oak ass 50.

i am beyond proud of my main squeeze, slim

for absolutely dominating a 50 mile

mountain bike race this past weekend!

slim traveled to birmingham, alabama with

some buddies and rode two 25 miles loops

in about six and a half hours.

*i hate to steal other people's property-

but this pic was too good to pass up.

maybe i'll buy it?

sewing love.

i attended my 1st sewing class & i am in love.

here's me on my way to whipstitch with

my brother cs 6000i super sweet sewing machine, andy lou!

*yes- i've named my sewing machine andy lou. 

she's in her cover in this pic, but she's super cute- more pics soon.

*thanks to slim for the sewing machine & the classes!

the s#!*t slim gets me to do...

slim & i beautified our backyard this weekend.

we layed down 1,000 sq. feet of sod.

here's a few b4 shots of our old muddy & dusty backyard.

we've rocked a great garden for a few years, but the area

doesn't get enough sun, so we decided to take it down.

moma and jack supervised all day long.

we rented a tiller from home depot

*i tilled to- it was a beast!

the sod guy delivered these 2 pallets at 6:30 am...ouch.

after perfecting the ground with some lime, we brought the 

new grass in and started laying it....for hours.

hot shot with the fescue!

lea came over & helped for bit- and then passed out.

this was our gift on sunday morning from moma & jack.

maybe a thank you for all the awesome new grass?

you're welcome you ungrateful slobbering fart machines.

all done!

*let's hope the dynamic duo doesn't destroy it.

paper anniversary.

365 days ago

jim & i got married!

happy anniversary to my sweetheart, slim:)

slim does it again.

jim thinks it's silly that i'm so amazed by his

bad ass handyman-ship.

lea took "big red", her hand-me-down 4runner in for a

oil change and for some funny noises it was making.

firestone told her that she needed a o2 (oxygen senor) replacement.

they gave her a quote around $300- we called a few other places and they

gave quotes from $275-$400+.

jimbo did some investigating, watched a few youtube videos, found the

part on amazon for $80 (half off!) and was ready to go!

this is the o2 sensor.

slim in action under the car!

my dad wanted to get in on the action too.

slim's a cute mechanic- and he works cheap too.

before we knew it- slim was done and the baby's car

was good as new and ready to go!

happy customer and her mechanic!

way to go slim.

total savings: about $300 bucks!