School pictures

We got Sadie's first school picture back on Friday.  She looks so big and grown up.  I can't believe she will be 6 years old  in less than 3 weeks.  Time sure has flown!  She is loves school.  Her class is going on a field trip on Thursday to a local farm.  I guess I will tag along and take some pictures.

Getting ready for winter

Last winter I noticed that our neighbor had something on his roof that helped melt the snow (it left a triangle pattern on the edge of the roof).  I had no clue what it was until a few weeks ago when I cam across a roof de-icer online.  I showed it to Saeed and we decided to purchase one since last winter our front entry got had really bad ice build up.  Saeed bought one this morning and we got it installed today.  Our ladder wasn't tall enough for him to get up high enough to make the zig zag triangle pattern, but we got the cords laid in the gutter and the downspout.  I hope it is enough to keep the gutters flowing and help prevent the huge build up of ice/icesicles we had last year.  If it works properly is should save us a lot of time shoveling the front entry and breaking up the ice.

Saeed made me nervous on the ladder since it really wasn't tall enough and he had to stand on the shelf that wasn't meant for standing.   The gutters were full of silt and muck so he cleaned them out while he was there and we ended up with several pounds of gross muck in a plastic bag.  Guess we should probably clean out the back & side gutters sometime soon.

Playdate

Yesterday afternoon we had a playdate here at our house.  Saeed grilled hotdogs for us and all the kids played and had a good time. There was a total of 9 kids and 6 moms.  I just wish Natalie and Caliana had been in town for it.  It had been awhile since the scrapbooking girls had gotten the kids together to play so they really enjoyed seeing each other.  The moms sat at the table catching up while the kids ran around both inside and out. I hope we can continue to meet with the kids weekly or at least a few times a month.  We did have one casualty, poor Johnny fell and broke his collar bone :(  Hope he has a speedy recovery.  I didn't remember to take pictures when everyone was here, but I got a few after everyone left.

Playroom after everyone left

I watched Makena while Jen took Johnny to urgent care and to keep her and Sadie entertained we made some glasses with foam stickers.  They had a ball decorating their glasses.  They even made a pair of Johnny or as Makena called him "my baby."  They kept calling them "goofy glasses" and I got a kick out of that.



Sadie's hair

The texturizer that we put in Sadie's hair back in April has been needing another application for quite awhile.  I bought another one in August and I have been meaning to put it in her hair but just haven't done it.  Since tomorrow is picture day, I made myself do it tonight.  It wasn't nearly as bad as the first time (she cried the whole time and it took an hour to get all the tangles out).  I am worried that maybe it is a little too straight in some places, but I guess I will be able to tell more once her hair is dry.  I also trimmed up the back a little since it is Sunday night and no salons were open. 

She also got a quick shower since she was already in there.  She normally hates showers and wants nothing to do with them, but she didn't seem to mind tonight.  Maybe because I used the hand held sprayer/hose instead of just making her stand under the showerhead.

Pictures to come