Well, I decided to wear Bastian's pants while he was modeling his new hair do and then this morning we went on a hike. I was accepted to law school again and this time I'm going....but as Grandma Barry said, "I'll believe it when I see it."

B just asked when we'll be coming around again....I'm not sure yet. I'll keep ya posted B. I'd love to be hanging around torturing you. It sounds like good times.

Well, today we went into "town". I dislike, very strongly, going into town. It's always to spend money and time on things that we can't seem to do without. I suppose I do like eating though, and really, it's all we buy. Food.

There's this giant spider that keeps roaming around by my lamp that is approximately two feet from my mouth. I don't want to eat that guy tonight. I heard somewhere that the average person eats 8 spiders in their lifetime while sleeping. That doesn't seem like a lot to me. In fact, since I've been sleeping on the floor, I think I've probably eaten that many every year. But still, I don't want that big juicy one crunching in between my teeth tonight. I wonder if Uncle Jim has ever seen anything like that in all his years of looking into mouths....mmmm, hairy spider guts.

Bastian's morning:
Wake's up and plays with his trucks that are next to his crib until his lazy parents decide to get up and see him (5 minutes)
Sits with mom and reads some books while dad makes him some pancakes
He eats his pancake while watching a Baby Einstein video (which he loves)
Comes in the kitchen and watches dad make some eggs on the wood burning stove
Burns his hand and cries for ten minutes
Goes in his room because he's pissed off and plays with Thomas (his favorite toy)
Eats the rest of his pancake
Comes out of his room with a spray bottle and squirts mom and the computer one too many times and ends up in time out
Plays with his trains and trucks until he decides to come out again with his fork in his hand and making stabbing motions at dad.
Goes with dad to the bathroom and watches him poop
We march into the kitchen and coax mom into joining us as we do the lazy man's march
He gets ready to go on his daily hike

I've been doing this thing recently on Flickr where you take a picture everyday, but it has to include some part or all of your body. The group is called 365 (one a day for a year). I know I've posted the link before, but if you want to see some pics (possibly of Bastian) then check it out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31348869@N04/

Mom, I might have deleted your post before it posted yesterday. Sorry, but yeah, we should try the webcam again.
Bastian's favorite sayings:
Help please
(While teetering is trucks over the brink of doom) Oh No, Whatcha gonna do?
Singing Thomas and Friends
Singing.
Daddy, come on
Mommy, come on
How you doing?

Nope, Allison is still Allison and Alli will still be Alli. Yesterday, I posted Allison's (Devin's wife) request to know how Alli was doing...

Let's see, today we ended having to go into town to get some paperwork in order. The neighbors who we haven't met came over and we talked a while until they had to take off to Roswell...

Bastian is talking way more these days. He is saying some sentences that mostly have to do with how crazy he is. He's got way too much energy for Alli and I. It's funny to hear him attempt a sing-a-long with whatever is playing and our new little ritual is right before bedtime, he and I will sit in the sofa chair together and watch the Galileo baby Einstein movie. It settles him down nicely, even though it is about 9:30 at that point.

Today I welded up a little monkey bar play thing for Bastians playhouse that we'll start building tomorrow. He needs someplace comfortable while Alli and I work up at the site. Every time we settle in, he ends up running down the mountain towards the house and one of us has to leave. I also started encasing our windmill pole in cob that will end up like a totom pole with faces on it and stuff. We decided that we needed a fire pit up there too, so I started building a cob bench to encircle the pit....I'll take some pics and post...maybe.

So per Allison's request, Alli is doing fine. She's basically sick daily, but it seems to be less frequent...or maybe she's just hiding it. Her mom wants her to go up to San Fran to visit...I don't know if I'm supposed to go.

I thought of a new phrase today, poop knuckle. Put that in your diaries.

I know I cant be the first one to post that the Cardinals did what I never thought was possible....good for them. Today, the three of us went for a hike early in the morning. We went less than a quarter of a mile and then sat down and threw rocks at a dead old tree. I decided to head back on my own to do some "work" while Bastian and Alli continued on. Once they arrived, they helped me toss rocks and move dirt and then we had a small lunch of veggie dogs roasted over an open fire (mmmm). I headed down to the house after that with Bastian and tried to put him to bed, but he had different ideas, so we played for the next two hours while mommy continued working up at the library/guesthouse. Once she came down, Bastian played with her for a while and tried to fix our little website project, but that didn't work out too well cuz Google sucks. I'll have to wait and see if it corrects itself over the next day or two. Once Bastian finally fell asleep after punching me in the face, Alli and I did a search for au pairs. We found a great site that had a substantial list of willing candidates that want to come and work for room and board to learn English and go to school at the CC. Nice. We'll see if it all comes together once I leave for school (if I'm accepted).
Good times, great oldies....
http://alliandgregart.com/Home.html
...check it!

Check out this website that Alli and I are working on: http://alliandgregart.com/Home.html

Well, the website Alli and I created is still under construction, but if you have a moment to spare, check out my flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31348869@N04/

Today we had some guests arrive from AZ. They are originally friends of Rob's and Betsy's, but I claim them as friends now too. Jeanie and Marv flew in his airplane from Camp Verde. Marv comes from Canada eh and is a retired school teacher among other things and Jeanie is something like a hydrogeologist. I could be wrong on that, but she is a pretty smart cookie. Anyway, after they arrived, I went up to the site and started working on the foundation for the library/guesthouse again. I started thinking about all the crap I've got to get done before school starts (if I get accepted), and I started freaking out. It mostly has to do with going to work at State Farm again (if I'm accepted). I hated that place and now I'm turning back to it again because I know I can earn a decent living doing it. I feel like I'm selling my soul though, cuz I know I'll be miserable selling something I hate talking about just for a dime and a nickel. But on the bright side, at least I'll have a job in this torn up economy, and I'll be able to finish (hopefully) the guesthouse. Count your blessings, name them one by one....

Today, the three of us went down to the city and took care of a few things that were past due. Bastian sat in the back watching his baby Einstein movies and repeating everything they said. He's such a good kid when he's learning. When we got home, Alli was hiding under the covers and when he found her, he told her, "That's so funny." We cracked up, not having heard that one before out of his mouth. Then this evening after dinner, Alli was lying down and I was drawing the new sketch for the house, when Bastian came walking in and sat down next to mommy and asked, "How you doing mom?" We laughed again not having heard that one either....He's sure growing up quick.

I built a website today that will contain our crafty stuff. It's still under construction, but if you want the link now it's:
alliandgregart.com

Today, Alli and tried to get caught up after being gone for so long. I'm looking for a job in addition to redesigning the library/guesthouse. The foundation needs to be reshaped, and a cost sheet put together, so that as the money comes available, we can add on to our little structure with purpose.
It should snow tomorrow. I dumped some ice out yesterday and all of it is still sitting in the same place. Once the wind dies down a little bit, I'm going to paint the windmill and hook it up. After a week or so, I'll buy a load controller so that I don't have to leave something plugged in all the time in order not to fry our batteries.

We made it back home to Mayhill early this morning at about 2 a.m. after which Bastian decided it wasn't time to sleep anymore. Alli, the best partner in crime out there, let me sleep while she attended to the Stink. I have no rationale when I'm sleepy and her patience with me is beyond measure. After we woke up, we went up on top of the hill where the building site has emerged into a full blown operation with a well that pumps more than 23 gallons per minute. Rob has been busy up there, so now Alli and I will have our turn. We have a library/guest house to build and complete by the time I go back to school (if I'm accepted again).

Arizona was great. I can't believe how much my parents will put up with. I'm completely crazy and my son isn't far off. Alli is the sanest and is probably the reason why parents allowed us to stay for so long. Can I get an amen? Can I get a hallelujah? Amen! Hallelujah!

Anyway, it's nice to be back and we're looking forward to our birthdays when several of our friends will be coming out to enjoy to dates with us. Hopefully, or depending on your point of view, not hopefully, I'll blog a little more by then....

Happy '09 everybody!