Friday, July 3, 2009


Now that's the biggest ant I've ever seen!

Brooke apparently likes digging in the ginormous pile of sand at Grandma & Grandpa's!

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Vroom Vroom!


Case's first time in a car cart at Best Buy. He liked it!

Tennis, Anyone?

Tennis Clinics are going well for everyone...including Case! He's spending about 30 minutes every other day chasing a ball and holding a racquet.





Wednesday, July 1, 2009

We Have Signed

...a contract for the services of a Realtor.

I hope they have connections (i.e. a Buyer).

We are now listed on the mls site: www.muscatinemls.com and you can put in the street name search field "Mulberry" and there we are...1420 Mulberry...the giant Victorian.

Now the hard part...waiting....oh yeah, we've been doing that for 2 months already.

Waiting some more...

Friday, June 26, 2009

Signs Signs Everywhere Signs

Our sign will soon be removed from our front yard. You know, the one that says, "Hey, House for Sale!" It has our phone number on it, and our website: www.1420mulberry.com

Not because we've sold the house.

It will actually be replaced by another sign next Wednesday or Thursday.

Unless someone makes us an offer before then. :)

Unlikely.

We have been persuaded to list with a Realtor.

And can you believe he actually thinks we have priced our house too low????

It's going up in price.

Well....we'll see how this will all unfold.

Meanwhile, we are waiting for a buyer so we can move!

...tick...tock...

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Exploring & Experimenting

So, I graduated from college with a BA in Art & Design. Wouldn't know it, though, because it's been a long time since I've picked up my art supplies and done something creative. Well...it's summer, and dog-gone-it, I'm going to explore what's left of my creative side.

So far, I've only done two experiments in pastel painting:



The soccer weekend inspired me. 11 x 14 pastel



Sunset in Iowa. 11 x 14 pastel

If you have any composition ideas, please let me know. That's the hardest part...what to draw??? Hmmm....

Photos from Spring Soccer Tourney

These are photos from the last of the three games the Mystics played this weekend (June 20-21). I forgot my camera the other two times.

Brooke is in purple and is just to the left of the ref.



Here's Brooke trying to delay the offensive player. Brooke played great defense this game.


...until she got injured! Here she is icing her foot. It looked like the bone that runs on the outside of the foot was broken.