Home makeover...renter style

So I've thought about it, blogged about it and now I've finally done the work. It was actually a collaborative effort from both the tenant (me) and the landlord ( the gardeners actually). I did the work for the patio and they did the lawn. I think it looks wonderful if I do say so myself. Anything would be better than the dirt I have been living with for the last 3 1/2 years. Check it out and see what you think.

Patio in progress before Patio after the work

This is before the grass

Grass after

Pull my string

It seems as though Myles has a pull string. If pulled he will spin round and round. He didn't know I was watching, but I was and it was quite funny to me. I can go this way, I can go that way...

Pain in my @#&!

And you thought I was going to say ASS, well I wasn't I was going to say gum. I recently needed to have an old root canal redone. It had developed an abscess at the top of the canal that needed to be removed. I wouldn't recommend anyone having this done. It's very painful as they can't go through the tooth once it has a crown on it. Rather they cut through the gum. It's NOT FUN. Watch at your own risk.! This video isn't for the faint of heart as I don't look good nor is the inside of my mouth a good look.

We're back baby!

We have FINALLY found a solution to the computer problems. I bought a Scan disk (thanks for the tip Ryan) that I plug into my USB port and then put my memory card from my camera into it. This allows me to download all my pictures and video clips to the computer thus allowing me to be able to post without Bjorn brining home his laptop! Stay tuned for more highlights.

Little monkey Mylo

This is what I found when I had to wake Myles up from his nap yesterday. He had a hard time falling asleep. I heard him mucking around in there for quite some time. I guess when he finally couldn't hold off sleep he just keeled over from his sitting spot. Too cute. Love those little sleeping babies, hate, hate, hate to wake them up.

The 3 little bears...

It was a great trip, the first one alone since Myles was born. Mom and dad came into town to watch Myles, I would miss him terribly, but knew he was in great hands. After all mother raised four great children of her own, not to mention the other ten grandchildren she has helped to raise. We would head out for Carmel, California on Saturday morning, arrive and meet Emily and Steve for lunch. It was a great start to a great vacation. That was until we tried to check into our hotel, The Carmel Resort Inn.

Emily and Steve had successfully checked into their little cottage, "Cannery Row", while Bjorn and I would be staying in "Forest". We checked out their room, and then walked over to ours. We opened the door and yep- it looked almost exactly the same as Emily and Steve's. I had to give props to Bjorn for getting the luggage out of the car so quickly. Oh, he hadn't, I hadn't given him a key card yet! We had been given a room that was already occupied. This room was just too CROWDED so back to the office we went.

They were very apologetic and gave us another room, "River Beach". This cottage had a sitting room to boot. It was great and we started to settle in. We unpacked our small cooler into the fridge and went to put a few things in the closet when- this room too was occupied ( I should have known when there was a beer in the fridge). I quickly shoved all our stuff back into it's bags and got out as quickly as I could, so not to be caught by the original occupant. This room was just too LARGE.
So once again it was back to the office. This time we were given "Carmel Lagoon" with a waterfall right outside our window. Now this room was JUST right!, and unoccupied.


It was a rough start, but it was a great trip filled with slow sidewalk shopping, great food, a beautiful drive along the 17 miles of Pebble Beach Golf Coarse, the aquarium, and great friends! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Thanks mom and dad for coming all that was to watch Myles. We needed a "grown-up" trip.

TRAITOR

Um............. so................. well here's the thing............I've started my own blog.
I kinda felt bad about all the posts and basically TAKING OVER the family one.
I've been thinking about it for months and months.
A couple of friends have asked me to do it.
I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me Brooke!
It's all Haydn's fault.
www.kiwiandaneagle.blogspot.com
If you can find it in all your busy schedules to pop over and have a look. Tell me what you think and add me to your lists of blogs you heart!!!!
Cause I sure heart all your blogs.
Without them I'd be doing things like reading, playing with my kids, cooking dinner, wasteful things of that nature.
Jokes man jokes
Don't tell Bishop please Sis Moyes!!
I'm really only joking.
Kind of.