Well, I bought a car. I researched, I gathered data, I drove cars. I searched craigslist, scoured kbb, and coaxed all the information I could out of edmunds. I analyzed all the options to the point of analysis paralysis. And then I just bought another Corolla. Between my parents and …
more ...We had a busy spring break this last week. Though it rained most of the time, we still managed to have fun.
Saturday: Built robots out of Lego mindstorms. Bryan taught the older boys to play Risk… Micah won which really irked Isaac and he wants a rematch. Went to …
more ...You may recall back in January that my project at work was cancelled. About a month later I was offered a position with HP, but as you can imagine, in that month’s time I hadn’t been sitting around waiting for HP. One of the companies that I started …
more ...Recently we have been experiencing light saber madness. Long ago, before Reece could wield a light saber, we bought them for the older boys. Now that Reece is two, he was always stealing their light sabers so he could be just like them. Never mind that we …
more ...In January when Bryan’s project at work got canceled and they told them all to go apply for jobs elsewhere, I decided to put our fitness club membership on hold for the next three months so that we could save that money in case we did lose our job …
more ...I babysat some sweet little boys today. Reece gets along with them well, but Micah not so much. Reece is more laid back and is pretty happy just about all the time to be with just about anybody. Micah …
more ...We just got our first post cloth diapering water bill-and Bryan made me put this on the blog- and yes, our water bill was significantly higher. We get billed every two months for water. So our last bill was in December and it was $49 for two months of service …
more ...This recipe is from Kathy Dimaya, a friend of mine who treated me to this treat yesterday. It is yummy.
Kathy says:
Here is the recipe for that bean salsa thing – sorry, no name for it!
2 cans of whole kernel corn, drained
2 cans of diced tomatoes
4 cans …
Official lay-off notifications went out today, and I didn’t get one. I still have a job at HP in Vancouver. Thanks everyone for your prayers and concern. It was a huge a relief to find that out. I can’t say I’m elated, but very relieved. You see …
more ...Not the most glamorous or gourmet of foods, but whenever people try Ily’s homemade refried beans, they all love 'em. Us Murdock boys all love them too. Here is the recipe (click on the image to see it full size):
Enjoy.
