Tuesday, August 24, 2010

FHE

So last night for FHE (Family Home Evening) Ricky and I decided that we should go and spend what little money we had and fix up our flower garden. It wasn't looking to great and we were always getting tickets for it. The main reason we did it, at least in my mind, is because Ricky had to go in and see his first shirt about all the tickets we've gotten. And that is not a good thing. Luckily Ricky is amazing and his first shirt really likes him, so we got off with a warning. But in order to not get anymore tickets we tore out all the old wood chips and mat that was laid down and put down plastic, and started putting down gravel. It looks a lot better and should keep the weeds from growing. We also sprayed weed killer all over the beds too, just to make sure nothing gets through. 
Unfortunately we ran out of daylight and gravel, so we weren't able to finish it. 
This is by the front door. 

Also my camera batteries died before I could get any real good pictures last night, so this is what you get.


If your wondering why I didn't just take some good ones this morning, the reason is that it's windy and everything that didn't have the gravel on it (over half of what we did) has been blown around and out of place and I can't fix it because I don't have enough gravel to keep it all down. But this weekend when I get paid again this baby is going to be finished!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Projects completed

So this last... well month really I have been working on a project. It stated out being a Family Home Evening sign but turned into a welcome sign because the board I had wasn't big enough. The main reason it's taken so long to get done was because Ricky and I don't have a power drill and I needed to drill a few holes. I was finally able to borrow one from self-help here on base, and finish it. So here it is!
What do you think?

Oh in other news Ricky just recently put an air flow intake on his truck. He was so excited and I'm not going to lie the truck actually sounds really good now, plus he's getting better gas mileage. Always a good thing. Here are a few before and after pictures of that.
This is the old intake system.

This is after Ricky took everything out.


This is the new system.


Ricky did it all himself too. I'm proud of my husbands skill, cause I highly doubt that I could have done this by myself.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

New Calling

You are now looking at a slightly enhanced picture of the new 2nd counselor of the Young Women's Presidency in the Abilene 1st Ward! I was just called today and I am super excited and very nervous about it. I wont actually start till next week so I have all week to worry about what they're gonna think of me and if they'll like me or not.
 Wish me luck!