day 2 of conference

This conference I went to in Columbus May 1 and 2 was too far to scoot. I got to rent a Zipcar. I've used them before for personal transportation. I thought I'd get a mini cooper, because this time I wasn't going to be hauling anything.

Here she is, Messien is her name.


All excited!

Talking on my new phone.

Being a phone and car snob.

It was a good conference. And I loved the mini cooper!

how to assemble a grill

Step 1: get a hand cart.

Step 2: put the box next to the canister (preferably by steps).


Step 3: Put the directions on the ground.

Step 4: Look at the pretty tree next to where the grill will go.

Step 5: Leave the hardware in the package.


Step 6: Open the grill. Wait until it's dark out.

Step 7: Stick your head in.

Step 8: Wheel it into the garage.


Voila!

baby's room

In the beginning, there was paint. Mom, after the first few brush strokes, said "you know, you can still veto this." Veto what? I CHOSE this color!

Me, not painting.

Morgan with her first roller.


Dennis with his first roller.

Morgan, tired out. This was probably a little late to be playing Clue. She won.

Putting together the crib.

Crib, check.

Look how the carpet matches the walls! This is exactly what I had in mind. :)

not the post I was expecting.

I've been sucking immensely at blogging.  Here's a short one sans photos.  They're taking longer to load to our Picasa album that I anticipated...

The baby's room is painted.  The crib, from Ell and Jason, is assembled.  We've moved our flor rug from our  bedroom to the baby's room, and we'll be buying a few more squares to configure it better.  It matches the walls perfectly.

We bought and put together a grill - thanks Mom and Dad Hodges!

The yard is greatly improved, and we now have a beautiful, organized shed - and more garden tools than I thought we would need the first year.  They've all come in handy so far!

I'm feeling great and can no longer button my pants.  The wardrobe expansion begins...

Photos and better explanations to come.

Good night,

Kate

photos for last post

Another action shot. Mister Bungle is out on the porch. I'm inside. He's looking through the window to inside the house. And check out our trees!

mmmm. waffles.

Flash shot of our new water canteens.

Spike the cat.

No flash shot of our new water canteens.
I drank a whole one already today. I'm well on my way to daily hydration!

happy anniversary!

Today is our 2-year anniversary! Hooray! Dennis made me gourmet waffle breakfast, and it was dee-licious.

Pictures coming.

Also, we received our gift to ourselves, a non-BPA water container for hydration's sake. Here's some info about BPA, in honor of Earth Day and not getting hormones from plastic.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/bpa-in-water.php
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/bisphenol_a_and.php

Pictures coming.

Also, Mister Bungle decided that it was a good idea to sit in the tub this morning when I was ready to get in the shower. I turned on the faucet, and he backed up to the back of the tub. I told him to get out, but he didn't, so he got a little shower when I turned the shower head on. I called him Spike for the rest of the morning.

Pictures coming.

Happy Anniversary!

the cable finally arrived

Here it is!  The long awaited, vindicated, extrapolated video. - Dennis