Irritated.

So... we got our 'final bill' from Elk Run Apartments. We moved out on April 8th and paid our full months rent for the month of April on April 1st. We were told that we would continue paying the full rent until the apartment was filled, and because we ended our 12 month lease 6 months early, we would not be getting our 300$ deposit back.
WELL.
(breath)
The apartment was filled June 3rd. Instead of paying All of May's rent, and 2 days of June's pro-rated rent ($856.00), we are being charged for the following:
May rent: 799.00
2 days in June: 57.00
Water for May: 36.00
Move-in Discount deductable: 150.00
Early Termination Fee: 499.00
Cleaning Fee: 40.00

For a GRAND TOTAL of: $1581.00
(not to mention the fact that we're already losing our 300$ deductable)

YEAH RIGHT!
First of all, we never had any sort of 'move-in special' when we moved in. Second of all, I'm not paying 36.00 for water from a vacant apartment, especially when all of our utilites combined were only 18 dollars a month.
THIRD: Nowhere in our contract does it ever state ANYTHING about an early termination fee. Even when we've called and asked nobody has ever said anything about it. If it's not in the contract, I'm not paying.
And don't even get me started on the cleaning fee.

Anyway, I wrote a very stern letter stating that I would only pay for the rent, and that they could happily keep our 300$ deductable. So um.. pray we only have to pay $856.00 instead of $1581.00!!

Herbs and such

This is the extent of our garden this year. It's kinda hard when you live in an apartment to find space to grow stuff. I'm growing (LtoR): oregano, cherry tomatos, basil, and a cactus plant. I got the cactus plant for Mother's Day from Julie. That's the easiest one to keep alive. My basil and oregano are doing so well! They've atleast tripled in size since we got them 3 weeks ago.

I also found these hanging baskets for 20$ a piece that I love.

Well, Dustin and I have gotten alot for the baby! I found some insane deals on Gymboree.com and bought about 10 outfits 6-12 month sizes for next Spring and Summer. We also got a few more 0-3 month outfits, bathrobe/washcloths, bibs, pacifiers, a baby book and photo album, burp rags, and a bunch of little blue fuzzy socks. All that's left are white onesie's, a few more 0-6 month size clothes, a few toys, and a crib set. I already have the cribset picked out, it's brown and a combination of blue stripes and polka dots from Target. I'm trying to get all the baby stuff before we move (Aug. 7th) so that when we do move, I won't have to be overly-stressed with unpacking, finding a doctor, registering at a hospital, AND worrying about buying last minute things. It is fun looking at boy stuff for a change!

Dustin's work is going well. He's been rained out for the past week so it's been slow, but nice having him home all the time. He's working hard and learning a lot about erecting a steel building. The company owner (who is also LDS) flew out here to look at the jobsite last week. He always calles Dustin 'Brother Miller.' He should be getting a company truck soon, also. Dustin also started riding his fancy bike again. He goes out for 10 mile rides every once in a while. Dustin also decided he wanted to start fishing and camping a lot while we're still here. There are lots of great places to go fishing, so for an early Father's Day present we went out and bought him a fishing pole with all the stuff that goes with it. He also inherited an ancient fly fishing pole from his Great Grandfather, and he's excited to try out flyfishing!

Lillie babbles. She never stops! She makes up wierd words and wierd sounds and changes the inflation of her voice- we have no idea what she's saying. It's pretty funny! She's also obsessed with the Baby Einstein video "Baby McDonald" and can do all the animal sounds. She's already acting like she's 2, and throws a couple tantrums a day. It's hilarious. Everytime she just throws herself down on the floor and starts kicking and screeming, we just laugh! She's a lot of fun to be around and is becoming more and more independant.

As for me... I'm actually excersizing on a regular basis for the first time in 2 1/2 years! I go running or walking or I ride my bike about 3 or 4 times a week-- and it feels great. I'm also busy finishing up a few quilts right now and I've been experiementing with new recipes the past 2 weeks and love using my homegrown herbs!

We love it in Jackson (except for the fact that there isn't a Target) and are sad we only have 2 months left here.

We're having a....

BOY!!!

We're so excited! We knew we were suppose to have another baby about 7 months ago and it's nice to know that this little guy is suppose to be in our family. The baby weighs 8 oz. and is about 6 inches long. He's healthy and everything seems to be developing as it should. The due date is still October 31st.

We've already received many gifts! Yesterday my sister, Dana gave us a little outfit (very left) and Angie got us another cute outfit (very right). Then later that night Julie suprized us with 3 adorable outfits and a pair of shoes. Everything is so cute and so tiny!

Baby giving us a thumbs-up!

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Yellowstone

First of all, don't ever wear flip flops to Yellowstone. Dustin and I both did and our feet hurt SO bad now.

So um, yes. We went to Yellowstone for the day! It was about 1 1/2 hours away and was well worth the drive. We saw all the geisers and old lodges and packed a lunch. It was pretty hot, so we wore lots of sunscreen and I was the lucky one with the big purse to carry all the bottles of water.

Some of the small pools were so blue! It was like looking at the ocean in Hawaii. Lillie loved pointing out all the pools and geisers that made bubbles.

On our way home we stopped at Lewis Falls. It was loud and really cool to see. We had a really good day! It would have been a little better if I got a tan...

Hahaaaaaa!

I just got back from Smiths. I spent $2.06 and saved $12.23! I love coupons.

Lillie's 2009 Pictures

Lillie got her pictures taken about a month ago. She was being pretty shy the entire time! We ordered 4 or 5 different poses, but these two are my favorite. Oh, and sorry the quality is bad. I just scanned the originals in.

5k

My sister Dana (6 months prego) and I (4 months prego) ran a 5k race at the Greenbelt in Idaho Falls on Saturday. It was a fun morning. Oh, and I won an ipod shuffle at the raffle afterwards!