Ouch

I feel like E.T.

With a big, buldging, awkward finger.

Except its my MIDDLE finger.



8 stitches and a broken fingertip.
The results of bad aim with a hammer.

Getting ready to tackle

So long story short. The house I was going to buy fell through. The inspection resulted in a really old roof, an almost broken furnace and an old swamp cooler. The sellers refused to negotiate, so I decided to go another route. And can I just say I am SOOO happy I did? I found another house for the same price, built the same year - with even cuter appeal!!! But - it needs some cosmetic love. Which I am more than excited to do. I don't close on the house for another week, but the inspection and all went well. I am chomping at the bit to get my hands on my new found treasure so I can make it mine.



Here is the kitchen. Really white. White walls, white cupboards and white-ish floor.

* the tile is new and real

* What colors would you do?

If YOU were going to re-do this kitchen, what changes would you make?

question

The house I bought has 5 - I repeat 5 fruit trees in the back yard. The back yard isn't even that big. Its only 0.15 of an acre. There are 2 apple trees, 2 cherry trees and 1 apricot tree.

Growing up, we had 2 cherry trees in the front yard that would make a giant mess. As kids, every few mornings, my mom would send us out to do the dreaded job of cleaning up.

Any other chore was better than cleaning up the cherries. They were mushy, and stinky and everywhere! It would take hours to get them all off the ground, only to have a newly fallen batch on the ground just a few days later.

My younger sister and I got smarter as the years went on and finally started using the shop vac to clean them up. The neighbors would look out their windows to see us vacuuming our lawn.

So the question I am asking is..... should i cut down the trees and replant ones that don't make a mess? I'll have a dog and I don't want her tracking in messy fruit remains all over my newly carpeted house.

Mi casa es su casa.....

So. I bought a house. Well we don't close until the 15th, but hopefully all goes well. Its super cute and just what I wanted.

• it was built in 1940 (I love old things, don't ask me why)
• Its yellow with new grid windows
• It has a nice yard
• its fully fenced
• inside is all updated (besides a few things)
• perfect and has my name written all over it

There are a few annoying things with it, that come with the oldness of the house. Such as - there are no outlets in the bathroom...haha! Good thing I never get ready anymore!! And the tub is stained and its fiberglass so i don't know if the stains will go away....any ideas?

Its under contract, so I can't get any pics of it, but as soon as its mine, I'll show it off.

Wandering Mind....

At my job, I work with a wide variety of people. My mind has always been very day-dreamer, wandering, imaginitve, etc. Because of that, I can't help that I see some of these people as cartoon characters....

The following are people that I work with:

A leprechaun. Or an elf. He looks like both...

A Muppet. I see him in a meeting and can't rid the resemblance...

The boss on the show Dinosaurs from the 90's.

He even sits behind his desk all grumpy-like.

Roz - The slug monster from Monsters Inc

....except instead of a clip board, she's always carrying a cup of coffee around.

Peter Griffin from the Family Guy.

My coworker is a dead ringer for this dude.

Piglet from Winnie the Pooh.

This is not a visual likening, but a voice one. I work with a guy that sounds just like Piglet.

Doug the cartoon character. Totally looks like a coworker.

If you all think I'm being totally rude and judgemental, I'd like to point out a few characters I have been compared to as well!

First we have an Ewok.

I can somewhat see a similarity - maybe the nose. But he sure is cute, does anyone know where I can buy a real Ewok to keep as a pet?

A Cocker Spaniel.

Ya - its always good to be likened to a DOG!!! We had a cocker spaniel when we were growing up. Apparently I reminded my sister of him! We sold him when he started doing the "bum-walk" - which consisted of him rubbing his bum on the carpet in a long walking movement.

Ponyboy Curtis from the Outsiders.

Hmmmm.....unfortunately I do see the similiarities - although he is of the OPPOSITE gender.

O.B.S.E.S.S.E.D.

Lately my mind has been consumed with one thing. I think about it, dream about it, analyze it, talk about it....

What is it?

Well I'm looking for a house to buy. An older, unique, house that has history to it.

I'm obsessed. My realtor probably hates me.

Molly the Dog

"A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water log stick will do just fine. A dog doesn't care if your rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb. Give him your heart and he'll give you his. How many people can you say that about? How many people can make you feel rare and pure and special? How many people can make you feel extraordinary?"

-John Groban

Molly is our border collie dog. The thing about border collies, is that they're VERY smart - which makes them very neurotic! She really does think she is a human. She uses her front paws more than i've ever seen any dog use them - she picks things up, holds things, touches things with just her paws. She's a nerd.

She is also aVERY jealous dog. My parents have a neighbor dog named Jake. Molly knows that is his name. If we are outside and she is loose, she will never come when we call her name, but as soon as we say the name Jake, she growls and runs straight to us.

She is a tease. In my parents neighborhood, there is a GIANT german shepherd dog that lives in a fenced yard. When I take Molly for a walk, he always charges at us, barking ferociously.... at first it spooked Molly a little. When she realized that the german shepherd couldn't reach us, Molly started to walk extra slow while we were passing him. Or she would just stop and look at him as if to say "Try and get me."

We give Molly little bones every now and then. And every now and then we find little blood streaks on the couches or beds where Molly has rubbed her nose raw by pushing the imaginary dirt over the bones in order to cover them. Many times, my mom find bones under her pillows or at the foot of her bed under her covers. The guest beds usually have bones hidden in them as well.

Molly is a border collie, which is a herding dog. They are born to herd cattle, sheep - whatever. She has never been trained to do it since she is just the family pet, but the herding instinct it there more than ever. When we take her to the horses, she salivates as she watches the horses and tries to herd them by basically just chasing them in circles. I don't know how many times she's been kicked. She herds children, big balls and horses.

Although she chases the 1200 lb horses and the mean mule and gets chased back and kicked at, she is afraid of our little pygmy goat.



This dog gets more baths than any other dog in the world (well...maybe). Sometimes if we aren't watching her, she will go and find the most rancid dog poop somewhere in the neighborhood and roll all over in it. I've had the misfortune of find out where the wretched stench was coming as I put my hand right in it when I went to pat Molly on the head.

I freaking love this dog. I will say however, that border collie dogs are not the best breed of dogs to have around small children. They are more of an older child, adult dog.... :)


Peace, love and hair grease.
The end.

What fun is.

One of my favorite things in life, is the feeling you get when your stomach drops. Like when you are going down a roller coaster kind of drop. I also love a good adrenaline rush now and then. I'm not an adrenaline junkie - but I am also not afraid of it.

I'm not scared of heights (I flew a plane once), I'm not scared of falling (I skydived), I'm not scared of scary movies (favorite genre) and I'm not scared of sadistic looking clowns (uhhhh....). I must be freaking brave.

In April, I went with 3 friends to Los Angeles in order to go to Six Flags. It was not a disappointment. This was my favorite ride:

The last few years, my sister and I have bought the local Utah amusement park season pass. This year Jared bought it too, so its fun to go for just an hour here and there and not worry if you only rode 1 ride. Good times!

Last night Jared and I, my sis, roommate and their dates all went to Lagoon for some much needed stomach-dropping.

Ree and date.

Roommate Sam and date.

Classic me and Jared.....

Today

Today I:

• Dreamt that I was a superhero that captured a peeping Tom
• woke up barely in time to make it to work at a reasonable hour
• put my makeup on while speeding on the freeway
• Got to work
• Decided that I like going to the bathroom at work - I get paid to pee - that is pretty awesome
• went to Victoria's secret and bought some stuff at the semi-annual sale
• realized I STILL hate golf
• went to the bathroom and stuck my stomach out and looked at how I would look pregnant
• sat at my desk
• looked at baby goats on craigslist - i want one
  
• Looked at other stuff on craigslist that people sell, wondering WHAT THE HECK people are thinking. For example:
• actually did some work
• can't wait for the weekend and some sun!
• picked a scab on my arm
• am making a big decision in my life.