In the dark

Hey,

Well, it happened. Our power is out due to a downed tree up the road. The winds gusted up to 60MPH and there are over 35,000 people without power. Here is a pic of Jackaroo and I braving out the outage. Luckily Cindie and Dave invested in a gas powered generator to power the entire house. So we were without lights only long enough for me to gas up the generator and hook it up to the house. It looks like we could be out for a while tonight. Things could be worse. Jack and I played with puzzles and little people toys. We also read books and sang songs. Brenna had to go back to work for a late night meeting. Well. that is all for now. We will let you know when the power is back on for good.

Love You,

PBNJ +1

Paul, Brenna, Jack and Baby Girl part 1

Hey Family,

Just thought we would take a stab at breaking into the blogasphere. Well Bren and I played hookie today from work. We hung out at bookstores, had coffee and shopped a little - it was a nice grownup day out. We also had a OB appointment and heard the baby's heartbeat 140 bpm - very normal. The baby is doing great and Brenna is progressing nicely. We talked about how we wanted to have the baby natural if possible but would do what was best for she and the little girl. We are still looking for Jack's "big boy bed". He is so ready to get out of the crib. He keeps asking when his little sister is going to get here. Very soon...

Oh yeah, not sure if we mentioned that the house had a large family of rats nesting in the garage!! That was an ordeal, we ended up finding 4 dead ones thanks to our noses and some CSI like skills by yours truly. One had actually gotten behind the walls and I had to cut through the wall to get it out. Anyway, we are busily preparing for a possible windstorm tomorrow. The generator is ready and the clothes are washed. I will post more soon.

love,

pbnj +1

First Childress Blog Entry!

Hey guys! This is going to be our new collective blog site. You enter your information here and then press the 'publish' button below to add it to the blog! If you have any questions, just ask me or Paul.

We are doing pretty good these days. Tamara is preparing for her new job with the Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs and I am working and starting up my freelance business and already have some customers. It's nice to get a little extra money now and then.

The cats are fine. They are feeling at home now after the move. We are still getting rid of things and trying to really make our place a comfy place to come home to. I am also in the middle of brewing a beer that should be ready be the end of the month. Can't wait.

Hope you all are well. Please use this blog! You can even add photos. Ask us how if you need help. Call me up even and I'll walk you through it.

Ok. Take care and hope to see your blog updates soon.

Love,

Joe and Tamara