Deitrick Detail: March Maddness

despite what the title suggests, this post is not at all about basketball. the most i have to say about it is that my bracket is doing super bad. in one only 1 of my final 4 are still in. in the other there is only 2 of the final 4. either way i dont see me winning the family tournament.

march went so much better than february. so so much better. everyone is healthy. rylie finally got over her bad cough. the rest of us have been healthy and things have been going so much better.

justin was able to reassemble the truck. good news! it went all back together bad news... something was wrong. he took it out for a drive and found out we could not turn right all the way. not good. so we were both so tired of this project that we decided just to give it to a mechanic and have them fix it. we had to take it in for an alignment anyway. so they called and told us the upper control arms were on the opposite sides. okay. that would screw things up. they fixed it and did the alignment and said come pick it up. we got the truck and turned out of the parking lot. oh wait! tried.... tried to turn out but justin couldnt make the right turn sharp enough. problem not fixed. so we uturned in another parking lot back to the mechanic and said excuse me you didnt fix the problem.... so he took it for another 2 days. called us back and said we needed a new steering box. except the guy we bought it from recently replaced it. and it was working just fine before. sitting in a garage for 2 months wouldnt make it go bad... so we didnt believe them and took the car back. justin did his own diagnostics and found out it was not the steering box. so no we dont need a new one. but the steering cupler was on wrong. it was off by 180 degrees. long story longer we fixed the problem ourselves. the tie-rods were not simialr at all so that should have been a clue to them that something was wrong. stupid mechanic.... not my wonderful at home mechanic. he is wonderful and perfect and i love him so. but the shop mechanic. grr... oh well! that problem is fixed and done with and we are so glad its over.

granted that doesnt mean that there is not anything to do. just smaller projects. he has fixed the leaky rear differential. we have ordered parts to replace the power steering pump and re-key the lock on the door. it doesnt match the ignition so if our clicker dies we cant get into the car. uh oh...

anyways. we can take small breaks in between projects. justin mentioned that working on the truck used to be fun. but now its tedious. we will be happy when all these projects are done and its just tinkering for fun and when we want to.

we were able to finish rykers bed. he has transitioned beautifully. the bed turned out great. justin did great woodburning the decals into it. and it is nice and sturdy. he loves it. he still stays in bed till i come get him from a nap or night time. but i make him get in and out of bed by himself so that he knows he can and he isnt stuck in there. we do have some toys and books up there for him to play with. but whatever makes him happy.

he is doing awesome. learning lots. he is saying more and more words. i have been able to get him to say momma 3 whole times! its so nice and i get so happy. but he likes to say hi to rylie and the fishes. he can tell us what he wants mostly. to get up and snuggle or get yoghurt or an apple from the fridge, or a cracker or some peaches from the pantry. he loves loves loves cars and winnie the pooh. he asks to watch them everyday. he cant decide what to watch more. and after 15 min wants to watch the other one. gotta love that boy. we are on a strict once a day for my sanity. we are about to embark on potty training. wish me luck!!!

rylie is doing great. she is growing fast. still 13-14 pounds. but i just love her! her cheeks are so big i love them so. she smiles a ton and is learning how to giggle a little bit. cant wait till she can really start laughing. she will be moving out of our room and into her own room and the crib this weekend. im happy to get my room back and glad she can grow just like ryker. we got some cute sheets for her too.

they both did great at there dr appointments. ryker got his last shots. and rylie gor her 2 month shots. both cried and it broke my heart. but quickly got past it. so they are good till her next apt. haha.

i love my babies. they make me so happy and i love playing with them everyday. its so great.

justin is still enjoying his job. lots of work to do. but he is doing great. we are much happier now than this time last month! haha.

enjoy.