My Husband Rocks! The woodworker

When we moved to Arizona the corner computer hutch I used to have just didn't fit in our load and since it was from IKea you know it was the best of quality. :)  So the husband and I decided we would look for a new desk when we got here. 

He's a Craigslist connoisseur so he found this great piece of granite from someone's counter for sale for cheap and then decided since he wasn't working he would put his time to good use in the garage.  Dad and Chad went and picked up this 400 pound piece of granite (Sorry for reinjuring your shoulder!) and then it sat until we had enough of the stuff to start building. 

 

He would work in the garage from early morning until just before noon when the sun was really scorching and the garage started to heat up.  This was before he devised the water spitting fan that he now has out there!  

 

He basically made it in two large side pieces but those drawers sure kicked him and his dad's butt!

 

 

 He even let Launa get in on the staining action which she loved!

  

And the finished product:

Two deep and wide drawers on the left hand side.

 

 

Multi-colored side panels

 

 

One drawer and a hole made specifically for the garbage can and the CPU on the right side and it was complete! 

  

P.S. - awesome $200 leather computer chair SCORED ON Craigslist too!  

More on our "Storage Wars" adventure later.

Don't you love it? He's so good!  Now he's off creating something else in the garage!

 

My Husband Rocks!

 I haven't done a My Husband Rocks post in a while and I was just thinking about how lucky I am today so here goes!

As you know we recently moved from Iowa to Arizona only know about 4 people in this entire state.  That means LOTS of quality family time.  Not that we were always out and about in Iowa but here its just not an option because we just don't know too many people and the people we do know have a life beyond us (I know -the nerve!).  So I started a job last week and have encouraged Chad to stay home to get done the house projects we want to do right now while saving money on daycare and bonding with the kids since he's never really done that other than the three hours after work every night.

Things seem to be going very well.  Charlie has progressed in potty training like nobody's business and he's doing MOST of his poops on the potty (doesn't seem to care about the pee) and I get some pretty entertaining text messages at work:

 

In the morning I try to handle getting Launa off to school walking with the neighbor girls or dropping her off before I head to work and letting Chad sleep in until Charlie comes to wake him up.  The other day it wasn't until 9am (JEALOUS)!  Somehow he is managing house projects with the little helper including hooking up the speakers from the ceiling (these were pre-wired so we really didn't have a choice other than letting wires dangle from the ceiling looking GHETTO) and hooking up a stereo for surround sound.

I really have no idea how he was able to keep Charlie from attempting to climb the ladder with him but it worked!

 

The boys also have ongoing garage and insulation projects they are doing together with lots of trips to Lowes.  Chad is handling picking Launa up from school everyday and things are going well.

I am feeling left out since I don't get home until around 6pm every night and everyone is eating or eaten already and wrestling or doing fun things that I was always in charge of.  But at least its going well, kids are behaving better (with the HARD ASS parent home), and the house projects are getting done.

The husband is definitely doing a great job and I have to give him a thumbs up on this one!

(Even if he doesn't read the blog)

4th of JulyFun

Our fun on the fourth.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ1QL5zEKTc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

The Hubby Rocks!

Last Sunday I was in bed, minding my own business (aka pretending to sleep in when I very well could hear the entire rest of the family alive and bumpin' in the living room) when out of nowhere in comes the husband and 4 year old with a plate of breakfast pizza and say - We love you Mommy.  And shuts the bedroom door and leaves. 

FIRST EVER BREAKFAST IN BED. 

In 10 years folks.  I was stunned.

My Husband Rocks!

The other night we were watching a TV show and they were listing off things they loved about their spouse.  And me being me asked the Hubby to name three things he loved about me.  He named these, in this order:

* You get up with Chuck in the middle of the night (PS - He's been sleeping through the night since he was about 2 months old....but hey I'll still take credit for those random put the paci back in the mouth or scoot him down in the bed since he apparently can crawl in his sleep and hit his head on the crib rails but doesn't crawl during the day?)

*You give the kids baths. (He has openly said if I wasn't around we'd have the dirtiest kids on earth because he despises bathtime so much)

*You do the dishes. (Is he blind! I don't do dishes on a daily basis.  I basically empty the dishwasher and then dirties on the counter are so abundant that they dishwasher needs redone immediately.  But apparently he's fine with them piling up if he doesn't have to put them in the dishwasher.)

What are your top three favorite things about your spouse? Let them know today...

My Husband Rocks!

Last night when I got home after a 12 hour day, I was pumping. AGAIN. As I do every 4-5 hours. UGH! (Pump for your baby, pump for your baby...) Sorry I digressed.

So I'm sitting there pumping. Bored. Being subjected to YET ANOTHER SPONGEBOB episode...and my wonderful husband brings me this (minus the nasty chocolate drizzle on top).  Vanilla ice cream with brownie.  LOVE HIM.



My Husband Rocks

Last night I was catching up on some reading when the usual request for a back rub came and as usual I protested that this is impossible while holding a book. Well my great husband proceeded to read outloud to me for about 30 minutes while I rubbed his back!

My Husband Rocks

Yesterday while I took Launa out for the fastest sleeding jaunt of my life (it took about 15 minutes to bundle her up, and in 2 minutes outside she had to pee, so we held off for 15 minutes then went to Grandma's to use the potty and never went back outside) and while we were gone I told The Husband he was in charge of vacuuming the house since I had cleaned all morning. To my surprise he was in the kitchen using the hose attachment on the ceiling fan, the corners, above the cupboards, etc.! Not only did I expect a protest about vacuuming altogether, I expected the fastest vacuum job ever had it been done at all.

My Husband Rocks!

Thanks to Katie for introducing me to this idea. Even though my husband likely won't read this its nice to put down the good things he does for us. I'll just list five now and then randomly post an update of why he rocks.

1. He never turns on the bedroom light in the morning (even after I've hidden his clean clothes basket somewhere from a house showing the night before).

2. He takes Launa out on date nights to his least favorite place, McDonald's, and lets her play while he sits alone with a thousand kids in the play place.

3. He cooks supper each and every night.

4. He does the majory grocery shopping which I HATE.

5. He endures my need to use coupons and buy the "cheap" stuff whenever possible, even though he can't stand some of the stuff, e.g. Robert's Milk.