July 31 ~ Wednesday

Today our first baby finch hatched!
Tonight we watched Eureka.

July 29 ~ Monday


The Hammie.

Jeff and I went and picked up a bunch of free stuff from around the corner.
Then we went to the bank, the dojo and the market to get stuff to make chili tonight.
I sorted through stuff with Katherine this afternoon and then went down and picked up a free hamster (which would in turn have a home found for it soon)..
I came home and made chili but had to run to the market to get tomatoes.
I set a bunch of stuff I didn't want out and a guy came to pick up in the evening.
Tonight we watched Eureka.

July 28 ~ Sunday


The maze Katherine made.

We took the maze Katherine made over to Hannah's today.
She gave Katherine $20! WOW!
We took Jeffrey and Alex to different friends houses and then we came home and worked in the garage.
John came over and spent some time talking to Jeff in the yard.
Tonight we watched Falling Skies.

July 27 ~ Saturday

I took Jeff to Karate this morning and on the way home picked up a bunch of free stuff.
I took Alex to Kohl's, the cellphone place, Marshalls where we got him a wallet then picked up Jeff and went home.
Jeff and I went to the post office and the market and picked up stuff for dinner.
I made a casserole tonight and we watched Eureka.

July 26 ~ Friday

We took Sarah for her court date this morning.
When we got back we took Alex to his friends house and Jeff and I went to the bank and opened an account just for me.
Did some shopping this afternoon with Jeff including the markets and Sprouts.
We watched Continuum.

July 25 ~ Thursday

I watched home movies with Katherine this afternoon while sorting through stuff in the living room.
Watched Eureka tonight with Jeff.

July 24 ~ Wednesday

I took the kids shopping at Target today.
I watched some old home movies with Katherine when we got home.
Tonight we watched Eureka.

July 23 ~ Tuesday

I took Alex shopping today at Best Buy to look at stuff for school.
He ended up getting his laptop computer and few other essentials.
At home I pulled out some old home movies and started watching them with Katherine.
We watched Under the Dome tonight.

July 22 ~ Monday


Angel relaxing in her cage.

I took Alex to the bank to open an account this morning.
The kids went to Karate and during that time I took Alex to Costco and Best Buy.
I dropped some zucchini off at the Sipes house and headed home.
We watched Eureka tonight.

July 21 ~ Sunday


Our pond.

This morning I sold a cage of hammies to nice neighbor lady named Hannah and her daughter.
Jeff and I worked in the front yard and then he helped me make a pond for the goldfish and water hyacinths.
We watched Falling Skies tonight.

July 20 ~ Saturday

Jeff went to Karate this morning and Katherine and I picked up some free leftover garage sale stuff.
I went the market and Kohls this afternoon where we got Jeff a new shirt with the free $10 they sent us.
I made casserole tonight and we watched Primeval New World.

July 19 ~ Friday


Artsy picture of the finch cage.

Went to Dr G this morning and picked picked up Jeffrey from his sleepover.
Tonight we watched Continuum.

July 18 ~ Thursday


Leo lounging.

We went to Dr G's this morning but he didn't show up.
We took Jeffrey to Jacobs for a sleepover then stopped at Taco Bell on the way home.
I made chicken for dinner and we watched Jeopardy and Primeval New World.

July 17 ~ Wednesday


Katherine not wanting her picture taken, but I got it anyway!

We drove downtown this morning to drop off paperwork at the court.
When we got home I made casserole.
I took the kids to karate then on my way to get Jeff alter I picked up 2 goldfish from Lang Ranch area.
Tonight we watched Under the Dome.

July 16 ~ Tuesday


The Water Hyacinths


UGH... stepped on a bee this morning!
We took Jeffrey to get a haircut with the free coupon we got in the mail then went next door to the Dollar Tree.
Later in the afternoon we picked up some free water hyacinths.
I tried making a new cabbage dish for dinner which came out pretty good.
We watched Under the Dome tonight.

July 15 ~ Monday


The cage we got for free.

Happy Birthday Sally!!
We went to Dr G this morning and at home I went through some of the freebie stuff.
I sold the big cage that we got yesterday for $100.
I helped the people by driving it to their house in Camarillo then went and picked up Jeff.
Tonight we watched Under the Dome.

July 14 ~ Sunday


Sarah using the elliptical.

This morning we went to Costco and Ralphs.
Later in the morning we drove out to Camarillo and picked up a free elliptical and on the way home we stopped by CSUCI and got some cactus cuttings along the side the road
We went to Home Depot and the Dollar Store and took a nice shower in the afternoon.
We got a free Iguana from a lady down the street from us.
On the way to the market we got a giant free birdcage.
We watched Falling Skies tonight.

July 13 ~ Saturday


Jeffrey hanging out in their room with Katherine's IPOD.

Jeff went to Karate this morning and I spent the time working on catching up with this blog.
We went to market and tried to go Costco but we were too late and they were closed.
We went by Pet Smart to look around then came home and watched Under the Dome.

July 12 ~ Friday


Even more garden haul.

This morning we drove Sarah out to her doctor's appt.
Spent the day trying to work through some of these issues we've been having and doing some laundry.
Sarah left to go see her boyfriend who is in town until Monday.
We watched Continuum tonight.

July 11 ~ Thursday


Garden haul which includes our first eggplant.

We spent most of the morning at the lawyers trying to work out issues with AmEx, our lawsuit and getting some funding for the dojo.
When we got home I drove Alex to Damon's house for a party.
I made more spaghetti tonight and we finished the pirate movie.
Alex got home close to midnight.

July 10 ~ Wednesday


The new turtle. He's too big to put with the little one.

This morning we drove out to Simi Valley and went to Costco then went by someone's house and picked up a free turtle.
When we got home we made a bin for him to to stay in.
Tonight we watched Pirates 4.

July 9 ~ Tuesday


Garden haul for the day.

Jeff and drove up to et Alex from UCSB around 3 in the afternoon.
Jeff went to karate and cleaned up the house.
We watched Warehouse 13 tonight.

July 8 ~ Monday


Jeff lost in the tomatoes.

This morning I had to get up at 5:30 and drive Alex to UC Santa Barbara for his overnight orientation.
When I got back home I went back to sleep for a few hours.
Tonight we watched Defiance.

July 7 ~ Sunday


The flowers on the tree are fading.

Today we relaxed most of the day and watched some of the Pirates of the Caribbean marathon they had going on.
I made spaghetti and homemade sauce and we watched Falling Skies.

July 6 ~ Saturday

The planter holder we made.

I took Jeff to karate and then Katherine and I went to recycle some of the stuff we've been saving.
She and I then went shopping to the 99¢ store, the dollar store, Joanns Fabric, the pet store and then picked up Jeff and came home.
In the late afternoon when it cooled off a bit Katherine and I built a planter for my succulents next the kitchen window.
It looks great.
Tonight we finished Blood and Chrome.

July 5 ~ Friday


A couple of little critters who live in the bushes found some of the bird seed I threw out.

Jeff picked up some chain saw oil today and went out to Sensei's for a while in the afternoon.
We watched Continuum tonight.

July 4 ~ Thursday


Garden progress.

I went to the market mid afternoon today and picked up hot dogs and ice cream and toppings so something yummy for the holiday.
We took Jeffrey to Sawyers in the early evening and we watched Blood and Chrome in the evening.

July 3 ~ Wednesday


The blind waiting to be installed.

This morning Jeff and I went to Home Depot to get a blind for the kids window to help cut down the heat and sunlight that comes in in the early part of the day. We stopped by the dojo to pick up an ice pack then came home and worked in the yard.
Jeff went to Karate (noone for the kids today) and we watched Primeval New World tonight.

July 2 ~ Tuesday


The new cage complete with hammie.

This morning Olivia came over and Jeff and I drove out to Ventura to pick up a free hamster cage so I can separate the hammies so they don't fight.
On the way home we stopped at Michaels to look for art supplies for Katherine.
We didn't find anything so when we got home I took Katherine and Olivia and we went Joannes and the 99¢ store to get some stuff.
The rest of the afternoon Jeff and I worked in the yard.

July 1 ~ Monday


The tree in the yard is blooming.