At home with the Wrights

Okay...so I've been tagged several times on Facebook and I've been absent from the blogging world for almost a month. I'm really sorry. I'll play now, but I can't guarantee next week or even tomorrow. 1. When I'm feeling down, I hide-out in my home. No blogging, no talking to friends, very few calls to family, little to no socialization (only the most necessary interaction happens. i.e. church callings and/or when a very close friend realizes that I'm on a downward spiral and decides I need to get out of the house at all costs.) 2. While barricaded in my home, I tend to either read a lot of fiction (remember, I'm trying to "get away" from the real world) and/or start-continue-finish medium to big project(s) in an effort to boost my spirits. 3. For the last two to three weeks, I have taken apart the master bathroom, and now I'm attempting to put it back together. What does that entail? Removing the toilet, taking apart all of the cabinet d...

Yippee! Hooray! Woohoo! I feel like I won the lottery! (Can you tell I'm a little bit excited?!) Trampoline or KitchenAid? Which one should we buy for the family Christmas present? Trevor and I debated back and forth for months. He really felt that the KitchenAid would be more useful for our family, but I thought the trampoline would be more exciting for Aisling. In passing, I mentioned it to my mother one day in early November. And then Trevor lost his job. It looked like we didn't have the option of either one anymore. The week after, I found a great deal on a good-sized trampoline. My parents had told me earlier that they would like to send us some money in lieu of mailing presents this Christmas. We were more than happy to accept (and very grateful), and Aisling excitedly received her trampoline on Christmas morning. Now, to break up the monotony of school work, she practices her flips in between school subjects. Our family loves the trampoline, and Aisling has even intr...