Here we go...

I will attempt in a short(ish) post to fill you all in on everything we have been up to this summer, beside buying really Cool shoes=).
My fave was the few days Gary had to go and check on on stuff for the stores in BC. We threw the kids to the grandparents and I went with him . Three wonderful days of driving (I LOVE road trips) and spending time together (mostly uninterrupted because alot of BC is a Cell dead zone, lol) It was really fun and I now now the locations of all the SUBWAYs from here to Kelowna.
The kids have been having a great time at the new pool, it is a pretty great facility. They are also in Library Club. So summer has gone by really fast for them.
We are finishing our basement and it is moving right along, Gary and Jesse finished the third coat of mud tonight so I will be able to start painting on Friday and Jenie and the kids should be all settled in by mid-next week...
Which brings me to the biggest change in our house recently. Michael and Jen and the gang are staying with us now that they have decided to return to the promised land=) Michael got a job at a law firm down here and although he doesn't start until October he and Jen want to start the kids in school here. Soooooo we have a houseful and it is going really well. We are planning on having them stay until they can sell their house in Whitecourt and buy or build one down here so it's probably going to be for awhile which leads me back to finishing the basement ASAP. Once it is done there will be 4 bedrooms, a playroom, a bathroom and a living room down there (and the laundry room) We have pretty much the same up stairs so there is lots of room and I am REALLY enjoying the division of labor Jen and I came up with=) I handle the kitchen and food and she does the laundry. LOVING not having to fold laundry...clean and folded clothes just magically appear. I figure when it's all settled Michael can have the kids but I am keeping Jenie and her front loading washer and dryer.