Yard Working!

We got 25 stunning railroad ties delivered on Thursday. We will be cutting and moving them around the yard this weekend. Getting ready for summer time (which I can only hope gets less windy).

These are all over the property and blowing in the wind. I love them!

What We Picked Up.

This is all of our clothing and fabric goods. Well most of the stuff other than bedding and some clothing that is hanging up. The cats like to think of this as Meow Meow Cat Tower.

Exile Day 67.

The tile guys started in the kitchen today. We are loving the tile - but still have to pick out grout.


Dry wall has been patched - but not textured yet.


They have more of the windows fit in. Shimmed up and getting ready to seal up.


The gas company has dug a trench to move our gas meter (which they need to do before they can finish up the windows in that room.

Basically they say by the second week in June we should be in the house ... but I'm not holding my breath. They guys are working fast - but it seems at every turn there is another issue that keeps the process from going quickly.

Glass Jars.

Today at the local farmer's market I bought pickles. A glass jar of wonderful looking herbs and pickles. I of course love pickles ... but it isn't just the pickles that I'm excited about. I love glass jars. Regular old glass jars. They sit on the shelf and ooze of possibilities. The things you can do with them ... well excite me.

Can You Find The Snake?

Exile Day 63.

Since we aren't in the house we are trying to get back yard projects done. We live in the high desert and are trying to take out some grass - put in rocks - and of course get the gardens up and producing.


Here is the pumpkin patch (with the new watering system) and the super secret project (which is going back by the fence). More on this once the project arrives in the mail.




Here is the general garden area. I had to move my tomato plants (so that the construction guys can get the new window in). 2 of the 3 plants transplanted okay - but the third broke. I hope that the little plant will survive).


As you can see the seeds I planted weeks ago are popping up.


Ah - bulbs still coming up!

Urban Chickens.

Ever wonder what Los Alamos county has to say about chickens in your back yard.






Good to know - I'll keep the spray paint to a minimum!

Blog Win.

I just got a prize from a blog entry. Val from Collecting the Moments sent me these groovy bowl covers that she made. She is a super crafty lady up in the NW that is always up to something wonderful. Thanks Val!

Exile Day 58.

As you can see they are getting ready for the windows. They should be in tomorrow. It is crazy to look at all the stucco and crap they are pulling out around the windows.


They have started painting the den. It is sort of hard to make out the brown color - but we think it will look very nice with the floors that we have picked. They still have another coat or two to get on the walls - but it is coming along nicely.

Current estimate for getting into the house ... well they have no freaking idea. Turns out they have to move our gas meter and the line (which falls into where the window will go). As they dig into the walls ... the more they find!

Race Weekend.

We had a wonderful weekend at the track in Deming. Mike did his fastest lap time at this track and even took third in a tough race. The winds were crazy fast and pretty uncomfortable for driving back in ... but we got home safe and sound and are hoping to be back in our house before the next race weekend. Fingers crossed!

Diva Song.

I love the Fifth Element movie. This lady does a really nice job at singing the diva song!

Subliminal

This weeks - see what you get from these words.


Creepy :: Guy
Links :: URL
Sane :: Dead
Bun :: Hot dog
Visual :: Aid
Remote :: Control
Freaking :: Crazy
Curly :: Queues
Saga :: Epic
Different :: Strokes

Spring In New Mexico.

Winds have picked up here in New Mexico. Because they are blowing so hard a bird nest flew out of a tree. Poor birds ... they spent so much time and their hard work just blew down.

The lilac bushes are in bloom. Ah the smell is amazing!

Exile Day 52.

Yep - day 52. Close to the two month mark. Some house painting is taking place and dry wall is going up. The red is our dinning room. The green is the kitchen and the brown/gray is our living room. I'll take more photos once the floor gets in and it looks more like a house. Just a short update from Day 52 ......

New Scooter

New Scooter
Originally uploaded by RocketGirl*

I got a new 250 Vespa. It is perfect for going to work on. It is way way too much fun to ride.

Insult to Injury!

Cat Pee
Originally uploaded by RocketGirl*

While we are out of the house we are working in the back yard and trying to keep our lives as normal as possible. Our neighbors cat loves to come into our yard and pee (which of course upsets us but doesn't seem to bother her much). We had a conversation with her a while ago and she said she was going to keep her cat inside - I guess that isn't the case any more. This is the second pee mark on our enclosed porch that we have found. Ah ... living near other people. So lovely!

Exile Day 50.

Sometimes we feel like this!

Bend Loves The Ghetto.

Bend loves living in the ghetto. I'm not sure why. Maybe it is the stairs - but he sure does love it. Watching him run around is like watching the wind. He is fast and super happy these days.

Exile Day 47.

Day 47. What to say. We are still not living in our house. We still don't know what really survived and what didn't. They have started painting rooms that are ready to go.




They have filled the insulation in where it has to go and had it inspected by the county. Which is all very nice and good. But, how long is all of this going to take? The flooring hasn't even been ordered yet! Sign. Big sign. I want to be back in our house!

Free Association

1. Drug :: Free


2. Questions :: Answers


3. Active :: Lucy


4. Facts :: Fax


5. Amount :: Money


6. Supervise :: Hat


7. Ingredients :: Bake


8. Dentist :: Clean


9. Meal :: Planning


10. Packaging :: Tape

See how you free associate!

Running In New Mexico

I'm not sure if you can see it or not - but my arms are covered in red/blue welts and bruises from running today. You might be wondering how my arms got hurt running ... the answer would be a hail/rain/thunder storm. We tried to run back as quickly as possible (once the hail started) ... but that didn't stop my arms from getting pummeled.

Backyard Beauty.

We spent a large portion of this past weekend working in the back yard. With the house being worked on it gives us a lot of time to look at the yard. A lot of the garden is in and the fruit trees are in bloom. The back yard smells incredible right now! I'm betting I'll have pounds of peaches again this year!

Relaxing Weekend.

Courtney & Corbin

Subliminal

1. Habit :: Nun


2. Relaunch :: NASA


3. Mondays :: PITA


4. Bootstrap :: Synergy


5. Funk :: Carolina


6. Appreciate :: The day


7. Yay! :: LOL


8. Life :: is a beach


9. Sheets :: Lori


10. Date night :: THURSDAY

This web page posts words and you connect them with the first thing that comes into your head.

YUCK - But Sort of Cool

Made out of bacon. Amazing us of bacon. But still kind of strange.

RV Race Weekend.

Moab & Methow snuggling.

Bend.

Moab.

Mike getting the bike ready.

We spent the weekend in Deming at the track. Mike ended up doing 3 races and we had a great time. Thursday night dinner with Courtney in Socorro. Friday drive to the track and setup. Dinner in the RV with SGU on the tv. Saturday was dinner out with Mike's parents and then Sunday was the race. Wonderful to be back in the RV.

Flowers - Make Me Smile!

I got a new orchid plant (the previous one wasn't doing so well after the fire). It is currently blooming and just makes me smile. I adore the bloom and looking at the large white flowers!

Los Alamos New Mexico - Where Bombs Are Bigger ....

And clean.

Desert Liven.

We are in Deming this weekend for a motorcycle race. It is in the 80's and beautiful! These are wild flowers I picked while out for a walk. The desert suprises me sometimes!

Exile Day 30.

This is looking into our normally red dinning room.


Here is the floor in the den. It took us forever to lay the tile - and a day for them to remove it. So sad!

Bulbs!!

I can't wait for them to open! Happy Easter to you all.

Exile Day 25.

This is Mike figuring out where to put our big TV and in-wall speakers.




As you can see there is a heck of a lot of gutting going on. The new windows are ordered - 6 weeks we get to wait for them to come in. Meanwhile we are meeting with the flooring guy on Tuesday.

Colors.

As the construction guys are talking about paint - I'm thinking about colors. Like any of these?

We got an update from the fiber folks that included information about all of the "fiber" items that were taken out of the house. There is nothing like seeing all of your possession on a list which a dolor amount to clean that really puts your life into focus. A list of interesting things in our life.

87 bags of yarn
73 pairs of shoes (5 were Mike's)
10 pairs of slippers (1 was Mike's)
60 lbs of fabric
249 lbs of clothing
4 large fabric bags
82 medium fabric bags
37 small fabric bags

I use the fabric bags for organizing stuff in the house.