Things I don't normally do

Tim can't lift anything for quite awhile so I'm doing things around the house I normally would totally avoid.... such as:

Filling up our dog food bucket; doesn't sound like a big deal but it is...

Taking out all the garbage bags and cans out to the road; also doesn't sound like a big deal except it's been his chore the length of our marriage...

Lifting anything heavier than 10 pounds...

And lifting/moving things like this:

Our washer broke the day after Tim's surgery, so that timing was perfect. I'm not complaining- the beaut lasted 16 years and had slowly been dying. I went and picked one out, paid for it, set up the delivery and installment, and came home to tell Tim. I'm not sure he was coherent enough to know what was going on.

I should have also bought us a cruise or something...

Anyway, a few days ago I unhooked it and Copper and I moved it from the laundry room to the living room so I could clean behind it and get ready for a new one. I'm a little proud- they are incredibly heavy and bulky!

Meanwhile, Dakota and I took five loads to the laundromat and we learned how expensive that is... but at least it was done all at once instead of borrowing someone's washer for a day and spending six hours there...

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Easter-ish, belt exams, and more

Micah's belt exam was last month. She advanced to the top of three brown belts and her junior black belt exam will be this fall. She asked me not to tell or invite anyone except Auree... and Auree is her karate friend. She said, "only karate people there except you guys." Copper was in NY, so it was just Tim and I and Dakota. Kota's phone died about one hour into the almost four hours we were there, and what a trooper. Haha. Micah is awesome! While waiting they had to do all sorts of "the grind" exercises. Here she had to put her feet on her friend (boy Ronan) legs and then do push ups. It looked really hard. Jujitsu fighting with friend (girl) Ronan... Three hours in and she just sat and took a break. She looked beat. I'm grateful for girl Ronan's friendship with Micah. They're all such great friends with her. Ronan, Kristine, and Micah Ms. Kassie came back to see everyone who was advanced testing! Micah was thrilled; this is her mentor...

She's Here!

Yea! Copper is here and is so beautiful! She was born on June 8, 2009 after a surprise "You're not leaving the hospital" induction. She was 6.13 pounds and 18.5 inches long. She had the cord around her neck twice, so she was this dark haired, albino skin girl with quivering lips. But so cute! She got some color right away and has stayed pink since! Here's a few pics...

We went to California! Micah has her annual karate in the woods event through ISKA, and this year we decided to take the whole family and go a few days early. It kind of stinks because the girls had 4 days of school and then we took off! I don't regret it though. They are hard workers and they got caught up pretty fast. We got there really early Wednesday morning after an early flight, and started off the day off with a baseball game with the San Francisco Giants. Micah is now baseball's biggest fan. Especially the Giants, and especially number 51. I can't remember his name but she knows everything including his stats. 🤣 Wednesday we also walked Pier 39 and about exhausted ourselves from a very long day. Thursday we hit the national monument and visitor center of the Golden Gate bridge and then walked along it until we got a pretty decent view of the ocean. So pretty! After that we spent the whole rest of the afternoon at the San Francisco zoo. I think this was Dakota...

A Day in the Life...

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