The Lull

This week seems to be the calm before the storm. We really haven't had much going on since my birthday and have just been hanging out. Just for now. It's probably why I haven't posted much this week. The main excitement lately is clean windows. Windows that are now getting rained on! I am very grateful for the rain. We desperately need it.

Starting next week, I feel like we have an endless amount of plans, for at least a month and probably more. I don't want to think that far ahead because next thing I know, we(actually I- Walt hates planning way ahead) will be making plans for August.

The kids are out of school for the whole President's Day week and Walt took the opportunity to use vacation time. We'll be going to visit Walt's mom and sister in Southern California for a few days.

In three weeks, I'm flying out Colorado Springs for my littlest sister's first baby shower.

A month after that, the kids and I will spend a few days in Washington during Spring Break. Southwest tickets were half price to Seattle and I couldn't pass it up. We'll get the chance to meet my brand new nephew (my other pregnant sister) who is due to arrive on March 24th.

That's just the out of town plans. There is so much going on while we're here too. Non-stop I tell you. It will probably roll right into Summer.

Week 5 of 52

I'd like to get more creative. Something other than us just staring at the camera. Maybe next week when we're on a beach in Carpinteria!

Super Sunday

Here we are, Super Bowl Sunday already. Think we had a Super Bowl Party? Think we watched the Super Bowl? Nah.

Instead we had a Super clean-something-really-dirty Sunday.

It's been a beautiful week here. Unseasonally sunny and warm. After the gray, gloomy, rainy days when the sun starts to shine, it's easier to see things we've been missing. Things like really dirty windows.


Really dirty windows.


The bright, sunny days didn't look so great through the water spotted, smeared windows...


Or the finger streaked, chapstick kissed windows...


Or whole-face, goobered windows.

I couldn't take it anymore. I looked up a window cleaner recipe online and decided to give it a go. I mixed ammonia, vinegar and corn starch with warm water. I got myself a scrubber and a squeegee and went at the outside of those dirty windows.


After lots of hard work I could see the pay off. Clean windows!

Okay. There was still some water spots on the outside. Anyone know how to get those completely gone? What do they come from anyway? I am pleased as punch with my almost-completely clean windows.


Problem is... you can see my dirty yard now.


But I can see Walt washing the motorcycles through the clean windows. The windows are squeeky clean at this angle.

On a side note...

Walt was washing the motorcycles because he took Josh out riding yesterday. It was good for both of them to have some father-son time. And to top it off, they got to ride through some mud.


A lot of mud. They brought some home with them.

Back to the windows...

Don't they shine?

And now to wash the screens. And dust the blinds, paint the window sills, scoop the poop, clean the yard, sweep the patio ....

You know how it goes.