Someone Please Pinch Me

Well I think I won the aquarium lottery today! I have been doing alot of research on salt water aquariums. I have a 10 gallon that I used to use for the baby fish. A salt water aquarium under 50 gallons is considered a nano reef. I thought it would be a great start for me to try salt water in a small version rather then change out my 55 gallon. Well I went to the pet store to get some supplies and look for a stand. They wanted $99 just for a 10 gallon aquarium stand!!!! I was so bummed because I really did not want to spend that much just for a stand. Though being the proficient aquarist I already should have known that this stuff was going to be 'up there' but for a 10 gallon!!! So me and Nate were strolling around looking at the clown fish and the star fishies and when I turned around there she was......just beaming in the light with a big 50% off sign. So I asked and they said the tank and stand were for $140 and it was 47 gallons!!!! The regular price was $501 and they took an aditional price cut on it for clearence. Well I get my supplies I needed like the salt and stuff and went up to the register. The register lady was a little puzzled becuase they were coming up as a total of $47.......sure enough that was the price! UNBALEIVABLE!!!!! They even called the manager to confirm! So here I go down the adventure of salt water aquariums. Its going to go where the Christams tree is so I cant set it up for awhile but when I do I will post some pics.

Shoveling Snow

Papa showed Nate how to shovel snow this morning. He loved it so much! The neighbor across the street came over and introduced himself. We all agreed that I should enjoy the fact that he loves it now because in a few years he will want to get paid for it HAHAHA! You can see from the side walk at how much we got. I think we got a foot so far....or maybe 10 inches....not sure.....I do know that we are supposed to get another 4 inches tomorrow. It has been getting up to 30-31 during the day but in the teens at night so it makes the roads a little slick during the early morning and late evenings. Fun fun fun!
(Hey Auntie Pennie, do you remember that little mt. in the back ground? tee hee hee)

New Flag!

I decided to retire our old worn out and faded flag for a new one. At the apartment at Polk, our front porch light always shown on the flag, so I came up with the idea of having a light shinning on it. Its a little off and needs to shine more on the flag, so when I fix it I will get another pic up. Dad helped me today with fixing the Christmas lights and putting the flag up.

Picking Out The Tree

Few days after we first got here mom, Nate, and I went to the Christmas tree lot and picked out Nate's first real Christmas tree, and my first real one in YEARS!!!!!! I wanted to save the tradition of going and cutting our tree until Jamie comes home. (sniff sniff) Nate enjoyed toasting by the fire they had there, and it did not take us long to pick one out. You could almost hear it saying, "ME ME PICK ME!"

Moving Photos

Found these photos on mom and dads camera. My camera is very sick and not doing very well. I thought it was because of the batteries but I think its a deeper technical issue. Photos from the place at Fort Polk.......Sylas looks like he had fun being the truck dog.

Still A Work In Progress

Well here are some sneak peeks of the place. There is still some more detailing and decorating in Nate's room, bathroom, game/toy room, and ofcourse my room is far from done. The kitchen also needs some help on the shelves but other then that I think I can say that the living room is complete. I stopped to think about the rooms in the place and its funny that it always works out that way. Any time we have moved the living room was always finished first and our bedroom was always last. HAHAHAHHA I guess it shows what areas of the house you spend more of your time. Thank you to my lovely mommy for showing me the proper way to hang shelves. If it were not for her those shelves would be falling down or look terribly crooked. Good job mom! Good job!
(Hey Jamie check out your boots! They were lonely out in the garage so I brought them in)

We Made It!!!!

There is so much to tell but so little space! I am back online and looking forward to catching everyone up with the happenings. The past few weeks have been busy busy busy with putting shelves up, getting organized, and shoveling snow! Here are a few pictures to get this blog rolling again! More pictures and stories coming soon!!!!!!