Hullabaloo

We have had lots of fun happenings at our house since I posted last. A fort was built by some boys and their dad, we had our first round of stitches, we have added a cat to our home.....and I believe that is the extent of the excitement...for now.

Mark and the boys built the first part of their fort over the weekend. Judah has very grand, elaborate drawn out plans of what this tree house/fort should be. We had to explain to him there is great worth in dreaming and planning and there is also reality. We told him that we can possibly add to it over time but for now just a regular old fort would have to suffice. He and Shane helped Mark construct, hold boards and get the fort to a place of habitation. Judah was hoping to install some sort of wooden sink in this part of the fort so they could wash off rocks and fossils they find on their treks up the mountain. That was a definite non-reality moment!

Saturday evening Eden and Tristan were riding their trikes down one of the ramps on Mark's landscaping trailers. They had been doing it for a long period of time with much gusto and having a great time. Shane decided to catch a ride on the back of Eden's trike but as they reached the bottom of the ramp they toppled over. Dear Shane landed on top of Eden on the gravel driveway! She jumped up screaming so I walked over. As I got closer I realized there was already blood dripping off of her chin. Hmmm......we got inside, cleaned her up and realized she had bitten through her bottom lip. Ouch!! She cried for two minutes and was ready to play again. Unfortunately for her she needed to have some stitches. Mark took her to the ER, they had some wonderful bonding time, she was super brave, had the gravel cleaned out of the wound, received her 4 stitches, came home and hasn't complained once! I really cannot believe how well she handled it all! She goes back to the doctor tomorrow to get the stitches out and she isn't even worried! I am so proud of her!

On to the cat. Mark and I almost got Eden a kitten for her birthday and I decided that I didn't want to sink any money into an animal. That may sound selfish to some of you but we have had two different cats disappear after we spent the money to have them fixed, shots, declawed, etc. I wasn't in the mood to do that again. Today Mark called me to say one of his clients was asking him if he knew anyone who may want a cat. This cat showed up at their house last week and it isn't meshing well with their dogs. They had the cat to the vet, found out it is around 6 years old, is spayed, had it tested for everything possible, spent over $170 dollars on this cat and offered to give us everything for free! It is a win-win situation. If it runs away we haven't lost anything. If the cat doesn't mesh with us for some reason the people said they would take it back and find a new home. The kids were thrilled!! Except for Heidi. She was not impressed at all. But this cat has a very sweet disposition and has been doing well so far. We will keep it in the house for a week or so and then try to transition it outside.

And that is a wrap. Nothing too exciting - just everyday life!!