Finally - A Weekend at Home!

It sounds so boring but it is exactly what I needed!  Summers are so busy and we love seeing all of our friends but there is still so much to do at the house.  Saturday after my regular breakfast of champions (a vanilla latte and Luna bar) I mowed the lawn and tried to pull up crab grass.  I got a sunburn and very sore leg and back muscles for those efforts.  Josh entrusted me to do some experiments with lawn chemicals (not something I am usually a proponent of but we really need some assistance to get this yard up to our standards).  He  spent the day getting sheetrock up in the shop and moving things all around.  We also got 8-10 loads of laundry done too.
This morning we enjoyed yummy blueberry bagels from Thursday's trip to the farmer's market and introduced the boys to Styx! They are playing the "trust game" in the photo but I'm not sure they know that. Next up is local raised and butchered ribs smoked on Josh's Green Mountain Grill, if I can figure out how to use it! 

Memorial Cruise

Friday night was the first time the bugs have been out since Dave Sr. passed away last September.  Josh and Don got them all washed up and shiny and we had a little family cruise over to Richland for Cool Desert Nights.  This isn't the best photo (iPhone); we stopped for dinner at Azteca first. Nana and Grampa took the black bug with one kid; Josh and I took the Red Rag Top with the other kid.  Brody was so excited to wear the black beetle button. Spending some time in the cars was a great reminder of Grandpa Dave and how much of himself went into his cars - we even found an unopened pack of Marlboros and some Binaca!

33 for 33 - Final Results

This is WAY late but I really wanted to recap my to do list that I made on my 33rd Birthday!  So 17 out of 33 isn't terrible but not really a big success.  I suppose building the house had something to do with it, not a lot of free time to be had (especially free time with Josh).  

1. Run a 5K (Did a 2 mile race in July) (Finished a 5K in March 2011)
2. Achieve a "normal" BMI (so very close, 2# away) (No more movement in this area, I'm happy with maintenance at this point)
3. Wear a bikini - even if just in private (Do Tankinis count?  Didn't think so) (Again, not so much!)
4. Take a photography class (Took one online - but haven't practiced much)
5. Get a new tattoo  (no new ink, I'd forgotten about this one)
6. Hike Badger 5 times (2 times so far) (Done)
7. Eat more veggies daily (Done intermittently, didn't hurt that we lived with a veggie Nana for 6 months)
8. Go on a weekend trip away with no kids (Adult weekend at the Roberts Cabin in June)  (Heading to Vegas this weekend)
9. Take a family vacation (Not quite what we planned but we took a 3 day trip to Silverwood)
10. Finish our shop (Done enough to count, still waiting for power) (Waiting for sheetrock and lights - but done)
11. Move into our new house (I think I'll be cutting this one a little close) (Thanks to my fabulous husband, this one was done early)
12. Plant a garden (Planted watermelons that froze and died - This one will wait until next year)
13. Pay off the Tahoe (Would be moving along faster if we hadn't purchased a "new" truck) (Done in April, so it counts).
14. Decrease non-mortgage debt (Moving right along - boat is paid off) (Decreasing - see above)
15. Practice Yoga weekly (Fail)
16. Scrapbook monthly (not so much) (Still not so much)
17. Sew Something (No projects, everything was packed up for so long)
18. Go Kayaking (Done - Black Lake in September 2010)
19. Float the River (No, but I am so doing this in the summer)
20. Go Wine Tasting (Nope)
21. Sell our house  (Yay -we closed this week) (What a relief that was - moved out in August 2010)
22. Go white water rafting (Nope)
23. Finish 5 books on Good Reads list - not new additions (one down - 3 currently underway) (Yes!!)
24. Smile More (I hope so, wrinkles are showing more so that much be a yes)
25. Go on adventure walks with boys monthly (Not monthly, but more often for sure)
26. Get a massage (Yes thanks to a major neck spasm)
27. Build a piece of furniture (Nothing yet - maybe a dining table this year)
28. Keep a one sentence journal for a month (Another one I forgot - would have been cool to do this while building the house)
29. Monthly game/movie nights with kids (Yes - technology really helps with this at the last minutes)
30. Finish my "Encyclopedia of Me" (Apparently I thought I'd have a lot of time this winter)
31. Volunteer (Not enough)
32. Improve/Maintain/Make New Friendships (Absolutely - this has big a great year for socializing)
33. Make more desserts! (Yes - see #2 for results of this)

I really want to make a new list - maybe not so grandiose as 34 items this year!  I suppose I'd better get on it - a lot of the things on my list are things I want to do with Josh and some just for myself.  Maybe two lists are in order.  I also think posting them where I see them regularly would have made a big difference - let the planning and list making begin!!!

Looking Out for Mama

Yesterday we were getting in the car and Boone says "Dad, you need to change Mom's oil. Oh wait, never mind, you just hadn't started the car all the way yet!". I love that my little man is checking out my engine gauges and lights and looking out for me!  What a great kid!

Ten for (almost) Tuesday

1.  Brody had his 5 year well child exam yesterday.  It was not a fun time when he needed his two shots, that kids is strong and loud.  Funny how much less embarrassed I am with him than I would have been with Boone.  A second child makes you humbler for sure.

2.  My race results were better than I thought but I am only on one of the finishers lists on 3rrr.org.  Somehow I got missed on the main spreadsheet.  Good Thing I found this though:

3.  We are finally getting the stamped concrete sealed today and the exterior paint prep will start too!

4.  Boone is on his second round of antibiotics for an elusive sinus infection - seems to take after his Gram. Josh went to bed early tonight fighting early cold-like symptoms.

5.  The boys are both waking up to alarm clocks and getting themselves dressed.  This has been a wonderful month of mornings!

6.  The age of my poor Tahoe is finally starting to show.  It was a rough winter outdoors but it will be paid off at the end of the month.  This will be the first time I've kept a car (payment free) and not run out to replace it.  I don't think we have ever even paid off one of my cars before.  We did keep the Bronco payment free for quite a while but added a second child in childcare to offset that savings.

7.  My parents are in Kauai right now with my Aunt and Uncle. They ate rice and Portuguese sausage and eggs for breakfast and I was very jealous.

8.  I am taking two trips within two months coming up really soon - Minnesota in early April and Las Vegas in early June.  Two very different packing efforts.

9.  I am listening to my old Tug Dog snore next to me and wondering how much longer I'll get to hear those noises.

10.  We get our couch delivered Tuesday afternoon between 1 and 3pm-Oh Happy Day!!!