The deck saga....Part 1 (in pictures)

...story to come later...

...to be continued...

Memorial Day/Happy Birthday Dad!

We got together for a Memorial Day picnic and also to celebrate my Dad's birthday! playing Jarts
Riley eating corn on the cob!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Cold Stone Creamery's Strawberry Passion cake:

red velvet cake with strawberry ice cream, graham cracker crumbs, and strawberries inside!

YUM-O!

Riley wanted a lick of the cake!

*new additions*

Some new additions to the house... new light...bye bye recess light over the sink!
solar lights that come on automatically and turn off in the same manner.

Riley PICS of the day!

Yes, I know there have been many posts lately of Riley pics, but she's so freakin' cute sometimes that I just have to take them! Enjoy :-)

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day! Today my mom, dad, grandma, and sister came up to celebrate Mother's Day. I made spinach and artichoke mac'n'cheese (a Rachael Ray special) and my mom made a Zebra cake (chocolate wafer cookies smushed together w/real whipped cream). Pictured above are the gifts to my mom and grandma.

It's done!!

This weekend the landscaping was completed. Richie's uncles, coworker, and Richie himself worked hard in the windy, cold weather to get the landscape completed. Irrigation System
New *purple* rhododendron

Japanese Maple

the house from the street

close up of the plants in the front with the Japanese Maple

School is over!

Well, Grad school is anyways! Last night was my final graduate class (until I decide I need to take more classes). We went into class, handed in our finals, and got out of class early. Grades should be posted by Friday, but one "A" has already been put on the record book for this semester, just awaiting one more grade. Keep your fingers crossed it's an "A" :-)!