Milestones

We've had some big milestones recently. First of all, a happy belated birthday to my husband who turned 40 yesterday! We had a party for him last Friday night and spent most of last week and even the previous weekend prepping for that. We have a room that we call the "Bike Shop" because it's where we keep our 4 bikes but really it is a 3-season room just off the garage. Besides the bikes, it has Rex's strollers and some crap. Last Sunday we decided to clean it all out and paint it and make it the party room it was destined to be.

Before:



After:




Unfortunately, I was so busy playing with Rex and keeping an eye on all the food to keep that table full and yummy-looking that I forgot to take even one picture. I also had set the oven on fire about 45 minutes before the party was supposed to start so my mind was pretty well fried by party time. Rob had to spray the oven down with the extinguisher but we got it all cleaned before everyone arrived. Nobody got any bacon-wrapped lil' smokies (the cause of the fire) or spinach dip (which was supposed to go in after the cholesterol-on-a-stick snacks) but there was still plenty of food. We had a good time and I think everyone else did too. His actual birthday last night was pretty mellow- we had pizza at home. Our families chipped in to get him a new driver and fairway wood for his birthday which he received last weekend so he didn't even have any presents to unwrap. Again, I forgot to take any photos but I did get this one this morning- this is all that was left of the birthday festivities.



Our next big milestone started Sunday morning when we woke to find that Rex was one sick little guy. He's been running a fever since then and had some tummy troubles Saturday and Sunday night. This is the main reason why Rob's birthday yesterday was so lame (sorry honey). We took him to the doctor yesterday and got him all checked out which included a very unpleasant blood sample. See bandaged arm below.



We were there for a while and he has a virus that just has to do its thing and get out of his system. He's a little crabby but I think he is doing pretty well considering what all he is dealing with. I miss this guy who gets into everything and can't wait for his return!