What do you do?

I often don't know how to answer the question when my family or friends ask what I "do" at work. This video is a bit extreme, but oh, so true.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wac3aGn5twc

And the agency-client relationship, so true.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2a8TRSgzZY

Blog Loser

To the one person out there (LeAnna) who actually checks my blog....I do apologize. Been so busy at work that I haven't had time for much social media of any kind. Hopefully some day soon I'll pick it back up. Don't loose hope. : )

Tulsa

We arrived in Tulsa around 10 a.m. this morning after a rather painless 15-hour drive. Not bad, a bit of rain, but it wasn't terrible. 

We're relaxing now, but I can't help but wonder why this sign kept popping up on the Oklahoma Turnpike - "Don't drive into smoke." Seriously, there was a sign every 10 miles or so. I could understand maybe "don't drive into tornado" but what the heck? 

Trying

Trying to get ready for vacation. Trying to pack. Trying to detach from my work responsibilities. Trying to delegate. Trying to be okay with leaving Aster for a week. Trying to prepare myself for a 15-hour car ride. Trying to figure out what the weather is like in Tulsa.

Insulation

Pictures are actually backwards - this was the finished project.
R-49 - almost 2 feet of insulation!It's fiberglass, but felt like cotton.

20 bags that expand to 8x their size when agitated in the machine.

Levi's job - slice, stuff, wait. Slice, stuff, wait.

Getting the edges first.

This past week, was home improvement at its best. On Thursday night, Zac installed four mini-cans in the dining room. Finally there will be enough light to actually see your food! On Friday, Zac began prepping the attic for the blown-in insulation and finished it up with his brother's help on Saturday. Prep work was the most time consuming because it involved crawling around in the low spaces of the attic to install the soffit vents...not his favorite part of the weekend. On Sunday, we rented the AtticCat fiberglass insulation blower for Home Depot and bought 20 bags of insulation. That part of the process went surprisingly smooth and quick - 15 bags in 2 hours. We ended up not even needing all 20, so we even got some $$ back.

The sunroom seems warmer already! hooray!

Big Nick, Little Lucy

I can't help but share this picture with the world. That is my big brother...and that his his little doggie. Manly, huh?

Lazy Sunday

Yesterday, I enjoyed a wonderful lazy Sunday. In the morning, I went to church and then came home around the same time that Zac got home from his band show overnighter. He was feeling a little under the weather, so we spent most of the day on the couch. After a brisk walk with Aster after lunch, I stopped by the library to check my email and grab a few books. My afternoon was spent reading The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks. I love his books because they are so entertaining and I got sucked in right away. The rest of the day was spent on the couch with Aster sleeping on my lap just reading. With the snow falling outside, it was the perfect thing to do on a cold winter Sunday.