Although you can’t quite read yet, I’ll blog it anyway. Happy Birthday! Today you are 4, wow! Looks like he had some fun with his friends at the gym today. Nothing like filling up with pizza and ice cream and then running around like a maniac. Nobody threw up either which is a good thing.

I know everyone always says this but its really true! I can’t believe my widdle Ewick is FOUR already! Time flies. Its funny because he is quickly growing up into my little guy, actually a complete goofball. His sense of humor is starting to show, I can see many trips to detention in his future. He’s even figured out how to ride without training wheels, and he just started riding his bike in the spring. So uh I guess he’s ready to move out now right?

I just converted the video I took in the basement right after some of the water subsided.

This morning I thought what the hell lets get this thing back up and running and see what happens. Wow it works! Ahhh, my online home is back. I even was able to import the stuff from the temporary blog. Wordpress rocks.

A short update…the wheels are starting to turn, slowly. We’ve been in contact with insurance to get the ball rolling and by the end of this week we’ll have the carpet people out for measuring. Still need a repair estimate for our doors and trim that are warped. We had repair people out looking at the TV and the treadmill. Anyone want some fire hazards? I have no idea what we’re going to do with these paper weights or how to get these things out of the basement for that matter. Lots of grunting is in my future I think.

In other news not basement related…

Holy crap we have been scheduled! October 18th will be the planned arrival of our new (99% certain) daughter. Damn time files and its already just a month away. Glad I just finished the babies room. Thanks Mom for helping with the painting. Eventually I’ll put up pictures, somewhere.

One benefit I suppose of having to clean up the basement and reorganize all this stuff is that going through some of the boxes of my old toys is breathing new life into them. For Erik its like Christmas in September, each new box that is opened must immediately be rifled through and promptly played with. He must have spent at least 40 minutes in the garage having a grand ole time driving around my old Matchbox and other assorted lead painted cars.

When he laid eyes on this box stuffed with my old Legos it was like the second coming of Christ for him. “OHHHHHHHH! A TOY! DADDY WHATS THIS?” So, since I don’t seem to be playing with them much anymore I gave them to him. Tonight we built a little house together where the local Lego contingent of Astronauts have moved in, taking off their helmets of course to sleep. Ya know its funny I felt a bit torn about letting him have my Legos. Dude, I’m 34!

P.S. Don’t tell Dennis he might want to play with them too…mooching weasel.

After a long day of moving crap, its time for a break. Please enjoy one of the best cartoons from the classic era by one of the masters, Tex Avery.

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