We're moving to Arkansas, so we're selling our wonderful house here. It goes on the market today for $315,000. I'm overwhelmed with the idea of getting and keeping the house clean and packed, but it's got to be done (no, it's not done yet). And it'll be nice to live in a pristine place. This [...]
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Today I spent a couple of good hours cleaning the house. Pretty much every room is close to presentable, including the basement! For me, this is an accomplishment. I feel so peaceful when things are orderly that I'm sure if I could just remember the feelings I have when things are clean I wouldn't mind [...]
In my next house…
Posted in Home on May 1st, 2007
Here's a list of things I'd really like to have in my next house. When we bought this house, we really had very little idea of what we wanted and now I'm much better acquainted with taking care of my own home and what I like and some things I don't like. This isn't really [...]
Spring is Here!
Posted in Gardening on Apr 27th, 2007
Okay, I think Spring is really here to stay now. The trees have leaves and blossoms and the flowers are starting to bloom and people are outside mowing their lawns. The kids and I went for a little walk this morning and saw that some people had their vegetable gardens planted and even sprouting! I think [...]
This morning before Colin went to work we gave our financial situation a good stare. As much as I hate to do it and avoid doing it, I have to admit that I always feel a little better when I do, even if I get bad news. My uncle Brent (of marketsurfing.com fame) gave us [...]
Weird Qwest Trouble
Posted in Home on Apr 19th, 2007
This week I had a weird Qwest experience. Sorry to anyone who tried to call us yesterday afternoon and discovered that our phone was disconnected. There was a strange mix-up in our bills that resulted in our phone service being turned off for a few hours. Here's what happened: Monday I opened a bill from [...]
I'm feeling a little boring today, so I'm going to tell you about my accomplishment from yesterday. Yesterday I cleaned the laundry room. I wiped down the washer and dryer, emptied the garbage (it really needed to be emptied, too), swept and mopped the floor. Then I threw out all the old empty bottles of [...]
Easter breakfast ideas
Posted in Home on Apr 10th, 2007
Easter breakfast ideas for next year…. Creamed eggs (make a white sauce/roux and add cubed hard boiled eggs, salt, pepper, and paprika) poured over biscuits or cornbread French toast–we made this this year and it was great German pancakes (let me know if you're interested in this family recipe–the presentation is pretty impressive with the fluffiness) Omelets [...]
UVSC Home Show & Carrabas
Posted in Home, Orem Restaurants, Reviews, Things I Like on Apr 7th, 2007
Last night for our date we went to the Spring Home Show because a neighbor gave us free tickets. We had a good time, although we had to say "no" to a lot of people. There were at least two people who wanted us to pay our mortgage off their way (which they claimed meant [...]
Easter FHE Part Two
Posted in Home, Religion/Church on Apr 6th, 2007
Okay, we ended up singing "Do as I'm Doing" and "I'm All Made of Hinges." We didn't color eggs because it was too late and the kids needed to go to bed, but we'll do that later in the week and it'll be fun. We did do a flannel board lesson with Easter pictures, but [...]