The Menno Knight Putting the Fist Back in Pacifist

The Happenings

So, I've been absent from the blag for a while. It's been a busy few weeks. Successfully closed on house. Painted. Cared for a baby. Slept. Ate. Worked. Some other things.

But we've recently had a recuperation. And we're getting ready to wear ourselves out again. I thought I'd post some pictures of the awesome that we've accomplished lately.

We worked tirelessly for most of last week to complete the painting of our living room. I'm here to say it was mostly a success. We've still got some touching up to do, but overall it's done. And I think it looks pretty sweet.

Painted Living Room

So, that's by our front door. That wall and the long wall with the fireplace are now 'Plantation Brown.' I won't lie, that name makes me feel a little racist. But man, it's an awesome color. The other walls are covered by 'Taramind.'

Then, once the painting was done, on Saturday we had our appliances delivered. I love shiny new appliances. First, our magnificent and large fridge.

Magnificent Fridge

See, it's awesome. And it fits perfectly. It has cold water, ice maker, and ice chopper (for making crunched ice, Chelsea loves it). So, it's pretty sweet. We moved the old fridge out to the garage so that we'd have some more cold storage space for extra drinks and Chelsea's priceless breast milk. It's like liquid gold.

The other new appliances we got were a washer and dryer. So, first I want to show you the space we painted for the washer and dryer.

Pre-Appliance Laundry Room

We removed a shelf, painted, and added some baskets. The room above was just waiting for the washer and dryer. And so we have:

Post-Appliance Laundry

Those are our new red washer and dryer set. They're pretty sweet. They play a happy tune for you when they're done with their load. It makes me laugh. We added curtains so that they can be covered up when not in use. We had planned on using curtains anyway, but it pretty much became required because they actually stick a little ways out into the door frame. But, they still mostly fit and it all works, so we're happy. We only have a couple white trays to add to the very top shelf and I think Chelsea might call it done. Though I do know she wants to add some orange accents into the jars... Oh well...

And then finally, the weekend came to a close on Sunday. Sunday was Chelsea's first Mother's Day. I did my best to make a great day for her. We started the morning by going to Guglhupf... oh wait... no we didn't, because they were crazy busy. Like CRAZY!. So, instead we ended up heading over to Alivia's. It was a delicious breakfast.

At breakfast I gave Chelsea the gift I had gotten her. It was a necklace from RedEnvelope.com. The necklace had our three birthstones in it. I think she liked it, but you'd have to ask her. Next, we wandered around for a bit before going to go see the new Babies documentary. We took Evelyn with us and had a good time.

I also did as much as I could for Chelsea. I'd take care of Evelyn when she wanted me to. I'd tickle her back when she wanted. Get her drinks. And generally be her slave for the day. But, Mother's Day is only once a year and I think she enjoyed having a restful day. I know with a baby and me she doesn't get much rest normally. =)

Finally, on Monday, Evelyn had her 2 month appointment with the pediatrician. She's 2 months old now... Let that sink in. Has it really been 2 months? Anyways. She's doing good. 10 lbs. 11 oz. and healthy as can be. She got 2-3 shots and drink. Vaccinations. She was fine with the drink (a vaccination), but the shots she was not happy with. Luckily Chelsea was able to calm her with food. And so we left without any other problems. She was a little more fussy that day, but nothing strange happened.

So, that's what we've been up to recently. Now we're gearing up for actually moving into our new house. Joy. I hate moving, but I want to be moved. Such a dilemma. See you on the sleepy side.