Vacation

Joe & I took vacation last week finally. It took a lot of planning to get a week that we could both go between me being on-call, his work schedule, paramedic school, and everything else that had to fall into place! So we headed out to the lake house...

This is Brooke having a little R&R at poor Chester's behalf. I have to give that dog much kudos for everything that he puts up with. He just sits there and takes it. Brooke pulls on his tail, lays on him, and even hits him at times and he just looks at her. Sometimes he turns around & looks at us & I really think he has this "Why Me?!" look on his face!!

Brooke was making a mess and playing with Chester. She took his dry food & put it in the water bowl. Then stirred it around with her finger. Then she took the food to Chester and hand fed the dog. Later I looked over and she had her pacifier in the water bowl with the now mushy food and was stirring it with her finger. I went to get the camera to take a picture of the mess she made and when I turned the corner with the camera she was then carrying the entire food bowl. I begged her to put it down and this picture is her cleaning up everything after she spilt the water and the food!

Joe & I worked really hard. We completed the kitchen and love it. I have never painted red and don't think I ever will again! We love the color but it was very hard to get even. The back bathroom is officially finished too. The front bathroom is almost completed (the sink just has to be put together). The laundry room, living room, and front bedroom all got new paint and trim. We got a LOT done. Brooke was there to help a little too. She helped us move some trim, was very good at making our tools disappear when we needed them, and did everything she could to give us a pat on the back when we needed it (literally)!
To see pics of the rooms, go to http://firehouseretreat.com/Photos.aspx. Then click on Scrap/Craft Room, Kitchen, and Bathrooms on the left.