lots and lots

kate's 1st day at arovista

my 2 school girls. really, where does the time go?

marmie and hannah on her 1st day (really her 2nd, but marmie got the time wrong so we couldn't take a picture on the 1st day):)

marmie and kate on her 1st day of kindergarten

kate. she looks really happy, don't let that fool you!

hannah's 1st day

i gave grandpa 20 minutes off to see hannah off to school:)

hannah's 1st day...kate HAD to have her backpack!

this was once a regular size doorway

lots and lots has been acomplished and it's starting to be visual now, though I don't have the finished pictures. John and his dad worked for almost 3 weeks finishing the bathroom plumbing and electrical. The bathroom is now put back together, drywalled, taped, tub in, cabinets ordered. it's just a waiting game now. i promise i will post pictures in a few. he did make some doorways more open. he made the doorway into the hallway and the doorway between the living and dining room wider. He originally wanted to know down the entire wall to make a big room, but he had the wisdom of others to tell him to let it go:) we will make do with 2 smaller rooms for now.

in the meantime, both hannah and kate started school. hannah 1st grade and kate kindergarten. i'm still on the fence about kate. the flat lying crying fits every morning are beginning to drain me. you name it she whines about it. she seems to like it, it's half day which is good for her. i think she uses a lot of her brain power just to stay focused. those lost brain cells though cause her to be very tired at the end of the day. if she doesn't have soccer practice or get mc donalds for dinner she is laying flat on the floor in full tantrum mode. it's killing me!