My front door

This is my front door...

This is what I just added to my front door after someone came to my house at 7:45 AM yesterday morning trying to sell me gigantic text books for my kids that would cost me over $500!

I like my front door. My builder wanted to add transem windows on both sides of the door. I took them out of the plan because I don't want people to see me inside my house. If I don't want to open the door for someone I shouldn't have to. I have been known to tell the kids to be quiet and don't answer the door while some stranger is knocking at it. It's MY house! I do not need people intruding into my personal space. Especially, at 7:45 AM when I'm still in my p.j's or at dinner time or right before I'm ready to leave or anytime!

Do you get my drift?

However, my friends are always welcome!!!

swing set

The girls went all last summer with out a swing set? How did they survive? Well, they did no problem. But Bart and I did still want them to have a swing set in their own backyard. We don't mind them playing at friends houses sometimes but we also feel it's really important to have them in our own yard where we can see what's going on. And to have friends and neighbors feel comfortable and want to be at our house and in our backyard.

So we found this one at Costco and the kids LOVE it. I'm sure it'll get a lot of wear and tear this summer. Bart did an awesome job putting it together by himself. (yes, he's that kind of guy that would rather do things himself than ask for help.) And since he didn't break anything doing it I really don't care.

It was cold and drizzely yesterday but that didn't stop the kids from inviting our neighbors over and playing on the new swingset.