Yes, she is a cutie. Her new skills at age 4 months: laughing. Only Tyler and Lauren can get her to do it really well. She also has rolled over from her back to her stomach. She is still not walking or potty trained and now we are starting to get concerned.
Photos by my sister, Rachelle “Rose” Butterfield.
In an effort to save some money, I was in the attic patching some small leaks in my roof. It’s a rather simple job. As I was finishing up, I started to head back to get out of the attic and I decided to pick up a board that was out of place. So, I have a 5 foot board in one hand and a flash light and caulk gun in the other. I was navigating every so gently when all of the sudden I lost my balance and I started to fall. In an effort to save myself and NOT fall through the ceiling, I grabbed the nearest 2 x 4 with my left arm. As I did that, the caulk gun hit me in that face, spreading roof cement all over my face. Although I caught myself with my left arm, it wasn’t enough as placed the heal of my right foot down to try and regain my balance. Just as soon as I did that, I knew I made a big mistake. My right foot created the hole you see below.
ARGH!! I was so upset with myself for letting this happen. I should have been more careful. I think I just stood there in the attic for what seemed like ten minutes having a pitty party. It’s one of those moments when you realize that the only thing to do is laugh and move on. I wasn’t ready to laugh about it just yet.
When I got down from the attic, I looked in the mirror and then realized that I had roofing cement on my face and in my hair. Not good. Let’s just say that soap and water is not going to get that stuff off. We tried a few other things, but the only thing that worked was goof off. Yes, goof off on the skin. I am sure there is some king of HUGE warning about that. Please do not try this at home.
Anyway, I can laugh about the experience now. I still need to have the ceiling patched so if you know of someone that does good dry wall work, let me know.
