Cinco de Mayo (and the roofers are here)

Very early yesterday morning (Sunday) the roofers showed up to begin tearing off and replacing our roof, which was apparently damaged in a hail storm last summer.  They worked until about 3:00 when the temperature peaked at 84.  This morning they were back (all non-English speaking) and working really hard to finish today (and by the way, it is a whole lot cooler).  It cracked me up that Gramma slept through their initial first two hours of pounding, which at times was right over her bedroom.  And it was incredibly loud!  I kept checking on her, and finally at 9:30, she got up.
So, this oblivion is what we have to look forward to if we make it to the 90's, huh?  Sounds kind of nice!
The week has been "no bueno" (just to get into the spirit of the day) with a week at work of the consulting firm (I can't think of one positive thing to say about that), the closing on Gramma's house was delayed (hopefully it'll happen this week), and Emma had a pretty rough week at school.
Brad and I have been extremely stressed with the problems in our little world, so we are looking ahead to brighter times....
And, on the bright side, we played bridge twice over the weekend, on Friday and then all day yesterday.  It amazes and bewilders me how Brad can play bridge, given his disabilities.  Crazy!  And, he played well!
Saturday, we got a call from Curt and Spencer (early) letting us know that the town of Ault (about 10 miles up the road) was having a garage sale and that we should get there quickly, with the truck.
When we got there (and can I say OMG, I have never seen a whole town having a garage sale) they had already purchased some items for Meredith for their new home- some nice tables and some other decor.  They spent a lot more time searching for stuff than we could have- the town was PACKED!  Afterwards, we took the tables to the Taylor home and saw it for the first time.  How nice to be able to move right into a house without painting, cleaning or redoing anything.  It's in really nice condition, and the yard looks exceptional.

 We are excited for them to be back together as a family!

Corbin played an amazing soccer game Saturday afternoon, and since the weather was nice, Gramma went along and enjoyed the game and just being outside.  After the game, he was "recruited" by a coach to play on a 3 on 3 team which will start in June.  Gabi finally got her

"snaggle" tooth out that afternoon and was really proud of herself, carrying that tooth around in a baggie all day.

 Saturday night, we had our family dinner at Carrie and Spencer's house, grilling some salmon and steaks.  The kids made "dirt cups" for dessert at our house to bring along (crushed oreo cookies, chocolate pudding and gummy worms).

 

 After dinner the kids played outside and the adults played cards and had a few brewskis....we even tried to get Gramma to drink one!

 

Emma and Rory have reconnected, of sorts(hmmm).

Yesterday, Sunday, Amie ran the half marathon and got her new personal best time, beating her previous time and running 8 minute miles.  I'm glad she takes after me!

Sophie and Gabi had a slumber party Saturday night with Sophie getting roped into helping the other two clean their rooms.  As a reward for their help, Carrie took them to Build-A-Bear and let them pick out a stuffed toy.  (Well worth the price, I would imagine).  Happy Monday (and a very happy birthday to Nancy!).