On the Market

Facing Reality: We can afford to be here only a couple more months...without buying food (yay for food storage, chicken eggs, and our garden). Law firms in the area have laid off many employees. The chances of Peter finding a job that will allow us to keep the house is slim. So, our house has a big FOR SALE sign and is officially on the market. You can check out pictures on our realtor's' website. We're 670 Sybil.

Cock-a-Doodle-Do

While the girls and I were in Trinidad, Peter stayed home to do some projects that we had materials for but hadn't gotten to because we didn't have time. One morning he called me around 8AM; I was still in bed. "I've been up since 6:30," he said, which isn't normal Peter behavior. Turns out, around 6AM he was having a dream in which someone kept making this awful noise. When he finally woke up he realized that Pebbles, our youngest chicken, was welcoming the morning as only a rooster can do. He took Pebbles back that day and got another hen--which I think is completely crazy considering our situation at the moment. We were very suspicious of Pebbles' rooster tail and strut. She--er He never got along with the other chickens so it's kind of a relief.

Trinidad Vacation

We have spent the last ten days on a much-needed family vacation in Trinidad, CA. Karen's family gets together there every year to go fishing and relax. Here is an overload of pictures. I'm missing pictures of our boat ride, but I'll get those from Mom later. Taylor making a necklace at the bead store.
The first five days were beautiful and warm. Lauryn loved the beach.

Taylor and cousin Josh

Peter came up on Taylor's birthday to spend the last part of the week with us. Here he is adorned with "Pretty Pretty Princess" accessories.

Happy 5th birthday Taylor! Bren made the carrot cake.

The Birthday Girl

4th of July on the Arcata plaza

Daddy shows how it's done.

Poor parenting moment.

Listening to the live music.

Fireworks on Trinidad Sate Beach

Taylor and Lauryn sporting their matching Patagonia jackets from Amy.

Auntie Bren and Lauryn

Lauren, Laura, Bren Laurel, and Lauryn

Peter put on a nice fireworks display for our group. We also enjoyed watching the fireworks of other families on the beach, especially the illegal ones.

Taylor was Daddy's helper.

The Honeymoon is Over

Peter decided to call it quits last night. Apparently the people he was working for didn't want him there anymore which made him not want to be there so it's a win/win situation...All joking aside, does anyone know anyone looking to hire an intelligent, talented, eloquent, charismatic, hard-working, first-year attorney with family values? The honeymoon may be over for Peter but I'm not ready to leave this place.

This Can't be Comfortable

Lately, Lauryn stays awake until she gets into trouble in the early evening and is sent to her room where she falls asleep on the floor or, as in this case, under her bed.

Hooray for Swim Lessons

Happy Birthday Peter

Peter can no longer make fun of my age since he has now entered his 30s. To celebrate his b-day on Wednesday, we went to see some live music in the city. Trevor Garrod and Big Light played at The Make-Out Room. It was nice to be out together and listening to good music.