Home Sweet Home

We've been in the house for a little over a week, and it feels so much like home that it's hard to think of the other house as ever having been home. I have painted the living room and half the kitchen. I like both colors (living-yellow, kitchen-green), but I'm wondering if I need to make a change. I think the colors next to each other remind me a bit of a gender-neutral baby room. I'll have to live with it a while, but the paint guy at Lowe's and I may be getting pretty chummy. Gabe's room was already a blue we liked, so that was good. Chi's room is now the color of mac and cheese, and being his favorite food, that seems appropriate.

We have vegetable growing out back. Matt is so excited about our tomatoes. We have three varieties: beefsteak, Roma, and Mr. Stripey. How could we resist a plant called Mr. Stripey? How could anyone, for that matter? He also has bell peppers, jalapenos, zucchini, radishes, beans, cucumber, and (the one he's most excited about) cantaloupe. We also have containers full of various herbs.

The boys now have a giant trampoline. I worry a bit about them getting carried away and hurting themselves or each other, but I like this. It's a good energy-burner and it's something they won't quickly outgrow, like a traditional playset.

We have more work to do, particularly in the basement (which is right now just a pile of boxes), the garage (which is right now just a pile of empty boxes), and some additions to make outside, but it's coming along and it can't all happen overnight.