Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Productivity, pt. 3 or HOW KENNY HELPED US HANG THE BLINDS
(Maegen and Suzanne helped too.)
TADA!
Our friend Greg painted the house for us a couple of months ago. He did a great job and the color turned out great! (Kyle picked it out. You can compare it to the old color - the color of the door. We're waiting on a pressure washer to be delivered very soon and then Kyle will take care of the door.)
Also, the lily. Just for good measure.
TADA!
There are still rakes and shovels laying everywhere because we're not QUITE done yet -- we ran out of mulch just beyond the left edge of this picture. But hopefully we'll take care of that this afternoon and be able to prop our feet up. It's almost there!!
Our friend Greg painted the house for us a couple of months ago. He did a great job and the color turned out great! (Kyle picked it out. You can compare it to the old color - the color of the door. We're waiting on a pressure washer to be delivered very soon and then Kyle will take care of the door.)
Also, the lily. Just for good measure.
Labels: flowers, home, photo, Work in Progress
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Productivity, pt. 2
- The mulch is purchased, but remains in a big pile in the front yard.
- The weeds in the flowerbed are GONE!
- The new ceiling fan is in operation and looks lovely.
- My dad bolted the dishwasher back to the counter. (He undid it and left it that way a couple of months ago when he was working on it. I finally remembered to get some washers so we could fix it. He did it for me last night. Nice.)
- Is it possible that that's all we got done last night? That list seems so short! But, alas, I think that is it.
And I woke up this morning to this:
These pictures are pretty terrible, but it was so humid outside that my lens kept fogging up. And then the sun was so bright, I couldn't see my light meter. But, they're flowers. They're pretty anyway.
Tonight, my mom is going to help me put down some landscape fabric (finally!) and then ... the mulch! Yay!
Tonight, my mom is going to help me put down some landscape fabric (finally!) and then ... the mulch! Yay!
Labels: flowers, home, photo, Work in Progress
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Flower "Fiasco"
I don't think a person could love flowers more than me. It's an inherited trait - one that I got from my mom's transferred DNA. Other, more practical ladies are overheard saying, "Don't buy me flowers. They're just going to die!" I assure you, you will never hear that statement come out of my mouth. I LOVE getting flowers. (And I'm going to continue typing this paragraph until my husband gets the message. Just kidding!)
And since this is a characteristic of my mom that we've all grown up knowing, Mendy and Derek decided a nice Mother's Day gift would be some pretty flowers. So they ordered them online.
Surprise! Mendy had surgery and Momma went down to tend to her for a while and Momma's flowers were delivered to our office while she was in Georgia with Mendy. Oops! So I got in touch with Mendy to tell her, "Hey! Thanks for the nice flowers."
To make a potentially long story short, she'd called to delay the delivery and apparently the florist didn't get the message. So they re-did the arrangement and delivered some new ones on Friday. And when Momma got home, she told me I could keep the old ones -- those that were still alive.
Surprise! Mendy had surgery and Momma went down to tend to her for a while and Momma's flowers were delivered to our office while she was in Georgia with Mendy. Oops! So I got in touch with Mendy to tell her, "Hey! Thanks for the nice flowers."
To make a potentially long story short, she'd called to delay the delivery and apparently the florist didn't get the message. So they re-did the arrangement and delivered some new ones on Friday. And when Momma got home, she told me I could keep the old ones -- those that were still alive.
Lilies are my favorite. (Though, for the benefit of my husband, I also like tulips and irises, and sunflowers are my super-favorite!) So, thanks again, Mendy! :) Happy Mother's Day to you too!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Whoo hoo!!
My grandmother used to have these in her yard and when I was looking for some bulbs to plant in February, these just seemed like "the ones". I think I made the right choice.
SO PRETTY!
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Springing
I am a fan of spring and fall. I find that just when they start to show up around these parts, I'm really ready for them. This has been an incredibly mild winter. It's been very warm, with spurts of cool weeks here and there. But now it's starting to warm up ... really warm up outside. And I'm getting some spring action in the yard.
So this is for Mandy and for others of you who are still waiting to see the sun shine on the snow. A little Spring Blessing your way!
So this is for Mandy and for others of you who are still waiting to see the sun shine on the snow. A little Spring Blessing your way!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Two Quick Things:
First, there's this: a blanket I'm making for my friend Anna for her baby (Harper) who is due in March.
Secondly, this: flowers in my office. Very nice ones, at that. It's a big arrangement leftover from church on Sunday. Flowers are nice -- particularly roses! :)
Secondly, this: flowers in my office. Very nice ones, at that. It's a big arrangement leftover from church on Sunday. Flowers are nice -- particularly roses! :)
Labels: flowers, photo, Work in Progress
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
A little something to brighten my day.
Growing these flowers in my yard gives me a great appreciation for people who grow flowers and then CUT them! I wouldn't be able to do it.
In other news, Mendy's napkins are in:
Her invitations are out:
The bridesmaid's dresses are in:
(no picture available. just imagine me looking hot in a lilac-colored dress.)
The bridal party newsletters are out:
In other news, Mendy's napkins are in:
Her invitations are out:
The bridesmaid's dresses are in:
(no picture available. just imagine me looking hot in a lilac-colored dress.)
The bridal party newsletters are out:
We are making mucho progress.
Labels: flowers, home, photo, Wedding
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Lily!!
For the past few weeks, I've had a little bud on this plant for quite a while. I just knew it was going to pop open over the weekend when I was out of town. But, nice ... sloooooow ... flower that it is, it waited on me to get home. And then I waited some more! And this morning,
This!
This!
Beautiful, eh?
I want about 100 more!
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
The Flower Garden Update
(Thank GOD that's in the past)
After a day's work of pulling weeds, it looked like this:
The next day, I brought in The Professional:
Very Professional Feet! :)
And I bought some flowers:
And now it finally looks like this:
Now for the pine straw mulch and we're done!
Monday, April 30, 2007
A List of Loves
In no particular order ...
- I love Journey Church. And I love that it meets at night, so I can sleep in on Sundays ... guilt free!
- I love Kyle Polk. He's a fabulous drummer and now you can hear what he sounds like by going here: www.myspace.com/apologyhymns.
Also, he played "auxiliary percussion" for John Vanderslice this weekend. Which basically means that when John invited everyone on stage with him to sing "My 424", the drummer threw a tambourine at Kyle and he got to play along instead of singing
My husband wants those drums. He can't have them.Add that to the resume of awesome drumming things in my husband's life. Because he was really excited about it. (Also, ridiculous, RIDICULOUS, how good that girl (the one playing bass) was. She is St. Vincent. She is ... wow. Just wow.) Also, John was overheard telling a friend at the merch table that this show was the best of the tour so far. I believe him.
I love my dogs. They're bad, but I love 'em.
I love my future flower garden / current pile of sand, mushroom compost, and topsoil. Kyle and I bought pretty things this weekend that will be planted as soon as the area in my front yard has soil that is suitable to sustain growth and life and prettiness. :)
- I love my friend whose knowledge and strength helped / helps to make this future flower garden possible! She is a pal, indeed!
Labels: flowers, Friends, home, Journey Church, Music
Monday, March 26, 2007
A Pictorial Sunday Afternoon
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