April fools!

The weather tried to play one last April fools joke on us this morning. We woke up to snow!


Then I also wanted to show you my tomato plants. Here they are soaking up some sun.


And here is the first version of the garden room. I still have some work to do on it.

It looks much better than last week. It was a storage room, but then Eric's friend Caleb needed a place to stay for a bit and I felt bad that he was so crowded in the room, so I organized and put basically everything in the closet. Then moved the dishwasher in there since we dont really use it and the washer and dryer now take up its spot in the kitchen. More updates to come on that room.

Additions to the house

So we got our washer and dryer! Can you tell where they go?
We already did two loads and there were no leaks or other problems. I think Im in love. We got a really good deal. Only $100 for the set! The lady gave us this pedestal looking thing to make the dryer higher and we werent sure we were going to use it because the dryer would have to stick out further, but it turned out really good that she gave it to us because the cord didnt reach the plug without it! And Im already happy because it means less bending. And we were really lucky because with the pedestal it was a tight fit, but the washer fit without needing to take out a saw.

Anyone have any decorating ideas on how to make the wood from the pedestal nicer looking or covered up?

As for the living room I thought Id show you what it looks like with the lovesac.

I did a little rearranging. Its a little like stadium seating. What do you think? Does that make you want to visit?

Ok here it is!!!!

So I thought, "its been quite a while since a post". This led me to want to post something, of course! Well it just happens to be perfect timing to let the big secret out. But lets see if you can guess it first with these clues.

1. Why in the world would Debbie buy a nice new pair of shoes as seen in this picture?


Nope, I didn't buy them to be comfortable in Romania and Hungary!

2. Why are Eric and Debbie getting a washer and dryer?

(We got a whopping deal on it! But we don't get it til Tuesday.) Well to tell you the truth we have hook ups for some and we are getting tired of running low on clothes before we go up to Layton and mooch on Eric's parents and use their washer and dryer. But that's what parents are for, right?

3. Why does Debbie feel like her toenails are about to fall off?
(OK OK, sorry for the picture. My foot almost cramped up taking this picture because I didn't want to get the camera out. But luckily my toenails are painted, so they don't look super ugly. But you may have noticed the blisters and calluses on my feet? Maybe? Don't worry about looking too hard.)


4. Why did we rearrange our living room? (Well,You'll just have to believe me on this one- Cant get a good angle for a picture. But just so you know the answer to this question is because we got a giant lovsac for the summer that takes up half the room)



Answer:
Well if you guessed that Debbie is running in a race you were right (great clues huh?)

Yep. I'm not known for being a runner really at all, but I decided to go big or go home and my first race I will ever race in will be the Utah Valley Marathon on June 11, 2011. Yep. A marathon. Today I ran 16.4 miles. Plus I paid the $80 fee for the race so I'm for sure doing it. Its a life goal and I thought, now is as good as ever.


So mark your calendars! Everyone is welcome to come and cheer me on!