Camping and Fishing

Retroactive posting (posting after the fact as if it happened today.)


It was Alvin's birthday on October 5, so he came camping with us. We're going to be going fishing and kayaking at Blue Ridge Reservoir, but it was too windy today (retroactive posting) so we went fishing at Ashurst Lake. It was too dark on the 5th to actally EAT the trout, so we had them on the 6th instead.


Yum! We cooked them in the fish basket with lemon and onion on the inside. There's a great article/recipe about cooking trout on a barbeque in the Newsletter Archive.

Going Camping!

Retroactive posting (posting after the fact as if it happened today.)



We're going camping for October break. Alvin's birthday is this weekend. Isn't he cute taking care of the fire? The weather is cold and pretty.

Getting SOOOOOO Close!

I know this doesn't look like anything, but it's actually my carpet. The carpet, tile (I have photos, I just didn't POST them) the cabinets, counter tops ... they all go together really well. Whew! I was worried.


My air conditioner.


And this guy? Yeah, he's putting lights in my kitchen!

Sinks, Driveway, Hotwater Heater

Okay, so it didn't work for Dad to put my name in the driveway. He promised that he'd pour me a little bit on concrete NEXT to it. I'll put in my name, my hand print, Lily's paw print, and the date I close escrow. Frankly, I think that might be even better!

Sinks!
I think I must be the only person in the world who takes so many pictures of toilets.

And this is my 50 gallon hot water heater!

Counter Tops!

Counter tops! I've been a bit worried about the green, but they look really good against the wood. I can't wait to see how the rest of it comes together.

And, bathroom counters.


They're getting ready to pour my driveway tomorrow. I can't be there, but Dad promised to carve my name and Lily's name in it.

Tío Anthony

My Tío Anthony came down from Las Vegas for the weekend. Just as a "just because" trip I guess. Since he was staying in Prescott, he decided to stop by for a visit. This is Tío (That means "uncle" in Spanish) on the couch in the living room with Lily.

Lily is a huge fan of Tio.

Even Alvin came out to meet him. It went really well. Usually, I only see Tío once a year at Thanksgiving.

Tomatoes

Beans!

We harvested the dried bean pods from the garden. Then, the whole family spent about 20 minutes shelling beans.


All that work -- we got a jelly-jar's worth!

House Update

Woot! Cabinets. For real, that I can get in and see. I'm really liking how all the colors are coming together.



My itty bitty kitchen!

And, when I got there, this guy was up on the scaffolding putting on the last layer of stucco. Then comes paint!

Paint, Cabinets, Vinyl

So, the stucco doesn't look any different, but YES, that IS a garage door you see there! And, the driveway has been leveled by the backhoe for a concrete pour. That's scheduled for Wednesday they tell me.

The house is now locked up at night so I couldn't get IN to take photos. This is through the dirty front window to show that the kitchen has been painted. ALL one color: walls, ceilings, inside the closets, the doors, even the floor! I think I still like the paint color but it's hard to tell since I couldn't get in and SEE it.

My standard-issue cabinets that I really like anyway. Hopefully everything will match as well as I had planned.

This is through my bedroom window into the spare bathroom. That dark stuff on the floor? Yeah, that's vinyl!


The deadbolt is on the front door, but not the knob. I took this THROUGH that hole and looking at my kitchen and pantry. Yeah!




In Other News:
I did THREE Pre-Paid Legal sit downs today. I sold two standard plans, a business plan, an Expanded Plan with Identity Theft, a business plan, and a new Associate. Yeah, can you say 7 Players Club points in one day? I have two left to hunt down for the month and that's the order of the morning tomorrow, Friday.