Wednesday, October 31, 2007

First Post: A Test of My Skills

Greetings,
This is our first attempt at posting to this blog. We will probably be using this website to show pictures once Ender arrives. Before you ask, no, the kid will not be named Ender. After much badgering, I did convince Ashley that Ender could be the kid's womb-name; once born, the name will never again be spoken.

As a test, here are some pictures. First, the finished nursery. The two pictures probably aren't the greatest...I'm certainly no photog. However, you should be able to see Ender's crib, his dresser, a nice comfy chair, and if you look closely, you should be able to see a pretty nifty closet organization scheme. Now, if I were to ask you what the most expensive thing in the picture was, what would you say? Men would probably say the furniture...sadly, not true. It amazes me how much curtains cost...

The other pictures are of our kitchen that is being remodelled. Yes, it will be done for Ender's arrival. In fact, today we now have running water, a working stove, and a dishwasher (other than the two of us). We are awaiting on a support piece for the island (you can see it's the unfinished piece close to the fridge.).

Finally, I included pictures of a pregnant Ashley, Auburn, and Dudley because 1) I know how much pregnant women like to be photographed, and 2) what post isn't complete without a picture of a dog! Don't let the one-eyed pug frighten you. You can sort of see Ashley's belly, but she's very adept at avoiding profile pictures. She's standing in our sun room, which had served as the staging area for the kitchen remodel.


For those that don't know, Ender's due date is 29 November 2007. We can only hope he's not early, and heaven forbid, Ashley go into labor during the Auburn/Alabama football game! More to come as Ender's arrival approaches!

3 comments:

RockyMtnCyclist said...

Jeff, Wonderful job. Ender's nursery looks great, but you don't fool us we still think that "War Eagle McGuirk" will be the "out-of-womb" name.

The kitchen looks like it is coming along. You and ashley might not be blogpros yet, but I bet you are getting awefully close to becoming kitchen remodeling pros.

Our kids were nice enough to be born between World Series games. I hope that Ender is considerate enough to not be born on a Saturday, because we know how important those Auburn games are to both of you.

Keep us updated.

Hx4

RockyMtnCyclist said...

Jeff, I LOVE YOUR PROFILE...
Hilarious.

Eric

The wife and kids laughed as well.

Hx4

Lin said...

You are brilliant (and I knew that the day you were born). The humor is undeniably you...such a wit. Everything looks beautiful. This is the first I've seen Dudley since his surgery...poor guy. Yes, it would be disasterous if "Ender" made his appearance during an Auburn football game. Good thoughts always.