32 Years of Pure Bliss

Ok maybe not TOTALLY pure bliss but it has been pretty great!

Especially the last several several several years. 

I miss my girls (but not the homework).

I miss my girls (but not the fighting).

I DO miss school shopping!!

I LOOOOOVE being an empty nester!!

Happy Anniversary Doran and thanks for being so patient with me all these years.

Young Women Braid

This is how you keep your young women together during an activity.

New kitchen floor

In August of this year we got a new kitchen floor and in the entry way of the house.

The old icky carpet was supposed to have been tore out and replaced by time we got back from helping Chelsea and the family move to Idaho.

Before we left we had to take out EVERYTHING in the kitchen.

It was divvied up between the

front room,

the office/bedroom

and grandma's room (called that because I have grandma's furniture).

It was

A

MESS

everywhere for weeks!!

The table.

The fridge. (It went to Idaho with Chelsea)

The two big wall cabinets.

The stove.

The dishwasher.

The washer and dryer.

The water heater.

Thus for a couple of days before we left for Idaho, we were showering in the trailer.

When we returned it 

WAS

NOT

DONE!!

Also before we left the water heater in the trailer wasn't working soooo....

We had to come home earlier than we wanted to fix that.

Then it was another week PLUS before we finally got the floor done and everything moved back in.

What a mess and stressful time.

Reason for delay?

Product didn't come in when expected,

then some changes needed to be made.

Finally!!

Floorboard not up yet.

Big white cabinets to the left are not back in yet.

You can see a small view of the entry way on your left.

I don't know what I did with all the pictures of the finished project,

but I am loving my new floor.

Especially when my first spill happened just the other day.

LOVE my new floor!!!!!

Writers Block

Why is it when I am going throughout my day I can think of all the things I want to say but when I finally log on to blog, I don't know what or HOW to say things.

I am so behind in recording our lives that I have missed out on a lot. I've come to realize years ago that even the little insignificant things in your daily lives REALLY matter. I enjoy going back and reading the journal entries that I have printed off in a book.

I need to figure out how I can get back in to the habit of posting.

Celebrating our Anniversary

For Christmas the kids gave us a "weekend a-way".

We finally got to use our gift to celebrate our 31st Anniversary this past weekend.

It was Daddy's Friday off so he started off with a spin class while I uh...stayed home and read (I need to read those books so I can return the books to the library or I SO would have gone to the gym.)

I also did some laundry. Then we got ready and did some errands in town and FINALLY got some breakfast....actually it was so late it was LUNCH at Arby's and headed to Morgan to get some ammunition Doran wanted. We didn't even make it past Ogden before the snow changed our minds.

We turned around and headed to Logan hoping to beat the snow over the canyon.

We went shopping and then checked in to our room at the Old Rock Church before we headed to dinner. Our "weekend a-way" included one nights stay. 

I choose this room...

There were rose petals from the door up to another room where there was a glass table with glasses full of chocolate kisses and candles.

There was also candles on a bed of rose petals on the bed.

It was so fun.

The sparkling cider was in the fridge chilling.

I choose this room mainly because of this tub!

You know how I like my lobster soaks!

We then headed to dinner with our gift card at 

CAFE SABOR

After dinner we drove up to Mountain Crest High School where they were having a

Cowboy Rendezvous. We didn't have much time to explore but there was a lot going on! It was like a mini fair all in the high school.

If I remember to watch for it next year I would like to attend again.

We did however make it in time to see if there were any tickets left for the 

Bar D show.

These guys are from Durango and put on a fun show.

I am partial to the Bar J from Jackson but there were some really good songs the Bar D did.

Saturday morning after our delicious breakfast we went shopping some more. Actually daddy set aside a gun the night before so we went to pick it up.

We grabbed another Arby's and then headed home.

We changed real quick and headed to the temple.

What a wonderful way to celebrate an anniversary eh?

I am so glad for the blessing it is to be married and sealed to my best friend for 

ETERNITY.

What a wonderful weekend.

Thanks girls!!!

We love your guts!

Good Reads

If you know me, you know I love to read. Mostly just LDS fiction.

They are clean, safe and no potty stuff.

I have to escape to somewhere and this is my happy place.

Last weekend I picked up a book from the library and was able to finish it over the weekend.

We are so fortunate that we have many LDS fictions in our library.

(However, that still doesn't prevent me from hitting the clearance table at Seagull Book

or

scope out the books at the D.I.)

I didn't like book reports in school and things haven't changed much either so I won't give a book report now however...

This book kept my interest and it was a quick read.

THIS  next book was awesome!

When I went back to the library on Monday to take Waiting for You back I checked out two more books. THEN as I was walking out I noticed some books along "the wall" and saw this one.

When I walked back to check it out too, the librarian said it was really good.

She wasn't mistaken.

This book goes back today because I'm done! 

I think Doran will be pleased because I can

do the dishes,

the laundry,

and maybe get some sleep.

Oh wait...I still have those two books at home I need to read.

Shucky darn! I guess chores are still on hold.

Fire Ban

In our state the last couple of months they have been talking about a WOOD BURNING stove/fireplace ban during November 1 - March 15.

But HEY! You're are free to heat up your house in the

SUMMER!!

I THINK NOT!!

It has been sooo cold here with the blowing cold wind.

Sunday was kind enough to build us a fire so I furnace wouldn't keep going and going and going just trying to keep the temp up.

It was very cozy and it heated the whole house so the furnace kicked off.

The one other item I wished I had in there....my old, ugly, comfy couch. 

I SO would have slept in there.