RS Humanitarian Projects

Last week at Relief Society we did a humanitarian project.

Several actually.

Kayla Olsen came over for a visit and met me at RS.

We teamed up and were able to complete two blankets like this. 

Also completed were:

63 Courage capes

12 dolls

6+ blankets

6 baby blankets

4 sleepers

1 quilt for the missionaries

(The Stake RS wanted each missionary serving in our area to have a homemade quilt.)

Many hands make light work.

It was a fun evening and fun to have Kayla over.

Good luck in your new adventures Kayla!

Home

For years I have been asking daddy if we can paint the sad looking brick on our house.

FINALLY...he has consented....

only because we are also getting a new roof, siding and soffit and fascia.

(This is not fun money to spend.)

BEFORE

DURING

Mom and Stan stopped by and helped pull the bushes back away from the house so we could paint. And YES, I helped paint as well but daddy never takes pictures so I do all that.

Don't worry about the over spray, it will be covered by the new siding.

We bought this house in 1987 for our "starter" home. We would stay here for about five years and hope to get a bigger home.

Almost 30 years later and here we STILL are.

I don't think we will be moving anytime soon and for the most part, that is ok with us.

However, I would still like a bigger kitchen and living room.

Yes, the kids are all gone but when they come back they bring MORE kids and MORE adults.

Mom and Stan are amazing with flowers and such.

Their yard is beautiful!

They spend tons of time in it and make it glorious. When they have yard sales, people are so excited, not to come to the yard sale but to come and see their back yard.

Here's Krampa making our flower bed beautiful.

He is so kind! Love his guts!

Here is the after.

We still have work to do in the this flower bed area but we are happy with the siding and paint. 

I am SOOOO glad we painted!

I guess I should get a picture from the front of the house

but I'm not sure I got a "before" picture either.

AFTER

(you may not be able to tell the difference but if you saw it in person you would)

The following is a few pictures of Krampa and moms yard.

Yes, you may dream.

 These were taken before it was in full bloom.

Cortney and Mitch had their wedding reception in this yard (a long dream of Cortney's) and this is where they stood two years ago.

Buuuut since we aren't willing to spend the time like they do AND because we can't even grow rocks...we shall be happy with what we have.

Oh, and this occurred during their redoing the roof.
Luckily the roofer only came partially through and he didn't get hurt.

They were going to fix it but daddy said he would finish it so they knock very little off the total price.

We miss this

Last Saturday we got took the chance to go running the canyon.

One of our favorite things to do...or it was.

We have gotten out of the habit of exercise and our bellies and energy are showing it.

It was a nice 5 mile run, mostly downhill which gives me a little confidence. 

The weather is still a little too hot to run after work or later in the day, which I don't care to do anyway. But Saturday was a pretty nice temperature even though we got a late start.

We hope to keep this up!

We went for a walk earlier this week as well but then our nights got so busy with other obligations.

However, I did get to run with Dawn on Tuesday morning and on Wednesday morning I got to play some more Pickleball.

This Saturday Daddy is the High Counselor over a Stake golf tournament and he needs to show his face that morning. We are still hoping to go for a run in the morning.