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Jabari Parker is ...

Sat, 19 May 2012 08:57:58 -0500

Awesome article in Sports Illustrated about the best high school player in the country … and he’s Mormon.

Old School Movie night is back! We watched Jumanji … and...

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Old School Movie night is back! We watched Jumanji … and it was awesome. It’s on Netflix so you should watch it too (and yes that is Kirsten Dunst).

Photo

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:44:00 -0500

bushwacked

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:43:00 -0500

We currently have a couple projects that consume a good portion of our Saturday’s. Lauren is busy inside sanding the crow’s feet texture off our walls (where it is nice and air conditioned), and Steven slaves in the Texas heat removing dead bushes and their roots (I think we all know who deserves your sympathy). We haven’t finished either project, but wanted to post an update of how things are looking. The first picture is from GoogleMaps, but gives a decent idea of the before. As you can see all the bushes are quite dead and ugly. And the second picture is the after, where instead of ugly dead bushes, we have ugly dirt … I know, it truly is a dramatic improvement. Steven has learned that this is harder than it sounds, as roots have a way of being difficult to remove. Now we just need to figure out what kind of bushes to plant. Any ideas?

I am all about some instrumental music. This is my newest...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:26:00 -0500

I am all about some instrumental music. This is my newest fascination, they are in the same vein of Explosions in the Sky and hail from Austin, TX. Enjoy!

Awesome video, better message. What a great video to get you in...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:45:10 -0500

Awesome video, better message. What a great video to get you in the mood for Mother’s Day. We love our mothers!

This is the song from the Emirates Airline commercials, I...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:51:00 -0500

This is the song from the Emirates Airline commercials, I would’ve guessed it was Arcade Fire or Band of Horses … guess I was wrong. Nonetheless, it’s a great song.

Foundation Pictures. We think the before and after are rather...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:44:48 -0500

Before

Dirt

More Dirt

After

Foundation Pictures. We think the before and after are rather dramatic.

How (not so) Firm a Foundation

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:40:19 -0500

Shortly after moving to Dallas, we learned about problems Texas soil can have on a home’s foundation. The soil here expands and contracts rather dramatically and will wreak havoc on a foundation. There are a ton of companies in the Metroplex who repair foundations and it seems to be a pretty common problem with homes.

One corner of our home had significant fluctuation (1.7 inches in only 12 feet). We brought in several foundation companies for estimates and finally made a decision to get it fixed. This morning several workers come and dug nine, six-foot deep holes. They then inserted concrete piers twenty feet below our foundation. Finally the foundation was raised on one half of our home. It was quite a project but the entire thing was complete in just a few hours. (see pictures in next post)

There is now a noticeable difference (in a good way) from what the home was like before. Perhaps the easiest change to see if the lack of bushes on half of our home. We did not like these bushes, and they were contributing to our foundation problems so we decided to have them removed. While the workers were digging holes, Steven was cutting up the bushes and piling them on the street. Ultimately we are happy they are gone, but are open to suggestions for what we should do on the side of the yard. Any ideas?

Here is the video from the article below. It’s funny and...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:08:01 -0500

Here is the video from the article below. It’s funny and grabs your attention. Sounds like a decent business to me.

Dollar Shave Club

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:06:00 -0500

Dollar Shave Club:

Interesting article, interesting business. I’m intrigued … thought?

Audio

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:47:05 -0500

An American Gospel

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:41:02 -0500

An American Gospel:

What can I say … I am a sucker for news articles about my faith.

Great song, see the Saturday Night Live performance here.

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:03:00 -0500

Great song, see the Saturday Night Live performance here.

"The value of an idea lies in the using of it."

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500

“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”

- Thomas Edison

Lauren does not read many books, but she recently read the...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:00:00 -0500

Lauren does not read many books, but she recently read the Hunger Games and was super excited to see it. All things considered we thought it was a lot of fun. Has anyone else seen it? What did you think?

new blog, renewed commitment

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:46:00 -0500

Way back in the day (one year ago) we used iWeb as our blogging platform … until Steve Jobs in his infinite wisdom decided to no longer support it. We then moved to the new trendy platform of Posterous … until it was purchased by Twitter a few weeks ago. Now we have moved to our new website, using Tumblr.

The format is perfect for more micro-blogging - which ultimately means faster and easier updates to the blog.

Additionally, when you comment it will ask you to enter an email address, don’t worry you are not signing up for a service, it is only a security measure against spam comments.

So enjoy the new blog!

His Grace is Sufficient - Brad Wilcox

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:32:40 -0500

His Grace is Sufficient - Brad Wilcox:

Fantastic talk - a great read before Easter

Just saw Disney’s Mary Poppins at Bass Hall in Ft. Worth...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:00:00 -0500

Just saw Disney’s Mary Poppins at Bass Hall in Ft. Worth for Lauren’s B-day, awesome show!

This song is several years old, but its a goodie. I first heard...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

This song is several years old, but its a goodie. I first heard it in an episode of Luther on Netflix.