Review of last week

• We moved back home


• Katie went to the church nursery for the second half of service (and was cuddled the whole time by the ladies!)


• Ashley started work again for American Family (10 hours/week)


• Bryan went to the Cheesecake Factory with his mom on Thursday


• Neighbor Lynn Burk gave Ashley a cute shirt; Lynn's dog ate a bird (we could hear the bones crush--yucky)


• Rummage finds: winter pants and toy blocks for Katie, a fall flower bouquet for the kitchen table, and candy cane decorations for our driveway


• Bryan went to Madison for some CE classes on Friday
  
• Bryan tried out our front-carrier (below) and we went for a long walk in the neighborhood. Afterward, he cut the grass and helped Randy take his pier out of the water for the season. He still feels tired and sore.

The Olympic Week

Team USA is busy in Beijing, and we are just as busy at home. For the past 3 nights, Bryan and our neighbor, Tim, have been painting our dining room, living room and hallway. They do take frequent breaks to catch the swimming races in all their glory!

Bryan: loading up on brocolli and brats before he begins work

Tim: rolling the hallway. He's such a trooper! He came over at 6:30pm to begin work even though Bryan didn't get home until 7:30. Bryan had to kick him out of our house at 10:30 to go home to his wife and 4 kids.