The Cutest!

If you're having a hard day... remember that life could always be worse! Listen to this girl's call to 911! :) CUTE!

Ficus Fiasco

Last winter all the ficus trees in the valley froze. Hence, much of my Saturday morning was spent doing tightrope across our cinder block wall and scaling the overgrown ficus tree to prune the dead limbs. Some of the maneuvers required all of my climbing skills: feet spread across two weak limbs, hanging from my fingertips, carrying a saw with the other. . . . Actually, the tricky part was trying to catch the branches as they fell and swing them over onto our side of the wall without losing my center. (It wasn't as easy as I just made it sound).

The rest of the day I spent breaking the branches down into manageable piles. . . . I'll let the photo speak for itself.

After a long week of reading cases, I know that my weekend will offer limitless house projects to keep me sane. Love Saturdays.

Welcome Home!

Hey friends and family... I think we've officially moved into our house! It's hard to say...there's still so much to do. However, as of now, we have all the bamboo flooring installed (go green!), the baseboards are stapled, the plumbing is functioning, and the tile is looking fabulous.... And Ammon has a lawnmower! Feeling like actual homeowners now.

Jes is currently molding minds at Highland High here in Gilbert. Her most difficult task is making it clear to every high school boy that she is actually 8 years older than them and extremely unavailable. Aside from the occasional fumbling flirtatious freshman boy, her classes are a joy. (I'm a poet and I didn't even realize that I was one).

Ammon is beginning his first year of law school at ASU. It's mostly just parties and women and lots and lots of drinking.... Sometimes though he'll go to class where he learns the ins and outs of contracts, torts, legal writing, etc. All in all, it's an enlightening season. His favorite moments are falling asleep in the law library (the smell of arduous books and the buzz of the fluorescents are his pacifier) and reciting cases to Jes.

Love.