So I was wandering the isles of Walmart last night, getting any and all types of cleaning supplies for our new home. Bleach, Comet, rubber gloves (of course) oven spray, shower spray, grease spray, wood cleaner, tile cleaner and the litter machine to make the job easier, 7 drop cloths and 3 more rolls of packing tape, two over the toilets shelf things, and season 2 and 3 of Will & Grace. I head over to the food section looking for a package of chocolate chip cookies and I notice that "Mott's" has a new apple sauce with Pomegranate added. My mind reels round and round is the Pomegranate the new Cranberry? What more can you now add Pomegranate to. So here I go up and down each isle. You have sorbet, apple sauce, juice, jello, soda, yogurt, and yes gum. World give me a break what is wrong with eating the fruit, do you call it a fruit? in the natural form...;( I just wish I had the idea to make millions by telling the world hey Pomegranate's are good for you so we are going to put it in a bunch of stuff and you will buy it. Any how after 1 hour and $188 dollars later I left Walmart. Now I have to finish packing, I have put it off all night. Thank you Beth for keeping me company.

This week I am very grateful for the health of my body. I have two hands that work, to feet to take me where I need to go, eyes that see, ears that work. I have abuse my body lately by not getting enough sleep, lifting packed boxes and moving furniture. Yes, I feel the aches and pains but they are my aches and pains. I am very grateful for a rather healthy body.

Yesterday, both Rainier and I played hookie from work we had that 24 hour flu. You ask why? Well we signed the closing papers on our home. The keys will be in our hands Friday. YIPPEE HURRAY!!!!!!

Rainier and I signed papers, went to lunch of course at Cafe Rio to celebrate. We got done around 1pm and wondered what to do in the middle of the day on a work day. Well we went to a movie. Saw "Don't mess with the Zohan". I don't ever have to see it again, but it was a good movie just to be entertained. We had a wonderful day off and really enjoyed the time we spent together. I am very grateful for my husband.

What is the old saying... times fly's when you are having fun.

Well the past days at work have charged my mental ability to the limit. You know the days when you get home you have no more to give and no matter what is happening you can not take any more in. So this week I spent time after work packing up the two bedroom apartment in which we live getting ready to move to our home. I have two piles pack and give away. Really how can two people gather so much stuff, and yes that is exactly what it is stuff. For the past while I have been listening to the Work and the Glory on Tape/CD. I thing of the Pioneers often and wonder if I had to up and leave my home with only those things I could carry what would I leave behind and what would I take with me.

I look at all the nic-nacks around our apartment from all the travel I have done. I can picture the stores, street vendors or cruise ships where they were purchased and have a hard time imaging them gone from my vision. As I have thought what would I take I walk from room to room and say I just can not live with out that, but this week has I have wrapped up the memories to move and taken the pictures off the walls there remains two pictures hanging on my wall. One my cousin Kim did for me of two little girls bobbing for apples in Halloween costumes, the other is one my Grandpa started but was called home before he could finish. These two pictures have deep meaning to me above and beyond anything else in my home. The love of a family member is wonderful and I count my self very lucky to have grown up in such a family.

Is it summer yet Mom......

Growing up in Salt Lake at this time of year always brought the question Mom I take off my undershirt and wear shorts, my mom would promptly tell me to look at the East Mountains and see if all the snow was gone and if so then yes the undershirt could come off and the summer of shorts began. I was driving home the other night and looked to the mountains to see if the snow was gone, so I could justify the usage of AC in my car. I was so very excited for once to only see brown on our mountains, so I promptly pushed that magical button and felt the cool air coming through the vents. The windows went up and the drive home was so wonderful.

I have stated before but I will do so again, I love a night out with the girls, this time we met at Bucca de Beppo for some Italian food. After 3 hours of talking and laughter we paid the billed and went our separate ways home only to know that in another 4 weeks we again gather to catch up on each others lives and bond some more. I forgot my camera or there would be a wonderful picture of us there.

We had a wonderful treat this weekend. Nate and Jen came through Vegas on their way home. We went to Jerry's Nugget for some prime rib dinner, it is the best in town. I always order the English cut and have 1/2 to take home. Well my shouts go out to Jen who ordered the double thick cut and at the whole thing! Jen you are my prime rib eating hero! We had a wonderful visit with you both, thank you for calling.

Our home buying took another step for the better on Saturday, we had the inspection, the only thing wrong in the whole house is one burner is filthy dirty and would not light on it's own, the inspectors said clean it up and it will work just fine. As the inspection came to an end the inspector kept saying there has got to be something wrong, but nope we have the best insulation you can get for Vegas, to help keep the house cool, good foundation, good structure, good water system, good electrical wiring. Another step crossed off, I never thought we would get to this point. I guess after all this is done, I am to learn patience.