Happy Friday!

We made it!

It has been a busy week! I spent hours in the car driving Max back and forth from school. Ty and I ran around like crazy people trying to tie up loose ends with the folks at the mortgage office. We may NOT be moving this weekend! We just happened to choose the worst group of people ever to work on our loan. The realtor and the mortgage group have told us that they will never work with these individuals again. Neither will we! 

I am still holding out hope that we might move tomorrow. I know! It is that last minute!

Oh well!

On the bright side.....my brother is coming out today. He was going to help us move and still might if we do, in fact, move. If not the kids will love climbing all over him and watching movies with him. I love having someone new and exciting around to entertain everyone for a while!

No matter what happens I am very much looking forward to the weekend. I can't wait to spend some time with Ty. Max will be home so we can play. It is supposed to be kind of cold and rainy so maybe we can keep cozy by the fire and enjoy some hot chocolate. 

I hope everyone has had a great week. 

"Just Keep Swimming!" (Thanks Dori....)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

No new camera yet so just words for you today!

Last night I cut out a bunch of little green footprints (aka: leprechaun footprints). I made a path all over the yard leading to a green bucket (aka: pot of gold). I filled the bucket with fun surprises; socks, pinwheels, and gold coins. 

The kids are waking up to a Leprechaun hunt that leads to a treasure!

The green shirts are ready to go and I have plans for a green dinner this evening.

Happy St. Patty's! Go Green!

Cake!

I was asked to make a cake for an 80th birthday party this weekend. I was told that the little old lady loved lemon cake and red velvet cake. Red velvet cake is totally disgusting and not worth making.

I am making a lemon cake.

Take that red velvet.

Afternoon Delight!

I have to leave soon to pick Max up from school. Ty had the day off today so he is staying home with Mia and Zac. I need to drop off all of the new student paperwork at the office and then Max has to come along while I do a little grocery shopping before we come home. My parent's dishwasher has decided to kick the bucket and we are all very tired of washing dishes. I am going to buy paper plates and cups to make things a little easier on everyone. 

After the store we are coming home to make these:

Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies !!!

Happy Tuesday!

The walk thru

We got to go have a look at the house this morning. We came armed with the camera and a measuring tape. The measuring tape survived the visit, but sadly my camera did not. Zackary was carrying it when he fell down the stairs. Zac recovered. The camera died.....but I got a lot of pictures before the bitter end of the camera. I just didn't get any of the outside of the house. Oh well! This is the first room you walk into upon entering the house. It will be our formal sitting room. (you know the room you bring the visiting/home teachers into that stays relatively clean most of the time!)

More of that same sitting room. The tile is travertine and it continues through most of the first floor.

The sitting room is open to the dining room.

Ty is going to build us a great table to go in here. I am hoping by Thanksgiving this year we will have it and be ready to put on a great holiday feast!

The dining room leads into the kitchen/family room area.

The stovetop has 5 burners. Not professional grade, but I think I can make it work!

We bought the fridge and the barbeque from the sellers so we will be ready to go after the move this weekend.

This pantry makes me very happy!

The kitchen is open to a family room that has a little gas fireplace. I am getting a big sheepskin rug to sit right in front of it. It will be a great place to get cozy on winter evenings.

The half bath downstairs.

The kitchen has sliding doors that open to the backyard.

Mountain views!

The bbq

Downstairs will also be home to my exercise room and the guest room with one more full bath. Now onto the upstairs.

The laundry room is upstairs and there is a sink!

I am ridiculously giddy about this room. It shall be mine!

There are 2 loft/open areas that flow from one to the other. Here Zackary is leaving the smaller and walking into the greater of the two rooms. Ty wants to raise the half wall to the ceiling and use the bigger room as a theater room.

The kids will each have there own bedroom upstairs and they will have 2 full baths to share between the 3 of them.

One with one sink the other with two. I don't know how we will decide who uses which one.

Mia was very pleased to find toilets and showers in the house. I don't know what she was expecting.

These double doors open into the master bedroom.

There is a fireplace and a bay window. Happy!

They left the vinyl "Always kiss me goodnight" on the wall.

A piece of the closet. Another happy room.

There is a big soak tub in the master bathroom. It is between the 2 vanities. I love that we will each have our own sink area, but the best part of this bathroom is the toilet room! Separate from the rest!

I think this side will be mine because it has the little place for a bench and I can see myself doing hair on makeup there. (I can see Mia doing it too!)

Ty's side.

Little Zac is anticipating bathing in the big tub! Can't wait for Saturday! Hope you enjoyed the sneak peak!

The New School

Max had his third first day of kindergarten today and I think it was a success! When I picked him up he had a big smile on his face and told me that the day had been great! He is now an expert on being the new kid and was explaining to me how everything worked and what he was going to ask about tomorrow. Overall I was super pleased with the teacher, school, playground, and curriculum. 

In other news.....we are NOT moving tomorrow as originally planned. We ARE moving on Saturday. I made everyone promise. 

The New Ward!

We went to our new ward today and it felt awesome!

I really think we are going to fit in great. There are a lot of families and a lot of kids!

Max and Mia had a great time in Primary. Zackary almost made it all the way through nursery before he realized I wasn't there and started to cry!

Today was ward conference so I didn't get much of a chance to talk with people, but I have high hopes for next Sunday. 

A Cry for Help!

It has been a long time since I have bought a new pair of jeans.

While Ty was in school I shopped at garage sales and Goodwill. I really have no idea where to begin. The situation is getting rather dire.

This is me quite literally "squeezed" into a pair of too old and too stonewashed jeans.

I need new jeans. I have no idea where to buy them. I am willing to spend some money. Where do I go? I need some recommendations!

Daily Bread

Yesterday I was reading through an old copy of the Ensign magazine. It was a special issue dedicated to teaching about the Savior, Jesus Christ. It included testimonies of latter day prophets and art depicting Christ. As I skimmed over each page I heard the song "This is the Christ" playing in my head. 

I was overwhelmed with just that feeling. "This IS the Christ". Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

How blessed we are to be given the opportunity to learn of Him, to come unto Him, and to know Him.

Happy Friday!

Woo-Hoo! The weekend is nearly here! I am so looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow! 

All week I have had to force myself to get out of bed and to the gym on time. I have been really excited about getting my treadmill back when we move in so that I can work out on my own time. This morning, however, I was talking to all of my early morning gym buddies and I felt really sad that I will be leaving them all so soon. Everything in life can be so bittersweet. 

Today is Max's last day of school in Redlands. He is taking chocolate chip cookie bars to share with his class and a Thank You card for his teacher.

Zack was up at 5 this morning. He likes to be awake in the dark when there is nothing to do. I am hoping he takes a nice long nap later today. The grumpies are already setting in!

Ty and I are hoping to sneak away this evening for a little date night. We may go look at some more furniture, or eat fish tacos, or hang at Barnes and Noble, or maybe just stay up too late watching movies and eating chocolate. 

I hope everyone is enjoying their Friday!