tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63876775395183627852024-03-12T17:20:46.276-07:00My 27th YearSummer Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360527814135979468noreply@blogger.comBlogger366125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387677539518362785.post-13772849347420416222011-07-25T20:59:00.000-07:002011-07-25T20:59:03.218-07:00Day 366 - The Ending...or is it<div align="center">So today ended My 27th Year...</div><div align="center">But good news is it also started a whole new year and a whole new blog</div><div align="center">Well kind of new...just click <a href="http://summer-excerpts.blogspot.com/">here</a> and you'll see</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">And now for a bit of déjà vu...</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">This was my very <a href="http://27year.blogspot.com/2010/07/day-1.html">first post</a> on this blog</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">And today is my very last post on this blog...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A family trip has ended, siblings have been hugged good-bye and are all at separate homes, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Parents have headed home, puppies are sleeping soundly, a new blog has been started,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now I say good night as the candles burn out the last moments of this special day...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first day of the rest of my life!</div><div align="center"></div>Summer Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360527814135979468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387677539518362785.post-286512878949323302011-07-24T18:09:00.000-07:002011-07-24T18:09:17.247-07:00Day 365 - Magical<div style="text-align: center;">Well today is day 365 - That's one whole year of blog posts</div><div style="text-align: center;">And that means it's my very last day as a 27 year old</div><div style="text-align: center;">And although I have completed my goal...I'm thinking this blog will get one additional post</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tomorrow we will drive back to AZ, back to our puppies, back to our home...</div><div style="text-align: center;">And back to my parents for my actual birthday and my last official post</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But as for today, day 365, well it was magical</div><div style="text-align: center;">We spent the day at Disney Land (the happiest place on earth!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">And I got to celebrate an early birthday in the magical kingdom with my husband, </div><div style="text-align: center;">My brother & his girl friend, my sister & her roomie, and my sister-in-law & her boyfriend</div><div style="text-align: center;">I even had a birthday pin with my name on it so everyone could wish me a happy birthday...</div><div style="text-align: center;">And they really did do it! Both staff and other Disney visitors!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The whole experience was great and instead of getting older, I felt like I was a little kid again</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, Now back to the good part...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ii9rpPVqmHo/Tiy-VPH5CYI/AAAAAAAACbo/7OZw4jVnG1E/s1600/DSCF5617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ii9rpPVqmHo/Tiy-VPH5CYI/AAAAAAAACbo/7OZw4jVnG1E/s640/DSCF5617.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the tram to the park: Steve, Jesse, Anne, Jessica, & Mykaela</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MbWx85a-Ns0/Tiy-v8c7e-I/AAAAAAAACcM/5o_HbXApoVk/s1600/DSCF5633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MbWx85a-Ns0/Tiy-v8c7e-I/AAAAAAAACcM/5o_HbXApoVk/s640/DSCF5633.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the group shot - before the second part of the day began...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kipp, Nickee, Myk & Jess staid at the park and plan to go all night (yup there still there!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steve, Anne, Jesse, and I took off after 5 and a half hours so we could fit in some time on Balboa</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So that's my last day as a 27 year old!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now on to 28 and all the good thing it may bring...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Summer Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360527814135979468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387677539518362785.post-31032823028881200302011-07-23T22:25:00.000-07:002011-07-23T22:25:40.849-07:00Day 364 - Worth the wait<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The morning started in Crystal Cove at Myk's favorite breakfast place, Beachcomber </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was an hour and a half wait but we had great drinks and apps while we waited</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the food was great...plus eating on the beach is to die for!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we headed back to Myk's place so we could hit the beach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We drove and drove around before we were able to park...but waiting for this spot was worth it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The beach had a good amount of people but wasn't too crowded...and it was about a 5 second walk!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While we beached it up...poor Kipp and Nickee spent about 2 hours looking for parking</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were able to find a spot just as we packed up our beach stuff</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we had a little "meet & greet" back at Myk's place and then headed back to the hotel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After a quick shower we headed out to Orange for my favorite CA meal - Felix's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's the best little town, the best cuban food, and the best place to sit and chill</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or if you have a sister like Mykaela...it's the best place to have a birthday party in the park!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now it's off to bed because the real magic starts tomorrow at 6 am!!!</div>Summer Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360527814135979468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387677539518362785.post-76131138290771237042011-07-22T20:47:00.000-07:002011-07-22T20:47:12.114-07:00Day 363 - We're back!!!<div style="text-align: center;">Today we left the house at 6:45 with Anne and Jesse...and the pups</div><div style="text-align: center;">And we headed out to drop of the dogs at doggie day camp</div><div style="text-align: center;">And then hit the open road on our way to Cali</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We got into Newport around 12:30, checked in...ate at Bear Flag...and then headed to Huntington</div><div style="text-align: center;">We hit the shops and the pier and then after a long wait, finally met up with Myk</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now we're wrapping up the evening back at the hotel watching some tv....</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh and opening a special gift from Mim - twinsies are back!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CQ_481fY4FA/TipCxvudnII/AAAAAAAACa0/utDbWU5bk7o/s1600/DSCF5590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CQ_481fY4FA/TipCxvudnII/AAAAAAAACa0/utDbWU5bk7o/s640/DSCF5590.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ta-Da...we're twins again!!! Should we wear these to Disney Land?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Summer Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360527814135979468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387677539518362785.post-60463440899534021032011-07-21T21:27:00.000-07:002011-07-21T21:29:55.992-07:00Day 362 - Told you so<div style="text-align: center;">It's almost 9:30 on the night before we leave on a trip</div><div style="text-align: center;">We're going out to So Cal to of course see Myk but also show Jesse (my sister's boyfriend)</div><div style="text-align: center;">around the area, including Disneyland</div><div style="text-align: center;">Summer's hard at work upstairs packing right now, which inevitably takes longer than planned</div><div style="text-align: center;">Two hours ago I told her she should blog because I know how these nights can get</div><div style="text-align: center;">But did she?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nope.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> And now I'm here completing another blog post for her and saying</div><div style="text-align: center;">I told you so<br />
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-Steve</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I brought the mom and dad-to-be a Listography book from Barnes and Noble</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Note: these books make the best gifts and there are all different kinds of them)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The book is an autobiography made up of lists (list your favorite song, websites you go to most...etc.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I though that if the couple filled it out now and really captured who they were pre-baby</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then when their child (children) are all grown up </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(And can't imagine their parents were ever people other than "mom" and "dad")</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They can read through this book and get a real sense of who exactly their parents were when they decided</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was time to open their hearts and lives to children</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While planning out our trip we made a few discoveries:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1) The last day of this blog (yes it really is ending) will take place in California</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2) My birthday will be spent on the road between Cali and Az</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3) And the biggy...my day count on the blog is off</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, I really am going to end <em>this</em> blog</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a year long adventure and the year is coming to a close</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really want it to be a stand alone piece...so it will end on July 24th...365 days after it started</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And yeah, my day count was off because I had 2 "Day 85" posts and no "Day 86"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had 2 "Day 125" posts and no "Day 124" post...then I just straight up skipped day 225</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Other blog stats:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So far I really do have a post for every day of the year</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had 3 late posts (posts that came the morning after they should have)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I had 3 guest posts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The late posters were: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 I just forgot (that first one was so painful!),</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 I got sick and fell a sleep at 6pm, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And 1 because the blogger site crashed for over 24 hours</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Guest post where always Steve...and because:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 I was really, really sick, 1 A nice surprise while I worked late, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 When I was on a work trip without any web access (Yes, I know I need a smart phone!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So yeah there it is! I'm in the home stretch and the end of this blog really will be a challenge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But don't worry I'm up for it and plan to make each of these last days count!</div>Summer Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360527814135979468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387677539518362785.post-30314404315588941982011-07-14T20:42:00.000-07:002011-07-15T19:52:00.369-07:00Day 356 - Midnight snack<div align="center">On my mom's birthday my sister and mom made some really good guacamole</div><div align="center">(Even if it did have too much red onion in it - just kidding Myk!)</div><div align="center">Anyway, I was craving it all day yesterday and all day today</div><div align="center">So I ran out to the store and made it at 8:00 pm</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">For the last two weeks I have been on an emotional rollercoaster</div><div align="center">Watching a little baby bird grow up right in our own back yard</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">About two weeks ago Wes found a little baby bird sitting in the center of a small bush in our back yard</div><div align="center">It was so tiny, so fuzzy, so cute! And it broke my heart that it was out of its nest and alone</div><div align="center">It's so hot and dry in Arizona right now and I knew this little guy wouldn't make it long on his own</div><div align="center">But after looking for its nest and not finding it, I also knew there was nothing I could do to help him</div><div align="center">(Myk and I had a terrible experience trying to save baby birds when we were little)</div><div align="center">Heart broken I went to work and worried all day about how awful my little bird's fate would be</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">To my surprise my little bird was still (alive) sitting in the bush when I got home that evening</div><div align="center">This made me happy...but I still worry about how long he would last</div><div align="center">I check on him every time I took the dogs out...I could even see his little heart beating while he slept</div><div align="center">After another day of this I finally broke down and googled "what to do with lost wild baby bird"</div><div align="center">Luckily I found a great wild life blog that explained that this little guy probably wasn't lost at all</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Apparently at a certain age the mom & dad bird start kicking the babies out of the nest</div><div align="center">They separate the baby birds and leave them in dense brush or grass that can hide and protect them</div><div align="center">By separating the babies they insure a greater chance of survival for that generation</div><div align="center">(If left in the nest all together...one predator could take out the whole brewed in one fell swoop)</div><div align="center">Once separated the parent's spend all day flying in between each baby, feeding them every 20 minutes</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">This process is called fledgling and it's best to just let the baby bird be so the parents can come feed it</div><div align="center">I was hopeful that this is what my little bird was doing and tried to keep a close, but distant eye on him</div><div align="center">This was going well except that I began to worry when he disappeared two days ago...</div><div align="center">But today I got home and Steve and Corey told me that the little bird wasn't in his bush but</div><div align="center">Instead was out hopping across the rocks and walkway in our yard just past the little bush</div><div align="center">I looked out the window just in time to see the baby bird hop into the grass and over to our citrus tree</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Once at the base of the tree, a bunch of grown birds that had been up in the tree tops started to react</div><div align="center">One bird (I am guessing the mom) came all the way down to the lowest branch of the tree...</div><div align="center">There she tweeted, flapped, and coxed the baby bird to start jumping...</div><div align="center">He jumped and jumped until he finally got up into the little void where the two trunks of our tree join</div><div align="center">(About 6-8 inches off the ground) And there he sits...in the base of the tree where his family lives</div><div align="center">My little bird is alive and growing up...soon he will learn to fly (hopefully not going too far away)</div><div align="center">And I got to see it all happen right here in my yard!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div>Summer Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360527814135979468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387677539518362785.post-53774280444150807142011-07-12T20:18:00.000-07:002011-07-12T20:18:41.306-07:00Day 354 - Gifts from a stranger<div align="center">As I have already gushed, Steve got me a beautiful <a href="http://27year.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-305-holding-out.html">purse</a> for my birthday</div><div align="center">So imagine my surprise when I came home from work and two presents were waiting for me</div><div align="center">They are impeccably wrapped and match the kitchen in which they sit</div><div align="center">Steve claims they aren't from him and that he has no idea where they came from</div><div align="center">Apparently they magically appeared...I guess well see what it's all about come July 25th!!!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just look at this wrap job!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looks like they were wrapped by someone who really love me : )</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div>Summer Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360527814135979468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387677539518362785.post-59652844810735288672011-07-11T20:18:00.000-07:002011-07-11T20:18:27.318-07:00Day 353 - Keepin' it real in the streets<div align="center">I got home from running errands this evening and it was actually "nice" out </div><div align="center">(Or at least nice for Phoenix in July)</div><div align="center">A monsoon is rolling in so there is a bit of a breeze and the sky is lighting up with all kinds of colors</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Captivated, I took a moment to snap a shot looking down our street</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then a picture in the other direction</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one is a blurry shot but it's worth putting up because I have yet to tell you about our neighbors...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We don't really know them...but they seem nice enough</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are probably in their 60's...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have at least one grown child (I believe married) and a young grandchild</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They have two very cute, but very barky papillons puppies...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And apparently they have a thing for flags!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They nearly put up a different flag every day...they seriously have hundreds of them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I have a theory that they own a flag store and this is kind of advertising for them)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's become a little game of our to guess what country, state, or military flag they have up each day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And today I have to say I'm stumped! Does anyone know what flag this is?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's going to bug me until I figure it out</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div>Summer Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360527814135979468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387677539518362785.post-20644378486663379212011-07-10T20:38:00.000-07:002011-07-10T20:38:32.456-07:00Day 352 - Mimapalooza!<div align="center">So the weekend is finally winding down...and with it my mom's birthday & Myks visit</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Friday Myk came in town and we met up for frozen yogurt</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Saturday we had a girls afternoon out at the pool, family dinner in Chandler, </div><div align="center">Followed by cake and presents back at my parent's house</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Sunday was church and family (me, mom, dad, & Myk) dinner<br />
(Although I went to the wrong church and missed half of it!)</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">So yeah, as you can tell...it was a pretty nice little weekend / mimapalooza that we had!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Now back to the good part: Pictures from Saturday:</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made the Stella cake (thanks to Adrienne's great find on the Coco & Kelly blog)</div><br />
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</div><div align="center">Out at dinner...my and Myk get the night started right!</div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-16GFl2J_SRs/ThoiAKKn4wI/AAAAAAAACJM/tF1lFNkxqHQ/s1600/DSCF5462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" m$="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-16GFl2J_SRs/ThoiAKKn4wI/AAAAAAAACJM/tF1lFNkxqHQ/s640/DSCF5462.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And mom making friendly with the statue out front</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then mom started to make coffee so we could play "guess the flavor"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I won this game even without drinking any of the coffee!!!)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So there it is...the weekend and mom's mimapalooza birthday celebration!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now it's off to bed so we have plenty of rest for Mimapallooza tomorrow!!!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">It's the summer and once again we are finding creepy crawlers in and around the house</div><div align="center">This morning we had our favorite Sunshine Pest Control service man out to spray our place down</div><div align="center">He brought me out back to show me a particular spot by our patio that is scorpion paradise...</div><div align="center">He sprayed the spot as he pointed it out to me...and swarms of baby potato bugs</div><div align="center">And the giant scorpion pictured above, came running out</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">The pest control guy smooshed the scorpion with the end of his sprayer right onto our back wall</div><div align="center">And although I do feel a little bad for the pest, and it's pretty gross to look at...I left it on the wall</div><div align="center">I look at it as a fare warning to all other scorpions that we mean business!!!</div><div align="center">(That and I'm so grossed out by it that I can't even bring myself to clean it up - yuk!)</div><div align="center">Anyway...You've been warned scorpions...come to our place and you're dead!!!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a Gilbert <strike>white</strike> red out</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The monsoons are finally here and we're getting hit hard!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We saw the storm rolling in and rushed the dogs out to go to the bathroom</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And ran out front to bring the recycle can in before it hit...but we didn't make it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's me, 12 feet from Steve (and the camera), right in the tick of things</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Man, I love this time of year!!!</div>Summer Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360527814135979468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387677539518362785.post-34269651688431124992011-07-04T18:37:00.000-07:002011-07-04T18:37:40.449-07:00Day 346 - Happy 4th of July!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TO8tFCEo-js/ThJqkRG1tEI/AAAAAAAACGU/gXefEdarIBo/s1600/july+4th.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" i$="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TO8tFCEo-js/ThJqkRG1tEI/AAAAAAAACGU/gXefEdarIBo/s640/july+4th.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I want to add a window (storage) bench with bookcase towers at the far end of the room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two tall/wide storage cabinets and a long stretch of countertop and upper open shelving on the left side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With art and picture display space on the right side (the wall with the exterior door & dog crates)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to get 2 of these from ikea for storage cabinets (to replace the teak unit)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But we measured the space and our ceiling is 3/4" too low (wa-wa)</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pcXLs3VmzoM/Tg_mdlMDt8I/AAAAAAAACFQ/wwslWg6TW_0/s1600/pax-wardrobe-with--doors__0096104_PE235581_S4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pcXLs3VmzoM/Tg_mdlMDt8I/AAAAAAAACFQ/wwslWg6TW_0/s640/pax-wardrobe-with--doors__0096104_PE235581_S4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So now it looks like we might go with 2 of these (also from ikea) instead...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are a little wider which I like and about 8" lower than the ceiling height, which I can live with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They aren't the color I had my heart set on, but we might try adding some fun hardware...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or there's always painting them if I really decide that a darker color is best</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now all I need is to save some money so I can get this started!!!</div><div align="center"></div>Summer Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360527814135979468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387677539518362785.post-67994728156215551482011-07-01T22:04:00.000-07:002011-07-02T04:57:30.222-07:00Day 343 - Just play'n<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sorry too busy to blog...it's game night with Kayla & Beav (and their adorable Neddy!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I0c78fqK7As/Tg6mUcZvYNI/AAAAAAAACEw/OXDDtWY-Hrw/s1600/DSCF5391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" i$="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I0c78fqK7As/Tg6mUcZvYNI/AAAAAAAACEw/OXDDtWY-Hrw/s640/DSCF5391.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(And yes that's a New Moon board game...and it's technically Steve's!!!)</div>Summer Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360527814135979468noreply@blogger.com0