Garden Blooms

Todd & I spent a beautiful day outdoors after church this morning. I weeded the rose bed while Todd mowed and trimmed bushes. The red garden clogs were a present from my dear friend Jessica for my B-day. I had to show you all…I just love them!

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Four Things (I’ve Been Tagged!)

So, my cousin Sarah has tagged me. I hope you find me somewhat amusing 😉

Four jobs I’ve held:

1) Office assistant & model horse painter (same job)

2) Preschool aide

3) Fitness technician (Curves for Women)

4) Special-ed aide (for a blind 8th grader)

Four movies I could watch over and over:

1) Snow Dogs…please don’t laugh, it’s just a silly movie 🙂

2) Batman Begins

3) Pirates of the Caribbean (just the 1st one)

4) The Princess Bride

Four places I’ve lived (in order):

1) Central California

2) Southern California (born here too)

3) British Columbia, Canada

4) Washington

Four TV shows I like:

I’ve been in a murder mystery kick lately. These are all on DVD from the library:

1) Poirot

2) Nero Wolfe

3) Midsommer Murders (BBC)

4) A Touch of Frost (BBC)

Four favorite foods:

1) Pad Thai

2) Bean & cheese burritos

3) Sushi (spicy tuna)

4) Lasagna

Where would I rather be?

1) Anywhere warm & tropical

2) Visiting my family

3) Disneyland 🙂

4) Site seeing the rest of the world!

Four people I’m tagging (for those new to this, it means you copy and paste this onto your blog and put your own answers):

I just have one really good friend with a blog 🙂

Jessica

Happy One Year…

Matt & Cherise! Sorry I posted this a little late you two…I’ve been sick 🙂 Todd & I wish you many more happy years together. We love you!

B&W                                                                                                                                     For those of you who don’t know, Matt is my brother (3 years older).

Vegetable Garden

I decided to try my hand at growing vegetables this year. Since we don’t have a designated spot in the yard yet, I am trying container gardening. The previous owner left lots of transplanting pots…not very attractive…but I did not have to buy any. So far, I have planted 2 tomato plants, 6 Romaine lettuce starts, 1 string pea plant, and eventually some potatoes. My lettuce is starting to grow and I think my tomatoes have also grown. When we get this pile of leaves disposed of, I would like to plant a veggie garden there. I am excited with  my experiment. I have never grown anything edible in pots before…I’ll let you know how it goes 🙂 I used a couple sites here & here for ideas.

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Cut Flowers

Another frilly, girly post…sorry guys 🙂 I love these pink Camillas! I had never heard of them until I found some in our yard (and my Mom identified them).  So, I had to cut a few for decoration before they are no longer in bloom (which I read is not very long). The bottom picture is our table decoration with Camillas and Azaleas. Just thought I would share some pretty flowers again…there will be more to come 🙂P1010126P1010100P1010179

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Dishwasher Exchange

Because our dishwasher (18 years old) was under a homeowners warranty (bought for us), we were able to get $360 towards a new one. The old one sounded like a garbage disposal with its loud grinding noises…plus it stopped cleaning dishes. Since the broken part was no longer being made, we were given two options: $360 cash or a free cheap model. We opted for the money so we could upgrade to a nicer, Consumer Reports recommended model. We now have three appliances (fridge, stove, dishwasher) that are all different colors…but at least they work…for now 🙂

The old beast:

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Its replacement:

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