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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

And the winner is......

Are you sure you really want to know? You know, when you find out then all the excitement will be gone, except for the winner that is! So if you want the anticipation to be extended then done read or look further! If you are sure you want to know who is to receive the Fairchild Family Foto then by all means continue reading and enjoy the pictures!
Everyones names all written and ready to be placed in the bowl.

I see it but you still don't know yet! :smile:

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*~*~*~*~*~Congratulations Kirsten!~*~*~*~*~*

I'll be sending your picture to you as soon as I get it printed!

Also I wanted to be sure to thank Mrs. C (aka one of the Mrs. Fairchild's) for taking the picture, and Kami for the great camera it was taken with!

Thanks everyone for all the comments that made this contest so fun! Until next time! So long!

Monday, April 28, 2008

Saturday at the house

Saturday mom took the camera to the house when she took lunch out to the workers. David was digging out the spot for the back and mudroom porch as well as Grandpa and Grandma's porch. While Taylor and Grandpa finished up the attic stairs.
David running the excavator.

Benjamin!


Daddy superintending.

The next best thing to driving the excavator is riding on it even if the sun does get in your eyes!


Framing under the stairs.

They are making room for a linen/blanket closet.

Grandpa making a cut.

A view of the dirt workers from upstairs.


"Aww! This is the life!"

"Uh, dad? I think he missed this spot..."


That night I took dinner out and we decided since it was so warm and lovely outside to eat in the house!

Friday, April 25, 2008

House Update!

I've been terrible at getting blog posts done recently...we've had lots going on, such as...building a house! :big smile: Haha! So I thought I really should update you all on the home construction progress. Here it is!
The plumbing is underway!
All the "harder" plumbing is done and the easy is left for the last! The pictures below were taken not quite two weeks ago, so they're not really up to date since most of the fittings and pipes are now in the walls!

Pipes and fittings in the family-room.

Boxes of fittings where the piano is going to be.
(Notice there are no puddles on the floor! YIPPY!!!!)

Guess what? More fittings! (I'm running out of clever things to say about pipes and fittings....any ideas?)


Benjamin was making sure the ramp to the house was sturdy.

See! Some of the pipes and fittings in the wall!


Oh yes! The front porch roof is almost roofed as well! It's beginning to look more like it will when it is done, though you can't see the pipes and fittings from this view. Just the windows, siding, door, trim, "shutters", paint, and flowers are needed to make it look like home!

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I wonder how many times I wrote pipes and fittings? That is what happens when one gets tired. All creativity flees from the brain and one begins to become boring! :sigh: =)

Monday, April 21, 2008

Who are you?????

Who are you????

I would love to know who reads this blog so I have a little contest/game for you all.

Post a comment telling your first name and what the weather is like at this moment you are writing.


See? That isn't too hard! But just in case that isn't incentive enough I'll tell you something else that might just peek your interest! Like my last contest/game I will be giving a free 5X8 picture to the person whose name I draw from the hat! If you write a comment on this blog post, I will write your name on a piece of paper and then on April 29th I will draw a name and the name I draw will get a 5X8 picture of the Fairchild Family for your very own!



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I know some of you have been having trouble posting comments so I changed the comment page a little in hopes you will be able to post with greater ease. If you still can't then e-mail us your info to be put in the hat. If you are not signed up with Blogger then just post as anonymous and then add your name to the comment. I really hope this helps anyone who has had trouble in the past.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Grandparents, porch, and china. Oh my!

Wow! We have had quite the week with sickness, an anniversary, company for tea, Sunday dinner company, the china cupboard shelf breaking, and finishing the front porch roof! All those things merit a blog post, but alas, I am much too tired to do one for each event so they all will be meshed together in one!



The hipped roof was a little more difficult and took much longer than they thought it would take, but look at it! I think it is perfect!
Grandpa and Grandma celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on Friday! Grandma had a delightful time dressing up in anticipation for their special dinner that night with my parents! She was so excited she had to call her daughter Kim and tell all about her preparations! The picture was taken outside of the fancy Italian restaurant in our town (the only nice one here!). They all had a delightful time and really enjoyed being together, the four of them!
In their 54 years my grandparents have:
Raised 5 children
Been given 17 grandchildren
and 1 great-granddaughter, Zoe
And been blessed with too many friends to count!
Lived in a motorhome for 4 years traveling the US all that time
Have lived in at least 11 homes and only in two states (not including travelling)
Built 3 homes
Been to Russia, all over Europe, Israel, Alaska, Mexico, and all over America.
Ran a business
Taught and attended many Bible studies
And countless other things that I can't think of right now! They have been such a blessing to have as grandparents. We love them and are so thankful we are going to live right next door to them when the house is finished.

The survivors....

Oh...yes... The china cupboard....It was about 2am on Friday morning (everyone was in bed) when I was awakened to a tremendous crash that kept on crashing....I lay in bed not wanting to see what happened knowing full well what it was. I was right. The glass china cupboard shelf that held my special tea set, many pretty plates, quite a few tea cups, and some wine and champagne glasses broke in half. The break sent everything on the shelf crashing to the center and then down on to the next shelf, and the china and glass wear on the bottom shelf were made to carry the brunt of the falling middle shelf and its contents. Surprisingly, there wasn't THAT much broken just a few VERY special pieces (of course) and a few things that can be easily replaced. Some things can't though, but I know that they are just things even though they were very special and given to me by my grandparents. God knows! I rejoice I was able to enjoy the tea pot from my tea set for 10 years now! Another thing that may not mean much to you, but which I was very thankful for was the fact that that tea set had 6 cups and saucers and only one tea cup and one saucer broke, that is all (along with the tea pot :cries:) I still have 5 cups and saucers to enjoy! The cream and sugar made it out safely as well!

The strange thing about this happening was that about 6 years ago that shelf broke in the center as well but that time NOTHING was broken. I have no idea how that happened. Even the set that broke this time went through the last crash unscathed. When dad replaced the shelf he selected a much thicker piece of glass to prevent this from happening again. Well, as you can see it worked for several years but ended up giving way as well.

Now on to a more pleasant topic! :) Company! On Sunday last, we were able to enjoy having a dear couple from our church to enjoy our Sunday dinner with us! Mr. and Mrs. Still were a pleasure to have!

Then on Monday we had tea, with scones and Devonshire cream with our friends the Stinsons who have been in the States for 2 months after returning as missionaries from Brazil. Mrs. Stinsons father died so we thought a little tea might be fun to do with her and her girls in honor of her daddy! It was fun to sit around and talk about Jane Austen movies, sip our tea and savor our scones!


Monday, April 07, 2008

Anna and Gracie's photo shoot

This week end we had a delightful visit from Anna and Mrs. L. That morning Anna had just bought her first instrument, a guitar! She is so excited about it and can't wait to learn to play it. I thought it would be fun to do a photo shoot with her and Gracie. Here are the pictures I got of the two.

Gracie with a violin.


A little closer

She's my sister!

Playing on our little bridge.

Anna and Gracie together.


Such sweeties!


Trying to out play each other! They both lost because they kept laughing!

Ummm, something is wrong here...


Anna

Enjoying the feel of her own guitar!



"How many times have I told you a bow is used for a violin not a guitar!"




I'm so glad I had two such cuties posing for me! Thanks girls!




Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Easter Pictures!

Yes, I know these are a little late but I thought you all would still like to see them. I made the girls' dresses and they all love them! It was hard to get Lydia's out of hers! "Dress on!"


Lydia



Smile sweety!




Three sisters!


I wonder what is so funny?




Gracie




Lydia and Gracie


Sarah, Lydia and Gracie


Sarah



Our little man, Benjamin




Preparing to protect his family and home! I don't know, I think I might be scared of his look more than his weapon!