It has begun.....

Today, construction on the "train room" began. Roger and Andrew headed out and purchased the wood and such that they needed to build the model train tables. They both worked on construction out in the garage and hauled our dinning room chairs down to store in the garage. Then they hauled the tables, in three pieces, into the house. They finished putting them together and set them up. Then they set up the train for an initial run. Ryan help bring the parts up stairs, too, and I helped Rogie move our glass table top that weighed a TON, into the other room. Ryan played outside with his friends for most of the day, so with everyone out, I had several hours of peace and quiet. Rogie has created monsters with the boys. He and the boys now think it's funny (and I do it too sometimes) to repeat and giggle at certain words and phrases when they are said in conversation. For example, everytime the word "wood" was mentioned they stop and laugh. Tonight, Ryan got out of the shower and walked into the living room as Andrew was watching a show about drag racing. The first thing Ryan heard the narrator say was "cracks in the asphalt". He had to come out to the patio when Dad and I were and tell us. They do it now ALL the time. I can't say, "I'm going to start cooking once I've defrosted the meat". They both say, "meat" and laugh. I totally and completely blame Rogie. :)