls had never made jewelry before, so I did the "technical" parts while they did the artistic part. We had a super fun evening, and I'm so glad that it worked out to get together. Then those silly girls surprised me the next week by giving me one of the fruits of their labors! :)


posted by Robin Hayes, 10:36 AM | link | 4 comments |

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Hello!

Just wanted to say "hello" to any readers that stop by our blog. We haven't abandoned our posting...just having technical difficulties. My computer crashed shortly before Christmas, and Chris has since fixed it, but I don't have my photo program loaded back on. I have lots of fun pictures to post, but we will all have to wait.

We hope that you all had a wonderful time with family and friends over Christmas and into this New Year!
posted by Robin Hayes, 10:20 AM | link | 3 comments |