Fall

I have an awful cold today and I feel like I've been run over by a truck. However, after lying on my couch all afternoon looking at this view, I knew that if I didn't get out to see the leaves in the canyon today they might be brown next weekend.

I'm not a great photographer, and my camera is a third generation hand-me-down piece of crap that is literally held together by duct tape, but I think that the pictures turned out okay.

Got The Munchies?

Apparently someone had the munchies while I was at church this afternoon. Despite the fact that she had plenty of food in her dish, and that I had given her a large pig ear just before I left the house, she was apparently so hungry that she had to steal a loaf of bread off the counter and eat the whole thing. Yes, it was an entire loaf of bread that I just purchased last night, and yes, this is all that was left when I got home.

You might think that she wouldn't be hungry for the rest of the day, but she drooled and pawed at me while I ate my dinner, and she eagerly licked my plate when I was done.

The Kitchen Has Finally Been Painted

Well, I managed to put off painting my kitchen for about two months, but I finally got it done today.

Kitchen Before

Kitchen After

I still need to paint the spot on the ceiling that was ruined during the last rain storm. I should be able to get that done on Monday. I am a little nervous because we are having a pretty good rain storm right now, and I am hoping that Aaron really got that leak patched up or I may be back to square one again tomorrow.

I spent the afternoon looking for a picture that I can put on that wall. The one on the floor in the before picture is from Grandpa Tilley's house. It is okay, but it is all yellows and browns, and I would really like to have a pop of red right there. I went into Tai Pan Trading to look for a print, and this is what I found.

I know, the picture didn't turn out very well, but you get the point. Come on, people, it is only September 20th! Since I haven't been to that store for a couple of months now who knows how long they have had their Christmas displays up. The one good thing about it was that I picked up a pine scented candle. Pine is my favorite scent, and it is hard to find except at Christmas.

Gratitude

Mom's and Jef's latest post made me think of an e-mail I received from one of the teachers at Davis last week. The article is entitled, Made in the USA: Spoiled Brats by Craig R. Smith. You can click on the following link if it interests you. It does provide some perspective on what we have to be grateful for. www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53028

I've Been Waiting Half My Life For This!

The Legacy Parkway finally opened yesterday, and I have had the opportunity to enjoy it twice already. It is a great little highway, even though the speed limit is only 55 mph and you can only exit in Centerville or at 5th South in Bountiful. It's amazing how being just a little to the west of I-15 gives you a totally different perspective on the area. I am really hoping that it helps with the horrific traffic situation through Farmington. Now if we could just finish the current construction project on I-15! Sadly, yes, these are the kinds of things that bring joy and excitement to my life.

On another construction note, Nate asked me a while back if they had started construction on the mall in Farmington. I drove past the site a couple of weeks ago and they have finally torn down the last house (the big one that jutted out into the field on a little hill) and they have been leveling the area and putting in sewer lines. Soon the dream of all Farmingtonians will come true, and they will finally have their upscale shopping center with no K-Mart nearby to drag the area down.

New Neighbors

I met my new neighbors yesterday. It is the older couple, and they do own the weiner dog. However, the landlady will not let them keep the dog on the property, so a family member has taken the dog in. Al and Jean Simmons are recently from Farmington where they said they spent more than 40 years living east of the Rock Chapel. I didn't think to ask them at the time if they knew the Wassoms or the Tilleys. So, what about it Wassoms and former Wassoms? Do any of you know my new neighbors?

Yard Work

Since Aaron still needs to apply one more layer of joint compound to my ceiling and then let it dry and sand it, I am still not painting my kitchen this weekend.

I spent the morning outside doing yard work instead. These pictures doesn't really do justice to how nice my flowers are looking right now. Everything has been weeded and dead-headed and I think that I can finish edging my yard next time my batteries are recharged. The yard is looking good, but my left arm has been completely mangled by rose thorns. I guess I should have been wearing long sleeves as well as gloves!