Wednesday, November 23, 2011

This is for You, John Young...

Okay, okay... it's not ALL for you, but a little birdie told us you'd want our hot tub up and running for your arrival. That little message was precisely the ignition we needed to light our fire and fix the HT! After our last gathering, our HT was out of commission... with all of our busy work schedules, it was difficult to find the time to fix it. BUT, once we heard JY was going to want some post-ski relaxation, we decided to MAKE TIME.
Please follow our step-by-step tutorial on how to drain and clean your hot tub.
Step One:
Extend hose to it's full length. Turn it on. Place it in the hot tub and at that very moment, turn it off. This will create a siphon. The water will then slowly (v.e.r.y. s.l.o.w.l.y.) dribble back the other way and exit the hose. How did we know this? We can thank two things: Kathryn's memory, and Mr. Kuenzel's Physics lesson in highschool.

Step Two: Wait overnight for hot tub to drain.
Step Three:  Look Good. Now, when we say "look good", we in fact mean "be prepared". It's dark. It's cold. You're going to need layers, you're going to need plastic bags over your feet, you're going to need thinsulate gloves under rubber gloves, and you're going to need proper lighting. Once this is accomplished, you can begin to scoop out the extra pockets of water with an empty pickle jar.


Step Four: Use the broom and dust pan to sweep up whatever whatever filthy water will not be scooped up by the pickle jar.


Step Five: Change your bags. You don't want to track the murky water back in the tub while you scrub it. 
Step Six: Scrub the tub with cleaner AND with special hot tub cleaner. You might have to go around a couple times, really make sure you scrub the jets. They accumulate gook.


Step Seven: Clean out the filter,  add the water, add the chemicals, and wait 24 hours for enjoyment! Hooray, now we can digest our Thanksgiving feast in our clean and operating hot tub.


Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Stay tuned for a Turkey Day update :)

Monday, September 26, 2011

From full unemployment to...

This time last year we were living in the Poor House and every single one of its residents were unemployed and riding the wave of Denver's job market. Now, I'm proud to report that all the members of the new Chateau Colfax are employed as of this week! Here is to regular paychecks and schedules. Of course, there is one member who is not happy about the change...

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Where Have We BEEN!?!

Let's play the matching game.
Kelsey                           Day and Night Yoga Training

Kathryn                        Babysitting/Working

Norah                            Biking to Work/Planning a trip to Mexico


Draw a line from the person to the activity.

Sunday, July 31, 2011

It's a Hard Knock Life For Us


Cleaning the insides and behind the refrigerators

 













The sink exploded on Kathryn's arm.

Someone decided to iron her bedskirt... Not sure who's daughter she is...

Henry in the new house, Henry in the old house. Lost, dazed, confused...
1 a.m. Ramen Noodle cook-off. You can see we still have quite a bit of unpacking to do...

 It has been a bittersweet week as the residents of the Poor House have packed up their things, made 14 million trips in the 95+ degree heat, and moved on to greener pastures. Effective yesterday at noon, our lease at the PH was terminated. After scrubbing the house for hours on end (hence the Annie blog post title reference), we turned in our keys and are moving forward. The PH will always be in our hearts.
The burning question that all four of our readers (hi Moms and Dads) are dying to know is, will the PH blog remain in tact. The answer, of course, is yes. We apologize for our lack of updating lately, we will try to be better about keeping you informed.
Fox has moved on to live with a friend, the elusive "Greg" has moved somewhere (we're not sure where), and the three Toga ladies have moved in with their friend Cori to a lovely home a little north of their previous residence. They are very excited, as the new home's amenities include a hot tub (!), a big deck, and a fenced yard with a secret garden in front. We aren't really sure what makes us think we can upgrade, since only one of us now has a real job (shout out to Kels, the mouse gynecologist), but something inside told us "wait a minute, grown women in their 20s shouldn't have to use an unfinished bathroom in a basement with only a curtain for a door". A revelation, some might call it.
Our first couple nights in the new home have been full of unpacking, eating ramen noodles and drinking boxed wine, comforting the confused and sheepish Henry, and getting used to the sights and sounds of colorful Colfax avenue. Please stay tuned for a video tour of our new digs.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

1940's Ball

Last night, Kathryn, Norah, Katie and Nora (not much variation in the names there) ventured to the Boulder airport to have some good old fashioned fun at a 1940's ball. They had a blast! Everyone was dressed up in 1940's garb, there were planes and old vehicles to take pictures in front of, there was big band swing dancing, and no shortage of veterans. One veteran named Rich took each of us for a spin on the dance floor. Rich had swing moves like no other.


Nora proudly waved her flag all night long


Monday, May 30, 2011

Camping, Winery and Friends

The last few weekends Kels, Nor and Kat have been camping. The pictures below are from our trip to Fruita aka "Fr-utah" where we went camping 2 miles from the Utah border in the desert. On this trip we took a trip to Palisade to go to Carlson Winery, Palisade Brewery, and the Peach St. Distillery. We had a great time spending time together and getting to enjoy the outdoors again! We were joined by some great friends from all around including Andrew, Spencer, Johnny, Bridget, and Billy.


Here is a picture of the crew:
We visited the Carlson Winery for some feline- and pre-historic-themed libations.

Enjoying some sun on a bench at the winery. Note fields of grapevines in the background.

Beautiful view from our campsite at Fr-Utah.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Celebrity Blogger. Maybe, someday?

Kathryn is finally becoming a celebrity blogger...well...sorta. Check out her post for Denver Botanic Gardens! Another exciting thing about the post is that it features photography by Foxy. Kathryn took the internship at the Gardens a few months ago and just found out that she would be able to cook, write, and blog for a meager living. She will also be guest blogging on a new blog called "GradHacker", launching in early June...will post when it goes live!

Saturday, April 30, 2011

'Tis the Season

...for using the push mower. Norah and I spent part of our Saturday afternoon doing manual labor, yard work, and yes, you guessed it...we mowed the lawn. This is no ordinary lawn mowing adventure and requires many runs over the jungle-like grass in the yard. Despite the near-dead appearance of the grass in some places, it still proves to be a challenge with patches of thick grass bushes and dandelion clusters. Wish us luck as this season begins...




Standing next to the push mower with pride, admiring all that we have accomplished