Fall Has Arrived

Fall is just flying by. This weekend we had two soccer games, instead of our usual one. Aidan really enjoys soccer and when I told him we only had two games left, he asked for clarification - "Two more games this year?" I said yes and asked if he wanted to play again in the spring - he gave a definite "Yes" on that one and then wanted to know why he had to wait so long.

Construction Update: We are moving right along with our home addition. The room itself is finished except for paint, flooring and some lights/fan fixtures. The new bathroom also needs finishing touches including painting, tiling (on the floor and around the tub), staining the cabinets, adding the sink/counter, the lighting and the solar tube. We picked out all the paint, tile and lighting this weekend so all of our decisions are done until it comes to actually using the room!

Everything looks good with the exception of our existing middle bathroom which is still in great disarray. No toilet, no floor, 1/2 of the walls and ceiling torn out. Oh, and no closet in Ed's current office - as it was on the other side of the now missing wall. All of this will come together as soon as the plumber figures out how deep to dig a trench into our foundation so that the upstairs sewer pipe can connect to the downstairs sewer pipe... That is really the only challenge we have had during the entire process. The contractor is still on track to complete the project on their original timeline - keep those fingers crossed.

Austin has narrowly escaped being "locked away" in a recent trip to the Ft. Worth zoo (just kidding). His behavior is improving slightly, but most recently he wrote in blue pen on a white chair cushion in the living room. After I sprayed the lines with upholstry cleaner, Austin had a wet rag and rubbed the lines. We repeated this 4-5 times over the course of 30 minutes, and using all of Austin's elbow grease, the line is virtually invisible. In addition to cleaning up his obvious misuse of the pen, he continues to be banned from markers and pens until next Saturday.