Storage Room?

I never did a big "spring cleaning" this year because of my involvement in "Savior of the World" immediately followed by "Bye Bye Birdie", and the state of my house shows it. My goal yesterday was to clean the windows on the main floor inside and out. After I got that done, I found the screens to the windows in the basement in the storage room. This was a pleasant discovery, since it's great to get a nice breeze through the house, but not so great to get the insects that follow said breeze. As I was removing the screens from their hiding place, I decided to remove all the bins from the storage room in order to better organize. Little did I know that this project would take on a life of its own...I went through every bin and removed items we never use. I reorganized bins with little in them. I got our few holiday decorations (that aren't Christmas) in one place. Soon, four hours had passed.

Although I was happy with the results of the storage room, I must tell you that my OCD pressed me on. I couldn't stop with the storage room! The children's game closet was my next victim: we went through each game and determined whether or not we should keep it. We made certain all pieces to the games were available. We cleaned and reorganized that area. Could I stop there? Of course not. On to the craft items I continued.

By this point, I was starting to think I was crazy, but I was on a roll! I went through my "craft bin of terror" (named for the disorganized mess it was) and organized/cleaned it. I was feeling quite satisfied with this when I realized that Troy had been home from work for a while.

I started my projects at 8 yesterday morning and worked, taking one very short break, until 5:30 p.m. I missed chatting with Kate over the details for the cast party. I didn't play outside with the kids. I hadn't even noticed that Troy was home. Dinner plans? What's dinner? Yikes.

Things ended up just fine. I got a shower in (yay!), and made homemade pizza. The Hamiltons joined us for dinner, and we had a blast spending time with them until 11:00 p.m. It was a good day...

but I have no plans of repeating the cleaning obsessed part of it any time soon.

Oh, but those basement windows are calling my name...

The Fruits (and Vegetables) of Our Labors

Ah, our garden is finally producing! We've been eating peas for about two weeks now, and a zuchinni yesterday... but today's discovery were carrots!

Yay for our garden!

Happy Independance Day

We have been planning to go to Fish Lake for the long, 4th of July weekend. We have worked hard getting the boat ready, packed our bags, and said our good-byes... but the keys to the trailer never came. What a major disappointment!

So, we decided to make the most of the weekend any way. Thursday night we watched "Back to the Future" in the park followed by a fun fireworks display. Friday morning we attended the 4th of July parade down Redwood Road. It was such fun! Shortly afterwards, our kids were invited to the neighbor's house to play on their water slide. What a ball they had! While they were gone, my sweetheart and I made the most of our time alone...

by filling water ballons!

My parents came over for a traditional bbq with hotdogs, burgers, salads, etc. We enjoyed fireworks in our little circle to the sticky sweetness of popcicles. All in all, it was a great day; even without catching fish! Fish Lake will always be there so I'm sure we'll get another chance to go soon.

Happy Independance Day!

Come and Play!

Okay, Ladies!

I think we need to go ahead and plan a girls' night, even though the cast party is next Saturday. How about my place, Thursday night: say 8-ish... bring pot luck, games, and your calendars so that we can plan the next one. Call me if you have any questions, or leave a comment for suggestions!

Yay!!!!

Girls' Night, Anyone?

I am missing my friends from "Birdie" so much that it's rediculous. Our cast party is ten days away, but that seem like forever! (I'm missing my Melissa, too...)

So, I'm wondering... when could I squeeze in a Girls' Night?

Huh...

I've Been Tagged Again!

Okay, I admit that I love having friends!!! Being tagged is kinda fun!

Here we go:

Five goals:

1. Get my house in order. Some of my friends tease that I think if there's a crumb on the floor, my house is a disaster. It's not that bad. I just know that there are some neglected rooms that need some serious attention. My office, for one, has turned into a dumping ground. That needs to be fixed soon. My storage room is the basement dumping ground. Oy.

2. Keep up my exercise routine. I'm two days into my early morning walking revival. I need to--I must keep it up. It's how I lost 30 lbs. last fall.

3. Be more patient. My family deserves the best, and when I'm grumpy, they're not getting the best.

4. Tackle my fear of singing in front of people. This is a major problem. I get so scared that I literally shake for a long time after. Yikes.

5. Keep in touch with my friends and family better. Again, a major goal of mine since this is an area in which I've not been very good. This includes finding more ways to serve. Sorry, folks.

Places I've lived:

1. Sandy City, UT

2. Salt Lake City, UT

3. Springdale (Zion National Park), UT

4. LaVerkin, UT

5. Hurricane, UT

6. St. George, UT

7. West Jordan, UT

(Okay, so I'm kinda boring. Utah's my home... but I'll tell you what: some of those places... let's just say I've got stories!)

Now it's time for me to pick 4 people to tag:

Megan, Rachael, Susan, Sarah

Have fun!

Project Complete

Ah, the pantry's clean... and laundry's almost done!