As many of us already know, heart disease is one of the leading causes of death. Once again, it has taken the life of a dear friends' (Elaine and Audrey) father. Last year, their father passed away from heart disease so I have decided to help take action.
I join Elaine and her family by walking in the American Heart Association Walk to help raise money for awareness and research about heart disease. Help me reach my fundraising goal of $250 by making a donation to the American Heart Association. You can make donations by contacting me by phone (402-350-5003), email: kjmachac@hotmail.com or by following this link.
http://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=317677&lis=1&supid=289417105
Thanks for all your help and support!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Busy as Bees
Our household projects have been outdoors for the past few weeks. Now that spring is finally here, there is LOTS of yard work to do.
My wonderful, and only, sister-in-law visited us a couple of weeks ago. She lives in the hustle and bustle of Chicago so I thought I would show her how we live. (She forgot how it is to live in a small town. Also, since there wasn't any noise at night from cars, horns, people, etc. she didn't really sleep.) We went to the local nursery and bought a bunch of flowers for my flower pots. After we had them all planted, I said to her, "Do you think it will be warm enough at night and not kill the flowers?" Why didn't I think of that BEFORE we got everything planted? Oh well, so far so good. I think we have reached the point where the temperature at night is warm enough. Thanks for all your help Jenny.
This past weekend, we painted the foundation on the house to match the color of the siding. (Sorry, I forgot to upload pics to my flashdrive last night so I don't have any pictures to post from this project, yet.) All the neighbors managed to find their way to our house ask Jason about painting or the lawn or fishing or hunting, but not a one of them offered to help. I would have gladly given up my part of the painting!
Also last week, the sprinkler company came out to move the sprinkler heads away from the foundation so now we can start landscaping. Our plan is to start the landscaping this weekend. We still need to get the sand (or gravel, whichever Jason decides to get), dirt, edgers, and people to help.
Anyone who wants to help, as I may have said before, we pay with beer and pizza. :)
Dear Rain,
You can come anytime after this weekend. Oh yeah, you should probably hold out until the farmers are all finished in the fields, too. Thanks.
Jason and Kim
My wonderful, and only, sister-in-law visited us a couple of weeks ago. She lives in the hustle and bustle of Chicago so I thought I would show her how we live. (She forgot how it is to live in a small town. Also, since there wasn't any noise at night from cars, horns, people, etc. she didn't really sleep.) We went to the local nursery and bought a bunch of flowers for my flower pots. After we had them all planted, I said to her, "Do you think it will be warm enough at night and not kill the flowers?" Why didn't I think of that BEFORE we got everything planted? Oh well, so far so good. I think we have reached the point where the temperature at night is warm enough. Thanks for all your help Jenny.
This past weekend, we painted the foundation on the house to match the color of the siding. (Sorry, I forgot to upload pics to my flashdrive last night so I don't have any pictures to post from this project, yet.) All the neighbors managed to find their way to our house ask Jason about painting or the lawn or fishing or hunting, but not a one of them offered to help. I would have gladly given up my part of the painting!
Also last week, the sprinkler company came out to move the sprinkler heads away from the foundation so now we can start landscaping. Our plan is to start the landscaping this weekend. We still need to get the sand (or gravel, whichever Jason decides to get), dirt, edgers, and people to help.
Anyone who wants to help, as I may have said before, we pay with beer and pizza. :)
Dear Rain,
You can come anytime after this weekend. Oh yeah, you should probably hold out until the farmers are all finished in the fields, too. Thanks.
Jason and Kim
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Spring has Sprung.......I hope!
Just like everyone else, we are tired and depressed from all this snow and cold weather. Starting today, it looks like the temperature will finally be in the 50's. Can you say, "heat wave?" Can't wait for some nicer weather and get outside to work! We already have a laundry list of projects for this spring.
The first thing I want to do (I haven't asked Jason about starting this one first) is landscape around the house. When we moved in, there were 5 little bushes (no, we still don't know what they were or how big they were supposed to get) along the front of the porch. Over the summer, they seemed to die so Jason just dug them up so we can start fresh. Now we have no curb appeal. If anyone has any ideas for landscaping, we are open to ideas. We've been doing a lot of searching on the internet, but there are too many good ideas. I can't seem to finalize an idea!!!!
We also plan to tear up the back patio, which is currently 4 6'X6' slabs, make it larger, and lay brick. That's going to be a large project, but bring it on!!! Have I told you how much we love to be outside?
Another project, that I'm a little hesitant about, is building a shed in the back yard. No, I'm not hesitant about building the shed. It's the idea Jason has for the shed. He wants to make it 12' X 12' with a 8-10' ceiling and have electricity in there. Doesn't it seem like he wants to live out there? That's what I thought!!! Hahaha. I don't have a problem with the shed, but the size and electricity part, we need to discuss. We will see who wins at this one.
As we begin the projects, I will post pictures. Until next time, enjoy the melting snow, warm sun, and birds chirping!
The first thing I want to do (I haven't asked Jason about starting this one first) is landscape around the house. When we moved in, there were 5 little bushes (no, we still don't know what they were or how big they were supposed to get) along the front of the porch. Over the summer, they seemed to die so Jason just dug them up so we can start fresh. Now we have no curb appeal. If anyone has any ideas for landscaping, we are open to ideas. We've been doing a lot of searching on the internet, but there are too many good ideas. I can't seem to finalize an idea!!!!
We also plan to tear up the back patio, which is currently 4 6'X6' slabs, make it larger, and lay brick. That's going to be a large project, but bring it on!!! Have I told you how much we love to be outside?
Another project, that I'm a little hesitant about, is building a shed in the back yard. No, I'm not hesitant about building the shed. It's the idea Jason has for the shed. He wants to make it 12' X 12' with a 8-10' ceiling and have electricity in there. Doesn't it seem like he wants to live out there? That's what I thought!!! Hahaha. I don't have a problem with the shed, but the size and electricity part, we need to discuss. We will see who wins at this one.
As we begin the projects, I will post pictures. Until next time, enjoy the melting snow, warm sun, and birds chirping!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Finally......More Wedding Pictures!
OK. I figured it was about time to post more wedding pictures. Enjoy!
My friend Tammy (she had the idea) and I made our card box.
I was very proud how it turned out and am even thinking
about maybe making more and selling them. What do you think?
Monday, January 18, 2010
Some Exciting News!
It seems like we've been keeping very busy the last couple of months. Working on the house, celebrating the holidays, and digging out of the snow.
We've been trying to keep up with all this crazy weather we've been having this winter. We spent Christmas trapped in the house. Jason said if no one hears from him for a few days, come looking for him because we were trapped in the house too long together. The snow started on Thursday afternoon and we finally were able to scoop out on Saturday afternoon. It was nice to spend our first Christmas together! Jason got an I-pod that he absolutely loves! (You will find out, I'm horrible about remembering to take pictures so I don't have any) I got a GPS for Christmas so I've been playing with that and I won't ever get lost in Omaha again!
We have both been VERY busy starting new projects at work and keeping all the employees at each of our jobs on track. By the time we get home, we are exhausted! On the weekends, we've been doing little projects on the house. Painting (only the 3 bedrooms upstairs left, but they will be finished in the next couple of weeks.), finding decorating ideas, and football. Jason lets me know whenever there's a football game on TV and all projects have to stop so he can watch them. Needless to say, there's been ALOT of football on the last 3 or 4 weeks.
Now for the exciting news! My sister, Bonnie, is pregnant. She told everyone at the family Christmas and she will find out tomorrow, Tuesday, when she is due. I will be an Aunt again!
We've been trying to keep up with all this crazy weather we've been having this winter. We spent Christmas trapped in the house. Jason said if no one hears from him for a few days, come looking for him because we were trapped in the house too long together. The snow started on Thursday afternoon and we finally were able to scoop out on Saturday afternoon. It was nice to spend our first Christmas together! Jason got an I-pod that he absolutely loves! (You will find out, I'm horrible about remembering to take pictures so I don't have any) I got a GPS for Christmas so I've been playing with that and I won't ever get lost in Omaha again!
We have both been VERY busy starting new projects at work and keeping all the employees at each of our jobs on track. By the time we get home, we are exhausted! On the weekends, we've been doing little projects on the house. Painting (only the 3 bedrooms upstairs left, but they will be finished in the next couple of weeks.), finding decorating ideas, and football. Jason lets me know whenever there's a football game on TV and all projects have to stop so he can watch them. Needless to say, there's been ALOT of football on the last 3 or 4 weeks.
Now for the exciting news! My sister, Bonnie, is pregnant. She told everyone at the family Christmas and she will find out tomorrow, Tuesday, when she is due. I will be an Aunt again!
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Slowly but surely........
As I said in the previous blog, we have been busy improving the house to make it our home. Since the wedding, we have painted all the bathrooms, the kitchen and dining room, added hardware to the kitchen cabinents, painted the living room, and insulated and put up OSB in the garage. Whew!!! I'm exhausted thinking about doing all that work!
Our next projects included, painting the bedrooms and the upstairs hallway. Jason is diappointed that his favorite paint store went out of business, but he managed to get a GREAT deal on paint before they closed their doors for good. We are also planning on finishing the basement, building a shed in the backyard, and increasing the size of the patio in the backyard (we are not sure what we going to do to the patio yet).
Enjoy the pictures below of some of our home projects!
The garage was a larger project than we thought. We insulated it, which was the easy part and put up OSB. The OSB took a lot of time. We learned rather quickly what each of our roles were. Jason would do the cutting and I would take the measurements.
I must say, I was rather excited about the color of the kitchen and dining room. The first couple of pictures are the finished product and the later pictures are the during and before pictures.
Our next projects included, painting the bedrooms and the upstairs hallway. Jason is diappointed that his favorite paint store went out of business, but he managed to get a GREAT deal on paint before they closed their doors for good. We are also planning on finishing the basement, building a shed in the backyard, and increasing the size of the patio in the backyard (we are not sure what we going to do to the patio yet).
Enjoy the pictures below of some of our home projects!
We decided to paint the living room beige with a burnt orange accent wall.
The garage was a larger project than we thought. We insulated it, which was the easy part and put up OSB. The OSB took a lot of time. We learned rather quickly what each of our roles were. Jason would do the cutting and I would take the measurements.
I must say, I was rather excited about the color of the kitchen and dining room. The first couple of pictures are the finished product and the later pictures are the during and before pictures.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Projects, projects, and more projects!!!
Well, now that the wedding is over and all the thank-you's have been sent out, there is something we need to do with our time to keep busy. To say the least, we have started on house projects. The first project is insultaing the garage and putting up OSB onto the walls. Two weeks ago, the electrician came over to the house and put in more outlets and two 8 foot shop lights. What a difference the lights made! We don't have to find things in the garage by way of a couple 60 watt bulbs.
Last weekend, we put in the insulation and mostly finished putting OSB onto the walls (yes we are both rookies at this, but we manage to work together without problems; we do work well together). We will finish putting up the OSB this week and the garage is complete. Then, onto the next project.
When we moved into the house, every wall was painted a tan with a pink tint. It wasn't too terrible to look at at first; however, we are tired of looking at pink walls. We don't know what color we will paint anything, but we do know we like color and every room will be different color. At least I married a professional painter that has some experience choosing paint colors that brings out colors in wood-work and curtains! Can't wait to see what color we choose for each room!
As each project becomes complete, I will post before, during, and completion of each project. Check back for pictures and updates!
Last weekend, we put in the insulation and mostly finished putting OSB onto the walls (yes we are both rookies at this, but we manage to work together without problems; we do work well together). We will finish putting up the OSB this week and the garage is complete. Then, onto the next project.
When we moved into the house, every wall was painted a tan with a pink tint. It wasn't too terrible to look at at first; however, we are tired of looking at pink walls. We don't know what color we will paint anything, but we do know we like color and every room will be different color. At least I married a professional painter that has some experience choosing paint colors that brings out colors in wood-work and curtains! Can't wait to see what color we choose for each room!
As each project becomes complete, I will post before, during, and completion of each project. Check back for pictures and updates!
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