The Hammond Hotel

Let's get down to the nitty gritty.....we have housed a lot of people!  I thought I should record all of the people that have stayed with us just so we can look back and say, "What in the world were we thinking?!"  Some stays have been really cool, some not so much so.  So here we go.....

House #1 - Good ol' Rexburg, Idaho

Dwayne and Danella (can't remember last name) basement renters.

Craig, Carrie and Riley Anglesey (my cousin, his wife and daughter), basement renters after above mentioned moved out.

Jeff Hammond (Mike's brother), spare bedroom resident of upstairs for 10 mos.

House #2 - Pleasant Springs Apartments, Pleasant Grove, Utah.

Jacob Burrow (cousin of Mike's), resided with us, can't remember how long.

Kim Hammond (Mike's sister), can't remember how long either.
House #3 - Saratoga Springs, Utah

Jeff and Cami Hammond, newlyweds come to stay for a couple months. 

Kim Hammond graced us with her present yet again, we actually loved having Kim live with us.
House #4 - Somewhere over the rainbow, Utah

Alex Amini (sells for Mike), resided for two mos.

Tim, Laura, Jackson, and Lindy Anglesey (my cousin's fam) stayed for maybe a month.

Robb Anglesey (my bro) came end of summer 2008 and is still here.

The sad thing about this whole thing is that I think I have missed a couple people.....sheesh!  

I think I now have to have a couple extra rooms and bathrooms for those who need to stay with us because we honestly feel that we have been blessed for extending our home to others.  But don't get any funny ideas.....I still say no frequently....okay, not frequently, but often....okay, not often but sometimes.....okay, not sometimes, but I did once.......whatever.

Obsess much?

You have to know me pretty well to know that I love looking at floor plans.  I know what I want and can't ever find it, so I have made it an obsessed goal to find the perfect floor plan for me.  Here is just a taste of what I look at for at least.....nevermind, I'm not even going to tell you how much time I spend looking at these.

It all starts when I watch my favorite movies, the "Father of the Bride's".  They are by far and away my favorite movies and I LOVE THE HOUSE.  I actually find out as much info as I can, because I love the floor plan.  So they supposedly have the floor plan at architectural designs, but it is not the right one (just trust me).  So I have done more research and found out that they actually used one house for the front and they used this house for the back yard and the hoop scenes.   
It's also the same house they used on "Guess Who" (another fav movie).  Check out this back yard!  I love the little gazebo area and the court and the porte cochere.  So I have been trying to draw out my own plans to figure out how it all works but still no luck. 
If you have any leads, set me know.  In the meantime, I'm still on the hunt.  By the way, we are not thinking about moving or any thing, although this has been the longest we have ever stayed anywhere and we are getting a little antsy, we will stay in this house until we move out of Utah.  But now that I have spent a little too much time on this stuff, it is going to be next to impossible to find something I like.....I'm doomed.

My lovely home....

I am doing this not only because Di and Jen did, but because I bring on things that are embarrassing and say, "Yeah, what's it to ya, Jill?"  It actually motivates me to change.  So here it goes....

9. My favorite room - this is out of order, sorry.  It's always messy, but easy to clean up, it's where Mike and I go to have some together time after the kids go to bed.

1. Laundry room - I wish this was last so we could end on a good note but, alas, it's not.  Most of you have been to my house, if not, the laundry room is actually apart of the T.V. room which I will showcase later, thus it has to be clutter-free or someone could get hurt (literally).

2.  Closet - It's been worse...

3. Self-portrait - honestly, people, this is taking it a little too far....
4. Kitchen sink - This actually isn't too bad.  This is dinner only dishes, too.
5. Fridge - It is what it is...
6. Favorite shoes - These are new, I've already blogged about them, they ROCK!
7. What my kids are doing right now - Well, it's 7:30pm when I took the pics, so they weren't doing anything crazy.....I also decided to add Robb as one of my children since I house him and feed him.
Cason jumped up from bed right when I opened the door....CHEESER!  That's Kemper, the dog.
Here's Brock fast asleep on the other side of the room from Cason...please don't comment on the torn wallpaper, it's on the to do list.
Taycie is also asleep.  I actually started to redo this room before I had Rhett.  I tore the wallpaper off, now we just have to paint....ugh.
And last, but not least, Rhett.  He is on his way up to bed.
8. Bathroom - I had to take a pic of my awesome bum-washer-thing.  
So this is a little embarrassing, but when I showed Mike the picture he said, "What's so embarrassing about it?"....men.
So there you have it.  I want ya'll to do this too.  I love to see other people's houses!  Don't cheat either!  Right when you read this blog you need to take pics of your own house!  Good luck.

Just for smiles..

Brock loves to sit up on the counter and "help" me cook.  Today, I decided to spice things up with a wooden bowl.  He thought it was the coolest accessory ever invented.

So I have been meaning to get a pic of the kids lined up to show the stairs effect in their heights.  Yes, I let them wear basically whatever they want, whenever they want.  They didn't hold still very well, but I plan to take a pic every year to see they height changes!  You are getting the first installment.

Fun times now....

It is so sad.....this is what we do for fun now!  Ever heard of "ear candelling"?  Mike is a great salesman, he also is a HUGE SUCKER!  He believes everything he reads (which comes in handy with his testimony) and buys lots of worthless stuff!  This is supposed to get excess ear wax out of your ear and make your hearing so much better.  Well, after the experiment he finally admitted that it was $3 not very well spent.  It reminds me of Pete's Dragon.  Those two phony guys trying to get every town to buy their fake stuff, well, Mike is the guy in the front with the pink hair.  To redeem ourselves, I thought I would also post some "pre-kid" and dating pics just so everyone knows that we used to be kinda cool.....and I know I used to be a lot skinnier!

It's amazing how patient you can be with other people's kids!

This is Halloween, I'm the witch and that's my bro-in-law, Jeff.

Somewhere in Houston, where we sold pest control for a summer, yes, we actually went out!

Mike in NY with some friends.

Chillin' with my chunky cell phone.

Miami after a cruise!

After a dance at BYU-I.  

We look so young!

We were engaged, and my wisdom teeth got taken out, hence, the chipmunk cheeks.  By the way Trevor, Thanks a million, because that's probably what it would have cost me without your generosity!!

So you see?  I have the proof, we used to be kinda normal!

Our mothering Teos...

This is our friend Teos.  She loves to hold Rhett and feed him his bottle.  I caught them at a very tender moment when she was feeding Brock.  I love how Brock tells her "no, I'm done", and then when she is about to take a bite, she offers it to Brock first.  She is such a sweetie!

Hit the treadmill, Jack!

My side of the family is having a weight loss challenge.  I wanted to post all of the excuses I have with eating junk food and not working out.  

1. "I already ate a piece of candy this morning so I might as well eat what I want today"

2. "I will just eat this and start eating healthy tomorrow"

3. "I have to eat all of the junk in the house first, and then I can start my diet!"

4. "I am way too sore to go running today."

5. "I will just sleep in and go running tonight"

6. "I really can't run today, I have too much to do"

Get with it Jill!  I know these excuses.  Now when they go through my head I will know them for exactly what they are......lame.