Thursday, May 31, 2007






Here is a couple days progress on the roof. Great, huh?? We go next Thursday to pick out cabinets. Fun, fun! The picture of the inside of the house is from the kitchen looking into the living room. There will be a fireplace on that wall at some point.
We went to see Pirates 3 tonight. I was so disappointed. Ethan and John loved the action, but John and I were really disappointed in the storyline. Have you seen it? What'd you think??
That's all I have for now. I am starting to have some sinus trouble I'm certain is associated with the huge mold issue down by the river. So, feel sorry for me if you will. Love to all.

Monday, May 28, 2007

Memorial Day Fun




What a great day! We went to a friend's house for a cookout. We had hotdogs, hamburgers, steak, food, food, food. We all gained 5 pounds and then tried to work it off by playing games. Came home sweaty and tired.
We are looking forward to the end of school. June 14th. Then we will sit around and the kids will tell me how bored they are! Just wait!
We send our love out to all of friends and family. You are always in our thoughts!

Ohhh....there's the roof



The roof pieces were delivered on Thursday. Hopefully, we will have a roof by the end of THIS week. Keep your fingers crossed. And your legs, and your toes. And whatever else you can cross. Thanks for your support. I tried to look at all of those pieces and figure out where they will go in the roof. Absolutely beyond my comprehension. If I had to build the house myself we would have slanted walls for sure.


The other good piece of progress is that the guy came and burned the big pile of trees in our backyard. This picture is taken from the backporch. Right behind those trees is the lake. So, when they are cut, we will have quite a view. It's very exciting!

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Where's the Roof??


Don't wake me up yet!! Emily is sleepy. But, most days, she wakes up happy. That blanket is her "booboo". How it got to be called that--long story. She takes corners or fringed pieces of it and rubs it across her nose or her lips. It's very entertaining.



Today was supposed to be roof day. So, where's the roof??? You can't believe a thing the builders tell you. The framing is all finished,though. It is exciting to walk through and imagine where we will put things and how we will decorate. I can't wait!! I am most excited to see my washer and dryer again!

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Happy Birthday to you


Today is John's birthday!! He is XX years old today! Happy Birthday Dad!!! We celebrated his birthday at the beach. He got lots of good presents. He got to relax and read a book. I didn't even make him cook dinner. What more could he ask for?

A Day at the Beach






Our first day at the beach for this season. And it was COLD!! when we first got there. It was a beautiful sunny day, but the wind was very chilly until about 3:00. The water was freezing. But what fun! Emily Gayle was instructed not to get wet, but, like John said...."you just told a 7 year old to go play at the beach and not get wet". Take a look at those pink legs. She was an icecube. The second picture of Emily is her defrosting. And after she warmed up, what did she do??? Any guesses? She went right back down to the water and got wet again. It was a good day. The sun was out and the sky was beautiful. John and Ethan made their own pool at the water's edge. They looked like they were having a very good time. We stayed for about 3.5 hours and had to come home, but we can't wait to go back.
The only thing that didn't go our way was the sunburns. I used a spray sunblock, but the wind must have blown it all away before it got on John and Ethan's skin. Woweee, they are pink. I have a serious case of bad mommyitis.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

More Walls




They are really working fast. And, sure enough, the roof will not be up by tomorrow. Tuesday is the new target day for the roof.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Walls



We have walls!! I can't believe it. Maybe we really will have a roof by Friday. The top picture is the front and the bottom picture is the back. In the top picture, the two windows on the right of the front door are in the dining room. The two windows on the left are in Emily's bedroom. In the bottom picture, the windows on the left are in the living room. There will be a porch right there. The windows on the right will be in the master bedroom. It's very exciting!
The boys are taking the SOL test this week. Monday through Thursday. SOL stands for standards of learning. Emily took a reading test last week. She can read on a 6th grade level. In the first grade. Emily's teacher is taking a few of her students out to eat on Monday. An award for "kindness to others and good manners". And Emily was invited to go. Way to go Emily!

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Virginia Beach Aquarium





As promised, here are pictures of John, Ethan, and Emily at the Aquarium in Virginia Beach. What fun we had. On the way down, John, Ethan, and Emily played a fun game of Congress. Ethan was the House of Representatives, Emily was the President, and John served a double role of the Senate and the Supreme Court Judge. Ethan and John wrote laws. Ethan wanted to invade China. They sent their laws to Emily and she happily and quite giggly vetoed all of them. Ethan then informed her that he and John overrode her veto and sent troops to China without her permission. 50,000 Marines to be exact. John decided they were both crazy.
We had fun at the Aquarium. We got to watch otters eat their snacks. We couldn't believe how big some of those fish are. They look just like the fish that you see swimming in aquariums at home, but HUGE! The big attraction was the sharks. I took the picture with the sting ray just in time to see him swimming in front of the kids. They thought that was so cool. And the Indian heritage is such a big part of the history of this part of the country, there has to be a Powhatan hut everywhere we go.
We celebrated Mother's Day today since I am working tomorrow. And what a good day it was. I got great presents. New shoes and jewelry. My favorites! John had the kids tell me about a moment when me being their mommy made them feel really special. That was wonderful! I have the best kids in the world. They make me feel so special. They are so unique and wonderful. I love watching them grow.

Friday, May 11, 2007

House update

I guess you all are probably getting sick of hearing only about the house. It is exciting, but I know you probably want to see more pictures of the kids. We are going to the Aquarium tomorrow and maybe to the beach depending on the rain. So, there will be pictures of the kids this weekend. I spoke with the builder today. He told me that he thinks he will have the walls up by next Friday. I wouldn't expect that it could go up that fast. And.....I'll believe it when I see it.
You can see John and Ethan in the picture below perched on the wall. They are surveying their territory and searching for enemies. The lumber was delivered today for the flooring.

Friday, May 4, 2007

Even more progress





They worked on the house even more today. I didn't think they would since it rained yesterday. They did run out of mortar, though, so they will not be back until Tuesday. I guess we will take what we can get. The top picture is taken from the driveway. I was hoping to get a good picture of John in the process, but he was not very cooperative. The next picture is Ethan. And he wants everyone to know that he is standing in his bedroom. Third picture is taken from the opposite front corner from the first picture. The last picture is our superstar on her way to make an appearance at the grocery store.

Thursday, May 3, 2007



SO EXCITING!!!!! Progress! This will all be finished over the weekend. and then they will get started on the floor. I really like the brick. It is a new brick, so none of our neighbors will have it. We will only have brick around the base of the house. We are too poor for the whole house to be brick. It will be white siding with black shutters. I love it!!! It's hard to visualize where every room will be. The builder is meeting me there tomorrow to point everything out.
We are all tired today. It has been a long week. I think I have life really hard working a whole 2 or 3 days a week. I can hardly do anything else. Ethan had market day today again, so we spent all week trying to get him ready. We waited until the last minute, in true Thompson fashion, to do one of the projects, tie dyed t-shirts. Dad, our hero!, stayed up late and finished them so we could all go to sleep. I had to take John to the hospital early this morning, so I was excused to go to bed as well. What a great husband I have!