Month 1

Well that went by quickly. Things are going great! We added two new occupants to our home. And now they're not pets. My sister Aimee and her son/my nephew Harrison. Most of you probably know them. They're famous. It's been great and they help us out...a lot. We're really enjoying our new home. It's still undecorated with plenty of empty space, but we're all having a good time anyway! Today Ellen and Harrison start school. Ellen's ecstatic and Harrison's dreading it. They're like brother and sister! Life is good :)

Week 1

So we've painted and fixed up a few things around here. We're just now getting our stuff out of boxes. I go back and forth with my thoughts on this house. And it's not just THIS house, it's just the responsibility of a house in general. This is a good house, really. But this is how it goes in my head:

This is gonna be really good!

Are we going to be able to afford it?!

I really like this house!

I'm not so sure this was a good idea.

I am happy with what we got!

Joe, this is a really big house....

I love all this space!

Our water bill is going to be how much?!

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It goes on and on. :)

Newest addition for the Reedy Fam:

We are officially home owners! This is a day that we honestly thought would never happen, but miraculously it did. Thanks to those of you who helped it happen (you know who you are)! So far Joe and I are exhausted by the house, but the girls are completely in love with it! Ellen loves to spend most of her time in the backyard and Kaylin loves having plenty of space to run around. Hooray! We'll be moving in this weekend and after it's all spiffed up we'll be having a house warming party. :) Now we actually have space to throw all the get-togethers we want. Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

Pool time!

Welcome summer! We're soaking up every saturday down at the pool in our apartment complex. This past Saturday we took Kaylin down there for her first experience playing in the pool. The result: she had more fun on the cement with the pool toys and we got some really cute pics!

We went to Red Butte

Super Mom

I was sitting here thinking about how good I feel today. It was a good mornnig which usually leads to an overall good day. It's also a good day because yesterday lowered expectations for what is a good day. Yesterday my super mom powers were unmet. I was not able to be in 5 different places at once. I was disappointed and sad. But today everything is in place and I even managed to make banana pancakes for breakfast! So now I'd just like to say: Moms ROCK! and I LOVE being one!

DIY CTR ring color change :)

4/11/11 UPDATE: the ring has been lost! ;)

Way back in the day my older sister Alecia taught me this awesome trick. Today i got to pass it on to Ellen. She didn't really do much, but I had lots of fun doing it. i didn't even mind when she told me she hated the purple color and wanted it pink instead. Instructions follow.


You'll need:
1 standard Green shield CTR ring
tin foil
crayon (color of your choice)
pan
Heat source (i used a stove, and honesty I don't know what else you'd wanna use)
q-tip
paper towel



Place a square piece of foil inside your pan. Set the stove to a low setting and allow pan and foil to warm up. Take your crayon and rub it around the foil until you get a nice little puddle of melted wax.


Dip your ring in the wax, making sure it is completely covered.

Alternate between wiping off the wax from the silver parts and keeping the wax soft by holding the ring on the foil. Use a paper towel piece for the larger parts and the q-tip when you've just got the small detailed parts left. It'll take more than just one dip and wipe so keep working at it. :)



If you don't like the color just hold the ring on the foil on the heated pan and the color will melt and you can just wipe all the color off.