Saturday, September 26, 2009

This weekend at the Skinner household:







Ryan has saved like two bags of bottle
caps since college and we have finally
discovered a use for them!
We made a patio cooler chest! It has
actually been in the works for a while,
but it is now complete. Although it is
not perfect, it does hold a certain
amount of... character :)

It is very cute!

Cutie patooties...


Okay, so maybe we spoil them occasionally with
a snuggle on the couch, but we can't help it- they
are just sooo snugglable :)

Happy Fall!

Ryan and I love this time of the year!! It seemed
as though we had three months of 100 degree
weather, but it is all worth it that first morning
when you wake up and are surprised by that little
chill in the air. Ahhh...so replenishing! The animals
have been loving it as well, they are all frisky when
they come in from that first morning potty break!

Since the temperature had cooled, we decided to
watch the sunset and try out our firepit.
Notice the cooktop on the firepit. Ryan has once
again shown his innovativeness and creative
vision by developing this cool addition to our firepit.
He used a bunch of scrap parts from work and
welded the whole thing together. As you can see,
it pivots (and is removable) for convenience. I will
post some more pictures of it when it is totally
completed and perfected.

It was a really wonderful night- we are truly
blessed.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

My Bday!!


Me, 26 years ago.
September 6, 1983 was the day I slowly
oozed into this world- what a glorious day!!
This year was a little different since I
wasn't able to celebrate with my family and
the usual September Birthday Bash, but my
hubby and our friend's Dave and Julia helped
make it a special day for me :) Ryan and
I went to our favorite sushi place and then
to the zoo. Fort Worth actually has a really
nice, clean zoo with fantastic habitat enclosures
for the animals. That evening Dave and Julia
came over with a delicious ice cream cake and
a bottle of Jose Tradicional and we taught them
how to play Euchre!! Luckily they were quick
learners because nobody was teaching anybody
anything by the second game, if you know what
I mean ;) Anyway, it was great day!! Sigh...if only
everyday was my birthday.