Weekend

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Laurie Blundell

When you first buy a house you have all the stuff you “Have” to do, unpacking, getting necessities like a water hose and sprinkler, hooking up your washer and dryer and all that stuff. Well this weekend I got to do the fun part of buying a new house. My mom and I went shopping on Saturday for things we “needed” (and yes, Jonathan, they were needed) for the house. We struck gold! We went to the all time favorite, hobby lobby and everything we bought was 50% off–yes you heard it right–50% off! Then we went to Bed Bath and Beyond and we still had some gift certificates left from our wedding and used some of them there. I got home and of course, put them all out and up on the walls and they look great….well I don’t have much on the walls yet, just set out where I might put them. Saturday night Kara and Tim came over for dinner and we played some games while the “children” AKA presley and their puppy Izzy played around the house. Then Sunday we went to church and went to Olive Garden for my brother, Brian’s, birthday and then went back to my parents house for brownies and ice cream. Last night I made some cookies so Jonathan could take them to Entry which was at James and Mary’s house–Entry is a get together where new people at our church can come and learn about Encounter–the history, the beliefs and so forth. While he was there I was getting things done that needed to be done–laundry, cleaning, and then started on a side table for the living room I’m painting. Overall, a great weekend.

Houdini

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Laurie Blundell

Presley the Houdini finally escaped the backyard! It only took 2 hours and there she went. For those who don’t know our fence is new and about 8 inches off the ground because we don’t have any grass in the backyard yet, so Presley the houdini dog could slip out at any time she wanted. We were in the middle of putting sod out around the perimiter of the yard so we could keep miss houdini in and Jonathan went inside for a second. I thought Presley went inside with Jonathan but little did I know, she had slipped through a hole in the front of the yard. We went to the front and started calling her name and clapping and all of a sudden here comes Presley from about 2 houses down, flying through the air like wonder dog. I think she was scared because she came straight to me….normally when she gets out and I call her name she goes the opposite direction. Luckily, we got her back and the next sod we put down went directly to that area and now she can’t get out–well, we think!

the joys of owning a home

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Laurie Blundell

Last night I walked out to our backyard filled with dirt and a few sprouts of grass and looked around. There are a few spots along the house where grass has come up but the majority of the yard just had the seed laying ontop of the dirt. I thought to myself–this isnt going to grow grass just sitting here. So I went into the garage and got the backhoe (sp?) that my dad let me borrow and “tilled” the entire backyard to mix the seed in real good. With Jonathan’s help of course–he came out about 1/2 way through and finished it up for me. Once the dirt was all mixed up and evened out we ran up to Lowes and got some more seed and a fertilizer spreader to spread it out evenly. We put the seed out and then watered it real good. Hopefully in a few short months we’ll have somewhat of a grassy backyard! Now we just have to pay for the ginormous water bill we are about to have….Can I steal the water from the neighbor again??? No one lives there, so it’s not like I’m really stealing water, is it? Haha Now I have a blister on my thumb from last night, but it will be all worth it when my dog can go run outside and tear up the grass we so carefully planted and grew! now we just have to put fill dirt to raise the level of the ground up to the fence and put a board along the bottom of the fence and we’re good to go…I have to make sure my doggy can’t escape from the yard. She is a houdini! More to come later from the adventures of owning a home with Jonathan and Laurie.