Happy Halloween!!

Since we don't have little children any longer we have to dress up our dog. She really loves the trick or treaters, cause she thinks they are coming to play with her. Courtney dressed up for work, as you can see, and I think she looks great. She's a rockin fairy! She even won the prize at work, which was a piece of paper...wow Cute!

Sorry it's been so long...

I know I haven't updated for awhile, but we've had computer problems...Hopefully I can show you the updates on the remodels this weekend so stay tuned...I'm working on the basement right now. Anyway...

Sister Henson will be flying home on ( imagine drum roll) Nov 14th at 10:00 am!
I am so ready to have her back. She needs to be part of the family again and I need another girl at home. Her homecoming is set for Nov 23rd at 11:00 at the stake center by our house. So please come and have some lunch with us right after!

Yea!!!

Come listen to a Prophets voice...

Today Blaine and I had an amazing experience. We got to attend General Conference for the first time. My sister came down from Oregon and was able to get tickets for 5 of us. It was very cool when the Prophet came in and everyone became completely silent...We weren't suppose to take pictures inside the conference center, but everyone was sneaking pictures so I decided to go with the masses. This is my sister Tami, her daughter Afton and her husband Michael.
This of course, is all five of us. Someone kindly agreed to take a picture of us. In this picture there is sunshine, but when we arrived in Salt lake it was pouring rain!

I loved Pres. Monson's talk about change. I find his words and mannerisms very comforting. Thanks for the tickets and the experience Sis....

Bedroom remodel accomplished!

So this weekend my sister Tami kindly agreed to come all the way from Oregon to help me fix up one of the many rooms I'm trying to get ready for Meagan's homecoming (Nov 14th is the release date). We used our extra bedroom for a sewing/extra storage room but now that 3 out of 4 of my children will be living at home again...:| I've had to give up my extra room and it was in sore need of a remodel.

This is the room after we removed the gamma ray green walls and I was going for a black and white room with splashes of green. One angle...and the chair folds out into a bed...
Sorry about the angle of the next two pics but above is another angle that shows the curtains I made and the mirror I painted from a garage sale...
The above (before pic) shows the green walls I had to cover with two gallons of paint....
This is my ever helpful sister who is full of good decorating ideas and as you can see...really really loves to paint...just look at her face if you don't believe me..;)
Then my other helpers were Court and Afton...Tami's daughter...but wait...they don't look like they are painting the walls...

So we have counter tops still to do in the kitchen and just a few touches to finish in Meagan's room and then it's on to the basement...Be looking for the emails and texts from me begging for painters on the basement...Painting Party!!!