The year is half over....

Well its already the end of July.  Its been an extremely busy year.  Our business has really taken off and Robert is doing very well.  This was a banner year.  I hope we can continue to grow as we have.

My last post was about goals I had set for the Utah house.  I've been here for over a month working on the house and the various projects.  It seems so very slow as it is very difficult to work with contractors here.  Here is a list of the projects I've been able to complete.

New sofa
New bathroom towel rod
Cleaned out laundry room
Had large elderbox tree removed due to bug infestation
New interior doors installed
New alarm system installed
New storm door installed

I am still looking for someone to install a new gate and a new fence but it has been extremely difficult to find someone to take care of this small job.  I also contacted the city who then gave me the electric company's phone number who in turn sent someone out to look at the trees in the backyard.  They have become extremely overgrown and have grown thru the power and phone lines.  After speaking with the person they sent out we are scheduled to have our trees trimmed by the electric company in 2016.  I guess I will have to wait until next year for this.  I will stay on top of this.

I am proud to say I am 9 months McDonald's clean.  I have not had a single food item from McDonald's.  With the intestinal problems I had during the time I was consuming McDonalds I can honestly say I don't miss it.  This year I plan to add another fast food place until I am fast food clean.  On my one year anniversary I will add Jackinabox.  In hawaii we have both those two places right next to our office.  Walking distance within minutes.  But with my digestive system as poor as it is this will be great.  Interesting note.  I am at my all time heaviest.  I have gained so much weight due to lack of exercise.

Today I am going to go to the Utah sports complex and see if I can't sign up and begin a work of some sort.  I'll let you know how that goes.  But yes today is the day I do that!!!

January 2015

Ok so the projects for the year are:

1. Gate for Utah house
2.  Refurbish deck at Utah house
3.  Couch for Utah house
4.  New towel rods for bathroom Utah house

I have also given up eating at McDonalds.  I am currently 3 months McDonalds clean.  That's a lot.  We were eating breakfast there almost every morning during tax season so hopefully I am helping my digestive system and wallet at the same time. 

Parties, birthdays and wednesday dinners.

I sure do miss having family dinners at our house.  I miss the fun of the meal, sitting around and eating a slow dinner with Dave and Jenn on Wednesday nights.  I miss the holiday dinners and backyard BBQ's.  I will admit Robert and I are no chefs but it was never really about the food it was about the time gathered together, sitting, talking, laughing and planning our next holiday or vacation or whatever else we had coming up.  I love going back through our photos and remembering the nights we sat just talking and eating away. 

These days we don't do much of that.  With us living in Utah and Hawaii there just isn't the time nor the family close enough to have those wonderful nights on the patio.  I do think that next summer I am going to try and start of a weekly dinner with Lisa and Spencer in Utah.  That's kinda exciting because I will have a new project of getting our backyard cleaned up and buying a new patio table set.  Here are a few reminders of the family dinners or outcome of the dinner.