Home Improvement 2008...

After about 3 weeks of work our siding is finished!  

Get ready for a picture fest, but I couldn't help it, I want you to see every bit of it.  It's funny what has become important to me now that I am a homeowner...I am ecstatic about siding and I find myself coveting my neighbors new windows...one day.

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For years we have had permanent bird nests, and all the poop that goes with them, within any nook and cranny that those @$%& birds could wiggle themselves into...that is no longer a problem and we have laughed so hard at the idiot birds that still try and fly back to their, now covered, hideouts...ha ha, victory at last!

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This was Tony's project.  He pulled down the pretty pink corrugated wall and framed in a new wall and did a damn good job, just ask him.

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While Toby, our amazing siding guy, was doing the siding, Tony and I really hit the yard hard.

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We hauled away 3 tons of yard "crap," and more "crap" that ol' man Jarmon (the previous owner) had stored in the garage.  It felt so good to de-junk.

We got everything done right in time for a "Graduation BBQ" for Tony.

It has been a lot of work, but it looks so great, and that makes it all worth it...plus now we can have some rockin' bbq's.

Special shout out to Toby, mom, dad, Kim, and Tony's uncle Brad.

Thanks for helping to make this happen.

Happy Mother's Day...

At about 4:30 in the morning, I was awakened by Indie crying.  It was not her normal "I am going to cry for a minute and then go back to sleep" cry, it was more like a "something's not right, you better come check on me" cry.  I found her covered in throw up with poopy pants.  I quickly cleaned her up, changed her sheets, fed her and rocked her back to sleep.  As I sat there rocking, the thought came to me that "this is my work and my glory..." to be a mother.  

I was born to be a mother.  

I can happily say that motherhood has sat well with me.  My pregnancy and delivery were the most wonderful, amazing, and spiritual times in my life.  I, along with Tony and my Heavenly Father, created the most amazing person I have ever met and every time I hold Indie I feel as close to heaven as I can here on earth. 

Looking back, I realize that everything I learned in my life helped me to be a better mother and I was taught by the best example I could ask for...my own mother.  Thank you for molding me in to the best mother I could be.

Last night as I held my little angel in my arms, I couldn't help but think, I can't wait to do it all again.

By the way, I asked for three things for Mother's Day and I got all three...

1. Enchanted

2. A hot bath wherein I could shave my legs

3. Time to actually do my hair

I am pretty easy to please.

Can I Graduate...

Friday, May 2nd

Tony graduated from Weber State University

I had the idea to make Indie a little cap and gown and my amazing mom whipped this puppy out.  

Tony and Indie "walked" together.  It was the most adorable thing I have ever seen.  The reaction from the crowd was priceless and random people kept coming up to take pictures of her.

It's hard work being the center of attention.

A kiss for daddy from a proud daughter.

The graduate with my parents...

my grandparents...

his mom and nana...

and his grandparents.

Leash, Little Kev and Maddie were there along with Allie and the boys.  It was great to have so much support.

It was seriously an amazing day and I could not have been prouder of Tony.  He has worked so hard...going to school full time, working full time and doing hundreds of clinical hours.  Graduating is such an accomplishment and this is a major milestone for our little family.  Only one graduation left baby, you are almost there, so keep up the good work.  I love you so much.

I had this song stuck in my head all day.

C'mon N' Ride it...

We decided to brave the crowds and ride the new FrontRunner on Tuesday.  The new train runs from Ogden to Salt Lake City and it was free to ride for the first four days it was open.  About a bazillion people had the same idea. 

We rode into Salt Lake and we were going to eat lunch downtown but we had to stand the whole way there and once everyone got off in SLC we grabbed some seats and decided to ride home and get lunch there.

The kids, of course, loved it.

The train was really nice and reminded me and Leash of Europe.

It was quite an adventure and we definitely made a memory.