Who do you work for?

After much talk in the past of buy outs and getting used to new companies, well......it is upon us once again. It appears that on August 10th Colin will officially be working for Uranium One Inc. For those of you counting this will be his 3rd company, with the same position. It is obvious that buy outs are the way of the world in the Uranium business. But, as always it looks to be a very good change. With a new company there are always more opportunities because when it comes to buy outs.... you are sure that the company that you will be working for is larger and further ahead than your current company. So now we will wait and see if another one of these buy outs is in Colin's future (hopefully longer than 6 months this time).

Proving that napping in a comfy chair isn't solely for old men, it is a good fit for Jason too.

While we are waiting for the details of this transition to a new company the best thing to do is keep busy. So today I kept true to this philosophy and Jason and I have knocked a few projects off of our list. First off the yard is mowed again (I stopped counting the number of times it has been mowed). After receiving over 3 inches of rain in a 48 hour period of time it was super wet. As most of you know, this is not common for Wyoming and was quite shocking to us. So, I had to leave my yard to grow until it could dry. Well, today when I mowed it was knee high. I have to say I have never mowed a yard quite that tall before (one that was grass and not weeds that is). It is so lush and tall that the mower about died every time I took a step. Jason napped during this long and drawn out project, but even without his valuable assistance the job was completed.

Taping off the trim, notice the tongue.

The second phase of our day was painting the trim in Jason's bedroom and puting up a few extra decorations (SPONGEBOB!!). It was such a fun job since I had excellent company, Jason. He helped from the beginning to the end of that project. He even has some paint on his leg to prove it. I also came to the realization that dark colors in a young child's room is a good thing. He thought that since I was able to paint (he thought I was coloring), that he should use his crayons to add a little spice to his room. So, he proceeded to color all over the walls with random crayons. To my delight, they don't show up on the dark blue.... WOOOOO!!!!!HOOOO!!!!!!!! One less thing to clean up today. The room looks a little better, but next on the list is getting his new bed set up when it arrives and puting doors on his closet. This will all happen in good time.............we hope. I will post pictures of the finished product, well at least after the bed comes.

Hanging the border.

Friends

Last weekend was very interesting. We really didn't accomplish much due to the fact that no one in our house was healthy, but it did give me a lot of time to think. This won't make sense to some of you, but I think a lot of people can relate.

Friends are always an important part of a persons life. These blogs help many friends keep in touch and help us make new friends. We all exchange stories and thoughts to give others an idea of what is going in our worlds between phone calls or e-mails. The friends that don't have blogs have a more difficult time keeping in touch, but remember it is a two way street.....if only one side is puting forth effort it doesn't work. People will grow apart and that is just sad and it is a shame that good friends can let that happen. But after a while the one person that tries will give up because it is obviously a wasted effort!!! Thanks for the blog idea again Maggie and Cody.........I love it and enjoy keeping in touch with everyone. My family loves it too because they can see pics and hear stories that they wouldn't hear any other way. But, I don't think they will be blogging any time soon. I am working on my mom and sis though.

On another friend note..... Just because someone moves, changes occupations, gets married, or has kids...............IT DOESN'T CHANGE WHO THEY ARE!!!!!!!!! They are still the same person you have always known. That person's daily activities might change, but they are still the same. I have found that this is a common misconception (though it sounds rediculouse). If you are a friend, you are interested in keeping in touch no matter what happens and you are always there when it counts, even if you are just there to talk long distance.

I know that I usually have such chipper posts, but I had to vent to all of you that will listen. I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend. We are going to make sure our week goes well. Make the best of what you have!!!!! That is what we live by. Thanks to all of you that are always there to listen and I wish everyone the best. I will have a happy post about today's activities (oh the list is long) tomorrow..........................

Rainy Opportunity

As most of you know Wyoming is known for many things..... Cowboys, Yellowstone, being dry.......... Well I have to say things changed quickly last night. We marked one of those off of the list about 9 last night. The rain started................ The cracking of the thunder was so loud that our house was shaking and you could see the light flashing the instant the sound overtook the area. It was so big and so close we almost didn't notice the stuff falling from the sky. IT WAS RAIN!!!!!! There was water rushing down the street like it was a river and it just kept on coming down. By about 9:30 it was so loud and scary that I decided I would just go to sleep before the power went out that way I wouldn't have to be awake for that part of the storm (we just knew it would happen). Going to sleep sounds so easy, but it isn't when there is so much noise and light coming through a window, but somehow I accomplished this feat. This morning we woke up to news reports saying that we broke a daily rainfall record......... better yet we crushed it. Before last night the record was .71 in and after that big storm it now stands at 2.21 inches...........Yes we got a lot of rain really fast. But all I can think is thank goodness I didn't water before that came down........... it would have been a waste of money.

So, being the crazy people we are we decided to capitalize on the cool wet weather that we are experiencing. You see, we have a wasp problem. It isn't the first time this has been an issue...... last year was quite a rodeo in that area. I will start there.

Last summer we had a lot of wasps around. Since I am deathly allergic it made for a frightening situation. They had made a huge nest along the foundation of the house. During one rain storm, Colin decided to spray them. Although there were many laying there dead, there was one resilient wasp out for revenge..........and he knew who killed his friends. Colin wanted to run into the house, but he had this angry wasp that he couldn't get off of him. Finally after weaving through the patio furniture he made the decision to come into the house ( I think the trail of wasps following him was good motivation.) When he got into the house I was holding Jason and trying to kill the wasp that clung to him. I brushed it loose, but then it made its way to Colin's neck stinging him. Colin mashed it like a mosquito and all I could do was laugh. It was so funny.

On the attack.

So, when we had a nest appear this year Colin was very apprehensive to go on the attack, but this rain offered a perfect time. Unlike last year it was a success. He sprayed it then knocked it down with a shovel before spraying it again. I think he was more prepared.

I know this is a long post, but hey that is me...... I hope you all have a wonderful waspless weekend. Later...............

My big boy.....Growing up too fast (he doesn't even look like a baby anymore), he took this one himself.

Too good for sitting.............

Jason actually put the chair on the couch before he sat next to it............

Jason has this crazy obsession with Spongebob Square Pants. It all started when he was around his friend William who started this love of Spongebob at an earlier age than Jason (pretty wild). This yellow sponge has turned out to be quite the influence on Jason. He sings the theme song, mainly in his own words. When we are outside playing and he gets really excited he starts to sing it over and over again. So 'Bob Bob' holds quite a high standing in our house. Just an indication of how impressionable kids are.

Spongebob is such a recognizable character that the other day when I was walking down an isle of the grocery store Jason started to scream "BOB BOB!!! BOB BOB!!!!!" over and over again. But, we were in the pasta isle..............why would Spongebob be there? I went on thinking he was imagining things (boy parents can be a pain in their kids behinds.) Then he got even more mad.....kind of like he knew I was blowing the Bob Bob thing off. So, I circled back. Of course there was Spongebob on a box of mac and cheese. Boy did I feel like a dufus. I should really believe Jason more often.



Anyway, yesterday Jason and I went bed shopping so that he doesn't have to sleep on the floor anymore. Not only did we find a great deal on a bed......which will be here in a week to 10 days.........but we also found a Spongebob chair on sale (I am a sucker for sales). He loves it but at times he thinks it is just too good to sit in. So he sits next to it and hugs it. In a way it is more his friend than a piece of furniture. Go figure................. I guess he could have picked a worse character to be-friend.

Pants Optional?

No pants and loving it (enough to dance).

Although it doesn't hold true for everyone in our house (a very good thing), it is something that Jason lives by... Pants are bad!!!! If it is watching his favorite bobble head cartoon (Noddy) or the classic Spongebob, Jason doesn't like to wear his pants. He has even mastered taking them off on his own. We had to make the rule that pants were mandatory outside of our house, our neighbors were beginning to look at us like we were even stranger than usual. So, at home he is always half naked and at the store he still tests his boundaries. This just makes for more excitement. I do have to say that our guests tend to laugh when a small Nudy Moody streaks through the house, so just a warning to all of you that visit...............

Trying to teach Jason to use the pedals......quite the task.