It's May - we made it! This past week was an incredibly busy one at work, and we were both so happy to make it to the weekend. Kim was also really excited because she finally finished her 2007 scrapbook (okay, so it's not exactly a timely finish, but it's done!). She plans on taking a bit of a scrapbooking hiatus for a little while, but hopefully the 2008 album will be just as fun to do. And then we'll be almost caught up to the current year!
Saturday we went on a hunt for a new digital camera - something that was still fairly compact (and travelled easily) but had a good optical zoom and could take pictures quickly in succession. After doing a ton of online research, we headed to the store to test as many as we could out in person. It's amazing what a difference it makes to actually be able to hold the camera in your hand, push the buttons, take practice pictures, etc. At any rate, two real contenders emerged and we made our final pick. Since we actually ordered it online, we're hoping it arrives (and works!) quickly...and that we're happy with our choice!
We've gotten a ton of rain here over the past week. In fact, the rain gauge in the garden suggests we got over 4 inches! Needless to say, it turned the yard into a bit of a jungle - you'd never believe that we cross cut the lawn when we mowed last week! Since the grass had gotten to be so long, we HAD to mow it, even though the yard is still very soggy in some areas. So our lawn looks a lot like a kindergartner to a pair of scissors to her hair... Oh well! At least the flowers in the garden look really good from all the rain.
It was supposed to rain again today, but it true Ohio fashion, the weather changed at the last minute. So rather than being stuck inside all day, we were able to get a lot of things done. We got some patio pavers to put next to the patio (and set the grill on ). We also finally got curtains put in the windows by the front door. Of course they don't make curtain rods small enough for those windows, so Eric had a good excuse to play with power tools this afternoon. It took awhile to get them to be the right size, but we're really happy with how the project turned out!
Since the weather was unexpectedly nice tonight, we went for a long walk. Peanut was so happy to go for the walk that he literally bounced from spot to spot. But he was one tired pup when we got home. He's been snoozing since dinner time!
Current gas price: $2.09/gallon.
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