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Hypnotized or Just having too much fun?

Kasey and some friends went to a hypnotist last weekend and he claims that he went under. I however have my doubts :) Kasey is the one in the middle with the black sweatshirt and his head back. Looks like an unnatural position doesn't it?
But wait...then there is this position... hmmmm
This is Kasey A.K.A Michael Jackson. bustin a move
Not even sure what's going on here...
Yes...it's feet touching time. ewwww

So now you can see why I'm a little skeptical as to whether he was really put under or just having a little too much fun. :)

Driving, Shopping and Painting...

That's what I did this weekend...Driving, (well riding really) in the backseat of my niece's car with a book and a dew...to Oregon. Was a pretty nice way to go actually. Anytime you want me to ride in your back seat Afton and Michael, you just let me know :) So just some random pics to highlight my time with the folks.

Above you see Dad watching New Moon with Mom and I :) He loved it!!
Here we have Mom sporting her cool shades. She claims the light bothers her eyes but I think she's just trying to boost her image.
Mom and Dad watching New Moon. He wakes every 5 or 10 minutes :)
Whenever I go home I ask Mom if there is anything I can do while I'm there. This go round she wanted me to paint a stove she had gotten from a rusty white to this almond color. It was a messy job but she liked the result so she was happy. And a shout out to WD 40. We used it to clean the stainless steel and it worked great! So the above pic is the finished oven.
Here we have me using WD for the finishing touches.
Here is Afton using divot (dog) as an excuse to not help with the oven...jk
The oven in process...spray painting in the house is never a good idea by the way :( Lot's of clean up...
Saturday was a girls day out. Shopping all day long. Here we have Afton and Tami at the restaurant where we are trying to replenish ourselves for another go round of shops.
Sister Kerri telling mother some important story...by the look of it.

We had a very successful shopping day and I did not spend a dime :) I did however dress Kerri, Tami and Afton, which I find as satisfying as buying stuff for myself...(almost:)

Good Weekend...feeling rejuvinated

Silver Lining...

They say there is always a silver lining in the cloud cover...I think I see a glimpse of it...

Light at the end of the proverbial tunnel..whew

Courtney's new house and helpers

So Courtney and Tyler bought a home in December and we have slowly been bringing order from chaos. It's a cute fixer upper that when it's done will be stunning. It has three bedrooms, wood floors, good size dining room and a great backyard. Their little rat by the name of Tobin, (dog) loves his new digs. Courtney is hosting a baby shower for a friend today so last night Meagan, Callin and myself went to their house to help organize things a bit more. Easier said than done when your house is under construction :) So since Tyler has recently had back surgery and can't lift yet...he ordered us dinner and played some video games... :)
Here we have Meagan watching Courtney work...she did sweep! I was taking pictures of Meagan watching Courtney work...worked out nice for Meg and I
This is a picture of the dining room. Callin had just hung the curtains for the back sliding glass doors. We took a lot of equipment and tools out of the room and it looked so much bigger!
Here is Courtney working while Meg and I are watching. The former owners covered all these wood floors with carpet so she's taking up the tack strip. Why cover wood floors?

Below we have Meagan and Callin hanging the curtains . I have to say that Callin is a pretty handy guy to have around. I think Tyler is officially in love with him :)

I love that my girls both have homes to settle into. It's been fun helping them come up with ideas for their homes and make curtains and pillows and paint.

Oh and Thanks for the T.V Tyler!

Random Pictures...

I saw this table in a magazine and loved it. I think I can do this to my end tables in the living room. Don't you love it!! I just don't want it to be too silver if you know what I mean, more of a tarnished silver...so I'm thinking how to accomplish this...any ideas?
So this is a quilt I'm working on for Nicki who is having a baby boy in May...Not done but should be soon. I know her colors are tan and brown but I felt the need to spice things up a bit and went with green and brown and orange. You can't see it but the prints are so cute. I had fun picking out the fabrics :) It is mostly about me you know...
And these are the flowers I got for Valentines Day this year. I love the orange color and think they look really good in my dining room. Guess once these die I'll have to get some silk ones to throw in the vase...

Fun Times in the ER...

So guess where we were this morning? yup the local ER. Blaine has been having acid reflux issues off and on for quite a while now and it all came to a head this morning. He drove himself to the ER and because I work at the hospital I met him there. He was in so much pain...almost delirious with pain. Did I mention that he is not a nice patient? When the nurse wanted him to put the gown on and lay down so she could put in the IV, he started yelling at her and told her "this is ridiculous"!I could put an IV in someone standing on my head if I had to". I didn't know what to say to this outburst...so I just smiled at the nurse and said he wasn't usually like this :) Anyway the Dr. looked at him and thought it was his acid reflux and gave him some pain meds and a reflux medication. He's been pretty loopy today but at least he's been nicer :)

Wedding Days...

Well here we are...post wedding.  Interesting place to be...much relieved, happy and much relieved :)  Several of my family members could not be there for a variety of reasons so this post is mostly for them.   We had carmel apples at the reception and my sister in law Nancy volunteered to do the apples.  She is an apple wizard!  I came over to do any grunt work I could to make it easier on her but she had me dipping and drying and stirring right along side.  I think I could actually make them by myself if I ever wanted to...(not sure I would want to cause it was a long process) but they turned out soooo good.  I've never eaten so much caramel in one sitting.
My feet were so tired that day from hours of apple making that when Meagan suggested getting a pedi I jumped at the chance.  She needed cute toes and nail for the pictures.
So here we are on the actual wedding day.  We are waiting for Blaine to gas up the truck and it's getting  pretty close to the wire.  We were a little worried.
Here are the girls outside of the temple.
I don't know...I just don't know what to say about this picture but he kept doing the same thing over and over so I just went with it.
Girls in the truck on the way to the temple.
And finally...here they come, legally Man and Wife...  First part of the day is done. Now on to the rest...
Just a few snapshots of the reception.  We had a wonderful dinner right after the temple and then had 1 hour to get ready for the reception.  whew...we were still lighting candles when the first guests arrived, but we got er done!  Here is a picture of the apple...which were the hit of the night by the way!
The flower arrangements on the tables.  We loved the way they turned out...looked like snowballs for our winter wonderland theme.
Apothecary jars with candy.
And the baddest boys in town....along with their mother.

There are more pictures to come.  These are just a few I took with my iphone.  But it really was a great day.  The ceremony was wonderful.  We had a great turnout at the reception/mission reunion :)  And I can't wait to see the real pictures.  I need to thank Nancy, Julie, Afton and Jenny/Syd  for helping so much before, during and after the reception.  I don't think I could have asked for a better day for Meagan and Callin.  

Bring on 2010!!

I have to say I did not love 2009 or at least that is my gut reaction when I look back on this year.  It was just a difficult year in general. And the things I wanted to come about, just didn't.

But...and you know there has to be a but...If I look back at this year with different eyes...spiritual eyes, this has been a year of amazing blessings for our family.  How remiss I would be if I didn't recognize and acknowledge that fact

I'm still hoping for better things in 2o1o but have to look back at 09 with bittersweet memories... and I'm grateful for each one of them.

Merry Christmas...One and All!

We hope you all had a Very Merry Christmas 2009 and look forward with faith to 2010.  

Seems as though I've been posting a lot of pictures the last few posts but with everything going on like showers, receptions, trips, Christmas and what not, pictures say it best.  So here we go.

Elaine and Gael stopped by with presents and good cheer.

Elaine did these paintings for us.  The colors are perfect for our house and we hung them in the entry way..I love them.
She also did this picture for Blaine.  Do you recognize this lil sneak...yes it's Coupe wanting those Oreo's.  This was an actual picture of her that Blaine took when he was eating cookies and not sharing like she wanted.  Cute

Coco just got a new Coco machine for Christmas.  We made good Hot Chocolate with that..

here we have Kasey above wearing his new shirt and new snowboard pants and new beanie.  He looks intelligent here doesn't he?
Here is Kasey doing the dinner dishes...Looks like the other boys escaped quickly.
Coco eating her breakfast.
And here wearing her new scarf.
Chase and Kasey waiting for the next present...
Here we have Blaine putting together his present from Tyler and Courtney.  A New Vacuum!!

They gave it to him/us and said he had to do all the vacuuming from now on.  Wow, I think that was a present for me!
And finally, Chase showing his new video game... So we all had a very good Christmas and hope you all did too remembering the greatest gift of all.  Our Savior

My first International Trip!

Well, I've had my passport for quite awhile now and have not had an opportunity to use it until our trip to Canada.  Not exactly the international trip I had been imagining....but I'll take what I can get.  The above picture is of the border crossing into Canada.  There was a lot of worry and speculation as to whether we'd get searched etc.  But all in all it was pretty uneventful.  They asked us why in the world we'd cross into Canada at this time of year....just kidding.
We are making sure Blaine has his passport and he did.  (because I kept it)
This is a picture of a very cool hotel in a town called Banff.  It was huge and sort of mid-evil looking.  I imagine it was beautiful inside cause it was beautiful outside.  Picture does not do it justice.
This is the main street of Banff.  Reminded me a lot of Park City.  There are several Ski resorts around this area and lots of tourist shops.  Was kind of fun and kind of cold!
The surrounding mountains were beautiful.  They are part of the Rockies but reminded me of the Yosemite Mountains because they were just so big.
We stopped and had lunch at this little pub/restaurant and we were trying to take pictures for Courtney since she couldn't come.  (couldn't find her passport)  I know...lame right?  I guess I didn't know what to do with my hands here.
Couldn't resist taking a picture with this Canadian Moose.
Here we have the bride and groom giving Courtney the signal that they were thinking of her...It was pre-arranged signal...the peace sign.

So this was the my first trip out of the country.  I have to say I was a little relieved to cross back into the states.  Not sure why, but at least my cash was worth something is the good ole USA.