19 July 2007
A minor breakthrough
15 July 2007
Another week goes by...
- Dog tag for Wrigley
- Label from the original owner's gun display downstairs
- A tiny scrap of the Post-Dispatch with an article about President Eisenhower's tribute to Ernie Pyle
- Schnucks spring water, expiration date December 1989
- Genuine four-leaf clover
- Box of yellow and black plastic wall tile--nice!
- Scrap of the kitchen's original linoleum floor
- Dead snake
07 July 2007
We have a tooth!
Our nephew Seth is here for the weekend. This morning, the three older boys went to the Missouri Botanical Garden. They all got wet playing in the fountains, which must have been a sight. Tonight, after the little boys' baths, we did some fireworks in the backyard. This time Noel was with us. He did NOT like it at all. Good thing we didn't drag him to a big fireworks display Wednesday night!
Seth, Noel and Dominick
06 July 2007
05 July 2007
Sideways
Dom doesn't star in this video, so to keep things fair, I'll provide a list of funny things he's said lately. I never tire of listening to him talk. He comes up with some real head-scratchers.
"I'm right here a little bit."
"Noel's a big red barn."
"Hurt your behind, please."
To Noel: "Practice walking, please. Learn to stand."
"My arms are nice."
Upon seeing the mannequins at Old Navy: "They need to get some heads."
On the milestone front, Noel is this close to crawling. Any day now, I think. He also seems to be teething, which has meant disrupted sleep and much more crying. Hurry up, tooth, so my baby will feel better! He's having his eight-month pictures taken tomorrow, and I don't want the session to be a disaster. If Noel skips his morning nap again, it might be. The scratches and pimple (yes, he has to have a baby pimple now!) are bad enough.
04 July 2007
So much for the holiday
It's a miracle: Dominick is out of the Exersaucer long enough for Noel to play in it.
Anyway, the demolition is done, and the basement feels so much more open now. We looked into having the support posts removed, but unfortunately that's not feasible. Still, it's going to be really nice when it's finished, if the project doesn't drag on forever. Here's a picture of the basement post-demo.
A view looking toward the east foundation wall. The white post shows the location of the partition wall, now gone. Pardon the mess!
On Sunday, I took Dominick to Grant's Farm. It was really nice to have some time with just the two of us. He's so funny, though. He cared more about the fans in the tram shed and stables, and the sprinklers (not on, just piled up in a corner in an employee-only area) than the animals. His absolute favorite part of Grant's Farm was the water spray bridge. We just happened to be walking across it when suddenly the sprays turned on. Until then, I didn't even know it was there. Dom loved it. Only by promising a snack was I able to coax him to move on.
02 July 2007
New photo album
Look for updates on our basement renovation in the next day or so. We've been busy!