Screen Door Repairs

Last week we had some very high winds, above 60 MPH, as a noreaster passed up the coast. The door on our screened porch had a broken latch, so the wind got hold of it and whipped it around. Originally I thought the hinge was bent, but Debbie looked at it a little more closely in the daylight and discovered that the problem was with the hydraulic door closer. It was badly bent.

In short, only $25 later we have a new latch and a new closer. I fixed it last evening. On to the next thing...

Staring the Home Stretch

I haven't written too much about expecting a new baby. It is interesting how much more relaxed Debbie and I are the second time around. Also, much of the uncertainty that goes with new babies was settled early for us. We know that she will be a girl, and we know her birthday. The doctor recommended a scheduled c-section because Seth was born that way and she would rather not risk tearing the old scar tissue during a normal labor. And so we have everything lined up.

I have not yet begun to paint the baby's room. That will have to be done in short order because I am running out of time before Ted and Peggy arrive. It will not take too long. It is not a large room or a complicated paint job.

Here is the color Debbie picked:



By the way, for anyone who is reading this using a aggregator (like bloglines) I have added a countdown counter to mark the days remaining until the baby is born. But you have to come to the actual blog to see that. (I think that might apply to one of my 5 regular readers...)
:-)

Rainy Day

It is a rainy Sunday. The kind of day where you stay inside and think about doing things. Whether you actually do any of them is questionable.

Ted and Peggy left on their cross country trip yesterday. They expect to arrive here on the 4th of May. Their day one goal was to reach Helena MT. That's about 500 miles and makes for a long day in the RV. They are going to try visiting some wildlife refuges, but may find them still closed for the season. Hopefully they won't have too much really cold weather.

I bought the paint for the baby's room yesterday. I will have to get to work on that.

Dying Easter Eggs - Last Week

Dying easter eggs hasn't changed much.

2007


1968

Happy Easter

We had a very good Easter Sunday. We were up early this morning and Seth had a good time with his Easter basket and hunting for eggs in the house. It was too cold to have an outdoor egg hunt. We met the parents and Joe for church and then spent the rest of the day at Mom and Dad's.

Seth really likes Jelly beans and M&M's. Actually anything sweet is ok with him.

Holy Saturday Snow

We have a cold Easter in store. Last night we got a dusting of snow which was enough to cover the grass, but not enough to stick to the roads. Highs today were in the low 40's and the overnight lows are forecast to be in the mid 20's.

It is kind of unusual for this time of year. We had beautiful weather earlier in the week with temps in the 80's.

Easter will be at Mom and Dad's. Joe is coming from Baltimore, Maureen is in Peru and the Youngs are having Greek Easter in Hopewell.

A Weekend Away

Over the pst weekend we took a little trip to North Carolina. My regular meeting was on Friday, so Debbie and Seth tagged along and we visited our friends in Durham for the weekend. We had a good trip. Seth is really a very good traveler. He is pretty flexible and tolerates the change well. He is also tolerant of long hours in the car without fussing.

Beth and will came to visit yesterday and are staying until tomorrow. Seth was really excited to see them last evening.

Road Trip

On the spur of the moment yesterday we decided to head out to New Jersey to visit Beth, Lou and Will. On the way we picked up Joe in Baltimore. It was a good trip. I had a good time.

Coming home we dropped Joe at his house and then got stuck in cross-town traffic for the St. Patrick's day parade. That was a HUGE mess. It took an hour to get across Baltimore. Yuck

All is well on the home front. Mom and Dad come home from Egypt on Tuesday.

Working at home today

Debbie has a doctor's appointment at 11 so I am working at home today. She has to visit the doctor every two weeks now so they can check on the progress with the baby. Normally she would have asked Mom to watch Seth, but since she's in Egypt, I'll be doing it.

To Raleigh Again

I am off to Raleigh again to day; Return home tomorrow.

It doesn't make any sense to drive to my office in SS and then leave for Raleigh, so I am working at home this morning. It is interesting to work at home. I can hear Debbie and Seth talking upstairs, but I can't make out what they are saying. It's like when you are at the doctor's office waiting in the exam room and you can hear the doctor talking to the patient next door.

So far the new office is working well.