Counting Down

Andre is leaving for the arming course in about a week--he as to be up in Olympia on the 2nd for equipment and then in Shelton on the 3rd to start the course. We've been shopping for him...it's like boot camp all over again (6 white, 100% cotton t-shirts; 6 white pairs of socks; 6 black pairs of socks....etc). He's got more boot polish than I thought a person could use in a lifetime, but he assures me that he's going to need it. We had to shop at the evil empire today because I couldn't find the brass polish he wanted @ Target, but I don't think I was looking in the right spot. We also got his shower shoes there (fancy word for black flip-flops), and he was annoyed b/c they are $.89 at Fort Lewis...the evil empire sells them for $2. Not exactly going to break the bank.

The girls are good. Olivia's been busy in the backyard watching her bird house because there are baby birds in it. It fell out of the tree, but Andre was able to get it back up there and the mama went back to it, so that's good. Victoria is bent out of shape because no mamas decided to make a nest in her house this year. They are also liking the new table that we stained and put their handprints on. White's Unfinished Furniture had the cutest kids size picnic table, so I had to buy it. I took me awhile to get it stained and then the girls put their handprints on the top and then I put a clear coat on top. It's super cute!