Fun Day!

Blog-o-mmercial

A while back Jeff requested that I purchase the most bizarre as-seen-on-TV-esque contraption for him. He found it on the internet and felt that it was on his list of must-haves. This is saying something, considering he always says things like 'I don't really need that,' and 'I don't need anything.' He is the one who has been limping along for the last two years with a worn out cordless drill battery that has to be charged after a only a few minutes of use. Imagine my surprise when I clicked on the link he sent me. A tiny car-like device, complete with wheels, that you slide across your noggin to shave your head. Behold, the Headblade:



Strange, huh? Well, Jeff swears by it now and uses it all the time. Who knew something so weird could work so well?

Finally.....The Before and After Pictures!

Its Hot!

The weather has been in the mid-90's since Saturday. What is up with that? Monday was in the 40's. Now we are roasting our buns off. But we have enjoyed the spring, uh, summer weather amidst the ongoing saga of the rental. Here is a slide show of all the fun pictures.

Spring 2009

Progress After All

I think we've had our nose to the grindstone so much lately that we haven't noticed how far we've come in the last 21 days. There is still a lot to do, but most of the big things are done. I loaded up some new pictures today and realized we are making progress after all!!!! And, it doesn't stink anymore. Hallelujah!! (PS. Don't pay any mind to the random captions)

Left Behind

• High School Diploma
• Family Pictures
• School Pictures
• Ultrasound Pictures
• Framed Kid Pictures
• Two pairs of Reeboks
• A tent
• A box of cookbooks
• A roasting pan with lid, new in the box
• A giant beach bag full o' stuff, like jewelry, soccer balls, clipboards, random stuff
• Loads of miscellaneous CRAP, like broken squirt guns, spare change, matchbox cars, nails, screws, dog poop (yes, inside), receipts, health insurance cards, etc.

The 'How the heck did they manage to do that' List of Damages

• Both the finials from our curtain rod are off, and somehow they managed to strip them both out.
• The upstairs bathroom door is broken on both sides.
  
• A human-sized hole in the wall upstairs
• Nail polish (a lot) on the new laminate floors upstairs
• Nail polish on the wall
• Gum on the floor
• Two dimes, in separate rooms, corroded to the floor
• Broken Snapple bottles and canning jars, literally all throughout the front and backyards
  
• A gaping hole in the fence, where they had leaned a baby gate up (apparently our neighbor fixed it multiple times, only to have the kids break it down immediately afterward)
• And, last but certainly not least, and one of my favorites: Pieces of a broken toilet scattered throughout the backyard (because really, if you were moving out the next day, the first thing you would do, instead of pack your junk and clean, would be to acquire a toilet somewhere, drag it into the backyard and break it into pieces. You would do that, right?)
  

April Fools Day

Today was the big day. Yesterday afternoon our tenant emailed asking for more time. They tried to say that since they didn't move in till mid April that we should give them more time. We said no. They didn't show up for the walk-through, which didn't surprise me at all. Here is the condition the house was in. **Warning! Warning! Warning!*** The pictures are gross, but should you dare look at them, you will feel much better about your own housekeeping skills. These are the before pictures; I can't wait to post the after pictures!

April 1st

Undercover Camera: Rental Edition

We didn't really go undercover, but the tenant wasn't there when we showed the house today so we were free to assess the damage at our leisure. Good thing, because after seeing the house, they would've gotten an earful from me. James asked us if we had fun at the old house. I told him it was not so much like fun, but more like having toothpicks shoved under your fingernails or something. Just for kicks, in case you're interested, here are a few pictures of the pit of despair. Tomorrow, I'll post happy pictures of the fam, because despite the crap going on at the rental house, my kids still make me smile and spring is still coming and there are lots of reasons to be happy. Just don't remind me of the rental house. Oh, and if you want to get the full effect, have your significant other pee on the rug, let it marinate for a day or 6 weeks, then sit there and smell it while watching the slideshow.

Pit of Despair

Slide Show!

Sunny Day! Bike Riding

Colorado National Monument