Where do I even begin? Last week I had a whole week off of work where I had planned on painting the bedrooms and getting everything put back in its place. Then the basement flooded and set back those plans for a few days. We did get the living room done and all that furniture put back, back I was really hoping to get our bedroom done too. We spent our entire Saturday trying to install our new ceiling fan for the bedroom. Don't ask me why it took all day, but it did.
Sunday was a pretty good day. We had dinner with Stephen's parents and then had a few friends over for a game night. I made some yummy soft caramel corn for a snack, and ended the night playing games and laughing my head off til midnight. We have some awesome friends.
I was not looking forward to starting work again after having a week and a half off. I looked at the calendar only to find that I had three more weeks of work instead of the two I thought I had due to the fact that July has five weeks instead of the normal four. Awesome. But at least these are my last three weeks of work ever! Horray!
This little boy has been becoming extremely active in my tummy. I mean to the point that it actually annoys me--especially when he's kicking me late at night when I'm trying to sleep or he kicks me in the bladder over and over as if saying "I need more room in here!" I love this little guy already and I love to feel him kick, but I can only take so much of it before I can't take it anymore. I get more and more uncomfortable with the passing weeks as he seems to be sitting up in my ribs so I can't even sit down comfortably. Sleep is already out of the question for me too; I toss and turn every 10 minutes because I just can't get comfortable enought to stay asleep. I guess it's good practice for when baby comes in a few months?
Toby is such a good kitty and lately he has been a bird-killing machine. We have been finding dead birds or parts of birds all over our yard. One morning Stephen and I went outside to turn the water on the garden when I heard a rustling in a nearby bush. I looked under it to find Toby with a poor little bird in his mouth. He only seemed to be playing with this one though. It had a broken wing and Toby wouldn't touch it unless it moved to try and get away. It wasn't long until Toby decided to drag it to his lair....our basement. I didn't realize I had left the basement door wide open, haha. So we now had a live bird in the house who was trying to escape his captive by fluttering all over the place while Toby chased him relentlessly. I ended up having to catch it with a net and putting it outside where the cat continued to taunt and abuse it. Sadly the bird met its end; I only wish Toby would catch and kill the annoying magpies instead of the smaller birds.
Now the bad news..... The saying "when it rains, it pours" is a very real reality in our lives because that's exactly what happens every time something goes wrong. When one bad thing happens another one, and another one, and another one happens until we either explode or laugh our heads off because it is SO not funny, but can't help but laugh because we are helpless. First we had the flood last week, then after we just had our ceiling retextured the new texture and paint we just put on is already cracking and peeling in several spots again without any rhyme or reason, Stephen went to the dentist because of a painful toothache last week only to learn he has an abscess so bad that its has literally eaten away at his jaw bone. He went back to the dentist yesterday to get the tooth pulled and get a jaw bone graft put in. Then he gets an implant in a few months. To top it all off my car broke down on me this morning on my way to work. Luckily I had just pulled off on my exit so I wasn't a sitting duck on the freeway. But after taking it into the shop I later learned I have a blown out clutch and alternator. Boo! I cannot believe all this had to happen at once. I'm not a money tree!!!
Amidst all this darkness there have been little windows of sunshine here and there. I know we are being watched over, and these things are supposed to be teaching moments for the both of us. As frustrating as it is, we are truly blessed at the same time; I know it and I can physically feel the love our father in heaven has for us.
Other than that life is peachy. Because I was unable to go to work today due to the car I have to work on Friday, yet again setting back my plans of getting my bedroom all painted. Sigh........someday...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Monday, July 8, 2013
Seriously?!
We got home from Twin Sunday afternoon just in time to go inside, change, and head to our sacrament meeting. Since we are redoing three rooms upstairs right now all of our stuff is crammed in the basement. This is where we have been sleeping for past two weeks too. We had someone feed Toby for us while we were gone so we left his cat food and dishes outside for him in the basement stairwell. Apparently Midvale had, had one heck of a thunderstorm over the weekend while we were gone because we came home to a flooded basement. Yeah, I mean floooood. ed. we couldn't do anything about it right away because we had to get to church and we didn't have any means of getting the water out without some sort of vacuum anyway. I went to church really grumpy not only because of the water in the basement, but I trusted someone to watch and take care of our kitty for us and we found his bag of food soaked, his water dish was really dirty and debris filled, and his food was sopping wet and filled with maggots. Stephen cleaned it all out and got him some fresh water and food. When I went back into his room his water dish was almost empty and all his food was gone. Poor kitty acted like he hadn't eaten in days......hmmm I wonder why.......
Anyway, so after church a couple in our ward came to help us clean up the basement. They brought a shop vac and I ran to Bountiful to borrow a shampooer and fan from Loren. They helped us suck up and unclog the drain at the bottom of the stairs and soak up as much water as they could while Stephen and I ate dinner. We were so grateful for their help! We moved all the furniture as best we could to flip the carpet up to dry, and when we were getting ready to go to bed Stephen noticed that we have black mold growing on the underside of the carpet. Awe man, can it get any worse?! The mold really isn't too bad, but we do have to replace the carpet at some point. I would say now, but because we have already committed to redoing the upstairs we have no more money to put into the house right now. So I sprayed the mold spots with chlorine water to hopefully kill it and stop it from growing. We need to get the living room and our bedroom painted and carpet out ASAP so we can get all our furniture and stuff out the basement to treat and dry the floor as fast as we can. Good thing I don't have to work this week! I spent the whole morning weeding our garden that somehow had become overrun with thousands of weeds while we were gone too. I have a ton of work to do this week! So far we are off to a bad start, but we'll get it all done....hopefully. At least we have a camp out to look forward to this weekend.
Anyway, so after church a couple in our ward came to help us clean up the basement. They brought a shop vac and I ran to Bountiful to borrow a shampooer and fan from Loren. They helped us suck up and unclog the drain at the bottom of the stairs and soak up as much water as they could while Stephen and I ate dinner. We were so grateful for their help! We moved all the furniture as best we could to flip the carpet up to dry, and when we were getting ready to go to bed Stephen noticed that we have black mold growing on the underside of the carpet. Awe man, can it get any worse?! The mold really isn't too bad, but we do have to replace the carpet at some point. I would say now, but because we have already committed to redoing the upstairs we have no more money to put into the house right now. So I sprayed the mold spots with chlorine water to hopefully kill it and stop it from growing. We need to get the living room and our bedroom painted and carpet out ASAP so we can get all our furniture and stuff out the basement to treat and dry the floor as fast as we can. Good thing I don't have to work this week! I spent the whole morning weeding our garden that somehow had become overrun with thousands of weeds while we were gone too. I have a ton of work to do this week! So far we are off to a bad start, but we'll get it all done....hopefully. At least we have a camp out to look forward to this weekend.
Oh Boy!
Stephen and I took a weekend trip to visit my family in Twin Falls over the 4th of July. I mainly went up there to see and hang out with Becky since it could be my last time seeing her for a while before they move to Washington. What a bummer! I didn't really have any ideas of what we would do all weekend, but somehow I got put in charge of putting together a family BBQ. I was glad to do it so it would kinda give Stephen something to do since I knew he would be bored all weekend if I was hanging out with my mom and sisters the whole time. I did make a car seat baby blanket for my half-baked bun in the oven. It took a lot longer to put together than I thought it would, but I think it turned out really cute.
We had the BBQ at Joseph and Trish's house so all the kids could play on their big slip and slide and sprinklers. I was going to make some pies for dessert along with Joseph's homemade ice cream, but Joseph insisted that I make a cake instead, so that's what I did. I had my ultrasound last week and Stephen and I got to see our little one for the first time and find out the gender. It went by super fast; we were in and out of there within 15 minutes! I had heard from lots of other people that their ultrasounds would go for an hour or more. Our technician just flew through everything taking all the measurements and making a comment or two about what we were looking at. The baby looks really healthy and is growing super fast, so I can't complain.
I didn't tell any of my family what we were having until the BBQ on Thursday. They knew the cake would reveal what the gender was so they were all anxious to get to dessert. I took everyone's guess on what they thought it was and everyone said it was a girl (including myself). I had dad cut the cake and.........
Stephen and I are very excited and couldn't be happier. I have to admit, even though I didn't want to find out the gender, it is a huge relief knowing what we're having; especially it being our first one. This little guy is already making me uncomfortable. It's hard to bend over and put on my shoes and its hard to breathe in certain positions. I can't even imagine what I'll be feeling like in another 4 months!
We ended up going to Brad and Heather's house instead of watching the fireworks. We got to see their petting zoo, lit our own fireworks with the kids in the driveway, and played games the rest of the night.
To sum up our trip, we went with mom and dad to Elba for an afternoon to roast a weenie and go for a ride on the fourwheeler.
We had the BBQ at Joseph and Trish's house so all the kids could play on their big slip and slide and sprinklers. I was going to make some pies for dessert along with Joseph's homemade ice cream, but Joseph insisted that I make a cake instead, so that's what I did. I had my ultrasound last week and Stephen and I got to see our little one for the first time and find out the gender. It went by super fast; we were in and out of there within 15 minutes! I had heard from lots of other people that their ultrasounds would go for an hour or more. Our technician just flew through everything taking all the measurements and making a comment or two about what we were looking at. The baby looks really healthy and is growing super fast, so I can't complain.
I didn't tell any of my family what we were having until the BBQ on Thursday. They knew the cake would reveal what the gender was so they were all anxious to get to dessert. I took everyone's guess on what they thought it was and everyone said it was a girl (including myself). I had dad cut the cake and.........
It's a BOY!!!!
Here he is in all his glory
Stephen and I are very excited and couldn't be happier. I have to admit, even though I didn't want to find out the gender, it is a huge relief knowing what we're having; especially it being our first one. This little guy is already making me uncomfortable. It's hard to bend over and put on my shoes and its hard to breathe in certain positions. I can't even imagine what I'll be feeling like in another 4 months!
We ended up going to Brad and Heather's house instead of watching the fireworks. We got to see their petting zoo, lit our own fireworks with the kids in the driveway, and played games the rest of the night.
Stephen loved the hedgehog
My favorite was the little turtle even though it peed all over in my hand
To sum up our trip, we went with mom and dad to Elba for an afternoon to roast a weenie and go for a ride on the fourwheeler.
Stephen loved riding the razor. this was his and my first time riding it
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Goings On
I don't have a whole lot to say, but I feel like I should update this thing. There isn't anything new going on besides work and sitting at home feeling uncomfortable as this baby grows bigger and bigger each week. I have, however, a final date to quite working as a "plant lady" for Cactus and Tropicals. August 1st is my last day of work and I couldn't be more excited since I've kept telling my family I was going quit for over a year now. I have really liked my job for the most part, and am sad to say goodbye to some of my favorite clients, and being able to get out of the house every day, but it'll be so nice to relax and get my house all in order before the big day.
Now that we are going to become parents I really wished we had done some more "adventurous" things together, lol. But we still have a few months to do that. I'm not saying we can't be adventurous after baby is born. But it'll be harder to get out of the house for a while. Besides, raising a family is going to the biggest and greatest adventure we will ever have, and we can't wait to get started!
We have recently been hanging out with some new friends that Stephen knew in Louiville the past few weeks, and it has been so refreshing. We took them to go shooting last weekend, but ended up taking a 45 minute leisure drive for nothing because a wild fire broke out in our shooting spot, so we had to turn around and go home. Instead, we went to wingers for dinner for three hours to watch the UFC fight. We also have plans of doing a camping trip next month which I can't wait for. I've been itching to go camping all spring, and have never convinced Stephen to take me the four years we've been married, so I'm excited to have some new friends.
We got our garden planted and flower beds weeded. It feels so good to finally feel well enough to do some work in the yard. Our garden is flourishing a lot better than I thought it would. Everything we planted has sprouted and are growing like weeds. Now it's time to focus on the inside of the house and paint the two bedrooms upstairs. I'm not too excited to redo the bedroom/nursery, but its so outdated and lifeless I figured we might as well.
As for a baby update, there are only two things I've been looking forward to before baby arrives, and that is to find out the gender (which will be in two weeks), and feeling baby move for the first time. I'm 18 weeks now so it could happen at any moment!
Now that we are going to become parents I really wished we had done some more "adventurous" things together, lol. But we still have a few months to do that. I'm not saying we can't be adventurous after baby is born. But it'll be harder to get out of the house for a while. Besides, raising a family is going to the biggest and greatest adventure we will ever have, and we can't wait to get started!
We have recently been hanging out with some new friends that Stephen knew in Louiville the past few weeks, and it has been so refreshing. We took them to go shooting last weekend, but ended up taking a 45 minute leisure drive for nothing because a wild fire broke out in our shooting spot, so we had to turn around and go home. Instead, we went to wingers for dinner for three hours to watch the UFC fight. We also have plans of doing a camping trip next month which I can't wait for. I've been itching to go camping all spring, and have never convinced Stephen to take me the four years we've been married, so I'm excited to have some new friends.
We got our garden planted and flower beds weeded. It feels so good to finally feel well enough to do some work in the yard. Our garden is flourishing a lot better than I thought it would. Everything we planted has sprouted and are growing like weeds. Now it's time to focus on the inside of the house and paint the two bedrooms upstairs. I'm not too excited to redo the bedroom/nursery, but its so outdated and lifeless I figured we might as well.
As for a baby update, there are only two things I've been looking forward to before baby arrives, and that is to find out the gender (which will be in two weeks), and feeling baby move for the first time. I'm 18 weeks now so it could happen at any moment!
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Random
Since we got home from Elba it was back to work I go. No fun. It rained cats and dogs all day Tuesday which means that our basement flooded again. I had to fish out the snow shovel out of the garage and shovel the water out of the bottom of the stairwell because our drain is clogged. That was fun.
I was also asked by our young women's president to come to mutual last night to help the girls with a sewing project. I am still dumbfounded by this because I have absolutely no idea where she got the idea that I can sew, haha. For real though, I. Can't. Sew. I went hoping and praying that she had invited other women in the ward to help who actually did know something about sewing, but I was the only one there aside from the leaders. To top it all off I was led to believe there would be patterns for these skirts and bonnets (the girls wanted to make their own clothes for the pioneer trek in July), but the patterns were on her ipad! Haha, I about died and was sweating bullets, but as the night progressed I got the hang of things and pretended to know what I was doing well enough that I even fooled myself into believing I knew what I was doing.
Toby sure missed us while we were gone. He couldn't get enough of the petting, cuddling, treats, and love he was getting from Stephen and I. I'm really trying to get him used to staying outside, so while we were gone over the weekend my sister-in-law Rachel came over to feed him and make sure he was still alive. We put his dish outside, so hopefully he's starting to get the hint. I have more landscape designs to work on until Friday. I'll be glad when I get it all done so I can focus on my house projects and get my garden planted.
I was also asked by our young women's president to come to mutual last night to help the girls with a sewing project. I am still dumbfounded by this because I have absolutely no idea where she got the idea that I can sew, haha. For real though, I. Can't. Sew. I went hoping and praying that she had invited other women in the ward to help who actually did know something about sewing, but I was the only one there aside from the leaders. To top it all off I was led to believe there would be patterns for these skirts and bonnets (the girls wanted to make their own clothes for the pioneer trek in July), but the patterns were on her ipad! Haha, I about died and was sweating bullets, but as the night progressed I got the hang of things and pretended to know what I was doing well enough that I even fooled myself into believing I knew what I was doing.
Toby sure missed us while we were gone. He couldn't get enough of the petting, cuddling, treats, and love he was getting from Stephen and I. I'm really trying to get him used to staying outside, so while we were gone over the weekend my sister-in-law Rachel came over to feed him and make sure he was still alive. We put his dish outside, so hopefully he's starting to get the hint. I have more landscape designs to work on until Friday. I'll be glad when I get it all done so I can focus on my house projects and get my garden planted.
Weekend In Elba
Memorial Day weekend came and went. I was the sickest I have ever been with this pregnancy last week right before we were supposed to leave for Elba for the weekend. I took two days off work last week so I could spend some time with Alissa while she was in town, and ended up throwing up the rest of the week.
We decided to go to Elba anyway and I got better with the passing days. We rode the four wheelers with the kids, Stephen took the horse for a ride, we went out to dinner at the Outpost and got pulled over. Fortunately we weren't the ones driving; we rode with Tim's family. It was going to be a $160 ticket, but it was Base who pulled us over, so he let Tim off with a warning, haha. I haven't seen Base for years, so I never would've recognized him. Anyway, dinner was good, but Trish was the one who made my night. She was talking about Ty phu oil and what it can help cure--from sun burns to bug bites to soothing baby's tummy and teething and goose bumps, haha, I know she didn't mean to say goose bumps, but it just made me laugh. I didn't catch on at first as to what she said, then I thought about it and thought, "Wait a minute, this oil cures goose bumps?" I couldn't help myself but laugh.
We played games while the kids caught bugs in their nets, and Grandpa came up for a few hours to give the kids a ride in his new wagon train he wants to use in the 4th of July parade. All the kids loved it, and so did Grandpa. Everyone took turns cooking a meal each day and everyone outdid themselves; all the meals were delicious. Stephen and I even made Dutch oven cobbler. Its not camping without the cobbler. We went to church, and went for a picnic Monday afternoon before we all went our separate ways. It would've been a perfect weekend if we just had everyone there. We missed Adam and Brad this time, but there's always next year.
We decided to go to Elba anyway and I got better with the passing days. We rode the four wheelers with the kids, Stephen took the horse for a ride, we went out to dinner at the Outpost and got pulled over. Fortunately we weren't the ones driving; we rode with Tim's family. It was going to be a $160 ticket, but it was Base who pulled us over, so he let Tim off with a warning, haha. I haven't seen Base for years, so I never would've recognized him. Anyway, dinner was good, but Trish was the one who made my night. She was talking about Ty phu oil and what it can help cure--from sun burns to bug bites to soothing baby's tummy and teething and goose bumps, haha, I know she didn't mean to say goose bumps, but it just made me laugh. I didn't catch on at first as to what she said, then I thought about it and thought, "Wait a minute, this oil cures goose bumps?" I couldn't help myself but laugh.
We played games while the kids caught bugs in their nets, and Grandpa came up for a few hours to give the kids a ride in his new wagon train he wants to use in the 4th of July parade. All the kids loved it, and so did Grandpa. Everyone took turns cooking a meal each day and everyone outdid themselves; all the meals were delicious. Stephen and I even made Dutch oven cobbler. Its not camping without the cobbler. We went to church, and went for a picnic Monday afternoon before we all went our separate ways. It would've been a perfect weekend if we just had everyone there. We missed Adam and Brad this time, but there's always next year.
On our way to the cemetery to put flowers on Great Grandma and Grandpa's graves, and clear the area of weeds and debris
We gathered around the graves as Dad told stories of his relatives
Big stink bug
All the picnic areas were full of people, so we made our own.
I found a cute little skunk in the skunk cabbage!
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Where Did May Go?
I have been looking forward to the month of May because then my first trimester will be over, we have craft day here in utah, and our Memorial Day trip with the family in Elba. Well, May is half way over already and I'm 13 weeks, hooray! I am happy to report that I have been feeling better, but I still have a few of those days where I'd rather stay in bed or at least stay at home all day.
Craft day last weekend was wonderful. It was just the break I needed, although I have stressed all of April because I was in charge of the craft this time and I hadn't finished it until two days before. I also tried to finish some clay garden stakes for the Mellows they asked for last year, and I ended up having to finish them at Aunt Nancy's while everyone did the craft. Our craft were these super cute felt birds. I only made the one, and wanted to make two more, but maybe I'll get around to making them later (yeah right!)
Anyway, lots of shopping, eating, and chatting; that's what's craft day is for. The best part was I got to see Mom (I didn't think she was coming until she called me the second day), all my aunts pampered me and made sure I was fed and feeling good. Can I just say, I love my family! All my aunts, uncles, and cousins--we all get along so well, and they are just so fun to be with. I wish I could go to more craft days throughout the year, but living a state away makes it difficult.
I have been looking forward to our camping trip in Elba this year probably because its been a few months since I've seen my family, but its just a time for me to relax and swim, ride the four wheelers, maybe a horse, and see all the grand kids. I've been trying to convince Becky to come even though she still isn't feeling very good so we can be miserable together. I probably won't feel so bad in a few weeks, but it'll be good to see everyone.
May has proven to be another very hectic and stressful month. I've eased up on my work hours so I can be home by the afternoon instead of 3:00 or 4:00. I have several landscape designs to finish this month which I am so grateful for the business, but it's a lot to take on all at once. I'm really hoping for a break in June. I haven't decided if I should pull our ad or not so I can just take a break, but I doubt I'll do it just because the more business I get the better off we'll be when baby arrives. Speaking of which, I got some awesome toys and baby stuff at a garage sale at craft day last week. I was pretty excited. This baby is going to be spoiled, lol.
I have been dying to get out in the yard to plant flowers, weed my flower beds, and plant my vegetable garden. I am so behind! The last few weekends we're either gone or I don't feel well enough to sit in the hot sun planting flowers or pulling weeds. I haven't cleaned my house for two weeks either, yikes! It's really disgusting and embarrassing. I'm crossing my fingers I'll get out there this weekend. We also have major house projects such as retexturing our living room ceiling, redoing our master bedroom with paint, texture and finally hanging stuff up on the walls after a year of living here. I'd also like to work in the nursery, but I'm not sure how far I'll get. It's wall papered with a plain tan color, so it's not too bad, but its just outdated and I'd like to tear that out and give it some fresh paint and nice curtains, and also clean the carpet. Anyway, I'll keep dreaming while I design other's landscapes.
Craft day last weekend was wonderful. It was just the break I needed, although I have stressed all of April because I was in charge of the craft this time and I hadn't finished it until two days before. I also tried to finish some clay garden stakes for the Mellows they asked for last year, and I ended up having to finish them at Aunt Nancy's while everyone did the craft. Our craft were these super cute felt birds. I only made the one, and wanted to make two more, but maybe I'll get around to making them later (yeah right!)
Anyway, lots of shopping, eating, and chatting; that's what's craft day is for. The best part was I got to see Mom (I didn't think she was coming until she called me the second day), all my aunts pampered me and made sure I was fed and feeling good. Can I just say, I love my family! All my aunts, uncles, and cousins--we all get along so well, and they are just so fun to be with. I wish I could go to more craft days throughout the year, but living a state away makes it difficult.
I have been looking forward to our camping trip in Elba this year probably because its been a few months since I've seen my family, but its just a time for me to relax and swim, ride the four wheelers, maybe a horse, and see all the grand kids. I've been trying to convince Becky to come even though she still isn't feeling very good so we can be miserable together. I probably won't feel so bad in a few weeks, but it'll be good to see everyone.
May has proven to be another very hectic and stressful month. I've eased up on my work hours so I can be home by the afternoon instead of 3:00 or 4:00. I have several landscape designs to finish this month which I am so grateful for the business, but it's a lot to take on all at once. I'm really hoping for a break in June. I haven't decided if I should pull our ad or not so I can just take a break, but I doubt I'll do it just because the more business I get the better off we'll be when baby arrives. Speaking of which, I got some awesome toys and baby stuff at a garage sale at craft day last week. I was pretty excited. This baby is going to be spoiled, lol.
I have been dying to get out in the yard to plant flowers, weed my flower beds, and plant my vegetable garden. I am so behind! The last few weekends we're either gone or I don't feel well enough to sit in the hot sun planting flowers or pulling weeds. I haven't cleaned my house for two weeks either, yikes! It's really disgusting and embarrassing. I'm crossing my fingers I'll get out there this weekend. We also have major house projects such as retexturing our living room ceiling, redoing our master bedroom with paint, texture and finally hanging stuff up on the walls after a year of living here. I'd also like to work in the nursery, but I'm not sure how far I'll get. It's wall papered with a plain tan color, so it's not too bad, but its just outdated and I'd like to tear that out and give it some fresh paint and nice curtains, and also clean the carpet. Anyway, I'll keep dreaming while I design other's landscapes.
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