Well, I don’t have any photos to upload (yes, I did bring my camera but no, I have not taken it out of the bag yet!!), but I thought I would give a little update on what we’ve been doing (we being me, Haley, and Andy). We left Colorado Wednesday morning – uneventful ride – we listened to “Henry Huggins” by Beverly Cleary – and also some misc. music. We arrived in Monroe about 4:30pm and got to visit with Erin and play with Kate (my new niece) before they had to head back up to Provo. Kate is adorable, by the way – and so little!! Thursday we just hung out and visited with Mom & Dad & Aunt Winnie. The kids were loving being able to get out and play in the back yard. In the afternoon I headed to Walmart to do some shopping and then made dinner (I know! What a shock!). Friday...
So, I’m officially 40 years old now! It was a crazy day. I spent the whole morning like so: 7-9am – clean up the kids rooms and the upstairs bathroom (with help from the kids) 9:30am – take Andy to piano lessons 10:30am - take Haley to her soccer game and co-coach the game (we won! and Haley made a goal! from a pass – which we have been working on in practices) 11:45 – take Andy to buy a birthday gift and then drop him at his birthday party 12:30-2pm - clean the house and do laundry – this includes cleaning out all the tools that we have had in our bedroom due to the on-going tiling project 2:15pm – pick up Andy 3:30pm – finally get a shower and sit down to relax a little 5pm – people start arriving for the party that Tom threw me (with much insistence on my part!!) The Party People...
Click for fullsize So, I tried to post this earlier and had trouble with pictures and then lost my whole post. It’s been a few days, so I thought I’d try it again. Three weeks ago we redid the upstairs bathroom (see first post for a little bit about why). So now we’re working on the bathroom in our bedroom. Here are some pictures of the project, mid-renovation. (Yes, we’re still waiting to put the toilet back in!!). So – the bedroom is a total mess (dust everywhere! It’s driving me crazy). There are tools scattered everywhere and extension cords, not to mention the big boxes full of toilet parts and such. We’re hoping to have it all finished up tonight – how nice not to have to trek down the stairs for midnight bathroom trips!! So, ifyou’re in town, come see our handyman skills!! Read More →
Hey everyone! Spencer posted pictures from last summer’s vacation. Click on “Pictures” to see them. Read More →
Well, we’ve made it through another conference weekend, and all children are alive! I made conference bags with stuff to do for each of the kids – the stuff lasted about one and half hours and then Andy started crying because we wouldn’t let him get up and leave. Fun times at our house! Seriously, though, I really enjoyed this conference. There were some great talks and I came away feeling so grateful for the apostles and the prophet – for their varied personalities, for their humor, and kindness, and willingness to address serious topics in such careful ways. I’m grateful, like Pres. Eyring, for belonging to the true and living church. Tom and I have been working on the upstairs hall bathroom. We tiled the floor, and then replaced the counter top with one of those integrated sink jobbies – oh...