New Fence

We finished the fence today. Although I don't have pictures of the old fence, it was in poor condition, very rotten and paint chipped. We kept the posts and most of the slats and added new 2x4s and new paint.

I wanted to paint my wooden house letters, but when we took them off of the house, the 2 broke in half. So we got new numbers and a new mailbox (not in this pic). We put them where the existing mailbox was and they are antique brass and bronze. It looks very nice.

Happy Spring!

Spring came a little early this year when Chris brought home these beautiful tulips earlier this week.

Half Day

Today we both took a half day of work and got out in the yard. It was a disaster back there from the ice storm this winter. The good news is it was beautiful outside - we got a little sun burnt. More good news is that we were able to put out 13 big bags of leaves and debris, ~10 bundles of branches and 2 more garbage cans full as well. The even better news is that the garbage men took it ALL the next day.

Up in the Attic

Tonight we put a coat of Kilz in the attic.

ACHE revisited

Here I am with some of my classmates.

We slept through St. Pattys Day

Last night, Chris picked me up from work because it was raining (It monsooned most of the day), then we went immediately to the grocery store because I had no food in the house. We made dinner, and were asleep on the couch by 7:30 and were both out for the rest of the night!

Wedding Goers

This weekend we were in Denver for Cori & Bob's wedding.

ACHE

While my little monkey was home sick, I was in Chicago for the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Congress. Sessions were Monday and Tuesday, which left plenty of time to hang with Em over the weekend. We shopped a lot - hit all of the major department stores in search of a beach wedding dress and also made the traditional trip to Trader Joes.

Here I am on the green line bright and early Monday morning. I was officially a commuter.

Sick in Colorado

I wish I was writing this from Chicago. Hanging out with Erica and Emily and Andy. Unfortunately, I got really sick Thursday night. I was hoping I would recover by Friday afternoon so I could travel, but I still had a 103 degree fever. With much heartache I canceled my flight and I have been confined to my couch and bed all weekend. I've been watching a lot of TV, and sleeping when I can. I feel better this morning, but I still have a bit of a fever. I really just need to get better for my sister's wedding next Friday. Wish me luck!

Test

No Fly Weekend

It was beautiful in KC this weekend - near 70 degrees. So, Erica met up with her pal Libby and watched some rugby on Saturday. Today has been mostly about school work with a looming finance mid term coming up on Thursday.

Chris spent the weekend at his parents, who continue to remodel their bathroom. It was snowy in Colorado today, and it is making its way to KC - the rain there is expected to turn to snow by midnight.