I promised some pictures last time, and I’m ready to deliver. And in only 3 days, too!

Well, anyway, there’s some catching up to do. First off, at the end of August, I went home to Southern Illinois to attend the funeral of my stepfather, Frank Robinson. I received a surprise on our driveway when I got back:

It might be a little hard to see, but the chalk drawing on the left is of some balloons. On the right are the words “Welcome Home Dad!” If you look at the top of the drawing on the rights, there are white chalk lines going into our garage; Ian drew me a parking space.

Next up, we have kindergarten pictures. A couple of weeks ago, Ian started Kindergarten:

He was anxious to get there, but graciously paused long enough for a couple of pictures. When he finally got to his Kindergarten room, his patience was rewarded:

As soon as he walked in, he was confronted by one of his best friends, Adam. No doubt, they were discussing something of cosmic importance from the Star Wars universe.

Finally, I have been claiming for a couple of years that we needed to paint the house, and that this year (whatever year it happened to be) was the year it was going to be done. I am proud to say that Deb and I are almost done with the south side (the front of the house). Or, at least as much as we can do without a longer ladder. But, as evidence of our Herculean endeavor, here is a shot that shows off the old grey vs. the new grey:
On the left is our old, dingy grey. On the right is the new, “bluer” grey. Once we get the shutters back up, I’ll post some more shots.