Friday...it's work at the house day

It's another beautiful sunshine filled Wyoming almost summer day!

I was thinking that it would be so cool to setup the tent this weekend... and have a fire at the fire pit... maybe...

My garden is doing so well! There's something very special about planting a seed and watching it mature into a healthy plant... bearing something yummy!

It's another build your own house adventure day!!!! Water lines...

Oh to have a flushing toilet....

I'm am so enjoying this weather!

The kids are out of school now... so summer has officially started!

My teen set up his tent at grandma's... and seems to have taken up residence there... sometimes with a buddy... sometimes with his pre-teen brother...

The weather has been so absolutely perfect! Yes, I'm loving it!!!

Spent a good part of the day working on my garden. Can't wait to get all my raised beds filled with soil... and get my 30 some Roma Tomatoes planted! Visit my garden blog for more details on that!

Happy almost Friday!!! We'll be continuing our work on the waterlines up the new house. How much longer before we have a flushing toilet????

Says the teenager to his mother...

Yes Mom, I wore this T-Shirt yesterday. It's got 3 days left!!!

Says the Mom to her pre-teen son... Would you drink out of this glass? Smell it?

Re-wash the dishes!!!!

The house is very quiet this Memorial Day. The kids spent the night at Grandma's....

It's overcast and windy. The sky is heavily laden with thick dark clouds, a promise of s rain... maybe???

I covered my garden last night just in case the wind got to be too gusty for my tender plants.

The summer has just begun here in my little town... no more pencils... no more books... no more teachers.... Our kids are out of school for the summer!

Rich and I will be pulling more water lines today for the new house. I'm sooooo anxious to move in! Shoot... we even have central air going... while I'm sweltering in this little rental.

It's truly a lesson in patience.... and hard work... and creativity!!! Well better 'git er' going!

True Value Hardware store $5 dollars off coupon

Thought that I'd share this coupon with you!

http://www.startrightstarthere.com/?utm_source=GOOG&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=TV09

I've got to buy some tomato cages... and other stuff. Just printed out my $5 coupon!

chicken fingers

This recipe sounds really good! Homemade Chicken fingers...

Mini Quiche... yummy!

I found this recipe for Mini Quiche.

Made them for supper tonight. Yummy!

Can't we just skip it?

OK... can't we just skip the whole pre-teen... teen thing? URgggGGGG....

Great Coupons

Some how I stumbled upon Coupons.com. Wow, do they have great coupons!

And I get to print them off on my printer! Today, I'm printing off:

$1 off Miracle Whip

$1 off Triscuits

$1 off Tombstone pizza

$1 off Philadelpia cream cheese

$1 off Kraft singles

And my most important coupon... or at least my teenager would say is...

$1 off A1 sauce (this is his most favorite condiment... and the most expensive!)

...and more!

Got to run!

We love quiche!

My family enjoys quiche. I found this easy mini quiche recipe this morning... Would be great for brunch. I bet that it would freeze well for storage!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Easy-Mini-Quiche/Detail.aspx

Scatter sunshine... all along the way...

Love the sunshine!!! Most days are bright & sunny here...

The raw water was just turned on! The countryside will be turning green now... which is good... because I'm soooo tired of beige!

I did some work on my SFG yesterday. More on that here. Can't wait to get my boxes loaded with soil... and get some planting done!!!

Friday... date night!

Rich and I went to the movies tonight. One of our favorite things to do on Friday nights!

Went to see the new X-Men movie. I did NOT like it! Way too much violence for me.

Where did the mountains go?

Somehow, spring has become winter... temporarily!

Walked Aaron to school today, but came home wishing that I had worn a hat, gloves... and regular pants... not cropped pants!

I've been spending a lot of time learning about Square Foot Gardening. I'm so excited to enjoy fresh salad fixing from my garden in a little while! And look forward to canning lots of veggies this fall.

Rich and I continue to work on our new home. We're plumbing waste lines now! More on that... HERE.

The boys will be out of school soon! Can you believe that school ends May 22?

I love this time with the boys!!! Love to take them to the zoo... out for day events... and camping.

Well... the morning is fast turning into afternoon! Better run!

This is where I live...

Just watched a great video about this beautiful area of Wyoming. Want to see it? Watch Video of Cody & Yellowstone

The views can be breathe-taking... and sometimes have brought me to tears of admiration... and awe.

What a grand day!

We're wrapping it up down here at the new house (for details about that... go here) and it's just about dusk.

We roasted hotdogs over a fire for supper! That was fun!

We worked a bit more on our fire pit after... digging down about 8 inches or so... and making it a bit larger... and adding more river rocks.

I'm going to try to do some dutch oven cooking. But first... I need to buy a dutch oven!

It was a beautiful day here with bright sun and warm enough to be out in a t-shirt.

Nice afternoon with the family!

How to Survive Lowes...

Mom and I were walking to the post office this morning... talking about our Lowes adventures... and how long we spend at Lowes with our hubbies...

Rich and I are building a house. Have you been to my house building adventure blog? NO??? OK... here's the link: How's the House

Well, when you're building a new home... you spend LOTS and LOTS of time at Lowes! I mean... hours... 3, 4 hours... maybe more. And you spend LOTS and LOTS of money there!

I have to share this with you...

Last week I was to Lowes with my older son who is now 15! He said, "Mom, where is your parking spot?" So, I'm like... "what do you mean?" So he proceeds to tell me that we should have a special parking spot there at Lowes because we spend so much time & money there.

On one of our recent trips to Lowes... this would be ONE of the "we're there till closing... or they're waiting for all of our stuff to be rung up... so that they can CLOSE!" kind... The assistant manager calls over to us from the customer service booth thingy and says, "Don't you guys ever see daylight?"

Oh and YES... we do know all the department heads in the crutial departments... like mill works, flooring, and electrical. Great guys actually! Very helpful!!!

OK... so... How to Survive your 3-5 or more hours at Lowes... when you're the support person...

Step 1... (Mom and I agreed on this one! Actually this was her suggestion.)

Dress in layers. It is so hot in that place. Be sure to wear a t-shirt.

Step 2...

Bring some water.

I get so parched there... this is crucial! A snack might be nice too!

Step 3...

Wear comfortable shoes.

For me... it's my Brooks sneakers or my Keen sandals.

Step 4...

Bring a book along.

I have scouted out all the places where you can find seating.... like in plumbing... or flooring... or the kitchen cabinet area. That cement floor gets to me after a while!

Step 5...

Bring your cell phone.

Well, you want to connect with your Lowes enthusiast when it's time to go on your next adventure... like maybe to Costco!

If I missed anything that you've found helpful, let me know!

Why did I wait so long?

Cold today... we even snow... enough to cover the ground. How can it be? It was 65 yesterday!!!

After spending a few weeks with an aching back and not sleeping well because of this knot in my lower back... I decided to go visit the chiropractor.

It was my first time and to be honest... I was nervous about it.

Well, I was poked, twisted, and thumped. Wow....

Oh my goodness!

I felt sooo great when he was done! That was Thursday. Went back today (Monday) for another adjustment. Can you see the smile on my face?

I only wonder... WHY... WHY??? Why did I wait so long to go?

My whole body feels sooo much better!!!

Every Friday & Saturday... until it's done... or

Just back from "the House." We work there every Friday & Saturday. Sheetrock & Plumbing going on right now....

The guys helped me build some boxes for my square foot garden. And we picked out a place to put them.

Beautiful day today... sunshine and warm enough to be out in a t-shirt... still lots of snow on the mountains though.

Tax Time...

It's that time of the year...

April 15nth is coming fast...

I'll be working on taxes today.

I'm dreaming of...

Greetings! As I sit here in my itty bitty office... in my itty bitty rental home... I'm dreaming of the not so distant future of moving into our new home...

I'm dreaming about....

Gazing out the Family Room windows at the snow-capped mountains... and watching for deer to pass...

Cooking bread in my new 60" RNB BlueStar double oven range.

Working in my new... big... office...