Even Steven

I just have to have a picture. Not a whole lot is going on around here. We have mostly been cleaning out the house and getting ready for Siobhan and Oscar to get back home. Hans and Olive have mostly had fun together but recently started playing with imaginary cousins. We went to the park yesterday and when an argument came up Hans said "Come on Silas, we'll play over here." to which Olive replied " Yeah Georgie, we don't need the boys." So, I think it will be a good thing when they have their brother and sister back. We are also getting ready for our Utah trip. There will be a baby blessing, the Runnells boys first birthdays, and camping with the entire Lindgren crew. We usually rent a car, but have decided to instead put the money into fixing up our car and driving that instead. Luckily, we received our IRS stimulus check on Monday. Pete had already planned out what we would be doing with it. That is why we work so well together. He is very rational and puts a great deal of thought and consideration in making sure we are well taken care of. I would have bought shoes. Lots of them, and maybe some purses. I love the idea of what you can do when given extra money. That is most of the fun. I am the same way in where to live. I can imagine how idyllic life would be in certain houses or places. I don't imagine the practical or realistic. I recently discovered how incredibly inexpensive Ogden is. And the houses! I love this one(definitely haunted). This one has a butler pantry! This one is 5 bedrooms! I have never been to Ogden, this is where practical Pete is my guide. He has been there and knows me well enough to advise me that I would probably not be happy there. But, it's still fun to think about. Plus all these houses are in on historic 25th street. I did make sure that there is a coffee shop, that's all I really need, right? How great would it be to have half the house payment? Anyway, I have had fun thinking about what I would do with that IRS money if we didn't have anything else we had to do. What about you? What would you do? Here are some of my first thoughts.

#1. Disneyland. How many times will this show up on a list?

#2. These boots.

#3. Yards and yards of fabric from here.

#4. A laptop. Completely unnecessary, but I could blog on the go. Especially since I would also spend a lot of the money on more road trips.

#5. The grain mill attachment to my Kitchenaid. I love to bake our own bread and bet it would taste great with freshly ground flour. Kim just got one and said it's messy, but worth it.

Can't wait to see what you would do. No need to be practical, this is just for fun. Now, off to spend it on the car......