The Reason Why...

It was a long winter, to be sure. But now that the days are getting longer, warmer and brighter StoneRidge Guy and me are reminded as to why we moved here.

The ladies played golf and the guys went fishing. At the end of the day, we all met at our house on the lake. Even though our chairs were on a dirt patio you can't beat what we've got. And there's no better way to end the day than to be surrounded by beautiful scenery, good friends and good wine.






Maggie has transformed from a snow dog to a water dog. This is one way we try to tire the sisters, Maggie and Sadie. (pause the "Mytunes" in the sidebar before playing the video)

Everyone should be a lucky as we are!

Pup and Circumstance

Last Wednesday was graduation day at Chandrea Farms. They breed miniature Australian Shepards, but they also board and train. Stoneridge guy and me met trainer, Cheryl, when Maggie was only 6 weeks old. We wanted to get a jump on her training and took a couple of private lessons.

Those lessons were more for us than our pup, but did help in getting Maggie adjusted and controled. Naturally, when I found out that Cheryl was having a group lesson on manners I signed us up. Stoneridge Pal Kathy and her pup Kelly joined us.

After 5 weeks we were given our certificates. I would consider it the equivalent of graduating from kindergarden. But remember how exciting that was?

Happy Mother's Day!

Hope all you Moms out there have a great day!
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Where's The Beef?!

Along with everything else that's going on, we had the opportunity to buy a quarter side of beef. Stoneridge Pal Tammy's uncle raises cattle down in Twin Falls. All of my facts may not be quite right, but I know that he grain feeds them for a while before slaughter. They are then aged in a cooler for a couple of weeks before they go to the butcher. She had everything packaged for 2. There's nothing like fresh beef! But what do you do with this much meat? Well we had to buy a freezer. We now have an appliance working at the new house.

It may not look like alot, but this is about 200lbs of beef!

So how about a house update? We are moving right along now. Monday will be a busy day at 181 Stewart Dr. Stoneridge neighbor and stonemason will be starting the fireplace and adding the stone to the outside of the house. The electrician will be back to help Stoneridge Guy put in light switches, outlets and lights.

The front door is now in, but not trimmed out yet, and we started to put down the hardwood flooring just beyond the fireplace so the stonework can get started.

My knees were sooo sore when we were finished!

Some of the cabinets have been delivered and should be completed next week along with the bookshelf/cabinets for the fireplace wall. Once the cabinets are installed, we'll be able to start laying tile in the great room.

Right now my task is picking out the different tiles for the guest bath and laundry rooms. We'll be able to start there right away. (I just wish my sister was here to help me, she is so good at this.) I did drag new Stoneridge Pal Carol with me to help.

More to come soon!

Have Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Hope everyone enjoys this day no matter how you celebrate it!
I think a margarita would be appropriate.

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Have Trailer Will Travel

It's been in the back of my mind ever since we moved up to Idaho. We camp every year in our trailer, which we sold over a year ago. Because of the move last summer we didn't do any camping. This year will be different. We already have a 10 day trip planned to Utah for rafting and fishing so finding a new trailer has been my goal. We knew exactly what type of trailer we wanted. It had to be small, have a walk-around bed and fit our budget. The last part was the hardest. Finding the trailer to fit our requirements was never the problem.

Jayco Jayflight 21FB

Craig's List was part of my daily reading. Finally, I found it. There was good and bad news with the find. The good news was that it was just what we wanted. The bad news was that it was in Boise, 8 hours away. Since we felt we couldn't pass up this opportunity, we decided we had to make the trip.

We packed up some blankets and pillows and left on Friday at 6am. After an 8 hour drive and a 1 hour time change, our arrival at 3pm didn't leave us much time. We had to inspect the trailer, get it hitched up and get to the bank to make the payoff and get the title paperwork. Now that all of the business was completed, we hit the road back home. We wanted to spend the night in our new trailer, so we found an RV resort about half way home.

I had the sheets, a few blankets and pillows. As it turned out, there was no propane in the tanks and we didn't bring an extension cord or hose. To make matters worse the temps were going to dip down to the low 30's. Long story short: we froze our buns off! Stoneridge Guy even let Maggie into bed with us the next morning because it was so cold and he felt sorry for her. No water meant walking 100 yards in the cold to go to the bathroom at 6am.

Walk-around queen bed with 2-closets on either side and more storage above and under the bed.

Frige & freezer & stove. The table folds down to a small bed. There's even a TV with DVD player and surround sound.

Full bath with tub and shower. There's even a medicine cabinet and closet.

It's now parked in our driveway waiting for me to clean and load her up. I can't wait to start this project!

On Target

We have set June 1st as our target date to be moved into the new house. It may not be completed, but we're hoping that we'll at least be able to live there while we finish.

We have managed to move all of our belongs from the storage facility to the trailer garage.

All of earthly belongings

The main floor is getting painted now and should be finished by Saturday. The kitchen cabinets and the bookshelves will be ready for installation next Friday.

StoneRidge Guy has been really busy with his appraisal business and tries to help at the house whenever he can. Right now there isn't much I can do at the house, so I get to keep Maggie happy.


It doesn't take much. She LOVES to chase the ball. Now that the snow is gone, she's turned into a water dog. If we get close to any puddles or creeks, she's in the water. But she won't go swimming on her own yet. Time will tell if she starts swimming in the lake when we move to the house.
We are taking a two day break to buy a travel trailer. I've been looking since we moved and it's exactly what we've been looking for.

I'll fill you in when we get back.