Out with the old!

We are having a new deck put on the house.

Insurance is paying for a new roof and siding
due to some hail damage last summer.
So, we bit the bullet and decided to take
off the falling down eye soar of a deck
and put up a new one while the house was
being re done.


1/2 of the old deck going to the dump.


Dale taking down the 2nd half of the old one.


And again .


So, now we have to move the dish on to the
brand new roof. Thanks Andy!


The siding goes one next week.

Peace.

Thank you Jen, Olivia and Mom!

Look at what Amanda and I got on
our door step last Saturday.


Happy Birthday to Anne from Mom!


This one was to me from Jen!



And this one was Happy Birthday to Amanda from Olivia!

(I don't know how to flip this pic.....)

All the flowers are so great! Big, plump and healthy.
They all look as good today as the did on Saturday!
Thanks so much for thinking of us! :)


I had a crazy night out for my birthday on Saturday
night. Pete had a big limo pick us up and take us and
some friends out to party like rock stars. Only, I forgot
not only am I not a rock star I'm 38 not 28!
That stuff is hard to do! I think I am back
to normal today, 3 days later.
I'll post some photos of the night soon.

Needless to say my actual birthday was spent mostly
in bed or on the couch. I did manage a shower
at about 3pm and then we went out to dinner
with the kids. I was back in bed for the night
at 9pm. Oh, and it was so cold... It SNOWED!

Peace.

Amanda's 8!

Amanda is now eight years old,
My baby is not a baby anymore!






We went to Outback, Amanda's favorite place
to go out to eat at (not for steak, for Mac n' cheese)
on the eve of her special day! She was so cute and sweet!
I hope she is out of her whinny stage now!

This Saturday is her "kid" party and we are going
to Skateville in Burnsville. Should be cute, 12 girls
on roller skates, most of who have never done it before.

I will try to update more often.
Facebook is getting in the way.

That's it from Chanhassen for now.
Peace.