Basement Weeks 3 & 4

So not much happened during week three because we were waiting for the City to get their act together regarding the electrician we used. During week four the drywall was hung and we had that inspected on Friday. This week the finishers will be here mudding and prepping the wall for paint next week. Yea! We're moving right along!

bags, bags and more bags

In September I was contemplating what to get my good friend Michelle for her birthday. I remembered visiting my SIL, Rebecca, and seeing a cute bag her sister had made her and I decided to copy the idea. This is what I came up with:







Then I couldn't stop. I made some more. I love trying the color combinations! I've had a couple people ask me to make them one. What would you charge? Opinions?

Dimensions: 10" x 10" with 19" straps

Dimensions: 8" x 8" with 10" straps

Dimensions: 10" x 10" with 24" straps

Call me weird - Call me quirky

Seven Weird or Quirkly things about me....

Okay, Darcy tagged me who knows how long ago and I'm finally posting about my quirkiness.

1. I love amusement park rides. A great day for me would be to take my boys and ride rollercoasters until the park closes.

2. I'm a diet coke connoisseur. I know where to get the best fountain diet coke and I choose what restaurant to eat at by whether or not they serve Coke or Pepsi. When someone asks if Diet Pepsi is okay, I say NO!

3. While reading the Twilight series I spent several nights reading on the floor of my closet. I didn't want to keep Rex up and I wanted to be close to my bed when I got tired. The couch would have been more comfy, I know.

4. I have a hard time eating shrimp. We had a LDS ward activity when I was a teenager and they served shrimp for dinner. I spent the entire afternoon with my dad de-veining shrimp. It ruined my desire to ever eat shrimp again.

5. For the Utahns. My Laurel advisor was Michelle King the former news anchor from Channel 2 News. She was AWESOME and I owe so much to her.

6. I really enjoy reality T.V. My favorite reality show is Survivor and I haven't missed a single season. Thank goodness for DVR!

7. I have ugly toes. Ask anyone who knows me well. They're short and fat. I know it's hard to imagine, but they are fat.

Whew, that was tough! I'm now supposed to tag seven more people. Here we go...

Maryanne
Julie
Darby
Lucy
Stephanie
Kelly
Molly

Until next time....

Lil' Kickers Soccer

Our six week season of Lil' Kickers soccer flew by! Rex volunteered to be the coach and was bragging yesterday that his team was undefeated - never mind the fact that you're not supposed to keep score and it's all "just for fun."

Okay now my turn to brag. We did have a good team and what fun that all of the kids go to church together. At the age of five Brooke is perfecting her "slide tackle" and we're looking forward to her long soccer career. LOL Last week she did do a slide tackle (probably not on purpose) and the rest of the game had such a hard time staying on her feet. She loved all of the attention.

Here's a digi-page I did for her tonight.

Downstairs - Week Two

Wow, look how much they accomplished in a week. We chose our realtor's husband who is a builder and we are very impressed so far! All the framing is done and the electrician was here all day yesterday. This morning the carpet guy arrived, so we're moving right along.

View from the top of the stairs - notice the wall has been knocked out - we'll add a banister.

Food Storage closets

Playroom

Bathroom - bench in the shower

Guest Bedroom - yes! now you won't have to sleep on the couch when you come to visit

Family Room

Home Renovation

For several years now I've looked on and off at moving into a bigger home with neighbors who aren't so close. Six months ago we put our house on the market. We told ourselves that if it was meant to be our home would sell and we'd move. Six months later, with only a handful of showings (thanks, to the great market), we've discovered that it's not meant to be.

So we're moving on to making our home just a little bit bigger. After carrying countless boxes up the stairs (those of you who have been in our basement know it held A LOT of stuff), the construction started this week. Yippeeeee!

I thought it would be fun for you to see the progress from week to week.

P.S. Notice the bikes? Once we moved all the junk out, Brooke and Erin had a blast riding their bikes around and around.

Happy Birthday Brooke!

Brooke turned FIVE on Wednesday. We celebrated yesterday with a "Fun in the Sun" party with her friends. Everyone we invited came, so we had full house! We started out playing in the water in the backyard - swimming pool, bubbles, water balloons, sprinkler and hose. By the time we were ready to move into the house, Rex was soaked and many of the kids said that was the best part of the party - getting Brooke's dad wet. Inside we opened presents and had a delicious cake made by Aunt Liz. I can't believe how quickly time goes by. How can my baby be five already? Happy Birthday, Brooke. We love you!