What I've been dreaming of...

I love to garden, and this is hard as a renter. I live in the country, so I can have a garden and such, but it really isn't mine. Well I have started to change my attitude. I will be living here for probably another year, so I am trying to make my surroundings more enjoyable. Lately I have been redoing flower beds and and making a sitting area. I want to spend a lot of time outside this summer, and I want to enjoy what I'm looking at.
Today I was dreaming of a beautiful yard and new projects for me to conquer. I went to Better Home and Garden to look at all the beautiful pictures. This week is supposed to be beautiful so I know I will be working on the yard. Here are a few pics for you to enjoy!

way fun tag

Rules-

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search (http://www.flickr.com/).
b. Using ONLY the first page, pick an image, right click and select copy shortcut.
c. Go back to Mosaic Maker paste the URL into the image space. Change rows to 3 and columns to 3 (http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php).
d. Save the image and post it on this note.
e. If you're tagged, pass it on.

The Questions-
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite color?
3. What is your favorite food?
4. Favorite drink?
5. Dream vacation?
6. Favorite hobby?
7. What you want to be when you grow up?
8. What do you love most in life?
9. One word to describe you?

I got this from The Vips, and isn't it fun! Anyone else who wants to be tagged is tagged. Go try it, it's fun to see what pictures your answers bring up.

A Renter's Wall Art

Don't you love wall art! Dont want to spend over five dollars? I did it for less than $2.67! Wanna know how? Click here.

Internet

Okay so I know I've been really bad about blogging lately, but I promise it's not my fault. The darn Internet has been down. I have been absorbing the beautiful weather, and completing projects. I will have a new post soon about all the projects I've been completing. I have been finding lots of inspiration here, here, and here. Check em out they are amazing and so creative.

I hope you enjoy the pics! I love this movie!!!!

"I am singing at the party...." Good times! Good times!

Scattergories Tag

SCATTERGORIES. ..it's harder than it looks! Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things.. nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME: Rachael
BOY NAME: Roger
4 LETTER WORD: Read
GIRL NAME: Rebbecca
OCCUPATION: Receptionist
A COLOUR: Red
SOMETHING YOU WEAR: Ring
BEVERAGE: Rum
FOOD: Raspberry
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: Rug
A PLACE : Rigby
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Rain
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Rad!

I tag everyone that reads my blog!

New Blog

I have decided to make this blog private and open a new blog. I heard a horror story from a friend and I don't want to have information about my family public. If you want to still access my blog just send me an email.
So this new blog will just be about me. I still want to be able to have people find me, but I wont have any personal information. The new blog is here. I decided to call it Practical Burnett. Well let me know if you want to access my old blog. I'm going private in about a month!

Gas Info

I got this Email from a friend. It has some great info about gas. I was really impressed, so I thought I would let ya'll know...

• Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service station shave their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.

• When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3)stages: low, middle, and high. You should be pumping on low mode,there by minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.

• One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL. The reason for this is the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon is actually the exact amount.

• Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up; most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.

• WHERE TO BUY USA GAS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW. READ ON:Gas rationing in the 80's worked even though we grumbled about it. It might even be good for us! The Saudis are boycotting American goods. We should return the favor. An interesting thought is to boycott their GAS. Every time you fill up the car, you can avoid putting more money into the coffers of Saudi Arabia. Just buy from gas companies that don't import their oil from the Saudis. Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I fill-up the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to kill me, my family, and my friends. I thought it might be interesting for you to know which oil companies are the best to buy gas from and which major companies import Middle Eastern oil.

• Companies that import Middle Eastern oil:

Shell........................... 205,742,000 barrels

Chevron/Texaco......... 144,332,000 barrels

Exxon /Mobil................ 130,082,000 barrels

Marathon/Speedway.. 117,740,000 barrels

Amoco............................62,231,000 barrels

Citgo gas is from South America , from a Dictator who hates Americans. If you do the math at $30/barrel, these exports amount to over $18BILLION!(Oil is now $90 - $100 a barrel. Don't buy from CITGO).

• Companies that DO NOT import Middle Eastern oil:

Sunoco.................0 barrels

Conoco.. ...............0 barrels

Sinclair.................0 barrels

B P/Phillips............0 barrels

Hess.......................0 barrels

ARC0....................0 barrels

If you go to [ http://sunoco.com/ <http://sunoco.com/> ]Sunoco.com <http://sunoco.com/> , you will get a list of the station locations near you. All of this information is available from the Department of Energy and each is required to state where they get their oil and how much they are importing.

Pretty interesting. Maybe this will help with the cost of gas for all ya'll. I know I'm going to try out the ideas. Every little bit helps. I know I will be gassing up at Sinclair from now on.

School's Out!!

Well I just finished my semester at school and now I just have to finish my student teaching. I should have my degree before Thanksgiving!! I have just been enjoying myself and my family. It is so nice to not have homework in the back of my mind. I'm so stoked to be finished. Now I just have to find an awesome babysitter. Poor little Dayne. I miss him every second I am away. They say it gets easier...I beg to differ. Here is a little pic of the sweet thing. Top Raman happens to be his favorite thing to eat.

This week Nick is at Scout Camp. He is taking a 50 mile hike over a course of five days. Today was his first day. Luckily he is one of the few that gets a signal on his cell phone and we have been able to talk over the phone a few times. He walked 12 miles today. He said he is sooooo sore. I hope he will be able to walk tomorrow. They are planned to walk about 10 every day. He will be back Saturday. In the meantime it is just Dayne and mommy time.

Sha'Nel got married Saturday and here is a pick of the car. We blew up balloons and put money inside them. This was our wedding present. Nick came up with the idea. He is such a genius.

Tag again!

I like this one. It is nice and short!
A) Four places that I go to over and over: Rexburg (for school), Fred Meyer, Nick's Parents, Softball Games

B) Four people who e-mail me (regularly): Melissa, Hancock Fabrics, Meagan, blogspot

C) Four places I like to eat:
Puerta Viarta, Johnny Carrinos, Sizzler, New China Buffet

D) Four places I would rather be right now: Home, swimming, fishing, gardening

E) Four people I think will respond:
I am not sure.

F) Four TV shows I watch over and over: The Office, Rachael Ray, Martha, Price is Right

I tag Melissa, Liz, Meichelle, and Bri
Don't forget to tag four people when you respond!!

Tagged!

One Word Tag!
1. Where is your cell phone?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kitchen
2. Your significant other? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick
3. Your hair? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown
4. Your mother? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fun
5. Your father? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Traveler
6. Your favorite thing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baby Yoga
7. Your dream last night? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forgotten
8. Your favorite drink? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chocolate Malt
9. Your dream/goal? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Happiness
10. The room you're in? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Living
11. Your hobby? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depends on my mood
12. Your fear? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hieghts
13. Where do you want to be in six years? . . . . . Debt free
14. Where were you last night? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watching Basketball
15. What you're not? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finished with school
16. Muffins? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poppy Seed
17. One of your wish list items? . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Serger
18. Where you grew up? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendell
19. The last thing you did? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Homework
20. What are you wearing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sweater
21. Your tv? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video Games
22. Your pets? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fish, Girbel
23. Your computer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toshiba
24. Your life? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Busy
25. Your mood? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tired
26. Missing someone? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sisters
27. Your car? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cavalier
28. Something your not wearing? . . . . . . . . . Earings
29. Favorite store? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hancock
30. Your summer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finishing school
31. Like someone? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicky!!
32. Your favorite color? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple
33. When was the last time you laughed? . . Today
34. Last time you cried? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yesterday
35. Who will resend this? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ??

I tag Melissa, Liz, and Bri.

Tagged

10 Years Ago:
I was just a teenager in Middle School. I made some life changing decisions and decided which friends I could "Hang Out" with on the weekends. My best friend was Heather Posey, and we loved to have sleepovers. I was interested in boys, but way too scared to talk to one.

5 Places I have visited:
New York
Washington DC
Victoria Canada
Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico
Mt. Rushmore
(4 of these places were all within the same month!)

5 Things on my to-do list:
Get into Lit 3 class
Cut Nick's Hair
Fold Laundry
Put up summer decorations
Cook dinner

Lifetime Goals
Go to Germany
Finish my degree and find a job I love
Learn how to surf
Build a house
Learn how to really play the piano

3 Bad Habits

Nail biting
Not folding laundry
Not calling my family members enough

5 Things you may not know about me:

When I was 13 I went on a month long Road Trip with my family. I was in a van with five people! The first week was really long, and then it started to go by so fast. My favorite place was fishing at Lake Ingwadana in Minnesota.

When I was in High School I learned to make pottery. I took a class at BYU-I and I learned to make some pretty decent stuff. I want to have a studio to make pottery and teach my family the craft.

I haven't been liking cooked ground beef lately. I like Hamburgers just fine, but for some reason ground beef has been tasting old or something.

When I was a freshman I had 80 people in my High School class. When we were seniors 30 people left and we ended up with 50 people graduating... pretty sad huh.

I have a mini herb garden in my bedroom window. I wonder if it will ever be grown enough to harvest?

I tag Brianne, Keri, and Liz

What's going on?

Hey ya'll!
I think I finally figured out this blogspot. I have been addicted to Myspace lately and I was told that I needed to make a Blog. Well I still love Myspace, but I like adding stuff to this blog. Thanks for introducing me to this fun stuff Bri and Meish!