Whee…What A Week!!!!

This has been a whirlwind of a week and today I am sort of taking a break from it all.

1. I have finished all of my apples and they are all dried and in bags for our winter eating.  They are DELICOUS with cinnamon and sugar sprinkled on them.
2. Had two job interviews – maybe one of them will come through – if not then will put in more applications next week
3. Made and delivered capes to Quilted Bear
4. Got another special order from QB to make this week
5. Sold two tables off KSL
6. Had a flat tire on the van – Dick is trying to get it taken care of now- ARGGGG!!!!!
7. Dick got my dryer fixed – it broke last Friday and the part got here on Thursday – two people still have lots of laundry in a weeks time
8. Cleaned, mopped and dusted my house
9. Took all the canning supplies down stairs for the winter now the back bedroom looks like a bedroom again
10. Dick trimmed the neighbors hedge so we can see the temple better  YEAH!!!!
11. Met a new family in our ward with the cutest little girls – they came for Evan’s old little bike
12. Worked on my business books
13. Baked bread and made bread bowls for potato soup – YUMMY
14. In between all of this I finished reading a book
15. Found another desk at DI to refinish
16. Got another bench all painted and ready to glaze
17. Bought Dick a new toy for his shop- a dovetail kit for making drawers – he is in love with it

I am tired again when I think of all that I did accomplish this week.  It is a good feeling.

Fall 2011…

Today we took a drive up Sardine Canyon and this is what we seen…

One of the most favorite times of the year is when God starts to paint his tapestry of fall colors.  They are awesome!!!!

Busy Week…

This past week has been a busy one.

Tons of capes were made…

cute aprons were created…

duck galore graced my kitchen table…

apples were bought for drying…grapes were picked for juice and leather…25 quarts and 27 trays later the grapes are finished.  Hayden gave me his order  for raisins and cookies…got the Curry package sent yesterday…apples are waiting to go in dryer…my, my what a busy week we had, but oh so fun.

New Provo, Utah Temple Announced…

WOW!!!!!

What a surprise this morning during the 181st Semiannual LDS Conference, when our beloved Prophet announced the newest temple to be built in Utah.  The old Tabernacle in Provo that was burned last year will be rebuilt into a temple, keeping the same look as before the fire. 

This is the most gorgeous building in Provo and I remember early in my 20’s attending a single adult conference with some other single adults in the area.  The interior was amazing and breath taking to me.

I immediately thought of my family members that live close to this new temple and how their lives will be so blessed with their close proximity to this House of the Lord. 

What an honor it is for me to live so close to our temple and to see the construction of this great building.  The first thing I see in the morning as I open my window blinds are the two spires of the temple and the last thing I see at night as I close the blinds are these same spires extending toward heaven.  We are anxiously counting the time when this building will be dedicated and open for us to do the ordinance work for those that have gone before.

Desk Delight….

SOLD!!!!

THIS DESK NOW BELONGS TO OUR NEIGHBORS.  THEY BOUGHT IT BEFORE IT WAS STARTED AND WERE ABLE TO CHOOSE THE COLORS. 

I did not get a before picture of this desk, but it was a dark brown.  The desk had great character and some rather unique hardware that attracted Dick to it.  He fell in LOVE with it and had a vision in mind before we left DI’s.

We have new neighbors and they found out we restored furniture and wanted something for the bedroom or bathroom for her to use as a makeup vanity.  When she seen the ugly brown color, she too had a vision and wanted the desk to serve as her vanity.  

The desk was painted sand and lightly distressed then glazed with a chocolate brown.  The hardware was spray painted oil rubbed bronze.

I am so taken with this side of the desk and the marble look that the glaze made.  I found that it is all in how it is rubbed off.  I am getting more relaxed with the glazing part.

My New Friends UPDATE

UPDATE……

My birds have been named!!!!

Since Gramps named the dog MUTT HEAD, EVAN TOLD HIM SHE GOT TO NAME THE BIRDS!!!!

THEY ARE RIO (yellow) and JEWEL (blue/white). 

There was no discussion on her part and when Gramps called them Louey and Bluey, she was very put out with his STUPID names.

I have been wanting to get me some parakeets for a very long time.  When we lived in St. George many years ago, we had two of them.  One was a green parakeet and the other one was blue.  Brook named them Trixie and Dixie.  How she loved those birds and they in turn loved her dearly.  She would play for hours with them.  During our years in Denver, we also had parakeets, but when we left to move to Nevada our bishop’s family took our three birds.

I did have Buddy, the cockatiel, for a few years but he went to a home that could give him tons of attention.  After Nolan and Kelson moved to Denver, he was to lonely to be kept in a home where his days were spent alone.

I found these two beauties last night from KSL and the seller lived just three blocks from us.  They are hand raised and only two months old.  They are getting used to their new surroundings today and have been so fun to listen to.  I am so glad to have these two additions to my life and know that they will bring me hours of enjoyment in the years to come.

They have not been named yet as we are not sure it they are boys or girls.  That will take another two or three months.   One name for the blue one that I am partial to is Callie and the yellow one is Hannah.  I have even tried Hannah and Savannah since they are siblings.   Any ways, right now I am waiting for my two yea hoo’s to come and see them.  Maybe they will have some good names to pick from.

If you have good names for my pets, let me know soon.

Don’t Mess With The Kid….

With a swollen eye that would not open and a pretty smile on her face, this kid was headed to the doctor. 

It was decided that she has an infection in the eye, so is now on an antibiotic, eye drops and and an allergy med.

Get better fast, Miss Evie!!!