Class Act!

My husband is the definition of a class act. No matter how easy it would be to get away with doing less, he always does his absolute best. This applies to everything: his family, his job, his yard work, his home maintenence and even the way he loves me and Hayden. I admire him more every day.

Our New Home!

On May 11th, the purchase of our new home closed and we eagerly moved in. I don't think we realized just how much stuff we had until it took us about 6 trips in our UHaul trailer to get everything from the condo. Our new house is over twice the size of the condo and we have managed to fill it up well. Already we have done a lot to the home. Chris has installed new exterior lights, changed some door knobs, installed our new appliances (micro-hood combination and dishwasher) and he and my dad worked on converting the dryer to a gas connection as well as installing a gas line to the deck for a barbeque. I have been organizing and putting things away. I also painted Hayden's room and it is right now my favorite room in the house. Having my dad and mom here the first weekend we were here was a huge help. Sally and I worked on the yard while Chris and Dad did the gas lines and Hayden has some new found freedom with a yard (but not too much until we get the fence up).

In other news I met my San Francisco Mom for the first time as she came up for a visit. I think she is a bit smitten with Hayden but, heck, can you blame her? She makes a great mother-in-law and that is a good thing since there are more than one.

Mother's Day we went to brunch with Chris' Mukilteo Mom and her husband at Ivar's Salmon House. It was fabulous and I should have wore looser clothes. Again, another great mother-in-law!

The first Sunday of our new residence, we had some friends and family over for a barbeque. We had quite a few people and it was so nice to have room for everyone. I am hoping we can have Thanksgiving here but I will have to discuss that with my honey!

Speaking of my honey, I have been so impressed with his "handyman" knowledge. For example, last night he didn't get home until 7:30 and after dinner and by moonlight was outside pruning trees. He seems to have all this new found energy. We both have so many dreams for this house but I have to keep telling myself Rome wasn't built in a day.

Last weekend we had free tickets to see the new Star Wars. The actor who plays Anikin Skywalker/Darth Vador is named Hayden so I think this is for a reason. Our Hayden does sometimes have a bit of the Dark Side (especially around noon) and the Force is strong in him. (LOL!!!)

Weekend Happenings

I spent another Sunday watching my client's daughter. Some clients I grow attached to and these ones are no exception. This is why I would offer my services to work on a Sunday when I could be home with my Honey. This babysitting experience didn't go as well as last week though. We headed to the soccer field where the Parents were playing and Baby was having some separation issues which didn't give the Parents all the time they wanted to play. She was pretty unconsolable for most of the time. I felt like I wasn't doing the job I was there for. I felt helpless. Furthermore, I could tell "Dad" was getting upset and at one point I felt it was directed toward me since I couldn't get his daughter to calm down. Luckily we all survived and went to lunch at a place called the Pig and Whistle (I think) in Greenwood. Chris met us there and we had a good time. I figured Chris and my clients would have a lot to talk about being "techie", loathing Bush and all.

Friday night we were invited out with Chris' boss and his wife. We had Hayden's teacher babysit which was fantastic. I knew he was in good hands and never worried one bit. We started the evening at The Red House which is a wine/beer house and tapas bar. We shared two bottles of wine and some appetizers there. We then went to another place (I can't remember the name) and ended at the Muckelshoot Casino. It was a pretty good time and our night out was long overdue.

Saturday, we didn't leave the house. Chris slept in and then I took a nap when Hayden did. I packed up some things for the move, cleaned and watched HGTV for inspiration.