Sunday, November 30, 2008

Economy

Ross Perot is still using his political flow charts. If you are wondering what is going on with our national debt check out www.perotcharts.com. It is a very interesting overview of our national debt. (It is nice that gas prices have come down, but it's too bad I'm not working anymore.)

Monday, November 17, 2008

Family Fun Weekend


I've been looking forward to this weekend for a while. My Mom and Dad were coming to visit. The weekend started by getting in the car and taking a trip to the airport to pick up Grandma and Grandpa Swiss, along the way we visited the office I used to work at. (Yes that is a Christmas Tree in the back ground. The office really enjoys seasonal decorations and Christmas is celebrated as soon a possible for as long as possible)

After picking up my parents we dropped by my parents hotel for some R&R for Emerson, it had been a long day.



Saturday we meet the Heaton and Winter family at the Oakland temple for the sealing of Sharee and Jason Winter. It was a special event. Jamie Heaton watched Emerson while James and I enjoyed the sealing. Our fist baby sitting event. Emerson slept the whole time. After the wedding Dad and James went to the lot to do some mans work. We are actually putting walls up now.


Mom and I went on a little hike with Emerson. I found this fabulous path at Tilden Park right near my house. I couldn't take a view of the bay because the sun was setting, but the other side of the valley was visible, the sights are breath taking and calming.



The next day was Emerson's Baby Blessing. It was a special event. Emerson did so well and didn't even cry.



Tuesday, November 11, 2008

1 month old



Emerson is now actually 5 weeks and 2 days old. It is amazing how time can fly. I've just been having too much fun watching him grow every day. He has started to smile and acknowledge us. He is now close to 12 lbs and 23 inches. He's growing out of the newborn clothes already.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Stroller Recommendation?

Now that I'm not pregnant I am so excited to get back into shape and exercise. So the question stands what travel system is best for light running/jogging?  I have looked at the reviews and am torn between purchasing an Iron Man bob or going for  something a little less expensive and buying -/Kolcraft-Jeep-Overland-Limited-Stroller. Do you have any recommendations on strollers I should know about??? 

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Some house plans


The plans are a little big to scan, but I took some pictures so you could see what we are making out of the mounds of cement we just poured.  This is a side view as well as a front door view.


We are going to make some aesthetic adjustments to the plans, I don't think our house will have the mission look like it is drawn up to have, but when we bought the lot, the plans were a part of the deal.  The plans had already been approved by the city.  Having plans already drawn up and approved saved us a lot of time and hassle, but we still had to pay for them.



The formal room, kitchen, family, guest bedroom, garage, and bathroom are all on the upstairs.  James hopes to change a hallway into a dinning room. 
Down stairs there are 2 bedrooms that share one bathroom, washroom for washer and dryer, Master bedroom, closet and bathroom.  We added some space behind the washroom that James calls the bat cave.  Maybe it will be a storage, or theater room.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Thursday, November 6, 2008

The Pour is finished


We finished pouring the cement today.  We had to pour in 2 stages.  The first stag was done last weekend just before the 1st rain of the season.  Our luck would have it that it rained all weekend.  Monday and Tuesday we had to syphon water off the property to prep for today, but now it is all done and this step is over, Yeaaaaa :)