Termite update

Yesterday, the termite people came out and spot treated our basement with poison to get rid of the termites. They had to drill through the cement, shoot the poison into the soil below and repair the holes with more cement. I was hoping that I could close up the holes in the laundry room wall but the pest control guy said it would be best not to disturb the wall for another month, just to make sure the termites take the poison back to the colony and kill them all off. Not very nice, I know but I have to protect my house from those wood-eating critters!

Spencer's vocabulary update

WOW! Spencer's vocabulary grows about 2 words every day! Here are the newest additions: tummy, no, cheese, sissy (sister), and down. I can't believe he is getting so big! Rubia is hardly going to recognize him when she gets home. :(

Eva's pre-school talent show

Last Thursday was Eva's end of the year pre-school program. I can't believe the year is over already! All the kids got dressed up in their Sunday best so they all looked so sharp! Here is Eva:

All the kids - with the help of the teacher - sang some songs and showed us some sign language they had learned throughout the year. Eva didn't participate all that much but she is one of the younger one. Hopefully she does better next year (she missed the deadline to start school this year so she will attend pre-school for one more year).

Then each of the kids performed a talent all by themselves! Eva sang "I love to see the Temple" and she did a great job! YEAH, Eva!

Spencer's new Do!

Summer is upon us and I thought Spencer might appreciate a little less hair. I know that someone will be a little upset at me for cutting his hair so short but I remind her that it will grow back - it is only temporary. I kind of like it this way even though it will take some getting used to. The one on the left was right before and the one on the right is right after. I think he looks cute both ways! The short look is much easier!

Spring has come . . . Yeah!

The only season I have a hard time with is summer - only because it is sooo hot! I stay indoors all summer long and pray for fall to come quickly. :) As I said, I like all the other seasons. I like fall because it is cool and the world gets a beautiful paint job! I like winter because I love to see the everything covered in a soft blanket of white. It is so beautiful! I even like playing in the snow. I like the cold weather (unlike some people I know, but I won't hold it against them!). But my favorite season of the year is SPRING! After a long winter, I am ready to see some flowers, feel the gentle spring breezes, run around in the spring rain, run the car tires through the puddles and get out in the sun (before it gets too hot!). Here is a picture of the gladiola in my front yard. It is in full bloom and gorgeous. I wanted to share it with all of you and tell you Happy Spring (enjoy it while you can)!

Spencer's vocabulary

Spencer's vocabulary has been growing by leaps and bounds! I can't believe he can say so many things!

Here is a list of the ones he can say to date:

yucky, Mommy, Daddy, da (Portuguese), no, ball, go, bubbles, doctor, cracker, cookies, Jodi, nana (banana), Nanny, stop, Grandpa, kitty, play

Hole in the wall . . .

So one day, not too long ago, I moved the laundry sorter in the laundry room to pick up a stray sock and found evidence (water, dirt, and drywall damage) of some unusual happenings. I called our handyman to come take a look at it. Together we thought it was just water damage but we didn't know from where so my job was then to be on the look out for more water and figure out where it was coming from. I was trying to do that but never saw water on the floor again. A couple months or so later (this last week), I decided to check on the spot. I moved the sorter again and found a mound of dirt, more drywall damage and more moisture! Now I don't know much about home maintenance but I know that water damage doesn't cause a dirt mound to appear in my basement so I called the handyman again to come check it out. He cut some of the sheet rock off and found a little bit of these:

I was not excited to find out we have termites! Lucky for us they haven't been there very long and the damage isn't extensive at all. Still going to cost money to take care of it but I am grateful the situation is not any worse.

Beware of the termites!