DiD U KNow?

Life has been moving pretty fast these days, and we've done so many different things - really enjoying it too. So I though it might be good to share a bunch of things in a list-style form my girls have made famous. I'm going back a week or so - did you know:

- we sold our van - the check cleared so it's official. The buyer has a trust fund which was controlled by the AZ court system so I dealt with a lawyer as a middle man. All went well - whew, relief, and some sadness. Its been a reliable vehicle and faithfully transported Joe to many Drs appointments and fun trips too, but it is no longer needed (btw he is getting around quite well without it now, thank you.)






- We went to an AZ Diamondback's game...and they won! the Chase field has a roof on top that opens, but they kept it closed because the weather was way too hot! They even have a "roof report" where they announce the temp inside and out. Following the game they had a free Third Day concert which was just awesome!





- We've been hanging out with Ken and Terry, our new neighbors and Jamie's in-laws. This week we went to the movies, went to church, shopped at a cool rug store in Scottsdale, had pretzel bun burgers at home...and that's just for starters. No pictures, just lots of fun.

- Speaking of church, our church is in the middle of a series on how God Speaks today. They've titled it "The Voice" and each week they have had finalists from the singing contest show of the same name. This week we had Bif Gore, one of the contestants singing and leading the worship. Very cool.



- Our front yard has some additions...we added some river rock to improve drainage during monsoons and added pavers where the side gate is so we can keep our garbage cans outside behind the gate. This gives even more room in the garage to get in and out of the cars, and it doesn't stink anymore in there. Oh, and the best front addition is a cool metal plant sculpture. It may look weird if you just look at it alone, but it really looks great in place and completes the picture out front.


- the garage workbench project is complete (yeah). And the office is also 99% done - all I need is a valance / cornice which I think I am going to make and cover with a piece of fabric. TBD.



- we got a new bed - its a temperpedic, and a new bed frame, which is wonderful, except for a small problem with the footboard. The threads inside the metal post are stripped and the company had to replace the entire footboard...they came out to install the new one and that one was stripped also, but this time on the other side. oh well. they are going to try again. NC to us, so its kinda humorous. (the rest of the room is undergoing a makeover as well - more to follow in time).


- FB doesnt stand for facebook anymore, it stands for fitness blender@ 0 J and D have totally converted me to the new style of workout and it is awesome. Im hooked, even if i spend 10 mins when the workout is complete recovering. This picture is from the ABS challenge a few months ago; just imagine me laying flat on this same mat dead.



- thats about it for now, and Summer isn't even over yet!