Landscaping, Day Two
I LOVE MY NEW FENCE! The fact that we need to replace our not-up-to-code water main, not so much, but I LOVE the fence!
Thursday, October 25, 2007
I LOVE MY NEW FENCE! The fact that we need to replace our not-up-to-code water main, not so much, but I LOVE the fence!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Compromises
1) THE LIGHTS - I had something very specific in mind that I wanted. Of course, this does not exist. The closest thing to it that exists costs about $40 per light, which is NOT w/in our budget since we needed 12 - 6 for the front, 6 for the back. So, I settled for the best compromise we could find:
2) THE BIRD BATH - Hubby really had his heart set on getting a bird bath. I kept envisioning a “little old lady yard” like the one on the corner, with an ugly thing stuck smack in the middle of the yard. I cringed inwardly. I stalled. I hemmed and hawed. Hubby reminded me that when we were very first looking at houses, we had discussed putting in a bird bath. We settled on this one (but in a terra cotta color). It won’t be smack in the middle of the yard, but just in front of the center of the front porch (where the ill-fated nightshade bush was before, for those who know my yard). Hey! It’s a “water feature”. Ty Pennington would be proud.
Landscaping, Day One
Sorry about the fuzzy pictures. Tomorrow, I’ll take pictures when it’s a little lighter out, and I’ll use the lens stabilization feature.
Sunday
Adriana got to go to her first Raiders game on Sunday (how has she been with Rick this long w/o it???). As you can see, Diane introduced her to….Crazy Raider Guy.
BIG Birthdays
Hubby came home from hunting just in time to come with us to the big family surprise birthday party for Auntie Adeline and Cousin Tony. I won’t “out” them on their age, but let’s just say that they both end in 0, and Adeline’s 20 years older than Tony….
Cousin Angie, Juli (Tony’s wife), Tony, Auntie Adeline. OK, family trivia questions: 1) Which person in this picture is a grandparent? 2) Which one is going to be a grandparent next year? BTW, Angie, you’re looking good! At this rate, you’ll be passing your clothes up to me….
Rick, Mike & Hubby. Rick might have the most grey hair, but he’s not the oldest. He’s definitely the thinnest these days (as is Adri!). If you click to make the picture bigger, you can see Diane a few seats away from Mike and can barely see me next to her. The girl in the red is “Baby Tony’s” girlfriend (Baby Tony being Cousin Tony’s 21-year-old son). Hubby sure looks tired in that picture. Could it have something to do with the fact that he’d been up since 3:00 in the morning???
Cousin Angie, Juli (Tony’s wife), Tony, Auntie Adeline. OK, family trivia questions: 1) Which person in this picture is a grandparent? 2) Which one is going to be a grandparent next year? BTW, Angie, you’re looking good! At this rate, you’ll be passing your clothes up to me….
Rick, Mike & Hubby. Rick might have the most grey hair, but he’s not the oldest. He’s definitely the thinnest these days (as is Adri!). If you click to make the picture bigger, you can see Diane a few seats away from Mike and can barely see me next to her. The girl in the red is “Baby Tony’s” girlfriend (Baby Tony being Cousin Tony’s 21-year-old son). Hubby sure looks tired in that picture. Could it have something to do with the fact that he’d been up since 3:00 in the morning???
Overdue F.O. Pics
Sorry so overdue for posting. Things have been more than a little busy around here. Hubby & I catered a rehearsal dinner for a couple at church on Friday, Saturday was opening day of duck hunting season ’round here, etc., etc., etc.
I was so excited to find these buttons. They were exactly what I was looking for - right size, right shape, right color. Too cute! I hope Becky (Katherine’s Mom) likes it.
Here are the overdue shots of Baby Katherine’s BSJ with buttons on.
I was so excited to find these buttons. They were exactly what I was looking for - right size, right shape, right color. Too cute! I hope Becky (Katherine’s Mom) likes it.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Cool
The plumbers came back yesterday and poured concrete to replace what they had pulled up. By the time the Things came home from school, it was too hard for them to do real handprints, but I was able to get a pencil and carve in the outlines of their hands. Very cool, if you ask me.
Socks Are Growing
I’m 3/4 done with the leg part. Woot! I really like how these are coming out, and the lace pattern is really easy.
Twitter Feed-
- My Facebook page got hacked. I think it's fixed now. If you got a weird post from me, a MILLION apologies; it wasn't really from me.
- Glitch in the bday plans: T1 is home today w/a messed up stomach. No Macy's/Nordstrom Rack/JC Penney for me today! Ah, well; that's OK.
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
