Remember me?

Hello, and welcome to my life. This little project is obviously at the bottom of my priority list. I'd offer to try harder but we all know it will be another year (or two) before I update again. Ugh.

In the time since I was here last so much has changed. We finished the remodel at our house - it turned out beautifully. Really, I was so impressed with the results. Laying tile was much harder than I ever expected - and as thanks for my efforts I treated myself to carpal tunnel surgery. Wow.

So we finished the remodel and then sold the house. Yes, we sold the house. It all happened so fast. We decided one sunny Saturday afternoon in January 2010 that we should put the house on the market, just to see what would happen. By the middle of April 2010 we were moving into our new home. Talk about a whirlwind.

Our new home is lovely. Anika is surrounded by kids her age, but we are gone from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. five days a week so she doesn't get to spend much time with them. Summertime is nice though, she is able to play in the evenings and on weekends. Our lot backs up to a large neighborhood park and Anika loves the playground. I am also very pleased with how much closer we are to my family in Lehi. We've spent quite a bit more time together in the last year and it has been such and easy trip!

We are already planning 'projects' for this house. Doug worked his tail off to complete a flowerbed in the front yard with a brick wall surrounding it. That man does good work. We have several items we'd like to tackle inside the house - like the basement. It is unfinished and we really need to designate some storage space and make it work. We'd also like to finish a bathroom and a living room in the basement. We'll see how much progress we can make before I post again.

Anika is growing so fast. She just turned four. The kid is smart and spunky! Her vocabulary is incredible and I am pleased to report her grammar is excellent (hallelujah!). She has a BIG personality. As an only child she has to deal with my attitude all by herself - I know she is only four but I push her like she is much older!

Doug and I are just peachy. I should let him speak for himself, he may report differently.

Here's hoping I find the time and gumption to update again soon. :)