Fridays Five Random Thoughts

I never thought I would say it this soon, but we are potty training Kamden.  Sort of.

Having a big brother means you want to do big boy things too.  I guess this includes pooping on the potty!

I'm not going to push anything at this point, but anytime Kamden wants to sit on the potty he can.  He's even been saying potty. 

I'm sort of in shock.

Karson didn't potty train until just before his 3rd birthday. 

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We're heading to Clear Lake with the family this weekend.  The boys are going to have a blast. 

Just making the list of things to pack is making me excited.  The boys teeny-tiny life jackets, water shoes, hats, sunglasses, sunscreen, not to mention all the treats we're going to take.  Karson has been begging for a juice box ever since I bought them last week.

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Dustin has been making more progress on the house.  All of the downstairs windows should be in this weekend.  The siding will be ordered soon.  We are still going back and forth on which color we will go with.  I just can't find the color I want.  All the vendors around here carry the same brands.  It's so frustrating.  I've always leaned toward green and Dustin has leaned towards a bluish gray (the same color our house is now).  I told Dustin just to pick one of the colors on our "okay" list and order it.  I'm tired of making big decisions that I have to live with for 30 years.

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Tonight we're going to run to Cedar Falls to eat at Old Chicago.  Yum.  Then, we're going to stop at U.S Cellular so my mom and I can switch phones. 

My Mom got a new phone a while back..  I love her phone and decided I wanted the same one.  I've been waiting for it to go on sale.  In the mean time, mom decided she would rather have a regular phone than a smart phone, so I'm buying hers!  She'll use my new phone credit to get what she wants and I'll get hers switched to my number.  Yay!  Be ready for more random pictures on facebook.

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I love daily sale sites!!! 

Yesterday, I got Karson some new Crocs for $12.99 off Zulily. 

Today, I got Dustin and I both a pair of Teva's on The Clymb for $15.  When I signed up I got a $10 credit, then I used code 99centship for $1 shipping.  You can't beat that when Teva's cost at the very least $25 in stores.

Have a great weekend!

Fridays Five Random Thoughts

We got started on the porch re-do last weekend.  We weren't going to dig into it just yet, but Dustin jacked up the floor so he could see what exactly need to be done. 

Which lead to a column being knocked out.

Which lead to starting the stone on the columns.

Now, we're going to stop working on the porch and start installing windows.  They just came in and I don't want them to sit around forever.  I don't want a torn apart porch forever either, but I'm hoping the windows go in quickly and we can get back to the porch.

We shall see...

Here's what the porch looked like this winter.

We need to get these projects finished so we can move on to siding. 

I have a feeling with all these projects that need to be done this summer, Fall will come rather quickly.

Disclaimer: This was written last week for Fridays Five Random Thoughts and I never got around to finishing the post.  The living room and dinning room windows are now installed with more to follow this weekend.  The electricians are at the house today doing some rewiring and installing a bathroom fan.

 

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Karson just told me I was "Bugging him in half." 

I love this age when they sound like a foreigner trying to learn the lingo.

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We have suddenly gotten very busy!  Every weekend we have something going on, which isn't very conducive to our remodeling projects.

Our niece and nephews birthday party is on Saturday.  A committee I'm on at church is hosting an appreciation lunch on Sunday.

Next weekend we will spend at Clear Lake.  The weekend after that we will be in Des Moines.  Then, it's Fourth of July. 

I'm tired already.

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Karson starts T-ball on Monday.  I can't imagine they are going to do much with 3 year olds, but we will see.  I know a couple of his friends are signed up as well. 

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Kamden has strep throat.  It all started with a rash on his face.  Then, he ran a fever and was lethargic.  He kind of scared me the way he would just flop on the floor and cry, refusing to walk.

He's on the mend now and causing trouble every time I turn around.  He is even sporting a black eye that he inflicted upon himself with no help from his big brother.  We're not sure exactly what he did, other than we know he hit it on something in the toy room.