Sunday, February 22, 2009

Great weekend project.

A couple of weeks ago our sump pump broke so we got water in our basement. (For all you people out west, here in Minnesota we have a sump pump in our basement to pump out the water that gets under our house. If you have a basement, you have a sump pump.) I realized I need to do better in our storage room so things don't get ruined when and if our basement floods again. Thursday I told Doug that our weekend project was going to be to put in shelves in our storage room. I have been wanting to do this since we moved in. Now I had a little motivation to get it done.

Storage room BEFORE...



Storage room AFTER...

We didn't finish until late last night, so I didn't get to organize everything yet. I know what I will be doing tomorrow...organizing my new and improved storage room. The organization natzie in me is so excited for my new project. On the other side of the room we are going to build another set of shelves for my food storage.
For those who know me well know how I love to organize things. When I was a small child I would never do the light bright. I would dump out all the little pieces, get a TV dinner tray and separate all the colors in each compartment. I know this is a STRANGE thing to do.
Anyway, I can't wait to have my storage room all organized!!

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Valentine's Day

This year I would like to start some fun family traditions for Valentine's Day, but I'm not sure what to do. Does anyone have some ideas of fun things they do with their kids for Valentine's Day?

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Happy Birthday Jacob!

Yesterday Jacob turned 3.He chose to go to Chuck E Cheese for his birthday. We had fun playing the games and eating pizza. Then we came home and had cake and opened presents. I think Jacob had a great 3rd birthday.






Saturday, January 31, 2009

Something Wrong!

Is there something wrong with this picture?
Nope because I live in Minnesota and even if there is still snow on the ground, you can hang out your laundry.
Today it was 35 degrees...Beautiful Spring Day!!!

This is my neighbor who has lived here forever.

My Aunt sent me the following in an email. I guess it really is true.

Cold Weather behavior: ***

60 above zero: Floridians turn on the heat. Minnesotans plant gardens.
50 above zero: Californians shiver uncontrollably. People are sunbathing in Duluth .
40 above zero: Import cars won't start. Minnesotans drive with the sunroof open.
32 above zero: Distilled water freezes. The water in Bemidji gets thicker.
20 above zero: New Mexicans don long johns, parkas and wool hats & mittens. Minnesotans throw on a flannel shirt.
15 above zero: New York landlords finally turn on the heat. People in Minnesota have one last cookout before it gets cold.
Zero: People in Miami all die. Minnesotans close the windows.
10 below zero: Californians fly away to Mexico . Minnesotans dig their winter coats out of storage.
25 below zero: Hollywood disintegrates. Girl Scouts in Minnesota are selling cookies door to door.
40 below zero: Washington , D.C. finally runs out of hot air. People in Minnesota let their dogs sleep indoors.
100 below zero: Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Minnesotans get upset because the Mini-Van won't start.
460 below zero: ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale). People in Minnesota can be heard to say, "Cold 'nuff fer ya?"
500 below zero: Hell freezes over. Minnesota schools delayed 2 hours.