My boys have become very self-sufficient in the mornings. I remember struggling with belts and tucking in and accessories in our Cub Scout days. Now they wake up and put on their slacks and polos and take care of hygeine stuff. They come downstairs and grab their belts, shoes, and backpacks from the mud room and are neatly dressed and ready for breakfast. This morning was typical. Dressed and ready to go without any mom interference. As I was about t...
I have never been a particularly beautiful woman. Unfortunately, I am stuck with what genetics dealt me. Over the past few years, but especially most recently, I am noticing a marked decline in my aesthetics. I am way too young for all this to be happening! A few years ago I developed a nice double chin. This is the most stubborn double chin in the history of mankind. Its prominence is reduced by weight loss (and I could definitely use some of that), but it ...
Ok, so I covered the electricty bill. I will update that when I get my next bill (I could go look at the meter, but honestly, I haven't taken the time to understand and read it yet; shame on me). The water bill is today's issue though. For the past month my bill (actually, it only covers 20 days) for water usage is $17 ($16.85, specifically). The actual bill is about $65 due to fees, sewer, garbage collection, etc. The part we actually have influence over is $17. ...
I don't have a whole lot since the camera has been acting so funny. I need to take more pics! Isabella being silly back in the hotel: The boys at Billy Buzzards restaurant: First day in the new house: Smashing eggs with Grandma, Uncle Jeremy, & Aunt Amanda: Easter Egg Hunt (camera was acting screwy, so this is the only pic I got): &nbs...
Today is the day of Sabrina's surgery. I know she's not likely to be checking in (unless they embed permanent internet in her brain while they're taking care of the other business, but hey, it's a possibility), but I want to send her my love and well wishes. Good luck, Sabrina. I can't wait to hear your voice after surgery and know that everything went well and that it will be one less thing you have to worry about. Love you!
I'm not sure if I've posted them before, so here are the photos of our house from the real estate listings: Front of house: Kitchen: Dining room view from living room: Stairs: Living room, view from dining room: Back of house: My camera has not been working, and I just got it to sort of work today (still has same problem...
I'm not sure if I've posted them before, so here are the photos of our house from the real estate listings: Front of house: Kitchen: Dining room view from living room: Stairs: Living room, view from dining room: Back of house: My camera has not been working, and I just got it to sort of work today (still has same problem...
I'm planning the 3,565th menu of my life, and looking for cheap, yummy recipes. Luckily the internet is brimming with neat, new tastes with inexpensive ingredients and I have lots of fun ideas for things to cook. Unfortunately, my children are stuck on "boring" foods and trying to get them to eat anything remotely adventurous is an absolute chore and generally and unpleasant experience. Last night I sauteed some left over angel hair pasta and added some spices and fresh tomato a...
When we were living in on-post housing in Hawaii we never had to worry about our energy costs. We weren't particularly wasteful, but since utility costs were considered part of our rent, we didn't have to be nearly as conscientious. I got our first electricity bill today, and it was not great. For a period of about 2 weeks our charge was $87 (after fees, but before the connection fee). We used 647 kilowatt hours in that period of 2 weeks. I have been readi...
Our new house is lovely, but it definitely has some issues (the most glaring of which is the horrendous red carpet throughout the house!) and one of details that bothered me most was the cheesy, cheap looking chandelier in the dining room. The pic is not great, so it's hard to tell but the chandelier was really corny. Particularly since we have mostly wrought iron type accents in our home. I painted the insides of the (umm...squares? I don...
Our new house is lovely, but it definitely has some issues (the most glaring of which is the horrendous red carpet throughout the house!) and one of details that bothered me most was the cheesy, cheap looking chandelier in the dining room. The pic is not great, so it's hard to tell but the chandelier was really corny. Particularly since we have mostly wrought iron type accents in our home. I painted the insides of the (umm...squares? I don...
HOMEOWNERS!!! We checked out of the terrible, smelly HOJO we were staying in Thursday morning and wasted some time until we could pick the boys up from school and then go to the closing. We signed all the paperwork and prepared to move into our first home. Woohoo! Not so fast! The house we've bought is a VA Repo, so we got a great deal on it. It has a few issues, but nothing major, and MOSTLY just cleaning with a tad bit of repairs here and there....
I am fat. I'm a fat chick. While impressive lies will get you far in life, I am more comfortable with the unflattering truth. My life has been filled with the lies of others, but for some reason honesty has always felt more like home to me. This is a disadvantage, obviously, since I am not adored by hordes of people, but I am not able to shape a lie into something that seems reasonable and plausible, although I can exaggerate for entertainment's sake. One of my ...
I just checked a friend's MySpace; she had added a couple new pics of her kids. One was of her little ones at Kole Kole pass with the Koolau mountains behind them. The second was taken at a luau. The kids were smiling and posing beside a hula girl and a big Hawaiian guy. I miss Hawaii. It hurts being so far away from such beauty. I didn't expect to feel this way.
Today was our day to get things hammered out on the house deal. Exciting day. Adrian and the boys woke up early and grabbed some hotel Continental Breakfast while Isabella and I slept. Adrian came back with a plate for me...a lone waffle...they were out of bacon. That was my first clue today was going to be a BAAAAAAD day. Around 10 am we got a phone call from the front desk letting us know our vehicle had been broken into. Adrian ran outside to survey the damage. It was a smash and g...