Slogans

I have been completely out of the loop when it comes to television commercials the last few years because we've only had cable tv during the NFL season (September - December or January depending on how our teams have done), and during those 4-5 months I usually don't watch anything except for 1-2 football games a week. Normally if the tv is on we are either watching a DVD, playing the Wii, or using the Roku to watch something on Amazon Prime or Right Now Media - neither of which have any commercials. The kids have watched so few commercials in their lives that they get really annoyed by them on the rare occasion they watch something via cable TV. I still remember some of the jingles from commercials I watched when I was a child. Paul's mom bought the kids some candy at Hersheypark on Thursday night, and today we opened Oliver's little package of mini Kit Kat bars. Immediately I found myself singing the tune "What would you do for a Kit Kat bar?". What I had my kids do for a Kit Kat bar was take some pictures at the park (see below).

I am pleased with the progress being made on my "to do" list that I created of projects around the house for the summer. Thus far I cut down one tree, started cutting down a second tree, planted some annuals and perennials, re-organized the bookshelves in the living room and dining room, painted the trim on the shed door, Nadia's bedroom, the kitchen, and the family room. I also have selected a light blue for the half bathroom. Although I would enjoy picking something other than white for the master bathroom, I think I'm just going to go with white because a few years ago Paul purchased two gallons of white paint for the living room, and the cans were never opened. I feel like I shouldn't waste those two gallons. I will use those before buying any more paint. I kept the kitchen and family room the same color they already were (not white) to make the painting job easier. Yesterday I purchased some supplies so Paul could replace the screen on the sliding screen door in the kitchen, and he started working on that today. There has been a big hole in that door since before we bought this house. Today we worked on reorganizing the Legos, which was no small feat.

I know this is a long weekend for most people, but for us it has been a very quiet weekend. The only plans the kids and I had for Saturday, Sunday, or Monday was going to church and Sunday School this morning. Because he missed work on Thursday when we were at Hersheypark, Paul worked at the plant all day yesterday and all day today. The only outing I have planned for tomorrow is to go to a flooring store in our town to schedule a free estimate on replacing some flooring. Paul is planning on bringing home his dad's truck when he comes home from work tomorrow night, and then we can load it up with the branches I've cut down thus far from the apple tree. We'll need to borrow a chainsaw to finish that project. I can only do so much with the little saw we own. I am really enjoying no longer viewing this home as temporary.