More baby-proofing around the house today. I’ve been putting off putting up the “baby proof” gate at the top of our stairs thinking it would be a long and tedious process. Actually, it wasn’t that bad. Most of the installation went smoothly until Robyn noticed one of the anchors holding a screw into our wall was beginning to pull out of the wall. I knew this might be an issue because there was no stud available into which the hinges could be mounted. A quick trip to Home Depot and a question to one of the associated netted me a couple of “EZ Toggle” bolts. Of course, you can’t leave Home Depot without at least $20 in other stuff that you just remembered that you needed, so I also got a [url=http://www.amazon.com/DeWalt-DW2523-Pc-Rapid-Load/dp/B000H0RX1M/ref=sr_1_8/104-7689253-0692704?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1177893140&sr=1-8]Rapid Load kit[/url] for my drill, some new work gloves and a coat hanger for out entry way. After I got home, the rest of the installation went fairly smoothly and the screws seem to be holding well. We’ll see how they hold up to two kids over the next few years….

Speaking of kids, Chloe’s sprouting another tooth right next to her other one. The things are practically razor sharp, but she looks so cute when she smiles now that we can forgive her any little nips! Gabriel’s got a little toe infection from his ingrown toenail, but it appears to be getting better with the antibiotics that the pediatrician prescribed last week. We’re watching it closely.

I got my bike back from the shop yesterday. It was nice to hop on and be able to shift into the low gears again! The bike is about 10 years old and has never really been tuned up. So, for my birthday, Robyn had my bike fully tuned up. This included all new cables in addition to having a new handlebar and v-brakes (thanks, John!) installed. I had to replace the rear tire since it was pretty beat as well as the chain. It looks good and seems to ride great. Now I just have to get out and ride a little more often than I did last year. With the weather getting warmer, I’m hoping to be able to do at least a couple of short rides each week in order to build up my endurance and start getting some exercise.

And speaking of the weather, this is the time of year that we all get our yards cleaned up and the grass turns green. Well, our front yard is green, but it mostly seems to be a carpet of moss! Robyn made an appointment with [url=http://www.trugreen.com/]Trugreen/Chemlawn[/url] to come take a look last week. They called back and gave us their suggestion which basically consists of 6 visits throughout the season for weeding and feeding as well as a lime treatment to both get rid of the moss and to prepare the soil for seeding in the late summer. It was fairly inexpensive, there is no contract and of course, they have a “satisfaction guarantee”, so we decided to give it a shot. I think the total expense would not be less than I usually spend on fertilizer and grass seed throughout the year, so it should be worth it. Hopefully, we’ll be seeing less moss and more grass in our front yard this summer.