Remodeling the house

Well, Laura and I decided that it was time to remodel our house. I mean we have lived there for almost 3 years and we still have the ugly BLUE carpet that we tried to get the previous owners to remove before they left.

To no avail, however we have a neighbor that installs and his brother sells carpet so we decided to have a go at it. We bought new carpet for the Living Room, Stairs and Hallway upstairs. We also decided to put in new wood flooring in the kitchen and extend it out to the dining room. (which previously had the ugly blue carpet)

On top of that we decided to replace the base boards with new ones that were a little taller, and of course we had to paint them. Since we were painting them, we mine as well paint the rest of the room, only from the chair rail down.

So needless to say, my days this past month have been tied up in carpentry and other detailed work. I am happy with the outcome, which I will gather pictures once it is completed and post them.

For now you have to settle for Jayla trying to take over my saw. Which by the way is totally awesome.

I will look for newer pics of the remodel, and let you see the difference. Until then!

Preece-Out

Super Bowl......Enjoyed or Disappointed?

WOW!

I am a little shocked at the outcome of the Super Bowl. However I can tell you that I was on the edge of my seat until the last play of the game. I saw it playing out a little different in my head. I am sure that Tom Brady and the Patriots did too.

I thought it was going to be a classic last drive down the field and cap it off with a fade route to the corner of the end zone................oh wait that is what happened, just to the other team than expected.

I won't lie, I was on the band-wagon for the Patriots to win and go undefeated. In fact I was predicting a blowout game by the end of the first half. I really wanted to see a perfect season. Maybe next year.

Though my feelings are not hurt that bad. I still got to witness one of the best Super Bowls in history. It was a great game fought all the way to the end. And now the Manning brothers are the first brothers in history to win back to back Super bowls and win the Super Bowl MVP as well. Not bad for wanting the other team to dominate the game.

As for the rest of you. How did you like the Super Bowl. Did you enjoy it or were you disappointed? Please take the survey, on the right in the purple box, and let me know.

Until next time.
Preece-Out

Working Out

So I have decided that I am getting fat. I have been sitting at a desk for 7 months now, eating junk and drinking coke. So I have decided to not purchase any Coke or Pepsi to drink while at work or home. If I go out to eat......that is a different story.

On top of that, since I started my new job, I have gained 20 pounds. And for me that is a lot since I have only gained 45 pounds in the 3 1/2 years I have been married.

So my goal is to get down to 160 lbs. That is 13 lbs as of this morning.

Some of the ways I have decided to take on this adventure are:

• Playing Basketball every Wednesday and Friday before work.
• No soda pop unless I am eating out, which is once a month.
• Eat breakfast before I go to work, so I don't snack at work.
• Eat a healthy cereal like Frosted Mini-Wheats not Lucky Charms.
• Drink 8 glasses of water while I am at work everyday. In place of other sugar filled drinks.
• Bring a lunch to work like Ramen or left-overs so I don't eat junk/candy.

I can't think of any other ideas, but if anyone knows some other ways to "get started" let me know. I am not a big fruit and vegetable person, and salads are out the door as well.

I can't wait for Softball season to start again cuz then we can have some real fun. That seemed to keep me in pretty good shape for the most part.

You Tube

Have you ever been looking on YouTube and saw something, or rather someone you know doing something unbelievably crazy. Well I have, below is a video I found on YouTube of my boss attempting a dare from the CEO of CirclePix, Rob Davis. I hope you all enjoy this video as I did.

Maybe I enjoyed it because I know Ty, but either way it is still pretty funny to watch.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jV34U4LfFqI

If he would do that, what else might he do for $10? I think I could get in on some of these.

Recent Poll Results

In a recent poll taken on this blog, viewers were asked if there was a monetary value in which they would serve the prison sentence that was recently handed down to Michael Vick of 23 months. He was sentenced for participating, sponsoring and supporting the abuse, torture and even killing of Pit Bull dogs during a dog fighting escapade. Here are the results of the viewers that participated:

How much money would it take to serve Michael Vick's sentence:
10% said $100,000/year for the rest of their life
10% said $1,000,000
10% said $3,000,000
30% said $5,000,000
40% said "You could not pay me enough money"

Very interesting results, I thought that it would be a little more unanimous than that. In fact I was surprised at a couple of the answers. Maybe I will take this information and pass it onto Michael Vick and his lawyers, so if one of you get a call......well you will know what to expect.