05.09.08
Spring!!
My yard is in full bloom…thought I would share some photos. This afternoon I planted some vegetable pots for the front yard. With the puppies in the back yard it was really the only safe place.
Front Porch
Dogwood Trees
Crazy Ivy that I have not quite decided about yet
03.16.08
Is it really March already?
I can’t believe that it has almost been a year since the husband and I have bought our house. It is exciting! We have been looking back over the last year and seeing if we got everything completed that we wanted to. Overall we are happy with what we have accomplished, there are still some projects that we would like to get done before spring actually gets here.
Here is a quick recap:
1. Removed horrible popcorn ceiling before we moved in.
2. Painted each room (the whole house was white and boring)
3. Removed the five ceiling fans (thanks Father-in-Law)
4. Removed the wall of Junipers in the front yard that hadn’t been taken care of in 30 years.
5. Replaced the carpet in our master bathroom with tile (carpet is very yucky in a bathroom)
6. Covered the dark paneling in the laundry room.
7. Put new sod in the back yard and moved the dog kennel to the shade of the large tree.
Things that we would still like to complete:
1. Plant a garden in the back yard.
2. Somehow rearrange the kitchen so it is not so cave-ish.
3. Put hardwood floors in the dining room.
4. New windows through out the house, most importantly replacing the 10 foot slider in the dining room.
I think that is about all that we should focus on in the next year. I am excited to see what this next year brings to our little family.
On a completely unrelated note here is a picture of the husband airing out his bunker gear in the carport. He is saying that it smells funny. Upcoming knitting project to come.
11.26.07
Christmas Lights! Tis the Season ya know ;)
Yes, my dear husband climbed up on the roof and put the very first string of Christmas lights on our very own house! This was quite the feet because we do not own a ladder, but it wasn’t that bad because our house is unusually short. No, I am serious, I could paint the ceilings in the living room without a ladder (obviously b/c we do not own one) and I am not all that tall. So the husband backed the trusty Ford under the carport and climbed up onto the roof that way. This was unconventional but we live in Eastern Washington and that is how we roll. On a different note we got LED Christmas lights this year, which are supposed to use 90% less electricity and last for up to 20 years! Exciting stuff around our little abode.
And I tried to take a picture once they were lit, but it didn’t quite work out the way that I thought it would. I will try again later. And the weather forecast is calling for snow! I can’t wait to see if it actually materializes.
Oh and here is a picture of my lovely sister in her new hat! It is a Foliage knit with Cascade 220 wool that was knit on Size 7 dpns and a 16″ Addi circular needle. I thought that I had miscounted some stitches after transferring from dpn to circular, but all that I needed was a stitch marker and then it was all so clear.
10.30.07
I am a Mrs!!
Jason and I did it! On Saturday we got married… we are loving it. Granted we have only been married for all of four days, but so far it is great! We had a great ceremony and it was great to see family and friends that we hadn’t seen in a long time. The photographer called yesterday to say that he should have our photos to us by the end of the week, I can’t wait to see how they all turned out.
On the home front; we were able to purchase a lovely dining room table for the house at a great clearance price. It was just what we were looking for and it is great to be able to sit and eat dinner in the dining room without worrying about your food flying off the said table if you put your elbows in the wrong spot of the table.
I started knitting some baby socks yesterday, a few of the wives at work are expecting. I may have been a little hasty with checking my gauge, as they look VERY small. I asked the husband what he thought and he agreed that they were looking a little on the tiny size. I will continue making them and see what happens, they are the first sock in the New Pathway for Sock Knitters by Cat Bordhi. It is an interesting pattern so far and I was able to knit the first half while half watching Monday night football. (This could be part of my problem come to think of it..note to self)
