Yard Work

Not a whole lot has been happening in our lives lately, but this week, we've put some work into the front yard. While David had to work late on Tuesday, I mowed and edged the front yard, and then Wednesday, we were both out there planting a few new flowering shrubs and spreading mulch. You can see we also put native rocks around the flower bed, and I think that makes it look really sharp. We're waiting to hear back from our painter when he can fit us in to stain our fence. Hopefully we can get that done pretty soon. And since this is the best time in Texas to be planting trees and shrubs, I'm also seriously considering buying several small viburnum shrubs (white flowers in the spring, evergreen) to plant along the side of the house to make a barrier between our lot and the drainage area. We'll see what David thinks.

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My Poor Car...

Saturday I went to the Washtub and bought myself the "super wash" for $29.99. I thought I'd splurge for my birthday and have a gorgeous, clean car. Unfortunately, maybe 30 seconds after driving it out of the Washtub's parking lot, I was rear-ended, causing a good amount of damage to my newly cleaned car. I'm really sore and stiff from the ordeal, but it could have been a lot worse. The other driver was perfectly fine, and his car didn't sustain near the damage that mine did. So now I'm trying to get a rental car out of his insurance company, and it's like pulling teeth! Oh well...These aren't great pictures, as they were taken from my cell phone camara, but it give you an idea.

A Great Laugh

So I was sent this a couple of years ago, but just found the link again. It is absolutely HILARIOUS!!! It definitely puts a smile on your face after a tough day...

http://www.mrcomputerservices.com/DancingHippo.htm

The Children

I've had several people ask me lately how Bert and Erni are getting along. Well...for the most part they don't bother each other, but when they end up in the same room together, the fur flies. Bert is actually REALLY good about it all. He tries to be gentle (as gentle as a 55lb puppy can be) when he sees Erni, but it's Erni that gets all flustered. Erni just needs to learn how to relax and let Bert get to know him without swatting and growling at him. It can be somewhat entertaining, though, watching an orange furball running around the house closely followed by a not-so-graceful black pup. To be fair to Erni, however, this is the first time in his life that he's not had our constant attention. Erni mainly lives upstairs since Bert can't get up there because of the baby gate. (David had to protect his precious pool table from a certain curious puppy's teeth.) Anyway...here's a picture of a very rare moment when the two of them are within 5 feet of each other, but aren't arguing.

"Crazy Creek"

"Look Honey, we don't need to pay for a pool...."

Bert had a lot of fun...

Here's Bert in action!

We're moved in

We've been very busy over the last couple of weeks...we closed on the house, had it painted, moved in, and had our furniture delivered, the blinds were installed, and David has been so good about empying boxes and hanging things on the walls. We're still waiting for the pool table which should arrive by midweek next week. Here are some photos to show off our beautiful new home.

We did it!

Well, we did it! We're finally proud home owners. We've had a long day, that started out with a final walk through with the builder. There were still items that needed fixing before we could close. They were really great this morning, and they got it all finished. Then we drove straight to the closing, which took about 2 hours. Nothing bad happened, it just took a while to go through all of the paperwork. Luckily, the closing agent was pretty cool, and Jackie and David and I joked around most of the time. Then our day really began. Mom met us and helped me clean the floors and then seal the tile/grout. That took forever, and being on your hands and knees scrubbing like that for 4 hours, really takes a toll on the body. I'm so sore! While we were taking care of the floor, David was busy installing a ceiling fan on our patio, making several trips to Home Depot, our storage unit and his mom's house for certain cleaning supplies and furniture. Thanks Dora for babysitting Bert while we were busy at the house. You really helped out a lot! So, tomorrow is a new day, and while I have to go to work, David is going to clean the floors again and put down plastic so the painter won't get paint everywhere. And tomorrow evening, Tom comes to visit! We're looking forward to him being here and finally seeing firsthand our new home.