Stage 3

As many of you loyal follwers already know I am going through a process of trying to make my small apartment more "liveable" to say the least. One problem that we have always had is how dirty our apartment is. Now you may say "Why Mallory, do you simply live like pigs?" and my answer is... "well kinda" but the point is when we moved in there was dirt left from the previous tenets that brent and I didn't know how to fix, and this weekend I found the solution! While Brents parents were in town for the Salt Lake City Christmas show we were able to go up and check out the fair. That is when this little tool caught my eye, and it took very little convincing that I needed it! Brents parents were nice enough to let us trade their product for it! So far we are very satisfied, check it out!

This is the little tool which is basically a highpower electric tooth bursh with different head!

Here is one of out problem areas: The inside of sink harware. We tried everything to get this out and nothing really worked well enough to actually get it out.

Don't worry Brent informed me the video is boring! but look at the after effect! Pretty impressive!

This is the wall behind the oven, Half is pre-tool and the other half is after. Can you tell the difference!?!? Well I certenly can!

Overall there is a very profound effect, and the tool is not always easy and you do have to work, but I am happy to know at some point (once I get around to all those little areas) I will only have to do maintance cleaning not all the big stuff. I do need suggestions about what you think my next project should be! Any Ideas!?!?!

UPDATE!

Every now and again I like to post a blog that just updates our life and so here we go again!

1.) I am probably losing my job either today or tomorrow. No notmy T.A. job but my office job at Icon Secuirty. You see there was a merger with pinnacle and so basically the entire office is being let go because pinnacle doesn't need us. I was talking to one of my co-workers today who just informed me that he was offered today either a severance package or a job in collections, but not everyone was offered both. I am fairly concerned that I will not be offered collections job, or that it will simply be to unbareable... so I need help... what do I do if I get let go the next time I go into work.

2.) Brents parents are in town! Yup Mama and Daddy Huntley are in town for a show and thank goodness! It has been way to long since we have seen them and Brent has set out a schedule of when and where we are eating! I enjoy the games (card games, and dominos) more than the eating out but I am not complaining.

3.) Brents football team is in the elite eight. I am not really sure what that means except that he is really good! Every game Brent has been able to injure himself in one way or another and this last game he fell after doing a spin mid-air and then landing on his hip, there is now a huge bruise. His next game is this evening and I intend to take pictures, so look forward to that!

4.) My classes have decided to become more difficult! I am getting through it ok but it is not always the best time of my life! I am writing an interesting paper about nursing pay discrimination, if you have any questions just ask!

5.) One of my best friends for about 15 years now is getting married! She is being such a gem and letting me help so much in the planning, I am having an absolute ball and can't wait to update everyone with pictures from the wedding which will be on DEc. 20, 2008, CONGRATS SPENCER AND ERICA!

6.) Caliah is doing well as always but she has become more whining than usual. She is confused by rain and often looks to us as if to ask "Can you please just make it stop already!?" T0 entertain her while it is yucky out we put down a ball of yarn, and she loves attacking it! I will have to take a video. It is not baby but we lover her just the same!

7.) So for next semester I am considering going to school part time and working full time to get health insurance so I can go see a doctor, but that would cost me more in tutition and it would take me longer to graduate, but I would have health insurance, and still graduate... SO WHAT DO I DO?!?! There are som big challenges for me right now, and I would love some actual input on what to do! I appreciate all the love right now, I need it!

Halloween

Happy All Saints Day everyone! I just thought I would let everyone know what we did for Halloween and show off my new layout! We celebrated halloween by watching Brent play intermural football (blog to follow at a later date) and then we went to Golden Corrall with friends. After eating we went and carved pumpkins, here are some of the fun pictures!

This us scrapping out the guts! I was in charge of the dirty work and brent was designing a cougar outline for our pumpkin!

Brent drew on the pumpkin and everything but then he gave up, so I took over. At this point Jeremy was already done with his pumpkin, so he gave me creative advice!

Here is Erica and Spencer working on their pumpkin, you would have to ask them to explain what they carved and why!

Cute Halloween picture, but unfortunatly it turned out a little fuzzy!

Every year I have ever carved a pumpkin, I have always carved an M into the back, and this year was no exception. I was going to put a B in it but I ran out of room :(

Ok here are the Final Products! On the right back, is Spencer and Erica's split face! In the front right is Jeremy's (who is by far the best), He described it as a demon cat thingy, and on the other side we have ours! Since I was working with half a cougar cut out already I had to kind of improvise! It turned out to be an anima cat (just for Kalen!)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!