Brazilian Cherry Floor

It might be a punishment for us since we didn't spend too much on Tristan's needs. We got lots of second handed baby gears like stroller, crib, changing table, etc. So the flood comes, and we have to spend a whole lot more for this home. Well, I hope Tristan would appreciate this floor more.

We picked Brazilian Cherry for it's color variation and the redness reflected in the wood. And with time goes by, its color would change to darker wherever there is direct sun light. That is totally opposite to most woods. I need to pick up a rug for the sofa in the living room so we may move all those heavy stuff over from the kitchen. Man, my place was messed up. I just moved the dining chairs down from upstairs. Josh needs to put the dining table together and move it downstairs. Then our home would be back to normal at least for now.

I HATE YARDWORK

I just realized how hard it must be to figure out who is actually writing these blogs. Well let me tell you. It is whomever gets to the keyboard and hits post. Thats who. I like to play that it is tristan, Wenmei likes to write in chinese. But the whole point is to write something that we can enjoy and read later on. Maybe even let Tristan read and take it up when he wants because i know he will learn to type before he can ride a bike!

Let me tell you what i'm doing today. I'm annoying Wenmei by typing this while she is trying to take a nap. That is just the bonus though... what i'm really doing is avoiding the YARDWORK. I hate it so much and i haven't found a reason to really keep doing it other than "guilt" that when it gets so bad that i can't stand it, i know no one else can...

Sometimes though, i guess you have to just get over the "slack off" phase in the day and get some work done. Otherwise what was the point of the last 2 hours? Did you get any value out of surfing the internet or playing with your new iPhone. Have to set a better example than that for Tristan... then again... I HATE YARDWORK

p.s. at least it gets me out of folding clothes ;p

重建家园

车库的墙不需要换，车库门在周末修好了。感谢老公和他老爸一天半的辛苦。

现在就剩下地板了。中国的CONTRACTOR建议铺仿的地板，我不是很喜欢，倒是能省不少钱。但是实木地板更有吸引力。还是要放血。不过就当UPGRADE一次，还好。

今天定了姐姐出游的机票，美东6天5夜游，希望她能玩的愉快。好像每天都有许多事情要做。要在TRISTAN出来之前都搞定。

Josherella

Today we received bad news from the insurance company. They agreed to pay for the "mitigation" services that they already ordered but have, sadly, decided that our "flood" damage is not covered. This means the poor Josherella must learn how to tear out, replace, and paint drywall in the garage! He has already started his foray into manual labor that he is awfully unfamiliar with. Just take a look at him trying to clean the kitchen floor!!!

Warning, some images may not be appropriate for those less than the age of 150 or with moderate tastes in men.

好事成双。。。。。

2009年8月，似乎所有的事情都赶到一起。工作还有一大堆没有完成，交接；上周四的龙卷风更是把家里搞得一团乱，跟保险公司的扯皮还在没完没了；Tristan 好像入盆了，这个小家伙是不是要提前出来? 希望他能坚持到老妈过来。

不管是祸不单行还是好事成双，都是要解决的问题。希望这个月平安的过去。新地板能够铺完，车库修好，小家伙在多在里面呆几个星期。我能够恢复体力。

Clear skies, partial chance of ...

...Rain coming down and destroying the bottom level of you house and the neighbor's fence as well!

This is the main living room with one de-humidifier and two fans visible. Below the main living room is a picture of the water line in the garage during the day. This was taken the day after the storm.

This is a picture of Dad ripping up carpet. He was so stressed thinking that we would have to pay for everything and insurance wasn't going to help. He worked this stress out by grumbling and making himself exhausted... I mean really... does he look like the kind of guy that can move heavy objects?

Despite such setbacks my parents managed to TAKE OVER MY ROOM.

They decided to have dinner in my room because it is so noisy in the first floor. There are 20 fans blowing to try and dry the first floor out.

Here are my parents making the best of a bad situation. You should have heard the "discussion" about what would be for dinner.