House Paint and Carpet Done!!!!

Yeah!!!! After 5 weeks of chaos the painting and carpet are done! We painted Brynley's room first, painting it (princess) yellow. Braden's room was next, painting it (transformer) blue. The bathroom was next painting it a light green. We also upgraded the mirror in the bathroom to huge!! Our room was next, painting it a color called mortality. Scott says it looks like chocolate milk. I like it alot, but I really like chocolate milk. The next was the hall, front room, and kitchen all in the same color all in one day. Whewww, what a project. Especially all the taping, and taking off all the light switch and plug covers. We even took down Scott's 80 lb. T.V. and the rack it is up on, so we could "do it right". That day was about 12 hours of painting. Scott did the edging and I did the rolling of the paint. Let me say I was beyond sore the next few days.

Next came the taking out of the old carpet. Let me just say disgusting!! Thank you to my friend who let me use her shop vac to get up all the dirt. Lots and lots of dirt! And then finally, the new carpet. Which is by the way what started this whole project. I wanted new carpet. But since our paint was the original paint and the studs and nails were showing through the wall, we thought it would be easier to paint without having to worry about the carpet.

Some pictures....

The kids rooms during painting

The kids room after painting

During the painting of the hall, kitchen, and front room.

After the carpet was pulled out.

After the carpet was installed!! YEAH!!!!!!!

I don't want to use a paint roller for years!

Now I just have to get the pictures back on the walls and window treatments up.

We'll see how that goes!!

Braden's Surgery

Braden got his tonsils and adenoids out on August 7th. I think I was more nervous than he was. The doctor said it would be about a ten day recovery and it was eleven days until school started, so I was hoping it would all go well in the healing process.

The day of surgey Braden could not eat at all and he didn't go in until 11:00 a.m. That is a long time for a seven year old. He got all teary when I told him he couldn't eat or drink until I told him I wouldn't eat or drink with him. That's a long time for a 33 year old.

Well, he made it through surgery all right, he was crying and scared right after. He kind of freaked out about the I.V. in him. Average recovery time is about an hour and we were there for about 2 1/2 hours. He puked all the red slushy and water everywhere, so we had to start over because they wouln't let him go until he kept down so much fluid. Well, then the codeine knocked him out, so he slept for a while. (In the meantime, some girl that just got her tonsils out had come in an hour after him and already left for home. )

After a few days of no speaking because he thought it would hurt, and quite a bit of puking he started to feel better. Thank Goodness!!!!!!

Here's some pictures...........

Right before the surgery.

Right after the surgery.

See the buddy he is holding. They are genious with that. I had no idea that would give him such comfort after. The hospital staff had him color his face and during the surgery put a wrap around its hand where he had his I.V. He held and slept with it for days!

This is when we got home!

I thought he would never get better, but here he is 11 days after the surgery ready for the first day of school. Handsome boy!!!

Camping Trip #2 (August 2008)

So, I know it has been a long while, but I thought I would show some pictures of camping trip number two!!
We went to the same place in Spanish Fork Canyon.
We love it there!!
We did go to a different site though.... there was a single sycho man in the spot we had last time.
We had to have one last trip before Braden got his tonsils and adenoids out, and before school started!
Here's some of the pictures.........

These marshmallows were the gooeyest ever!! They left the sticks completely coated!!

River fun!!!

Campfire fun!! Fun with Fundips!!

More river fun!! Don't you love Scott's hat!!

Scott makes some delicious food!! I love camp food!!

Also my cute kids being even more cute!!

Camping Trip June 2008

We had our first camping trip of this year!

We went up Spanish Fork Canyon to a place Chad and Brook have been to before. It was a great place to camp.

We also had a few additions to our camping gear that made things more pleasant.

• An EZ up tent to go over the table.
• A 3-burner stove.
• A table to cook the dutch oven (no bending down).
• A bigger tent.

We loved it and so did the kids.

Here are a few pictures.........

Locked out at 2 a.m.

It's now been a month since I have written but I have to tell my story of being locked out of my sleeping quarters at Youth Conference at 2 a.m.
So.... my friend and I were sharing a queen size air mattress.
We were talking really late (3 adult woman), and had decided to try to sleep.
I was not falling asleep and on top of that the air mattress was starting to go really flat.
I decided I needed to go to the bathroom and Miriam came with me, while Shaunte was already asleep with ear plugs in and on a full air mattress.
It did not dawn on us that we would need to get back in after we came back because the door was a door that locked automatically every time it was closed.
We were locked out!!!
Shaunte in there snoring with ear plugs in!!
Half and hour later and a lot of banging, yelling, waking up a lot of people(the boys were in the next room) laughing hysterically, and entertaining someone named Jeff, Shaunte opens the door.
She took one look at us, says"dumb and dumber, get in here now". We finally get back in. Yeah!!
Some air bed repair and a lot more talking and laughing and we finally fall asleep.
About 2.5 hours later we had blaring music over all the speakers in the building waking us up.
Not very much sleep, but I seriously have never laughed so hard in my life.
Great fun!!!

The Mann Camp

I just returned from Youth Conference at the Mann Camp in Delta, UT. Totally in the middle of no where! Can I just say "Loved it".

It's a big building next to the Delta powerplant where the workers used to stay. It was perfect to entertain 150 teenagers. It had basketball, tennis, raquet ball courts. Pool and ping pong tables. Shuffle board. Huge cafeteria.

It was a lot of fun for me. I had about 6-7 hours sleep total for the two night there. Let me just say everything makes me laugh hysterically or cry when I am that sleep deprived. It was also an opportunity to let Scott be Mr. Mom which he did very well. He just bought 3 pizzas on the day I left and ate it everyday for lunch and dinner until I got home. Brynley was getting sick of it, but Scott and Braden enjoyed every bite!

I am glad to be home so I can sleep in my own bed again!! But especially to be with my sweet family again. Love them!!

Glitter Toes!!

So yesterday I went and got my Mother's Day present!

Scott, Braden, and Brynley got me a gift card to La Villa Salon for a Hydrating Pedicure with glitter toes.

Loved it!!!!

Sorry about the feet picture, but you have got to see the glitter toes!