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Friday, March 6, 2009

these are the days. part 1

My first "these are the days" post.  Because really, they are.  Seven cousins in one house.  Two sisters (wives/ moms/ aunties).  And two dads (husbands, uncles, brother-in-laws).  We're having fun.  Yes, sometimes things are a little difficult.  But mostly it's fun, bonding, memory making going on around here.  Like tonight when I proved once and for all that I am not the great cook my sister had thought I was.  I gracefully stepped down from the pedestal she had me on.  I was making popcorn and after starting to heat the oil, walked out of the room.  Oops.  Kinda forgot what I had started and waited too long to come back.  When I did come back, I lifted the lid from the pot, and there was billowing smoke which soon burst into flames.  I put the pot quickly into the sink but did not add water (at least I have some sense).  The flames were at least a couple feet high by this point.  I stood back while Michelle grabbed some Bisquick from the cupboard and put the fire to rest.  Needless to say, this caused quite a commotion among the kids (sleeping brother-in-law upstairs never seemed to notice... smoke detector going off and all).  No photos from this event.  We were too busy putting out the fire to think about a blog post complete with pictures at the time.  But here are some fun ones from the backyard on a much less stressful occasion.

These pictures were taken a couple of weeks ago.  Last summer/fall my brother-in-law and the kids built an amazing tree house in their backyard.  This thing is top of the line.  There are working windows, hammocks, even electricity and a tv for watching movies.  I've only been up there once because I never outgrew my fear of heights, and it is way up there.  But the kids love it.  Mercy even got to go up with her daddy one day.  I love the clear corrugated roof.  I can imagine a cozy rainy day lounging in the hammock reading, while listening to the rain over head.  




3 comments:

Trina said...

oH WOW!!! The tree house is awesome!! Glad the fire was minor...scary!!! Glad youre home! =)

eternity driven said...

oh my!!! how scary. reminds me of a donut story that didn't turn out quite as happy. i'm so glad this one did. i miss you guys and wish i were there with you all!!

Mainly a midwife said...

Hi Jenny, just came by to check out your blog. I had heard about the treehouse before.. I didn't realize how high it was!!!
Glad you are back in CA. I miss seeing everyone at Heritage. Take care...