. . . 0 . . .

. . . so . . .

. . . what started out as 104 links . . .

. . . dwindled down to 78 . . .

. . . then 52 . . .

. . . then 26 . . .

. . . and now they're all gone . . .

. . . it's time! . . .

{see all the folding chairs in the back yard?}

. . . tacos al pastor . . .

. . . tonight . . .

. . . our house . . .

{if i know you ~ you're invited}

. . . hurray!!!!!!! . . .

. . . 1 . . .

. . . one year ago . . .

. . . this is how excited we were . . .

. . . it's hard to imagine, but . . .

. . . we're even more excited today . . .

. . . 2 . . .

. . . two-tone paint job . . .

. . . from "acid-wash denim"

and "wendy's frosty" . . .

{i named those colors myself}

. . . to "sisal" and "tobacco leaf" . . .

. . . martha named those colors herself . . .

. . . twenty-four/zero {3} . . .

. . . technically . . .

. . . "zero" stands for three more days . . .

. . . fitting right in with our countdown . . .

. . . which, today, features

three cases of mountain dew . . .

{actually the equivalent thereof

[aka] the 36-pack from costco . . .

i know it's a stretch, but,

hey! YOU try coming up with

one of these number thingies every day!}

. . . the yellow-ish green bubbly beverage

that we lovingly refer to as

mountain d{r}ew

at our house . . .

. . . and while not widely available in mexico . . .

. . . he obviously managed

to locate some occasionally . . .

. . . 4 . . .

. . . four-minute international phone call . . .

. . . from mexico . . .

. . . making sure we know when

our son is coming home . . .

. . . and that we'll be there to pick him up . . .

. . . thank you, elder martinez . . .

. . . 5 . . .

. . . five new pillows . . .

. . . will seem like heaven, i'm sure . . .

. . . after what he's been sleeping on in mexico . . .

{also awesome is that ten dollar garage sale headboard!}

. . . 6 . . .

. . . six hours of yardwork . . .

. . . including {re}placing eggs . . .

. . . elliott seems to think they are kickballs . . .

. . . johnny-jump-ups appear every year . . .

. . . no invitation necessary . . .

. . . one lone daffodil . . .

. . . so far . . .

. . . it's prime season for ivy . . .

. . . almost seems a shame to cut it back . . .

. . . easter ~ a beautiful time of year . . .

. . . in so many ways . . .

. . . yardwork and sunburn ~ check . . .

. . . one more thing to cross off the list . . .

. . . 7 . . .

. . . seven new desk drawers . . .

. . . my maiden voyage

into the world of craigslist . . .

. . . brand new at

seventy-five percent off

the retail price! . . .

. . . w. brent . . .

. . . to my second son-in-law . . .

. . . brenty-poo . . .

. . . painter extraordinaire . . .

. . . smartypants law school grad {almost} . . .

. . . and perfect match for amanda . . .

. . . a very happy twenty-seventh birthday shoutout . . .

. . . i don't really get it . . .

. . . yes . . .

. . . i joined the "popular social networking site" . . .

. . . to keep up with team nate . . .

. . . but, seriously . . .

. . . i'm baffled by all the horoscopes,

hatchlings, farmville and mystical pizza goings on . . .

. . . the bottom line is . . .

. . . my life's just not exciting enough

to be shared in minute-by-minute details . . .

{truth be told . . .

i can't even think of much to blog about!}