Archive for April, 2010

Garbage man

Sunday, April 25th, 2010
Garbage man Spencer

Garbage man Spencer

Our nanny Lika is going back to Georgia. We are going to miss her very much. She started working for us last fall while I was teaching at the University of Colorado. Most recently she had been coming to watch Spencer so I could get work done on our bathroom remodel. Now I will be [...]

Bathroom remodel – demolition and plumbing

Sunday, April 25th, 2010
Old vanity with man-made counter top

Old vanity with man-made counter top

Old vanity with man-made counter top Old acrylic tub Working on removing the tub surround Tub surround totally out Old lights and medicine cabinet Tub surround partially out Messy work area Tub surround out Sink supply lines seem a bit corroded, but I think they should be ok Leftover linoleum tile underneath the cement board [...]

Moab

Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Dave, Clare, and Ellen at Broken Arch

Dave, Clare, and Ellen at Broken Arch

Last weekend we went to Arches National Park. Dave and Ellen bought an RV recently, so they drove up from Phoenix in the RV and we met them there. Although Spencer wasn’t crazy about the 6 hour car ride, he was generally pretty good, and he really enjoyed the park. One momentous thing happened on [...]

Oral hygiene

Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Spencer brushing his teeth

Spencer brushing his teeth

Spencer really seems to enjoy brushing his teeth. Right now he mostly just sucks on the toothbrush, but that’s a pretty good start. I think that he partly likes it because we do it together. The only part I dislike is when he tries to brush my teeth with his toothbrush. He is a very [...]

Chickens

Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Our two chickens

Our two chickens

Clare has been wanting to get chickens for several years now. The itch came back this year, and she spent a bunch of time looking at coop designs and trying to find chicks on craigslist. Last week she found some one on craigslist selling their coop and chickens and all the supplies for a really [...]