Taryn turns 8!

Our new floor!

After two years of trying to pick out the right color, we finally put our floor in last weekend. This is the almost finished product, we still have to do the finishing touches on the edge. It was much more work than I had expected, and after two days of hard labor, I had to just sit down and cry.

This is the latest addition to our family. His name is Shady Sugar Kassie. The kids saved their allowance to buy him and now argue over who gets the seat closest to where he is.

Taryn has been contemplating her marriage a lot lately. After telling me that she won't marry anyone who doesn't look good, she asks me if she can just pick someone and get married, rather than having to go through the trouble of dating.

Erik's new phrase is "shelvin-elve-elve!" It can mean anything from you're a stupid head to I'm really excited about something. It's catching on and spreading through our family.

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So I'm entering the blog world.