Monday, June 28, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
the grass is greener
on OUR side of the fence! Woo-hoo, it's done!! I have a BEAUTIFUL new yard! I can't wait until we are able to run and play on it!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
knock knock
Brecken has been working on his knock-knock jokes today. Here are a couple of them.
Knock-knock.
Who's there?
Banana.
Banana who?
Banana peel.
Knock-knock.
Who's there?
Orange.
Orange who?
Orange tree.
Doesn't *quite* get the concept but they make me laugh anyway. :)
Knock-knock.
Who's there?
Banana.
Banana who?
Banana peel.
Knock-knock.
Who's there?
Orange.
Orange who?
Orange tree.
Doesn't *quite* get the concept but they make me laugh anyway. :)
Saturday, June 19, 2010
fishio
We had a small gumball machine for Brecken for potty training. Every time went potty, he got a penny or dime to put in the machine for a little gumball. When the gumballs were all gone (there were maybe 25 in there), he got to take the money out and spend it on whatever he wanted. Last Saturday while in Casper, this is what he picked out:
His name is Fishio. And B loves him. At first, he couldn't understand why we wouldn't let him get Fishio out to play with, but he understands now. He tells Fishio good night, good morning, and remembers to feed him. It's a pretty cute little relationship. :)
His name is Fishio. And B loves him. At first, he couldn't understand why we wouldn't let him get Fishio out to play with, but he understands now. He tells Fishio good night, good morning, and remembers to feed him. It's a pretty cute little relationship. :)
Friday, June 18, 2010
loco
I'm sad to report that I cannot write about our beautiful new back yard today. They thought they might be able to lay sod today, but nobody came. Perhaps on Monday!
We've had other lawn drama this week though- in the front yard. Long story short, the city needed to put in a new water meter and that included tearing out my BRAND NEW flower bed that Josh built for me, digging 9 feet into the ground, and deciding that was the wrong spot so they had to do the same thing in my yard, next to the planter (that was no longer there). I was so mad. I cried- Josh put a lot of time into that planter! Brecken cried too because his flowers weren't going to grow now. :(
After they got done digging up my yard, they sent a crew over to fix my planter. They did such a nice job on it. They ran out of bricks even, so I think my planter is a bit bigger than it used to be! HA! They worked really hard though- made sure it was level, made sure each brick was perfectly straight, etc. I made sure to give them a HUGE thank you before they left. Most of the crew only spoke Spanish but the head guy knew English. I had to laugh while I listened to them talk while they worked- all I could decipher was "loco". I sure hope they weren't calling us "crazy"- though I wouldn't blame them in the least for thinking that- they probably heard stories of me yelling very angrily at the guy who told me that ruining my beautiful planter because they didn't take 5 seconds to double check water line placement was "not a big deal". :) No yelling at the crew that put it back together though- they did beautiful work.
Here's a bad cell phone picture of the flower bed earlier this week, and then Brecken helping his Daddy put mulch in the planter today. He's wearing his basketball sweatband for some reason.
I've given up on flowers for this year. (though a few of the sunflowers Brecken planted survived- they are still sprouting at the back of the planter- the 3 inches that wasn't ruined!)
We've had other lawn drama this week though- in the front yard. Long story short, the city needed to put in a new water meter and that included tearing out my BRAND NEW flower bed that Josh built for me, digging 9 feet into the ground, and deciding that was the wrong spot so they had to do the same thing in my yard, next to the planter (that was no longer there). I was so mad. I cried- Josh put a lot of time into that planter! Brecken cried too because his flowers weren't going to grow now. :(
After they got done digging up my yard, they sent a crew over to fix my planter. They did such a nice job on it. They ran out of bricks even, so I think my planter is a bit bigger than it used to be! HA! They worked really hard though- made sure it was level, made sure each brick was perfectly straight, etc. I made sure to give them a HUGE thank you before they left. Most of the crew only spoke Spanish but the head guy knew English. I had to laugh while I listened to them talk while they worked- all I could decipher was "loco". I sure hope they weren't calling us "crazy"- though I wouldn't blame them in the least for thinking that- they probably heard stories of me yelling very angrily at the guy who told me that ruining my beautiful planter because they didn't take 5 seconds to double check water line placement was "not a big deal". :) No yelling at the crew that put it back together though- they did beautiful work.
Here's a bad cell phone picture of the flower bed earlier this week, and then Brecken helping his Daddy put mulch in the planter today. He's wearing his basketball sweatband for some reason.
I've given up on flowers for this year. (though a few of the sunflowers Brecken planted survived- they are still sprouting at the back of the planter- the 3 inches that wasn't ruined!)
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
landscape
We're getting our back yard re-landscaped! I'm so excited. It was all dead before. I took pictures of it in the true "before" stage, but I accidentally deleted them off my card before I put them on my computer. So here are some "during" ones. I'll post the "after" when they get done with it- hopefully on Friday!! We got a sprinker system installed (in the front yard too!) this past weekend, so we're all set to go!
Here is the side of our house- Josh wants to take the shed out and put in a cement pad for basketball!
The oter side of the house- the junk pile. It is now part of the dog kennel- we extended the kennel so they have from one side of the patio, to around the corner and side of the house. Much more room to run when they have to be in the kennel. They can also get into the garage to get out of weather elements. Don't worry- we'll be picking up all the junk. :)
The upper level of the yard. Picture ugly, dead crab grass growing wildly, and three dead pine trees along the fence line. Those were removed. The tree on the right is a chokecherry tree.
Looking at the lower level from the patio
Here is the side of our house- Josh wants to take the shed out and put in a cement pad for basketball!
The oter side of the house- the junk pile. It is now part of the dog kennel- we extended the kennel so they have from one side of the patio, to around the corner and side of the house. Much more room to run when they have to be in the kennel. They can also get into the garage to get out of weather elements. Don't worry- we'll be picking up all the junk. :)
The upper level of the yard. Picture ugly, dead crab grass growing wildly, and three dead pine trees along the fence line. Those were removed. The tree on the right is a chokecherry tree.
Looking at the lower level from the patio
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Sunday, June 06, 2010
what's the bzzz
I recently decided to sign up with Bzz Agent. Bzz Agent is a place where you can try product samples and then tell everyone you know your review on the samples. I've gotten two so far, and think they're worthy of telling you dry-climate girls about them!
The first one I tried is Dove Insensive Repair Daily Treatment Conditioner.
To be honest, I'm not in love with this product. It made my hair feel like there was something on it, which I really dislike. I like my hair to be touchable, not like there's gunk in it. However, that very well may be because I used it on my wet hair, blew it dry, and then used it again before using my flat iron. Next time I actually do my hair, I'll just use it once and see if I can feel a difference. I will say though, that my hair was much flatter with this product in it, not nearly as frizzy after straightening it, which was lovely!
If you want coupons or samples of any of these, let me know, because I have some to hand out! I'll even mail them! :)
The first one I tried is Dove Insensive Repair Daily Treatment Conditioner.
The next thing I got to try was Got2Be Smooth Operator. It's a product to use on wet or dry hair to prevent flyaways and make styling easier. It also is supposed to protect your hair against heat when you use your curling iron or flat iron or whatever it is you use.
To be honest, I'm not in love with this product. It made my hair feel like there was something on it, which I really dislike. I like my hair to be touchable, not like there's gunk in it. However, that very well may be because I used it on my wet hair, blew it dry, and then used it again before using my flat iron. Next time I actually do my hair, I'll just use it once and see if I can feel a difference. I will say though, that my hair was much flatter with this product in it, not nearly as frizzy after straightening it, which was lovely!If you want coupons or samples of any of these, let me know, because I have some to hand out! I'll even mail them! :)
finally! summer!
We finally have a warm day! First one since school got out! Thank goodness, because I was getting tired of long sleeved shirts.
Here's our apple tree out front- it smells incredibly delicious. And it's so pretty!
Here's our apple tree out front- it smells incredibly delicious. And it's so pretty!
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
super mom
That's what you can call me from now on. :)
Friday: Target day, has been for MONTHS, the day we take away the pull-ups. Last pre-school event was Thursday, so Friday was the day for underwear since I was done with school also. Unfortunately, Josh was gone this weekend and I was a little afraid of doing it by myself, but I am quite proud of myself (and I'm not afraid to admit it!). :)
Friday: Two accidents. I had to put B's small potty chair out in the living room to get him used to it, since he was totally terrified. He ended up sitting on it all afternoon, which was fine with me. Started asking if he could go to bed at 5:00 that evening since he knew he got a pull-up for bed. :)
Saturday: Two accidents, both outside. No big deal! Potty chair got put back in the bathroom because he decided it was too small and wanted to use the big toilets. Sweet! He did not want to go to bed that night, even though he got a pull-up!
Sunday: One accident!!! Again, outside.
Monday- Two accidents- one outside again, and one RIGHT in front of the toilet- he just couldn't make it there in time, despite running down the hallway.
Today- ZERO ACCIDENTS! *knock on wood since we have an hour left until bedtime...* B even went with Josh up to the school to pick up something, and they were gone for an hour- no accidents! Woo-hoo!!
SOOOO proud of my little man!
Friday: Target day, has been for MONTHS, the day we take away the pull-ups. Last pre-school event was Thursday, so Friday was the day for underwear since I was done with school also. Unfortunately, Josh was gone this weekend and I was a little afraid of doing it by myself, but I am quite proud of myself (and I'm not afraid to admit it!). :)
Friday: Two accidents. I had to put B's small potty chair out in the living room to get him used to it, since he was totally terrified. He ended up sitting on it all afternoon, which was fine with me. Started asking if he could go to bed at 5:00 that evening since he knew he got a pull-up for bed. :)
Saturday: Two accidents, both outside. No big deal! Potty chair got put back in the bathroom because he decided it was too small and wanted to use the big toilets. Sweet! He did not want to go to bed that night, even though he got a pull-up!
Sunday: One accident!!! Again, outside.
Monday- Two accidents- one outside again, and one RIGHT in front of the toilet- he just couldn't make it there in time, despite running down the hallway.
Today- ZERO ACCIDENTS! *knock on wood since we have an hour left until bedtime...* B even went with Josh up to the school to pick up something, and they were gone for an hour- no accidents! Woo-hoo!!
SOOOO proud of my little man!
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