My house is for sale. It is sad. I am emotionally attached to my home. Kelton and I have put in a ton of work to make it ours. When we bought it it was very plain. It had Formica, lots of carpet and laminate floors that I hated. The basement was not finished and the yard had nothing but grass. Since living here we have:

• repainted the entire house
• finished the basement to add 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and lots of storage
• built a shed
• finished the garage and built storage
• put in hardwood maple flooring
• put in granite counter tops
• remodeled the master bath
• poured a huge concrete patio and additional parking
• LANDSCAPING, LANDSCAPING, LANDSCAPING!

I hate to see it go. I am sure that I will cry when we leave. I feels like I am leaving a loved one behind.

Desert tortoise

Olivia and the desert tortoise at Hogle Zoo. I took this picture because the desert tortoise inhabits the area around Kelton's work. If someone at molycorp were to injure, kill, or disturb the habitat of the desert tortoise it is a $25,000 dollar fine. Ouch!

Expanding my cooking horizons...

I got some artichokes in my Bountiful Basket but really had no clue as to how to prepare it. After a little research, I ended up sauteing it in garlic and butter and then steaming it. It was really good. It was also a lot of work for a minimal amount of food. Not too sure that I'll do it again.