Sam is nuts

Okay, here's another reason why I love Sam. My parents have this game, Flippin Frogs, and it's a big hit, you know, flinging frogs through the air. But sometimes it's not so easy to share:

Sam: (screaming incoherently)
Me: (firmly, having already counted to three) We're going outside. now.
Sam: I wanna...gasp...(screaming continues)
Me: It's okay baby boy. calm down. tell me what you want.
Sam: (wailing) I want the FLIPPIN' FROGS!!!
Me: (laughter restrained with difficulty) you want the flippin' frogs?
Sam: (subdued, now that someone understands.) uh-huh, I wanna all the flippin' frogs.

The clairvoyant genius who named this game can only be admired.

Our almost house

Here's the floorplan! You'll have to click on the image to be able to really make anything out.

We choose to wall in the dining room so it could be the music studio for Richard. That's right- no more garage band! This way he won't have to thaw his equipment in the winter, and we can all listen to him jam. We're also hoping one day to make the humongo screen porch (3) a sun room.

That's about it! They haven't started construction yet because they're waiting in permits and such, but it should be done by Thanksgiving.