Happy Birthday Audrey--a day late



That is one delicious jawbreaker




My hair is flying because I can not sit still!




Well, I can sit still for pictures




A tree house to aspire to!!!!!!!

Not unusual for Grandpa, a day late.  Audrey turned 5 yesterday, happy birthday Audrey.
The grandchildren are growing too fast.  I talked to Leo yesterday and he proudly told me that he lost his first tooth.  I asked him if his Dad pulled it with the ignition pliers like Dad used to do with us and I guess it just fell out at school.  How undramatic is that???  Anyway the tooth fairy left a dollar under his pillow so that was good.
The tree house--it was built a few years ago by Terry's sister and her husband.  I probably should not have posted it as now Mike, Aaron or John may want to out do it.  I am sure there have been many fun times in it. 
I will put the last coat of danish oil on the bed frame today and then buff it tomorrow.  The copper strips should come by Wednesday and then it should be put together by the end of the week.  I think it is looking pretty good but we will see when it is put together.  My fear is that with the size of the piece it may end up glued all crooked and then our bed will be lopsided!!
Also started to rehab the four storm windows for the kitchen.  They are in BIG time need of some TLC.  I am so so thankful for the inserts we put in on 14 of the windows two years ago.  No more climbing up the ladder to the second floor with a heavy storm in tow, then some how postioning it so that it would hang on the house correctly!  Of course another good thing is they can all be washed from the inside and there is no glazing to crack, peel and fall out.  It would have been nice to have done the kitchen windows too but it was not possible. 
Ouch, tomorrow the second half property taxes have to be mailed.  St. Paul taxes are very high I think.  Since we purchased the house the taxes have increased by five times.
My FP is down to the grim on the bottom of the cup so-----