NEWS-NEWS-NEWS!!!!

Didn't think I'd post so soon after my last one, but can't wait. Just found out last night that J&J are expecting #2! The newest member of our family will arrive sometime around January 18th. So this will make #11 for grandchildren for the folks-who also just this week celebrated 42 years of marriage. Now we're all just waiting for F&A's baby to arrive. She's ready & so is the baby according to the doctors so any day now.

I helped Matt with some work last weekend. I spread 5yds of mulch on Saturday for him. It was all up hill-literally. I had to wheel the mulch up a hill, dump the pile & go back for more before I even began to spread it. It took me about 3.5 hrs to complete the job. My calves, glutes & thighs certainly got a work out. Then on Sunday I helped Matt with a brick stairway. He built (framed) it on Saturday while I did the mulch thing. Basically since I'm not as creative as he is in the design process, I hauled the brick from the pallets to the stairs & placed them where they belonged while he leveled the stone dust, watered it in, and lay the brick. I worked from about 730-1 & then I couldn't do it anymore. It was just too hot & the sun was right above us after it came over the trees. I went home took a shower, a short nap & then was ready to go back & help, but by then he was spent too. I carried 520 bricks for this project. But, if I do say so myself the stairway is beautiful. If I can figure out how to post pics I'll put one in.

Next friday is my last day at Northern. I start at camp on Tuesday (5-10). I have to go to Concord on Monday for a final training on something I'm going to work on over the summer. Plus I've got to do my alcohol surveys for local businesses all summer.