Our First Snow

Well, we had our first snow at the new house today. Unfortunately it didn't last long enough to stick but we sure had some interesting weather today. The day started out cool and breezy (when I say breezy I mean a constant 30 mph wind with gusts of 50+ ) but it was only 51 degrees so it was still nice just chilly. At about 1:00 we had hard snow pellets, then lots of wind, more snow pellets and then huge gigantic snow flakes for about 2 hours. It is now almost 10 pm about 30 degrees with a wind chill factor of about 10 and clear as a bell out there. Hmmmmm. That is really all I have to say about that. It is freaking cold!!!! But you should see the stars and the mountains if you can stand to be outside long enough to look. :)

Out of the Stone Age

Well I am finally back, I had to take a few weeks off to get moved and then we had problems with the phones lines but I am back from the stone age yippie! We are mostly loving the new house but have had some issues that have made this a difficult move. Most of the issues have been with the plumbing, for the 1st week we had our keys we only had half of it working and hot water only in the bathrooms. We also didn't have any heat for the first week and although we have heat now we have a lot of breaks in the ducting so it isn't running as efficiently as it should. The guy is outside preparing an estimate right now for $2100.00 yikes. Pretty sure we can do that ourselves to. Todd says living here is like being on vacation and I agree but more like one of those vacations where you work like at a dude ranch or something. I haven't seen any cute guys bringing me fancy drinks and nobody has stepped up to give us a massage although I could sure use one. Anyways I am cutting this one short just wanted to let y'all know we were still here.

Down to the Wire

Well times flying and I am feeling like there is so much more left to do. We are getting to the end of this whole house fiasco and I can't wait. We should be closing and getting the keys around the 16th and then we can start with the hard part, moving. We have accumulated a lot of stuff over our almost 12 years of marriage like 3 cars, a motorcycle (torn apart), 4 bikes,pool table, 3 computers, lots of filing cabinets, knick knacks,and enough dishes to serve 16 people and still match and I don't even want to try to guess how many stuffed animals the girls have (its freaking ridiculous though). Honestly I am not sure if it will all fit in the new house. Some how we will have to get it all moved in 2 weeks.
On a whole totally different note Todd and I are going out to see The Zac Brown Band at the Gibson on March 12th. It has been awhile since we have gone to any concerts, this will be my first "country concert" and I am sooooo excited. I absolutely love The Zac Brown Band and I can't wait to see them live. Wells gotta go for now it is almost time to take the girls to school and then I gotta work on my packing again.

Mt. Baldy

I know that I have done quite a bit of whining about the weather lately saying it is too cold and won't stop raining but yesterday and today I was rewarded with an absolutely stunning site. Mt. Baldy is covered and I do mean covered in snow right now and so is Big Bear, San Juacinto and all of the other surrounding mountains so you are treated with that magical view that you get from this area. It is my favorite time of year. I love to see the mountains covered with snow. This morning we were up before the sun rose and got to see it rise over the snow covered peaks. That is always a special treat to see. I used to love watching the sunrise during winter from the gas station parking lot on my graveyard shift. I have hiked most of the hills around Baldy, eaten at the lodge, sled down the hills and picnicked by the San Antonio Creek. I know that road like the back of my hand because when I needed to that was where I headed to clear my head. Sometimes I would hike for hours by myself or with a friend and sometimes I would just drive up Baldy Rd. and pull out at the first turn out and sit and think. Other than the site of my family I don't think there is any other site in the world that can make me feel so at home and so at peace. At the end of next month we will be on the other side of Mt. Baldy. Talk about a shock to your system. I have spent my entire life in the inland empire and Mt. Baldy has always meant north. It will now be south, I can see myself getting pretty mixed up in my directions. The sun will set behind the mountains to the southwest and because of the elevation difference the mountains don't quite seem so tall. So here's to Mt. Baldy, my friend, my compass, my shoulder, my place. I will miss you.

Some People

I cut this from an article on MSN about our recent storms. Please read below and see if you can answer my question.

"Dog rescued Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said 82,000 Californians were still
without electricity.
Also Friday, crews made a dramatic helicopter rescue of
a dog stranded on a flooded ledge in the Los Angeles River.
Crews first
dangled a life vest and float ring down to the dog. The animal ignored the items
and began sloshing through the current before stopping on another section of the
flooded ledge.
A helicopter then lowered a rescuer, who scooped up the
frightened animal. The chopper transported the dog to safe ground.
It was
not immediately clear how the dog got in the river."

What the heck did they expect the dog to do with the life vest ? It just made me giggle, I mean duh.

January 22nd

Today is a special day to me because two wonderful things happened that I am forever thankful for. On January 22nd 1972 a little red headed, freckled boy was born who would grow up to be the wonderful man who would win my heart and make me the luckiest girl in the world. I am glad he persisted and went after me so that we could have the next special January 22nd. Our first real date happened this day in 1998. He took me to Disneyland because that is where I wanted to go and we had a wonderful time. That night started our relationship he stayed the night (NOTHING HAPPENED!) and never went home after that and six months and 3 days latter we were married. Now it is January 22nd all over again and I am so happy because today good things happen. Happy Birthday Baby! I Love You!

Use Your Imagination

View from house
Outside of house

Kitchen

Dining

Family

Living Room

Like the title says please use your imagination because I believe there is a lot of potential here. The view is beautiful and all of the windows face South towards Writewood so it will be beautiful when it snows. We will also get some snow up there but not too much. The other side has a desert view. There are plenty of trees planted on the site which I really like. I will post more pictures latter but wanted to give y'all an idea of what we are getting ourselves into. When we start working on it I will do a before and after photo comparison.