This weekend was great. There was a small win, and a small fail- let’s look at the fail first.

This is the plug that powers our outdoor lights that hang over our patio. It is a string of lights, and looks pretty good at night time. However, it wasn’t working, and I couldnt press the “reset” button to get the power working through the outlet anymore.

The replacement plug came in, and I cut the power to the outlet, and removed the old one. If you are keen-eyed, you may have noticed the error right there.

After everything was complete, I turned the power back on. But it didn’t work. However, the internet in our house wasn’t working either (it was on the same line). Neither was the lights in the bathroom, or the lights in the shower.

I was able to move the plug for the router for the internet, and it is working fine (hence, how I can write about my failure). However, after trying again last night, of the four wires that were removed from the old outlet (and not labeled as they were removed), after trying EVERY possible configuration, I still can’t get the wiring right.

In the meantime, we still have SOME lights in the bathroom, and a hurt ego, but it will be fixed. Soon.

And I can’t be the only person who has goofed in a home project like this. Do you have any similar stories to share?

A win is a win.

Saturday morning was a lazy one, and we did some errands as a family, just like the old days, before Rosie’s busy social life and over-scheduled play dates.

What did we do? We took Mercy to get her first haircut. She wanted to bring her “naked baby”, which is exactly what Rosie did when she was small.

The haircut was a wild success.

We documented all the best parts at this local haircut place that only does haircuts for children. What a great idea for a business by the way- they didnt have these when we were small.

Rosie did an excellent job coaching her sister through the moment.

And she was real proud after the fact. She said “I’m cute”.

It might seem small and insignificant, but for me it wasn’t. We just ran a few errands, and it was great. There wasn’t any complaining. We were all in a great mood, and just spent time together.

These kids are really good together, and by next year, things will be different. But for now, these moments are 100%.

We tried going to the store, but it was closed, and I wanted a smoothie, so:

Then we went and got a few things for Taylor and I’s upcoming trip. Mercy doesn’t just want a seat- she wants to pull it over so she is sitting beside her big sister.

And to offset the electrical failure, here is my success:

The rainy day project I have been working on for Rosie. 350 feet of rope, and 132 knots. I finally completed it, and it has its new home after a few other items were removed. Rosie loved it.

Have you been working on anything fun recently?