Weekend Wrap Up!

As per usual, Friday night was pretty normal in that Jarred works so late that by the time he gets home I am spent, as is Lucie. So, we ordered a pizza and watched TV. Saturday was super exciting. MacKenzie moved into her new apartment at LSU. That was fun to watch. I did not get to help move anything, as I expected. Jarred and I were supposed to go to a wedding but between babysitting issues and the fact that he worked until 7pm, we did not go. Oh well. Congrats to Dana and Derek!

Today we all slept in until Lucie rolled over and informed Jarred and I that it was morning and therefore time to get up. So, we all went to Cake Palace (where I figure Jarred and Lucie will be spending alot of weekend mornings once the new baby comes) for breakfast and then drove out to Walker to measure out a baseball field for an irrigation estimate. Yes, Fay was here, it was raining, and Jarred got soaked. Lucie and I waited in the car and listened to Clic and Clack.

The best part of the weekend was definitely the dinner Jarred cooked us tonight. After listening to Leah Chase on John Folse last week talking about fried chicken (notice how similar "fried" is to "friend") I have been having a BIG craving. So Jarred fried up some AWESOME chicken. Best I have every had! Also, some mashed potatoes and green beans. So, good.....

Well, it had pretty much rained all day (Fay). I am really aggravated that I forgot to fix up my rain gauge before it started. It has been tipped over for who know how long, so know I dont know how much rain we have gotten. What I do know is that it has rained pretty much straight since about 3am. So, who knows what we will do for work tomorrow. Rain, our nemesis.

Jarred has a HUGE meeting with a Big Wig at the largest construction company in SE LA in the morning. When Jarred was with Kleinpeter, he redid this guy's yard. So, hopefully we will pick up some work from him. Getting our General Contractors license has really opened some doors for us. According to the GM at the local wholesale nursery, our company is the last of the "little guys" still standing with the economy the way it is. We have had some "Big guys" call Jarred scoping for our status and if Jarred is interested in selling out/getting a job with them. We are hanging in there though. Not pretty, but we are a contender. In a very Poppy Joe kind of way, I figure that my competition is getting smaller and smaller, so things must be ready to look up. When the economy does straighten out, we will be one of the survivors. We are praying the new transmission comes in for the Isuzu, so maybe Jarred can put that in while it rains. Go figure, as soon as we buy the new truck, our old one breaks down. Good Luck/Timing??? I guess. Better than no truck. Just not what we were hoping.

Lucie has been very busy today. Jumping on the furniture, harrassing her Daddy, watching Diego (she can count to 10 in Spanish-and told a lady at the store yesterday "Buenas Dias") and helping to cook the chicken. She is painting right now and just brought me a picture and told me "Happy Birthday!".