We have hot water

After weeks and weeks of trying every fix, including a new hot water heater, we finally have hot water. I could go into the lengthy explanation, but the short version is it was an electrical problem, and Dusty figured it out! Yay! I didn't realize how much I appreciate hot water until it was gone.

Independence Day and hot water

I had another long weekend - five days - this weekend, thanks to Independence Day, a regular day off and a day of vacation. We swam, I cleaned and organized our closet, watched Aladdin for the 100th time, but it hasn't been all fun and games. Dusty and I have been fighting our water heater for a few weeks now. He and my dad braved the excruciating heat in our attic to try and repair it, but we finally surrendered and bought a new one today. I am passing time as I type to see if there will be hot water (fingers crossed). So, in the mean time, please enjoy a few pictures of my precious daughter at the 4th on Main celebration yesterday:

Blog stalker

So, I haven't blogged in quite a while, mainly because I have been stalking so many blogs and haven't taken the time to blog myself. I'm on this home improvement/decorating kick. Poor Dusty. Anyhow, I would like to share some fun decorating blogs I've been following:

Nesting Place
Our Suburban Cottage
This Young House
Inspiration for Decoration