travis' brain dump

So somewhere in between all of the work I’ve been doing lately, the workout routines and the random stuff I’ve been posting up lately I’ve neglected to just post for no other reason than to just say hello to the world and give a little status to my friends/family out there who swing by here on occasion.

Most of the happenings in my life have been followed through the previously mentioned categories but there is one thing worth mentioning which has not been covered. For some of you who have kept up with the private posts, this is old news… heck you’ve even seen some pictures, hehe. But for those who don’t, then this will be news for you. Come this November, our family will be increasing by +1, a little boy. Terrifying thought, I know. I personally find a balance between absolute joy and complete fear, hehe. I mean c`mon, another me running around? *gasp*

Well, if life wasn’t busy enough, here it goes again right? 🙂 We’re really excited though and there will be plenty of pictures up for those relatives who wish to “follow the baby”. I’ll be setting up a photo gallery when I get a chance this weekend if all goes well. That is if I can fit it in, LOL. 

Other than that things are going well otherwise. We finally got a pretty good garden off the ground. Some slight failures in the brocolli, peppers and melons but the cucumbers, pumpkins, corn, carrots and beans are definitely taking off. Amanda seems well please with it’s progress although she’s a little irritated at the weeds and the squirrels who keep stealing her strawberries right now. We definitely need to come up with a solution which doesn’t involve me poisoning the entire batch or sitting out back with a high powered pellet rifle. 🙂 Maybe some small chicken wire or something, who knows.

I also took a little break from remodeling the downstairs last weekend to upgrade Arwen’s playhouse which was a lot of fun. It was a nice switch up from other projects going on around the house. I was able to remove the rotting out wood porch and replace it with brick and replace her shake roof with a nice modern asphalt shingle one. She’s quite pleased to say the least and waiting impatiently for me to finish up the inside and clean it out. After that it’s up to Amanda to get some paint picked out for it and finish the job. I’ve been informed I have terrible taste in color picking for a little girl’s playhouse. *shrug* I think that’s a good thing though, lol.  

Back in the house, I’m hoping if all goes well to have the downstairs finished up and waiting on carpet and a fireplace by the middle of August. If I can just make that goal then I’ll feel pretty comfortable about getting the upstairs room done in time for the baby. Like I said, it’s definitely going to be busy for the next 4 1/2 months but I’m confident I’ll be able to get it done.

Well, that’s about it for the public/personal update. 🙂 Hope all is well with everyone.