Off the Wahl: This Is How We Do It

We have lived in our home almost ten years. I was pregnant with Aaron when we were building this house. I remember being SO sick and just letting Christian choose most of our fixtures and things. I just didn't care about anything but lying on the couch and keeping my food down. I even told the carpet guy on the phone to "just pick something, I promise I'll like it!"

We eventually fenced in the backyard so that we could contain our two little wild boys. The years have come and gone...and more children have come. Now, we don't really need to contain anyone because their is always an older sibling handy to keep an eye on the younger ones. The fence was beginning to look very weathered, so we decided to take it down.

Christian asked me with that glint in his eye, "Can I take it down with my truck?"

The kids were all safe and sound on the swingset while Christian slammed the truck in reverse and demolished the fence in about 5 minutes. At one point, he yelled out the window, "I hope I don't scratch my truck!" He then screeched the tires while laughing maniacally out the window.

I love the fence being gone. It really opens up the backyard for the boys to play football and it's easier to cut the grass...because you know we get yard of the month every month, right?

It seems like I JUST did this, but I cleaned out the sofa the other day. How does this happen? I actually jotted a list down of the stuff that I pulled out of that black hole, but I can't find it. So, from memory....earrings, about a whole pack of crayons, pencils, pens, bobbi pins, candy wrappers, bottle caps, cars, a match (?), Capri Sun straw wrappers, cereal, Legos, band aid wrappers, hair bows, q tips (disgusting). Oh, and my personal favorite...a bent nail.

My boys have serious appetites...I know, I haven't seen anything yet. I fixed 4 boxes of Kraft macaroni and cheese for lunch the other day. FOUR! I barely got a spoonful. Amazing...