August 5th was a crazy day for us. Many of you know that Emily turned 11 on that day, but that's not all that happened at our house . . .
We had been on schedule to have our roof replaced for quite some time. There were no thunderstorms forecasted on Emily's birthday, so the roofers were going to try to replace our entire roof in one day!!
At 8 a.m. a crew of about 20 workers arrived along with a dumpster and several trucks of supplies. By the time I was leaving to take the kids to swimming lessons at 10 a.m., the roof was almost completely stripped.
When I arrived back home at noon, the workers were leaving for lunch. They already had some of the new roof on!
At 4 p.m., they began cleaning up, and by 5 p.m. they were gone!
We had been on schedule to have our roof replaced for quite some time. There were no thunderstorms forecasted on Emily's birthday, so the roofers were going to try to replace our entire roof in one day!!
At 8 a.m. a crew of about 20 workers arrived along with a dumpster and several trucks of supplies. By the time I was leaving to take the kids to swimming lessons at 10 a.m., the roof was almost completely stripped.
When I arrived back home at noon, the workers were leaving for lunch. They already had some of the new roof on!
At 4 p.m., they began cleaning up, and by 5 p.m. they were gone!In the midst of our roof getting replaced, our new backyard play set was delivered and set up.
The kids were so excited about the playset that I could hardly get them to eat lunch. They camped out on the screened-in portion of our porch to watch the progress.
I thought the screened-in porch was a safe place for the kids to watch the work. They were protected from things flying off the roof from the guys working up there and they were out of the way of the guys out in the yard working on the playset. I realized I was wrong about them being safe, however, when I was putting Andrew and Sean down for naps and heard wild screaming from the backyard. Emily came upstairs and frantically exclaimed, "Makayla's toenail had just fallen off!" I said, "What? Toenails don't just 'fall off'." I rushed downstairs to discover that Makayla had been sitting on the porch watching the progress when the banging on the roof knocked down our round, metal, thermometer that we have hanging on the back porch. It fell right on her big toe and her toe was a bloody, mangled mess. 
I tried to convince Emily that a new roof and a playset were enough birthday presents,but she knew I had already gotten her a few other things.
The kids were so excited about the playset that I could hardly get them to eat lunch. They camped out on the screened-in portion of our porch to watch the progress.
I thought the screened-in porch was a safe place for the kids to watch the work. They were protected from things flying off the roof from the guys working up there and they were out of the way of the guys out in the yard working on the playset. I realized I was wrong about them being safe, however, when I was putting Andrew and Sean down for naps and heard wild screaming from the backyard. Emily came upstairs and frantically exclaimed, "Makayla's toenail had just fallen off!" I said, "What? Toenails don't just 'fall off'." I rushed downstairs to discover that Makayla had been sitting on the porch watching the progress when the banging on the roof knocked down our round, metal, thermometer that we have hanging on the back porch. It fell right on her big toe and her toe was a bloody, mangled mess.I got her in the house to clean, elevate, and ice her toe. Once I got her calm, I tried to think how I would get her to the Dr. for an X-ray. Rick was still driving home from Des Moines (he had flown in from a conference that morning) and was scheduled to meet with a lawyer soon after he arrived home. I didn't think I could carry Makayla into the Dr. along with 4 other children. I also wasn't sure how I was going to finish our birthday party preparations, make dinner, and get Andrew to soccer. It was just too much in the few hours I had before our big birthday party.
Thankfully, Makayla was able to calm down. After an hour or so, she felt better and a Dr. appointment wasn't needed.
The playset people left at around 3 p.m., and because I was worried about future injuries, I made the kids stay inside until the roofers left. It was awful torture, but they finally got outside while I made dinner.
I tried to convince Emily that a new roof and a playset were enough birthday presents,but she knew I had already gotten her a few other things.She got a new backpack for school, a game called Quelf, and a desk for her room (which she has been asking for on every birthday and holiday since we moved here).
She also got a cute stamp set from Grandma and Grandpa Mergenthaler, a gift card at Target from Grandma and Grandpa Gudgel, and a thoughtful birthday card from Uncle Daniel.
Happy birthday Emily!!!
It was a busy day, but we survived!
She also got a cute stamp set from Grandma and Grandpa Mergenthaler, a gift card at Target from Grandma and Grandpa Gudgel, and a thoughtful birthday card from Uncle Daniel.
Happy birthday Emily!!!
It was a busy day, but we survived!I noticed I haven't included many pictures of Sean lately. He has started eating solid foods. Let me tell you, it is a pain to teach babies how to eat from a spoon!! So messy and time intensive!!
He's a cutie, though, and soooo good!! At 6 months old, he is great at rolling all over the place. He is working on scooting. He likes to babble and imitate things we say or do. He's so much fun to have around! Doesn't he look like Makayla did at this age?
He's a cutie, though, and soooo good!! At 6 months old, he is great at rolling all over the place. He is working on scooting. He likes to babble and imitate things we say or do. He's so much fun to have around! Doesn't he look like Makayla did at this age?
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