this is the house

originally complied in April, 2011

This is the house that Jack built.

This is the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

These are the children who use the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

These are the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

This is the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

This is the lady who drives the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

This is the store that sells the faucet to the lady who drives the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

This is the package with deceptively simple instructions that's in the store that sells the $19 (on sale!) faucet to the lady who drives the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

This is the $19 (on sale!) faucet which came in the package with deceptively simple instructions that's in the store that sells the faucet to the lady who drives the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

This is the team who attempted to install the faucet which came in the package with deceptively simple instructions that's in the store that sells the $19 (on sale!) faucet to the lady who drives the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

This is the broken water supply line caused by the team who attempted to install the faucet which came in the package with deceptively simple instructions that's in the store that sells the $19 (on sale!) faucet to the lady who drives the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

This is the team who came to actually repair the plumbing after the broken water supply line caused by the team who attempted to install the faucet which came in the package with deceptively simple instructions that's in the store that sells the $19 (on sale!) faucet to the lady who drives the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

This is the van that went back to the store for lines, valves, and putty (oh my!) for the man who came to actually repair the plumbing after the broken water supply line caused by the team who attempted to install the faucet which came in the package with deceptively simple instructions that's in the store that sells the $19 (on sale!) faucet to the lady who drives the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

These are the supplies brought back by the van that went back to the store for lines, valves, and putty (oh my!) for the man who came to actually repair the plumbing after the broken water supply line caused by the team who attempted to install the faucet which came in the package with deceptively simple instructions that's in the store that sells the $19 (on sale!) faucet to the lady who drives the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

This is the water main which burst when installing the supplies brought back by the van that went back to the store for lines, valves, and putty (oh my!) for the man who came to actually repair the plumbing after the broken water supply line caused by the team who attempted to install the faucet which came in the package with deceptively simple instructions that's in the store that sells the $19 (on sale!) faucet to the lady who drives the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

This is the phone that called the water company for the $150 emergency shut off for the water main which burst when installing the supplies brought back by the van that went back to the store for lines, valves, and putty (oh my!) for the man who came to actually repair the plumbing after the broken water supply line caused by the team who attempted to install the faucet which came in the package with deceptively simple instructions that's in the store that sells the $19 (on sale!) faucet to the lady who drives the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

These are the towels used to soak up the water after the call to the water company for the $150 emergency shut off for the water main which burst when installing the supplies brought back by the van that went back to the store for lines, valves, and putty (oh my!) for the man who came to actually repair the plumbing after the broken water supply line caused by the team who attempted to install the faucet which came in the package with deceptively simple instructions that's in the store that sells the $19 (on sale!) faucet to the lady who drives the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

This is the van that drove to the store for a new valve while the towels are used to soak up the water after the call to the water company for the $150 emergency shut off for the water main which burst when installing the supplies brought back by the van that went back to the store for lines, valves, and putty (oh my!) for the man who came to actually repair the plumbing after the broken water supply line caused by the team who attempted to install the faucet which came in the package with deceptively simple instructions that's in the store that sells the $19 (on sale!) faucet to the lady who drives the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

This is the newly repaired water main valve after the return of the van that drove to the store for a new valve while the towels are used to soak up the water after the call to the water company for the $150 emergency shut off for the water main which burst when installing the supplies brought back by the van that went back to the store for lines, valves, and putty (oh my!) for the man who came to actually repair the plumbing after the broken water supply line caused by the team who attempted to install the faucet which came in the package with deceptively simple instructions that's in the store that sells the $19 (on sale!) faucet to the lady who drives the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

This is the finished project total of $270 to turn the water back on using the newly repaired water main valve after the return of the van that drove to the store for a new valve while the towels are used to soak up the water after the call to the water company for the $150 emergency shut off for the water main which burst when installing the supplies brought back by the van that went back to the store for lines, valves, and putty (oh my!) for the man who came to actually repair the plumbing after the broken water supply line caused by the team who attempted to install the faucet which came in the package with deceptively simple instructions that's in the store that sells the $19 (on sale!) faucet to the lady who drives the van which transports the children who broke the faucet that is in the house that Jack built.

The end.

time warp

Today I needed to take some pictures complete with a date/time stamp embedded onto the photograph. I quickly discovered that our very expensive, very high tech digital camera only allows you to do so with the software on the computer which is (of course) not Mac compatible. So I raided the pile of digital cameras the kids own, and discovered that Isabelle's would do just what I needed.

Once the pictures were taken, I was importing them into the computer and uncovered a treasure of photos taken by Isabelle over the last two and a half years. Here are some of my favorites; I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

Christmas 2008
Auntie Laura, Nana, Papaw, & a 15-month old Abigail

Christmas 2008
Laura and Ryan

Christmas 2008
Jenna, Aaron, and a just-turned-1 Sadie

Christmas Eve, 2008
Isabelle enjoying the traditional punch at the annual Christmas Eve Party

Summer, 2009
Abigail in the bath just after her hair had been taken down.
(I really miss those fly-away, all-over-the-place curls!)

Summer, 2009
Abigail looking at the photos on Scott's new travel mug

Tucker's 6th birthday
May 28, 2009

Fall, 2009
Abigail and Baby Elyas

Early Spring, 2010
Ornery Elyas

Fall, 2010
Elyas (back in the "no nap in a crib for me" days) crashed on the living room floor

Thanksgiving, 2010
Aunt Laura and the Marshall girls
Sammie, Trinity, & Sadie

Spring, 2011
A freshly shorn Elyas reading with big brother Dawson