The Mayfield Drama

A little out of order but I think you get the idea....

This is what we have now...

This was after the big "rain"

This is pretty
much what our ceiling looked like after the first "sprinkle





Last week we (Houghton) discovered the small problem of a puddle where one shouldn't be. After calling the plumber and the insurance company we breathed a little easier. However, one week later (exactly), the aforementioned leak, was now a "burst". This I discovered at 4am when I thought the rain was really loud and went to check it out. Paul meanwhile was enjoying sleeping through the rain...until I yelled "OH CRAP" and while I could do nothing more than gape...Paul ran out and shut off the water main. After seeing the plumber (again) and calling the insurance co. (again) we now have a hole for a ceiling in the dining room. We have also seen the appraiser twice and I am scheming to see how much remodeling I can get out of Paul. (So far so good...but we haven't got an estimate on the kitchen yet!)

Thank you John!

Yes, thanks to Hurricane John (and the monsoon) we got even more rain!!
Both Houghton and Mary got to go and play in it...Houghton is the ham and Mary wasn't quite sure what to make of it.

The Big girl

Mary is so proud of herself here....she won't walk on her own yet...but she can climb!
This is Mary when we made her get down....not too happy!! (Don't worry, she tried again!)

Rain, Rain don't go away....

It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring.....

I cannot believe it....rain!!! Last night AND this morning! Not just sprinkles...honest to goodness RAIN!!! Thunder and all!!! The best part is, Mary slept through it and it ended in time for Houghtons bedtime (last night)!! So I got to sleep as well! It was great! AND....this morning in my 8am lab (with a tin roof)....it poured again!!! The lights even flickered on and off several times!! VERY EXCITING!!

Yes, here, in the desert, we get excited over a little rain!!! It's great!!! It has made my day!! I just hope the sun stays away so it won't be hot and humid later!!! (always a possibility!)

Yeah!! School has started....let the marathon begin! Houghton and I have started school. I am excited and the classes seem ok. Houghton is having a blast with his new class. He was perplexed that he only had one teacher. (in Kindergarten he had 2) He is enjoying the new playground, as am I (it has no sand!!). We have back to school night this Thurs. so we'll get the meet and greet! I do have pictures however, not accessable right now (on the laptop). Houghton has also started Brohpy swim club and announced after the first class that he "loves it".

Work-smerck

I have finished working my obligated hours for the month of Aug. I do enjoy it more now then when I was doing it day in and day out. I guess now that I have time to do other things and spend more time with the kids it's nice. We are gearing up for school, which starts next week. (for me and Houghton). Fortunately I doesn't get cool around here until Oct. so we don't have to rush out and get to many school clothes yet!! I have plenty of activities planned for the coming months and with school and Houghtons activities I am already feeling the crunch. I do think that we'll get into the groove and with planning it might actually be enjoyable! Houghton has decided to do swimming and soccer....I know...the dreaded oversheduling....we're going to see how it goes. I have no problem suspending either activity!! Mary on the other hand well she talks as much as her mamma!! She has a lot to say, just not sure what it is. She'll let ya know if you don't have it right though!! She is a doll. I call her my little Irish baby....She's got blue eyes and I think reddish blonde hair (not too much of it though). Right now we're working on the sleeping through the night thing. She was doing great for a while but it seems that every so often we have to do it again. Fortunately for me, I don't have anywhere to be in the mornings. Doesn't make it easier in the middle of the night though!! Ok well,enough rambling for now....more pictures soon!!

Ta-Daaah!!

Well, I suppose my job of keeping up is not going so well. I am happy to report: I am done with school for the summer, Houghton is finishing up swim lessons and getting ready for first grade. Mary is starting to pull herself up and has gotten her top 2 teeth, Paul is studying away for the next exam and working hard. That has been us in a nutshell for the past month. I am finally taking a breather! We are going to take a little "mini-vacation" to Tucson this weekend, a much needed little break to celebrate the end of summer (or at least getting ready for the school year). I have also been slacking on the job of taking pictures....I do have some though!! Houghton was taking to sessions of swim lessons for a few weeks. We were trying out a new swim school to see if he might be interested in swimming in the fall. He decided to go with soccer. (He would swim too but soccer comes first!) I am trying to get him involved with stuff but not at the expense of the dreaded overscheduling!! (for him and for me!)