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I want these.  

Several.

Mint.

Translucent White.

Lime.

And others too.

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We've been boring.  I was going to post today (Just for you Courtney).  I even took a few pictures to put up.  But...then...well...my camera is upstairs.  I'm downstairs.  So maybe the next time I go upstairs I'll get it, and post.  But until then, nada.

Seven Years...

...That's how long it's been since my last snow delay.

Until today that is.

I got to go in to work three hours late today.

I got out at the same time.

And I definitely got paid for a full day.

Here's hoping it happens again...

...but sooner than seven years from now.

Also, Steve had the day off today.

He was up to some major home renovations.

Most of which had to do with blockading out rodents.

I never told you what happened.

Here's the deal...

The rats started coming upstairs.  THEY CLIMBED THE STAIRS!  They ate the wrapping off part of Steve's birthday present from his parents.  And they drug a bag of potatoes down the steps.  Ahhhh!!!!  But hold on, it gets worse.  We went to church on Sunday and whilst helping with the babies I looked for lotion in my purse.  I could not find it anywhere.  Mind you, I had switched purses the night before, so I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt it was in there.  Whatever.  la. de. da.  I went about my business thinking it had fallen out in the car or some such.  We got home...I looked down the steps and my lotion was right next to the bag of potatoes.  AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!   THE RATS GOT IN MY PURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  IN. MY. PURSE!  I am still utterly and completely outraged.  I mean, being in the basement is one thing.  Coming up the stairs is another entirely.  But going in my purse?  I mean COME ON!

So today Steve kept plugging away at all the renovations downstairs.  We'll probably start waterproofing the basement this weekend.  And he also pulled up carpet in the family room, used a circular saw to cut up the floor, and barricaded the h-e-double-l out  of the gap he found between the addition and the rest of the house.  Here's hoping it works.  Because I'm guessing next stop for the rats is my room, where they will surely start eating us alive.

Anyway, so much for a nice happy post about a snow delay.

Sleep well...

...and don't leave your bags lying around... 

Accidents

So we accidentally committed to re-doing our basement.  

Complete, accidental over-hall. 

Goodbye paneling.  Goodbye Carpet.  

Hello waterproofing paint on cinderblock wall.

Hello insulation, and pretty paneling.

Wow.  

This is a lot of work for an accident.

Fun Nights

We had a pretty great week.  We got our elliptical all set up (and I've been a maniac with it.  Doing at least an hour everyday...which is amazing considering I've never worked out consistently in my entire life.  I'm turning a leaf people).  

On Friday we had some awesome people from our Community Group over for Dinner, Desert, and Kinect.  It was hilarious.  I love being able to spend time with friends; we had such fun laughing, talking, eating, and watching our husbands sweat like crazy from Kinect Track and Field events.  We love our Community Group, joining has really done wonders in so many aspects of our lives.

Saturday I went out with a couple parents I know from work for Dinner and a Movie.  Again, super fun.  We went to the theatre on Cedar and Lee to watch the King's Speech.  Highly recommend seeing it.  We had all heard great things about it, but none of us quite knew what to expect.  And even after seeing it, I can't tell you quite what to expect.  Just that it was remarkable, definitely one of my favorites in a really long time.  We went to Cafe Tandoor for yummy Indian food after the movie, I'm pretty sure I'll be going back again sometime soon.  Delicious!

Today we're heading over to the ole' Home Depot to get some paint for our basement.  That way we have it for the next time  Steve has a Saturday off.  That'll be our weekend project, paint the basement and build some closets down there.  Sounds like more fun, right?

Later I'll have a rodent update for you.  Prepare to freak out, because I am.  Seriously.  

Bring on the Fun

Major purchase alert: we just bought an elliptical.  Enter major exercising.  I'm super excited!  Especially since its a form of exercise I can actually do.  Since ellipticals are low-impact, and the one we got is extra easy on your hips and lower back I'm excited.  I am not so much excited about where we're going to put it.  As of right now it's going to live in the family room.  Bah.  It's pretty giant, so that's gonna be rough for me.  Especially since mess and clutter seem to send me into a tizzy.  Ack!  I'll let you know how the exercising goes, here's hoping I'm in shape by next week.  Or sometime soon thereafter.

Summer, anyone?  I know I'm ready.  Although I'm doing better than normal for this time of year.  But if we could get a Narnia-style thaw soon, that would be lovely.  Let me know if you see one on the rise.