I Just Like to Smile, Smiling's My Favorite.

I just love this CafePress stuff. With all my shops I am making now about $120/mo. from these silly shirts! Here's one of my latest! :)

Today BJ and I worked our butts off around the yard and garage. BJ got a pile of old wood that was piled up in the yard and cleaned out the garage (we had a lot in there that we hadn't gotten to since the move). I worked on sanding down BJ's old bed - which turned out to be a much more time consuming and strenuous job than I expected (I thought having an electric sander would make things easy). The work is almost done now though so hopefully I'll be able to finish it tomorrow.

Pictures to come!

Global Rich List

Saw this on Amber's blog just now and thought I'd share...

"Every year we gaze enviously at the lists of the richest people in world. Wondering what it would be like to have that sort of cash. But where would you sit on one of those lists? Here's your chance to find out."
http://www.globalrichlist.com

Wiped Out, New Photos, Etc.

As the title of this blog says... we're a bit wiped out. As I write this BJ is sleeping in the hammock in the back yard (and the cats are sleeping on the carpet in the sun - it's the definition of a restful moment). A couple hours ago we got back from spending the weekend with over 50 high school students out at camp. We had a really great time, but sleep doesn't happen much at camp so now we're just taking it easy and coming to grips with the fact that we have to get up bright and early and go to work. :)

When we got back we found that we had two trees delivered from the Arbor Day Foundation, so now we have a new maple and douglas fir in the yard. We can't wait for our yard to get finished so we can create our landscaping around the house.

As promised, here's some pictures from BJ's birthday! We took a gazillion pictures at the game... here's just a few. Here's BJ with one sportscaster moving out of the shot...



Here's how BJ and I compare on vertical jumping skills...



Here's a shot we took from right field. Is it me our does Ryan Freel seem a little uncomfortable with this hug from Josh Hamilton...?



Here's the "Reds" cake I made for BJ...

Happy (belated) Birthday BJ!

Yesterday was BJ's 26th birthday! :) I took the day off to spend with him and dispite a little bit of rainy weather we had a really nice day. We went to the driving range and the pro came out to give us some tips, which was really cool (we were so bad he felt compelled to help us!). After that we headed over to Montgomery Inn for some ribs and off to the ballpark. We were able to see batting practice, which I love! We really put our telephoto lense to use! The game was really fun (except for the port-Bronson part) - thanks Mom and Dad for the tickets! :)

This weekend we're off to camp with the high school for a retreat. I'll post some pictures soon!

Berries & Cream, Berries & Cream...

...I'm a little lad who loves berries and cream!
I have a new shop!

My Autism awareness shop has also been doing quite well. I'm selling about 1 shirt a day!

And the 3 official turkey poses shall be...

These turkeys are so funny to watch! They get all puffed up looking for some turkey love. Here's a photo more that's more zoomed out so you can see just how many turkeys we have around our house! It's like a turkey HERD!



The other day we had some wild storms but also got to see some really cool sky. There was a huge rainbow that I missed getting a picture of, but here's a photo of the clouds behind our house and BJ looking cute as always. :)

For Our Single Friends...

The girls on this site really would think his tractor's sexy! You have to see this. http://www.farmersonly.com. We just saw a commercial for this site. BJ and I are currently getting sucked into the extra channels we get free for one month... my favorite is the Discovery Health Channel... :) I don't think I could have been a doctor but I sure love real life medical shows!

Today I tried out my Grandma Marie's granola cereal recipe, and it turned out great! :) Now we have a ton of yummy cereal! :)

I've had some requests so here's another photo from our house - this is our living room again. I tried to do something with the photo there in the background but BJ teased me because it was so low... :) It's now in a more normal location on the wall. BTW, the photo is one of the family photos I scanned - a tree in my Grandpa Rod's yard when he was growing up. It's such a beautiful photo! Also, I have new blue pillows that I love - thanks Mom! :)

300 Kitties!

I gotta see this movie!

Sick, Better, Happy Times

It finally feels as though we are settling into the new house, even though our to-do list hasn’t gotten any shorter. After being sick from Wednesday through most of the weekend last week, it felt great to not feel sick and be able to enjoy the weather a bit. BJ and I had a nice relaxing day on Sunday, grilling out, taking walks, etc. We also were able to spend time clearing out some of the branches that fell during this winter’s ice storm. Here’s some photos of BJ chopping the wood…





After that was cleared away we were able to get our hammock set up!



Also… since we’ve moved in we’ve spotted squirrel, duckies in our pond, deer, and wild turkey! :)