it's amazing how much you can get done in an empty house! life seems so much more simple and surprisingly, neither LH or i have gotten bored yet. bozeman may have a differing opinion if you happen to ask him. last week, we sent out our christmas cards. this seems to be quite a feat for our household. last year, we took the christmas picture, wrote the cards, and then never mailed any of them. we were determined to do it differently this year, and we succeeded! it feels so good to have that out of the way. the picture at the top is of all the cards that i attached to my clipboard to make addressing the envelopes easier.
now, i am just trying to finish up some christmas shopping. LH took awhile to give me his "list" and so i am just getting started on his presents. i can't buy everything on his list, so i need to narrow it down. will you suggest which things you think i should get for LH?
*chaco flip flops
*easton baseball bat
*baseball glove
*grill
*framed antique maps of the states where we have each lived
*a new baseball hat (bozeman ate about three of his favorite hats)
*tools (the tools that we have around the house now are so cheap, it's like the equivalent of me using an easy bake oven to cook a turkey)
*a manly tool belt
*casio pathfinder watch
i think that is just about covers it all. okay, i'm off to go finish changing our address and all the fun that goes along with that.
3 comments:
Uhhh... that's a big list. I would always go for a grill... but that's because E is a great cook and griller. I also like the tool idea too... especially for when the condo sells and you get to buy the house.
Definitely keep the list for bdays, anniversaries, I love yous and the like. -K
If you don't already have a grill, then I'd definitely put that high on the list.
I'm also a big fan of the antique maps idea. We have an antique map for each deployment I've done. Then, LW has a wall with a sign that says "Home is Where the Navy Sends Us" with one artsy picture from each of the places we've been stationed (like a picture of Herrmann Hall from Monterey, a picture of the ARIZONA Memorial from Hawaii, a picture of the Point Loma lighthouse from San Diego, etc).
On the tool front, if LH doesn't already have a decent cordless power drill, I highly recommend getting one. He'll use it for all sorts of projects around the house.
Your Christmas card was just gorgeous...so glad you didn't forget to send them this year :).
I'd go with the grill as well. Being in a new house, you're really going to want one once summer comes around.
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