Home Ownership Awaits!

Joe and I made an offer on our first home! It was accepted and now we're just making all the preparations to get it closed. It is a true fixer-upper. Most everything that has to be done is cosmetic except for the dry rot in the bathroom. It has a huge double car garage that is actually over sized because it extends to the back pretty far. It is 1230sq ft. There are 3 bedrooms and 1.1 baths. I plan to change that however. If I can work things right, there will be a shower in the master bath and not just a sink and toilet. We need to paint inside and out, change the floors out, rearrange the kitchen, replace the water heater, and add a new breaker box. Not to mention the yard and concrete outside. Sounds like a lot? Well folks, it is! The funny thing about it is that Joe says he can fix it up all by himself. Let me see, it is almost 1am and he still hasn't come home from work. We really need to hire someone. He has been spending the evening putting in grout on a flagstone patio and doing all the finishing touches. We had to pay for an oil change for the first time in our married lives! He has no time anymore! That is a good thing, don't get me wrong. Our business is going really well. So well that we're having a hard time keeping up. I think we need to hire some people and just have two crews going at once. Cory was working in Salem today while Joe was up in Hillsboro. I spend a lot of my time running errands for them or talking to customers. You know, answering questions that I have no business answering. Everyone always tells me that I know more than I think. I guess that's good!
Hey everybody! Its time for a Kalo update!
2 teeth, cutting a third. She's had a temp of 102 for the past couple days.
Walks and sometimes runs. Pokes people in the eyes. Says mama. Hair is starting to curl in the back. Can't sit through church. Steals toys. Gets really excited to see Siosi when she wakes up in the morning or from naps. Gets excited to see Dad come home from work or to see Grandma.

Siosi: Loves to dance! Argues very well. Eats oatmeal for breakfast. Wants veggies all the time. Loves to go to story time at the library every week and check out the backpacks they have. Enjoys nursery. Says, "Leave her alone, she's just a kid", when we say no to Kalo for something. We still don't know where she got that one from. Is working on being gentle with Kalo still. Loves to color and paint. Makes cakes out of her color crayons. Always wants to help in the kitchen. Cries to go to Eliana's house. Asks about her Wyoming cousins constantly. Where's Keira? Where's Kylie? Still as skinny as a pencil.