House and Kids Update

Well, house first. . .

I have started to get the basement painted and move some shelves into the new "pool room". Once the shelves were in the models went in with only a bit of damage to a few of them that I could fix. The shelves look ugly since they are a mix match of stuff but it will due until I can build nice ones. It is nice to have my modes on display where they can be seen for a change instead of up in the loft where no one saw them. . . .

The basement needs a second coat of DryLoc but it looks good. I love and hate DryLoc. If you have never used it before then think about trying to paint with paste or plaster. This stuff is thick and a mess to roll on. Forget spraying or brushing. .. . and my arms hurt for a day or so after. . . . on the plus side it works great and does keep the water out. I hope to start moving in some tools this weekend after the second coat of paint is done. I will also be moving in the exercise stuff as the workshop will be doing double duty as Dojo too. . . .

I have to get home early tonight because my mom is doing a beer and pizza night for the guys that built her apartment. She is so psyched to be able to start moving in. We hope to have the old house on the market by the end of March. Here's hoping we can get a good price for it in this sucky market. It is in a great position since it is on an a acer and on a short dead end road with only one other house. It would be a great place if you have one or two kids and want lots of room for them. It also has an in law apartment with it. It is a nice place but with three kids it was not going to work for us, and it would have been weird doing stuff to the yard with her still living in the in law so we are going to sell it once she is moved in with us.

Now on the kid front Jack is fully mobile and starting to stand up by pulling himself up on the couch, table, or one of his sisters if they stand still long enough. And he is quite proud of this I may add. All this at only 9 mo. . . . this is not a good sign for mom and dad's long term sanity. . . His older sisters are still spoiling him rotten so he is doing OK on that front.

His sisters are doing well, Aisling has been getting on the honor roll for a few semesters straight now and Ciara is loving the Karate classes she started.

That about covers it. I am going to be busy for the foreseeable future getting the place in shape now that most of the work is done. They are still building out the front door in the original house and we still have to fix the window I broke. . . .