July??

Ok, where did the first six months go? Boy, does time fly!

So, today, I've unpacked another kitchen box and got stuff put away in the girls' bathroom. I still have their suitcases on my coffee table, which have clothes they didn't take to grandma's, so I need to put those away too. I'm still looking for the box with the hangers in it!

I woke up today at 10. Of course, I didn't go to bed until after 1:30, so it's not like I got a whole heck of a lot of sleep...8.5 hours, typical for me. Once the girls come home, I'll be getting up between 7 and 8am.

Honey went into work at 5am this morning, so he'll be home at 1:30. At 10, I got the text messages from Weather.com saying it was already 101 degrees outside! I know what some of you are thinking...if I'm waking at 10, and it's already 101 outside, HOW am I supposed to be doing my C25K workout? Umm...that's a good question! I don't have an answer.

Also, as you can see, I've spruced up my blog a bit. I was playing around with it last night. I've added some new blogs to my blog list. Two of note are The Secret is in the Sauce which is having some giveaways on their blog. Check it out. I know some of you who read my blog would be great on their featured blog list. Also check out Tip Junkie, who is also having giveaways every day for 20 days! Make sure you tell them I sent you!

So, take a look around. I've added some new stuff, switched some stuff around....let me know what you think! I have one question for Tena, though. How did you get your page all spiffy? Did you pay for a membership? How did you do that? Ok...that was three questions. Sorry.

Front Yard Visitors

So, last Saturday morning, I was getting ready to go back to the old house to do some packing. When we went out the front door, this is what we found.

Yep. They had just made themselves at home in the shade of our front yard!! I just wish that my girls had been home to see it! We haven't seen them lately, but the way they were just relaxing makes us think that they will be back. Honey's been busy cleaning up the front yard, so there is very little debris anymore. Now the bunnies have a place to relax!

FINALLY! Pics of the House!

How much have you been waiting to see these pics?? Remember, the house is a work in progress. We've been working on getting pet odors out, and we're not completely moved in yet (obviously). Tomorrow, Honey's stuff is being moved in, and Friday, my stuff is being moved in.

This is the girls' room. The glass door goes out into the playroom, which will be storage for a while, until the weather gets cooler.

This is from the inside of the girls' room. Their closet doors are mirrors!

This is our bedroom. While it looks small, that is a Cal King bed, and there are 2 full closets.

This is one of our closets and the door to our bathroom. Under that window will be my dresser.

This is our living room. I was standing right next to the front door.

This is the dining room and the "bar" that connects to the kitchen.

This is the kitchen. While it's not pretty, I love how much space is there! Next to the fridge is the "bar."

This is taken from inside the kitchen (see the oven?). That's the laundry room. The doors were in the girls' room (we have them off so we can load in the washer and dryer).

This is the hallway. Girls' room on the left. Bathroom on the right. Our bedroom straight ahead.

Our New House!

This is the view from our living room. It looks out onto the open desert and the surrounding mountains. In the winter, they should be covered with snow.










This is the view of our front yard and front porch from the street. We are on a corner, and are actually surrounded on three sides by roads.











This is the front, looking into our car port. The window at the end is Jim's workshop. I jokingly told him I was going to paint him a sign to hang on the door that said "The Doghouse." He's rarely in the doghouse, so he knew I was kidding!