We have been spending the last week remodeling the kitchen. We replaced the sink and the floor. The floor really needed to be replaced. Whoever thought it was a good idea to put carpet in the kitchen is an idiot. It took a long time to pull up the old carpet, as they were all 1'x1' squares. Here's a good before and after comparison.


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So, Nate and I are off to Ireland today. I hope the weather is decent enough for us to enjoy ourselves and for me to take lots of amazing pictures. I will post many a picture when I come back, I'm sure. :) See everybody in about 10 days!

I'm home from the hospital now and slowly recovering. I'm on a lot of restrictions right now, including not being allowed to drive for two weeks, 5 pound lift limit until further approval, and 6 weeks off of work. I can't sleep well in the bed, so Nate bought a recliner for me to sleep in, but I spend most of my day in it ( Read more... )

I'm having surgery Thursday afternoon for what the doctor had previously thought was a cyst and now thinks is a tumor. They don't know if it's a benign or malignant tumor. They won't know until I'm in surgery and they can take a sample and look at it under a microscope. If it's benign, they take it out and all is well with the world. If it's ( Read more... )

One of labtech's co-workers and his wife just had their first baby. I went over to their house on Tuesday to take pictures for them. It was fun, but difficult because he was very fussy and squirmy. I guess you can't expect a lot from a 2 week old baby. These are some of my favorite shots.

Meet Sam.


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I got the Nintendo Wii for labtech (and for me) for Christmas. We've only played one game so far, but it is so much fun. We got Brain Age, which is a game that has a lot of brain puzzles, all using a different part of the brain. I'm not very good yet, but I'm hoping with practice I'll get better. You can have up to 4 teams, with up to 4 people on each ( Read more... )

I got my birthday present from Nate in the mail yesterday. I got a personalized license plate.


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Today labtech and I went to the Co-op downtown. When we got out of the car a green VW bug drove by with the license plate NTOMLGY. I wish I could have gotten a picture, but alas, they turned the corner too quickly. XD

My mom's bird Zoe is just so ridiculously cute that I want to keep her. She makes me giggle. Even though she can fly, she prefers to walk. Sometimes if I leave the room and she wants to hang out, she will follow me throughout the house like a little puppy dog. It is very funny to walk out of the living room or the kitchen, turn the corner and ( Read more... )

I now have 6 birds in my living room twittering and preening and looking altogether cute. My parents are leaving for Arizona tomorrow morning, so I get to birdsit. I love having so many birds, despite the noise, because it's fun to see all their different personalities and how they react to each other.


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