Treasure Hunt

Okay, this is a bit weird. Part of the remodeling on the kitchen involved the ceiling in the basement bedroom. We needed to have bigger piping ran through to the kitchen, but when we were informed about this issue the new kitchen floor was already complete. So, instead of ripping up the new floor we opted for tearing out the ceiling in the basement. JD started pulling sheetrock down, lo and behold treasure...well, someone's treasure. Tucked up inside the ceiling were two cowboy hats (one of them a Stetson) and some other personal items (junk). It kind of freaked me out. If we kept pulling down sheetrock, what would we find next? You hear about those lucky people that find thousands of dollars stuffed away in the walls...or those unlucky people that find someone/something dead (this usually starts with discovering where that odor is coming from). Lucky or unlucky, we didn't find anything else.

How I spent my summer...

So, much of my summer was spent on remodeling my kitchen. This was a very difficult task. First, the pine cabinets were built into the walls; which meant they couldn't just be pulled out, they had to be completely demolished to remove them. We got rid of the old shop sink...HOORAY! And chipped away the "beautiful" green, marble-like tile. Some of the piping and electrical had to be replaced. But thanks to several of our family and friends we were able to get the job done...and a BIG THANKS to JD for all of his hard work! It's absolutely beautiful! I have to be honest, I'm totally stoked about my new dish washer!!

Maui 2008

JD and I went to the great island of Maui, Hawaii in March of this year. We went with JD's brother, his brother's wife and some other friends. The weather was wonderful! Just the break we needed during the cold winter months. We saw lots of whales and colorful fish on our snorkeling expeditions. JD went scuba diving in the ocean...I went scuba diving in the swimming pool! We zipped through the trees on the zip lines and circled round the moutain to the top of the crater. It was a great trip!

China...Really!

For those of you who have requested that I put a slideshow of my pictures of China on my blog...your request has been granted! You may want to pop some corn, sit back and relax...I kept it really short...