House Remont

That's a bit of Russian for you...It's not in Cyrillic, but it's still the same: Remont. It means construction.

Anyway, these are a few more pictures of the projects going on here at the house...

BEFORE: disgusting!!! I know. I couldn't stand to rinse diapers in the toilet becaue i could smell this every time. And cleaning it seemed like a joke! The bowl wasn't this dirty, mind you, but it still made a presence. This is mildew. Just in case you weren't sure. GROSS!


And this AFTER! yaya, clean toilet! This was done to both toilets in the house. New flushers and valves and other things were put in. it was an all day project. So gross. But I'm really grateful to have it done since we're hopefully going to be switching to cloth diapers soon and I don't wanna gag every time I rinse one out in the toilet! Thanks goes to Justin. He works hard!! :-)

And here is the man himself! lol
This is head.
It's in the ceiling.
He is in the attic.

The project this time was replacing the vent/heater in the bathroom. That required lots of re-wiring, cutting a bigger hole in the ceiling, and poor Justin spending lots of time with his next to the roof surrounded by insulation.

We just thought this was funny. Dad's not really on the pot. :-) But that's where Justin spent about half of his day. Again...he works so hard!

So...small details that take a lot of time...and this is why it doesn't really feel like we've made much progress. Because who notices a new vent/heater?

Somehow Life Passes By

It seems like so much has happened in such a short amount of time. But then again, nothing extremely "significant" has happened. Sometimes it seems like I do the same thing every day, week by week...and before I know it, 5 months have gone by! But what have I accomplished? This is something I almost have to write down for myself because I get so caught up in the "I've done nothing" mindset...

And writing it down really does make a difference. Every week I make a list. Then I check it off. What I don't get done, goes on to next week. I don't get caught up in what i DON'T get done. I focus on what I DID get done. And it works.

So what HAVE I done? Well, it's interesting that I've started to feel more like a "member" of this commonwealth (lol, yes, commonwealth; not state). I think the even that finally made the switch final for me was the involvement and camaraderie I felt with the most recent special election to fill the Senate seat left vacant by senator Kennedy. It's interesting...

So, I'm registered to vote here; I voted in the primaries; I voted on Tuesday; I finally converted my driver's license to MA...and paid an outrageous $100.00!! Yeah, that makes no sense...

Anyway, it's just nice to feel like I HAVE made progress...I feel like I AM making a difference...and my mundane, ever-so-simple daily routine is a great achievement.

That's saying something for me.

What makes you feel like you've accomplished something? How do you fill that "I need to feel important" necessity?

The joys of having a little boy...

Caleb's First Solid Food

I cannot believe how old Caleb is getting! When he was born, a friend gave us some bowls and spoons and I thought, "Wow, she's really thinking ahead. It's going to be so long before we use these!" But man, he'll be 5 months on Sunday and here we are, using bowls and spoons! It was a lot of fun...I'm most grateful that Justin was able to be home (since classes start in a week and he'll be getting home later) to enjoy our baby's continued exploration of this world. Enjoy! (Grandma and Grandpa Hart, this is especially for you. :D)

Naked Baby!

Caleb really likes being naked. He gets all giggly and blows bubbles and just enjoys going natural. Plus, Justin has a song he sings when Caleb is naked. If only you could hear it! lol

A few weeks ago Caleb found his feet...these pictures are actually from about a month ago, so he's a bit bigger, but I love how much he focuses on getting those sneaky feet!

He grabs them most when he's laying down, but sometimes...

He'll even grab them when he's sitting up. Haha, in fact, he also loves to "stand" (no picture with this post) with us helping him to balance. Well, he's started to try and reach and grab things that are down by his feet. He has a favorite monkey he'll go for; or the opposite book; or even the burp rag. Anyway, he'll just bend over, folding himself in half in his attempt to get said treasure. He makes me laugh all the time!