New blog background means lost stuff!

I changed my blog around, but I lost some stuff...yet again. So for all my bloggy friends and family will you please resend me your blogs so I can add them to my blog lists again. Thanks! I suck : /

Fruits of Our Labor

So as most of you know things here have been uber crazy. Well I am happy to say we are finally finished. And since you all have been so supportive, I'd like you to share in the fruits of our labor. So here are the pictures!

Here is our home from the outside in. I used a slide show via photo bucket because there was like 90 something pictures, and will post this on facebook as well. Let me know your input.

The realtor will come and take their own photos today. The website for them is SanAngeloHomes.com.

33rd Birthday

I just celebrated my 33rd birthday yesterday. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to have any fun with the house under construction and all, and a sore neck, but I had a good birthday despite my worries.

In the morning Jay treated to me with a birthday breakfast of Chocolate Eclair Doughnuts and Dr. Pepper. YUM! Then I went to a scrapbooking workshop with my friend Emma. It was really nice to get away and just craft with friends.

Then in the afternoon I went and had some lunch by myself for some needed alone time. I have been so busy with the house I haven't really taken any of that lately. Then I came home to Jay having done some work here at the house (sweet!) and birthday presents on the table. The kids and Jay got me a Wii cooking game, emergency chocolate, and a WWII novel. I really enjoy historical fiction.

Then to my favorite part, we went fishing and actually caught stuff! By we I mean the family and Emma's family. At first we thought we'd try down on the river. They recently stocked it with Rainbow Trout and that sounded like a yummy dinner. But it was pretty fished out or we were too early cause we caught nothing there.

Rachel (Emma and Andy's oldest Daughter) , Beth, Missy, Joshua, and Jay

So we decided we'd move out to the lake. We've caught small sunfish there before and thought that would be better than nothing. So we took the minnows, picked up Emma's husband Andy, and headed for the lake. After Emma and Andy got all their baby stuff set up we started fishing. There wasn't much at first,but as sundown approached the fish began to bite. Emma made the first two catches. Here she is with her fish.

Emma, Rebbeca, and Andy

Emma's fish. Is it big enough to eat? We didn't know the rules for the Crappie and Bass so we just caught and released. It was fun once they started biting.

Emma is a big weanie and wouldn't bait or remove the live fish from her hook. I "manned up" and took care of it for her.

I finally caught one. I thought Emma was gonna be the only successful fisher, but after that first one I caught it was like a fishing orgy.

This one jumped off the hook once I brought it up. I was trying to catch it before it died.

Just like the professionals right?!

The kids were too bored to fish for long, so once I hooked one I called them over to reel it in. While we were fishing they were off exploring. Michael found himself some girls. LOL

Open Wide!

Beth was too scared to hold the line on her catch.

That's the provider for our family. Luckily we weren't counting on his catches for our dinner. You may have to zoom in to see his catch. Hahahahaha!

As you can see by the background, we were out way past being able to see our bobbers ("Bobbins" according to Emma (lol).

It was a blast of a birthday and a great start to my 33rd year.

New Carpet

Well over the last week we have been preparing for new carpet in the whole house. Here are the pics!

Preparing the area...where do we put the furniture when the whole house is being re-carpeted? In the kitcen and the garage.

Here is a picture of the old carpet, and a picture of the new.

old

new

Not much difference is there? The new carpet smell made Beth sick so we had to spent the first night in a hotel with a indoor pool to escape the fumes. The kids loved the pool!

Some of the rooms as they were carpeted.

Things I have done

This is a list of 98 things that you may or may not have done. The ones that are in blue are the ones that I have done.


1. Started your own blog


2. Slept under the stars -

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland/Disney World


8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a Praying Mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a thunder and lightning storm

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight the pillow won.

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Run a Marathon

27. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

28. Seen a total eclipse

29. Watched a sunrise or sunset-

30. Hit a home run

31. Been on a cruise

32. Seen Niagara Falls in person

33. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

34. Seen an Amish community

35. Taught yourself a new language

36. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

37. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

38. Gone rock climbing

39. Seen Michelangelo’s David

40. Sung karaoke

41. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

42. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

43. Visited Africa

44. Walked on a beach by moonlight

45. Been transported in an ambulance

46. Had your portrait painted

47. Gone deep sea fishing

48. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

49. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

50. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

51. Kissed in the rain

52. Played in the mud

53. Gone to a drive-in theater

54. Been in a movie

55. Visited the Great Wall of China

56. Started a business

57. Taken a martial arts class

58. Visited Russia

59. Served at a soup kitchen

60. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

61. Gone whale watching

62. Got flowers for no reason

63. Donated blood, platelets or plasma the only time I could and I couldn't even fill the bag.

64. Gone sky diving

65. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

66. Bounced a check

67. Flown in a helicopter

68. Saved a favorite childhood toy

69. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

70. Eaten caviar

71. Pieced a quilt

72. Stood in Times Square

73. Toured the Everglades

74. Been fired from a job

75. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

76. Broken a bone

77. Been a passenger on a motorcycle

78. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

79. Published a book

80. Visited the Vatican

81. Bought a brand new car

82. Walked in Jerusalem

83. Had your picture in the newspaper

84. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve

85. Visited the White House

86. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (if fish count then YES)

87. Had chickenpox

88. Saved someone’s life

89. Sat on a jury

90. Met someone famous

91. Joined a book club

92. Got a tattoo

93. Had a baby

94. Seen the Alamo in person

95. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

96. Been involved in a law suit


97. Owned a cell phone

98. Been stung by a bee


I have done 45 of these! How about you?