Two Teefs

Guess who bit my finger at Stake Conference? That's right folks...Sara has two teeth that broke through on Sunday. I've been wondering when this milestone would come her way. With her being premature and all, I really wasn't sure. She's been acting like she was gonna cut teeth for about 4 months now, but her gums were never swollen. Oh well, maybe now I can start feeding her some actual food instead of mush.

Genesis 43:1

We came home from our week long trip in Chattanooga to a special treat: crunchy grass!

It is a liberating feeling to finally embrace the fact that our lawn is completely--and utterly--dead.

The previous two summers were marked by feeble attempts at watering and worrying about the grass. This summer, we were just unwilling to pay for the water or lose any sleep over it.

Well, gotta go mow the weeds. . .

Excuses

What has kept the Hood's so busy that they've been virtually blogless for the past 2 months? Let's see . . .

It all started when Joseph was sent on a week-long business trip to Las Vegas . . .

Red Rocks Canyon, NV

. . . Where he learned about fancy engineering things and had to go to Red Rocks all by himself because all his engineering friends were too busy trying to get rich quick.

Anyway, with Joseph gone for a week, Tammy was left to fend for herself against the heathens . . .

Mikala Wearing her War Paint

. . . And then Joseph was sent to New York for week . . .

China Town, NYC

. . . Where he learned about fancy engineering things and ate chinese food in china town, which coincidentally tastes a lot like chinese food in South Carolina.

Anyway, again, this left Tammy alone all week with the demolition crew . . .

Claire Taking a Quick Breather between Demolition Sessions

And then Joseph was sent to Chattanooga for a week. (A pattern has emerged) . . .

Lover's Leap at Rock City, Chattanooga

. . . And, because Tammy couldn't stand being left alone for another week with the infidels, we packed 'em up and made the Chattanooga trip a family vacation . . .sortof.

Sara and Claire, Just Thrilled to be on a Business Trip

After all this traveling hither and yon, we had a lot of work to do with the adoption . . .

Daddy Instilling Musical Genius with "Popcorn Popping . . ."

Tammy and "Sissa"

. . . And just when we thought life was back to normal and we could go back to our old blogging ways, the washing machine broke. More specifically, "there was an arching fault in the main relay on the motor inverter circuit." Unfortunately, the 1 year warranty was up a week ago . . .

The Late Washing Machine Motor

~ 2007-2008 ~

What you have just read is our post created directly after the washing machine was fixed the the backlog of clothes finally began to get washed. We are now out of excuses and excited about sharing our adventures again on Life is Hood.