it's a HUTCH

i have been packing this thing around for 11 years now. not really knowing why and not asking, for some reason either. it was just the dads bike from when he was a kid. it had no pedals and the wheels were flat. i'm actually very surprised that i didn't ask why we were storing something that seemed so useless to me.
but now i see.












the boys are just about big enough now so the dad bought pedals and tubes for the tires and got the thing going again. my boys and all the neighborhood boys are enjoying it but not as much as the big boys! it has brought smiles to the faces of many neighborhood dads. turns out the HUTCH was one of the bikes to have as a boy and oh the memories it has stirred. the talk of the tricks they could do on it or the races they raced it in! and it seems that that old bike is worth a few bucks too! who knew!

















do you think the little boys know what a gem they are riding?

DADDY'S HOME!

I'M SO GRATEFUL

so, i can be really hard on the dad sometimes, but i soooo appreciate him! ever since i got pregnant he has been working overtime around here, picking up where i left off!


laundry-he is actually very good at it-he stays on top of it and gets it done-not like me who drags it out forever-forgetting i have a load in and just not wanting to fold yet another load!


floors-he has been mopping the floors-except for the couple of times my mom has been here-and oh how he loved the break!


anyway, the list goes on! i just needed to mention it and let him know it is GREATLY appreciated because even though i have not been able to keep the house clean i have desperately needed it clean!

THANKS DAD!

while the cat's away the mouse will...

WORK! so we came back on saturday to find the dad hard at work. don't get me wrong he works hard all the time but whenever i leave him for an extended period of time i always come home to a list of "odd" projects done. they are things that need to be done but i've forgotten about or not noticed. one time i came home and he had gone around touch up painting all over the house. see, it's not odd but they are things i don't expect him to have on his immediate list. this time he installed the last of the dead bolts. i kind of had thought we weren't going to install the one on the back door but i guess we were-it's a good thing. he also patched some concrete in the garage. this one never even crossed my radar as something we wanted to do. well, he makes it exciting to come home after a trip-i can't wait to see what he's come up with to do! he's a great guy!


maybe i will come home one day to a remodeled bathroom!!!