Happy Birthday Daisy Girl!
Yesterday we had my sister and her family over for a memorial day BBQ (too bad the weather didn't cooperate) and celebrated Daisy's 3rd birthday. What a cutie she is! She just has this mellow, yet independent personality. She is feisty and sweet all at the same time - and I just love her! And I'm glad that she is close by so that we can see her (and Wayne) more often. Fun, fun!
Who 'Da Man?
This weekend we spent whatever time we could (when it wasn't raining) doing yardwork. Ugh! I am not like my mother-in-law who likes to work in the garden. But, I vowed to put in a few days of hard work, so that I can enjoy it all summer long. Anyway, we have this little stream that runs through our backyard, but the pump broke early last summer and it hasn't run since. After contacting the guy who put it in, he informed us that a new pump would be $1275 and installation an additional $400. What the crap? I can think of a lot of things I would rather spend nearly $1700 on, none of which involved running water! Long story short, my ingenious husband starting looking on ebay and found our exact pump for a mere $310 and decided he thought he could do it himself. I was all for it...you go boy! After submerging himself into a 10'x5' underground tank (with some sexy waders on) and 8 hours and a lot of stink later (it was really smelly down there) - VOILA!... a beautiful running stream. That's when he asked me, "Who 'da man?" I was REALLY proud of him and yes, he is my man!!! Maybe I'll give him a hug next week when he doesn't stink anymore or when I'm not so sore from all the bending over from the weeding :) We went to Rumbi Grill to celebrate all the money we saved (by the way, they have really good fish tacos). Love you baby... you're awesome and pretty hot, too!!
More projects
Does anyone have those city clean up days? You know, the ones where you can put anything out on your curb and the city will come and pick it all up? Anyway, our neighborhood has been littered with garbage and treasures of all kinds for the last couple of weeks. The other night, while Steve and I were taking a late night walk with the dog, we came across some discarded white kitchen cabinets.
Him: "No way, don't even think about it."
Me: "Oh honey, c'mon, look at these! They would be perfect for my craft room."
Him: Observing the goods...
Me: "Hurry, let's go get the car and load these up - before anyone sees us."
Him: Rolling his eyes in defeat, "Okay."
Now, technically, it is illegal to take this stuff - it belongs to the city. But that didn't stop us. We walked home, got in the car, turned off the headlights and went to work. Now these things were HEAVY and we even had to take two trips. But I'll be darned if I am going to let something like the law (or my pride) stand in the way of me and my craft room. Now, in addition to all the yard work, we have yet another project. Hmmm... the list is growing!
More messes
Okay, gotta run. Mexico is only 4 weeks away and this body needs some serious tuning-up! And speaking of cleaning, does anyone know how to get ball point pen out of stained leather? My Macy just decided to practice her letters on the arm of my leather sectional. See, it's just like I said, kids mess stuff up!!! Ah, good times. At least I got my blogging in :) I'll leave you with some random pictures from the last two weeks.
3 comments:
Hey Aly. Great post. You guys have sure been busy. As far as the pump situation, "that Steven". He is just so handy. Here is what I have for you as far as the leather couch:
On leather, remove ballpoint ink by rubbing with cuticle remover or petroleum jelly. You may need to leave it on the stained area for several days to achieve success. Good luck. Let me know if you need any other stains removed. The Queen of Clean knows it all.
Sounds like you guys have been very busy lately. I am trying to imagine your reaction to the pen and couch incident. Wish I could have been a fly on the wall. :) Today was my last full day of preschool!! Yipee!!! Now I have to get 100 things ready for graduation on Thursday. Then I am free as a bird until fall. Oh wait, I still have four kids to slow me down. Guess I had better get to Heber for some DC on the deck!
yeah i agree with the ball point pen comment. yikes!
but me and my handy shoe store. . . the leather lube does wonders but i'm pretty sure it's just petroleum jelly or something similar. so let me know if the cheaper way doesn't work.
and i miss your kids! haha. i miss kids in general. hmmm. i'll be home soon! sure you don't want to go on a trip and leave the kids home? hahah
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