damn that DIY Network!

I love my husband.

However, if he doesn't stop watching that damn DIY Network I might have to resort to drastic measures! He keeps coming up with crazy "quick fix" things to do to our humble home. I have had to veto a few......

Example: We have an entire wall in our basement covered with shelves (holding random odds and ends that we have no room for upstairs and only use every once in awhile). Stone hates the shelves, I don't mind them. He came up to me one day and said he was going to take down the shelves using the circular saw his parents got him for his b-day. I said "absolutely not, you will most certainly cut your hand off in the process." Case closed. The shelves are still up.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for a DIY project....if it is done well.

The latest "episode" (not tv episode, Stone episode) was Stone purchasing sod for a few spots in our front and back yards that are less than pretty.

When it rains our backyard turns into a small lake. It honestly wouldn't shock me if I saw a squirrel in a teeny tiny boat paddling across the yard after a storm. (the squirrels in our backyard are scary smart) Add to that the fact that The Bitch's toilet facility is our backyard, it makes for a killer combo....literally

Yesterday I get a phone call from Stone informing me he would be purchasing/laying sod that afternoon. I got kind of excited. I've seen a gorgeous sod covered lawn and I was looking forward to our yard being the same way.

Man oh man I was wrong.

I get home, walk to the back door, glance at the yard and am horrified at what I see. A yellow and brown slimy mess covering a large chunk of our backyard. Now I'm no horticulturist but I know what sod looks like, plush, green....makes you want to walk barefoot over it, and what was in our yard was NOT that.

C: "What the hell man?"

S: "I know I know. I got it half off though." (he throws this in because he knows I love a bargain)

C: "UMMMMM.....So what your telling me is the landscaper gave you a deal on dead grass?"

S: "It's not all dead, just some parts."

C: "It looks pretty much all dead to me and correct me if I'm wrong but sod shouldn't smell like that."

S: "Like what? It's not supposed to smell good."

C: "It's supposed to smell like dirt not rotting vegetables!"

S: "Yeah, I did notice something funky. I'm gonna give it a couple more days though."

C: "To die all the way????"

S: (smirk) "Pretty much."

C: "FYI, you can no longer say anything about my frivolous purchases. I think buying dead grass pretty much takes the cake."

S: "Touche"


I would share a photo, but it is so bad I'm embarrassed.

new camera...no clue

Stone got me (us) a new camera this past weekend. I'm pretty pumped about it.

I've been asking (bugging) him about it for a bit.

I love my "point and shoot" little digital camera, but I really wanted something that we could use for a long time and that would do a fine job in documenting our lives.

Essentially, I'm sick and tired of our photos either being washed out due to too much flash or a funny candid shot being missed because of the extreeeeeeme deeeeellllllaaaaaay of my "point and shoot".

So far I have just been taking random pictures of Matilda (got a great one of her in motion, mid-leap for her rubber fishy) and/or of things around the house. Case in point, the daffodils up top that mi Madre got me.

(She bought a bunch for me, my sister-in-law and Kitty last Saturday. Isn't she the best!)

note: I have no clue how to make the pictures bigger (when I load them on to my computer). ha! There is a software disk that came with the camera that I have yet to load on my computer...hopefully that and finishing up reading the manual will help me NOT remain clueless.

ALSO:

In an attempt to prove to Stone that if/when I am a stay at home mom I will have a thriving vegetable garden (I can't wait to yell, "Stone, can you grab me a pepper from the back yard?" hee hee!) I have purchased, potted and started loving (aka: watering) my very first tomato plant.

I had no clue there were so many varieties of tomatoes! Standing in the store looking at all the different types I zeroed in on the one we were to purchase.

It's a little variety called "Big Beef"...which I picked strictly because the name made me laugh.

To inform Stone that I had decided on the tomato plant for us I yelled out "BIG BEEF!!!!!!" in the middle of the store.

Sometimes I forget where I'm at......

who knew?

Apparently Stone is a music producer/aspiring singer.

I know. It's as much a surprise to me as it is to you.

On Saturday night while driving to dinner Miley Cyrus' new song (I believe it is "Climb") came on a local radio station. "Ugh! This is terrible. Completely amateur. It's like she is waiting for the moment to really actually start singing." (a particularly strained high note rings out) "Oh, I would not have used that take of that note. GEEZ! I've heard karaoke better than this. Hell, your brother could sing this better than her." Stone says to me.

"Hey, I think CJ has a pretty decent voice!" I argue.

"He does but he's no professional."

"I notice you didn't throw yourself into that terrible karaoke crew that sounds better than Miss Cyrus......."

"Oh, I'm in that crew. However, the difference is that with a few months of training I could really kick ass as a singer."


Sooooooo.......We are looking for Stone's album to drop in 2010......See you at the Grammys!!!!!

completely unrelated sidenote:

I totally used the word "abreast" in a professional conversation today....and immediately died laughing. ha!

NOT FUNNY

I'm off to bask in the glory of my weekend, but first I had to share something.

Someone (my sister-in-law Jennie) forwarded me an email with the subject line "VERY CUTE". In the email I found photos of animals being sweet/doing silly things. Tucked in between these "very cute" photos was this:

What kind of sick person thinks this photo is "very cute"!??!?!

I'm most certainly going to have nightmares tonight starring this pigtailed mutt!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

right up my alley

Look at this cute wooden "read" wall/shelf decoration from this etsy shop !!!!

I'm pretty sure it was made with me in mind! hahahah!

calling names.....

Our local Humane Society names all of the puppies born in their facility. I'm sure they do this assuming the adoptive families will keep the puppy's name as is.

Not us.

When we got our little Matilda, we actually had our eye on another pup. Her name was Betsy. Upon arriving to the Humane Society and after a thorough wash of the hands/dipping of our shoes in bleach water (you gotta keep those pups free of germs!) we were taken back to where the puppies were kept.

Betsy was snuggled up in the arms of another......she was taken.

Stone and I walked around for a bit, checking out the other pups. We decided Betsy's brothers and sisters were by far the cutest dogs in town. I of course pointed at two little guys that were curled up next to each other napping.

C:"Stone, look how cute they are! What about one of those!?!?!!"

S:"No way man! Those dogs look half dead." (I know, a bit harsh...in his defence his parents' puppy had just died from Parvo so he was hyper sensitive about lethargic pups)

C:"Well then YOU pick."

S:"What about that one" (pointing to a rather spunky pup, in fact the only puppy in the entire "puppy wing" that wasn't resting or sleeping. It was bouncing up and down attempting to climb out of the pen)

C:"You want that dog!?!?! That one right there? The spastic one?"
S:"Heck yeah!"

We called the worker over and pointed out the pup. The worker informed us her name was Bijou.

Bijou???....not a bad name, just not our future puppy's name

We had to come back the next day to actually complete the adoption. While filling out the paper work the young lady overseeing our adoption asked us if we were keeping the puppy's name as is.

C: "No. We are naming her Matilda."

Worker: "MATILDA!?!?!? That is the most hideous name ever."

I swear, it took all of my might not to climb over that desk and slap her. Nobody talks about MY dog like that!....THE NERVE!

Not to worry, I was able to get control over myself and not resort to violence. I did however give her the stink eye throughout the rest of our adoption proceedings.

RANDOM BITS:

Shout out to the birthday girl! Stone's mom, Sue. (she doesn't read this blog but totally still deserves b-day love!)

ALSO, I thought I would share a photo of the cute little diddy I found (or rather Katie Jean found) last Saturday. I think it actually would've been a crime to pass up.

Can't wait to bounce around town in this little frock....it's so flirty!!!!

All Over The Place

***How am I supposed to hate Styrofoam when it does such a damn good job keeping my beverage cold!?!?!?!

***The trees sprouted little green buds overnight. It got me thinking about the warm weather heading our way. I can't to have tons-o-fun in the sun!!!!

This is my favorite picture from our engagement party (it was an all day cookout/pool party-hence the pool) My sister actually took two pictures of us in this "pose". The one right before this was fine-no splash, but I like this one better. That Canon Rebel really can snap those pictures quick!

***I finished what I am "Currently Reading" (as noted along the side of my blog). UM.....you should probably go out and purchase this book. Right now.

***Below you will find a photo of me and my sister when I was just a wee little babe (she is 13 years older than me). I love many things about this photo. The obvious: it's a sweet moment caught forever in photo for us to look back at and smile. That said, here is what I really love about it:

1)Heather (my sister) has on knee high stockings with shorts

2)I have on what appear to be teeny tiny Nikes....for all the running I was most certainly doing at the ripe old age of 10months.

3)Heather has the most bitchin feathered hair do EVER