And more painting...

Have I mentioned that I hate to paint?

Bathroom and kitchen

More painting....

The bathroom. French blue!

Painting the Downstairs

Got some work done on the house (myself, not just paying people to do stuff to it). Okay, Mom did the porch but... it's so pretty!

Camp Do More 2012

It's been almost a year since I started teaching TurboKick. I want to learn more, so I signed up for Camp Do More. I reallopedtt make some contacts (done), have some fun (done), and learn more about Turbo (done.) It wasn't the life-changing experience that s many other people seemed to have, but it was a nice vacation and I did learn alot.

Live performance

Could see the Disney fireworks from our hotel

Got to go to Disneytown on the last day

SLA Conference

Every year, Jackie and I get to go to a library conference. Usually we go back and forth between SLA and WYLD or another smaller conference but for the past few years, we haven't really gotten to go anywhere. Last year, our check didn't get turned in in time for the SLA early bird rates and then our flight was was canceled to another one we were supposed to present at (we ended up Skyping our presentation). So, last October, we got set up for this year. I wasn't super-excited, because, last time, there wasn't much that I felt like I learned. This year, so much better. Plus, I was close to family (except for my parents who were in Montana.) Jackie and I went to go visit Breanna at her restaurant, David Burke's Primehouse. It was... beyond fantastic. I wish I had taken pictures of the food. It was... sublime. The trip was fun and I felt some very renewed energy in librarianship. Yay!

Where's Jackie?

Lake Michigan

Me and Bre

July 13th

Furring in the walls

Bath is coming together

Washer/Dryer hookup

Subfloor starting to go down in the kitchen

July 12th-New Sofa is here

It's downstairs for now (lots of people coming this summer, might as well keep them all downstairs). But soon, soon it will be mine!

More Electricity

Upstairs bathroom:

I have a vent!

And a light for the Vanity!

Kitchen:

Microwave/Hood Connection

Moved the light in the kitchen so it's more centered. Plus, Dave added a metal bracket so I can put in a fan!

Downstairs bathroom:

There's a vent! and it WORKS! no more mold on the ceiling!

Switch for a vanity light

Switches for the light and vent

Retaining wall on the back deck

Yeah. So I came home for, like, 2 seconds on Monday and this sight greeted me.

Sometimes it's hard to go home

July 7th-Electricity starting

Can't remember what this is. I think the box for my fridge and for the light switch coming in from the living room.

Two pics of the switch next to the back door. Thank god I'm finally getting a switch inside the door and don't have to cross the kitchen in complete darkness.

Three. Count 'em, THREE new plugs to go on the counter. Yes!

Moonrise in Mammoth

I live in a really pretty place. Just sayin'.

 

 

 

 

This was taken up the hill in Mammoth whilst Carrie and Aimee Guiles very graciously allowed me to stay in Tucker's room. I still don't have a toilet (except for the one in the basement, but it's such a pain to  walk downstairs to pee. It was fun. I realized how much I had been running around like a chicken lately, not really getting to sit down and talk to people. Hope this sticks around...

Snorkeling at Norris

Every year I try to go snorkeling. Granted, the water was freezing and I was only in for like two minutes, but it was a fun afternoon hanging on the beach with Aimee, Heidi, and Lisa. And some bison.