life lately

I've finally pulled some of the pics off of my camera and thought I'd share:

Luke Graduated (and so did his hair);





I was lucky enough to participate in the Race for the Cure 2010 with a fabulous group of women;





Eris is still her wonderful sassy/cute self;





And most importantly, we have a new neighbor. (Can you spot the baby chipmunk?)

so that's what all of the whining has been about

we've been remodeling our (only) bathroom for what feels like EVER. and, i've been whining about it ad nauseum. so, due to popular demand, i've put together some pics so everyone can see why i've had my knickers in a twist for going on three weeks. thanks to everyone who's sympathized, and i promise to shut up about this already! i'm looking forward to a life lived sans construction...

Goldie's Demise

So i decided to finish my Christmas shopping last Tuesday after having dinner with the Duchess and Athena. I was trying to go to Layton when this happened:






I hit a patch of ice, a snowbank, a railroad bridge, did a couple of 360s, and ended up in the outside lane of oncoming traffic. (This shot is face-on from the front of the car.)





See the bump right below the black hose? Yep, I bent the frame.











And what happened to my hood you may ask? Well, I just learned today that the found it somewhere on the side of the road. Apparently something though it looked tasty and took a bite out of it. (My bet is on the bridge)

Luckily I walked away with some bruises and sore muscles and nothing worse. I've wondered for a little while now if i have a vehicular guardian angel and this plus the look on the body shop guy's face when I told him I wasn't seriously injured pretty much secured that opinion. Thanks to all of the nameless people who stopped to help me, and will everyone please drive safely tonight?

Huh?

Can you imagine my surprise when I noticed this out of my office window? Did I mention that I'm on the 3rd floor?

July

So it's been a busy July. I've been a slacker and haven't kept up on all of the details, but here are some pics of what I've been up to. Enjoy!



The Clearfield 4th of July parade



Clearfield Fireworks



The Obon Festival 2009



Scrapbooking with the girls (Eris is out of the shot watching Clue)

Grow Baby Grow!

I've recently acquired a wonderful little Canon Powershot camera that I'm enjoying fully. I've also just decided to try to improve my black thumb (poor unsuspecting plants!) and as a result have discovered the wonders of micro-sprinklers. Here are some photos of the plants that, if nothing else, will serve as proof that they were once healthy.



Hooray for hostas in the shade




but wait, there's more...



I've decided that this plant is the drama queen of the bed--I came home this evening and found the flowers plastered to the dirt, little hands thrown dramatically over their eyes crying "Water... I must have water!" 20 minutes later they were back to their perky selves. Leave it to me to find needy violets. sigh.

Justifying the Blog

So this exciting glimpse into my life has been around since 2007. I've periodically ignored it, but I've done pretty well in the last 6 months or so. And I've decided that it's kind of exciting in a cheesy way. I was looking over some old posts and saw that people actually commented! It's kind of sad that this was the highlight of my day so far, but hey. I's only 8:30 am, so there's hope still, right?