Ready to move in . . .

Wow. This is the longest we've gone without writing a blog. A lot has been happening, and there is much to report. We've switched all of our technological stuff over to Time / Crapper, and so far it sucks. The Internet didnt work at first. The digital phone has a lot of white noise. The cable remote isnt programmed, so there is no way you can change the channel. So far, its totally worth it.

The Bean's room is all done and ready to become home to our little guy--the painting, sheetrocking touchups and even the cleaning is all done. All that remains is actually moving all his new little things into the space--right now they are downstairs in the guest room. Below you can see the corner of the room, one of his bureau's, and the built-in drawers and shelf. This gives you a good contrast between the wall and trim colors. The walls are "Buxton Blue," and the trim is "Shaker Beige."
Here's the side with the chimney. It is just BEGGING for him to hit his head on it, isnt it? Oh well. He'll learn when he starts walking, right? Maybe we should have him wear a helmet--they sell them at Babies R Us!! Note the little door on the right side: this leads into the crawl space (because the front side of the house is not dormered). I'm sure that by the time he is three or so he'll be exploring into the dark nooks and crevices of the house. I know I had fun when we first moved in . . .
And here is his bookshelf with most of his books (some new, some from mommy and daddy--bought before they ever thought about having him). On top of the shelf is a cool sign I bought him at a train show this winter (remember, his room theme is trains). At the bottom of the sign, you can notice a fuzzy/reflective little wooden train whistle we picked up in Bar Harbor at Sherman's Book store. We're so excited to start reading some stories to the bean. Well, we are off to Portland to take in a Seadog's game with the LaChapelle's. We didnt make it to a game last season, so we're looking forward to it. Sorry about the lack of entries (thats what she said) but I promise this will change! I am on vacation this week, and you can expect all kinds of good, useless crap from the dark recesses of my brain.