A bit of spring...

$3 a bunch/3 bunches in this vase. A few dollars sure buys a lot of pretty sunshine. Plus yellow always reminds me of Shari. :)

New Car

Here it is, our new 2011 Honda CR-V.

Wow, what a nice car. We feel spoiled driving it!

We would have taken more pictures, but it has been -30C to -40C the last couple of days and we don't really feel like photography in weather like that.

Hopefully we'll produce some better pictures when it warms up!

Home Improvement

One day while on a trail run, I spotted a bunch of junk on the side of the dirt road I was on. So naturally, I investigated. There were boards with peeling paint -- bright colors, red, gold and lime green -- and a few palm fronds. It looked as if someone had disassembled a kitschy roadside taco stand. I wanted to bring it home, but I had too much stuff in the car, and it was getting late and really cold. All I wanted to do was take a hot shower and then cozy up to the fire; however, the fire was not to be. The day before I had the chimney inspector guy come out to clean and inspect, and he gave me a list of reasons precisely $2050 long why I should not attempt to build a fire.

Anyway, a few days later, I came back to the junk pile with Subaru and sidekick, and we salvaged the painted boards. A few table saw swipes later, I had an amped-up headboard for the downstairs guest suite.



And if that wasn't enough, this weekend was a rare 3-day weekend for me, and instead of using the extra day to freelance, or make an impromptu trip to another state, I tiled my bathroom floor, with mosaic riverstone.


I still need to seal the grout -- and then of course install new baseboard, do some touch-up paint, and oh yeah, put the toilet back. But for this being my first-ever tile job, I'm pretty pleased with how it came out. I already have the accessories all imagined! Haha...

It's nice to finally get to a place in my home improvement where it's fun visual stuff, as opposed to, say, getting rid of dead rodents.

Christmas time in Lindon

First the snow came.


Then the snow mostly melted and the little kids came.



After all the presents had been opened.

Rock And Roll!

Ryan. Rock star.

Share your Halloween Decorating!

Hey everyone! Let's post how you decorate for holidays! Here it is for Halloween at the Gillman household:

Dude.

This little thing would be a hell of a lot cuter if it wasn't a) living under my shed; and b) mating with another one just like it.

And of course c) carrying a plethora of disease.

I'd get a cat, but I'm pretty sure these things are bigger than your average cat.

Get away from my flower pots, you mangy rodent!!