Thursday, April 23, 2009

Cutest Girl Ever Born!


Sequoia wets the bed every now and then. I've had her checked it's nothing serious. she's just not a puppy anymore and doesn't hold it as well. After cleaning her bed a few times, I finally threw it out before getting her a new one, so she had to sleep on her not-so-cushy camping pad for a couple of nights. She wasn't sure what to do. The first night she climbed onto Ethan's bed. I peeked in to see her stretched out taking up most of the bed, with Ethan scrunched up in the corner. She woke me up the next night, asking to get in bed with us and the next thing I heard was "Mom, Sequoia's waking me up.' She was trying to sleep with Ethan again. I find this very funny and finally got her a new princess bed and covered the inner pad with plastic.

Speaking of dogs, there is a sweet woman who walks a little white poodle past our house every day. Ethan loves it because it always stops to jump up on him and give him kisses. He calls it the 'cute little doodle."

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Fundraiser a Success



I'm sure that by now everyone knows how excited I am to be involved with the bilingual preschool that Ethan will be attending next year.

Roof Top Garden Complete..Thanks Uncle Barry!

It took Justin (with some help from me) two days to shovel all of the soil from one side of the roof top garden over to the other side so we could start repairs. Then, my Uncle Barry offered his help and we really appreciate it because it took his crew of 5 an entire day to complete the work...and they are professionals. They got it done in a fraction of the time it would have taken us, and at a fraction of the cost. Thank You Uncle Barry! Ethan has requested we fill the garden with melons. Not a bad idea.

Justin and Grandpa Brad on day 1

The crew half way through

Sunday, April 5, 2009

A nice spring day





It's the first warm day in a couple of weeks so we got excited and decided to plant our cold frame. Justin planted greens, carrots and broccoli, and Ethan planted split peas from the kitchen. I knitted myself a pair of hand warmers this winter Ethan asked me to knit him a pair. I think it is so sweet that he appreciates them and likes to wear them. We have some serious yard projects to do this year including reconstructing part of our roof-top garden, and figuring out a way to cover up the vinyl fence our neighbor put up. It clashes badly with our new house colors and the old style of our house, as the rest of the fencing is wood. We can't cover it with bushes because the planting space is only ~3 feet wide. Trellising the whole side of the house would be expensive. Any ideas?

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Winter's not over yet....

I love snow in the spring...but it has been awfully cold.