Finally.....a blog post!

Yes, it's been a while since the last post. I was called to be Relief Society President in March, and my free time has changed significantly. I'm definitely much busier, but all in all it is a good thing for me. I just spent Memorial weekend with the kids, and we had a lot of fun. We all went up to Island Park to the cabin that Brent worked on last year (hence the new picture on the blog). It was great to all be together and we found lots to do in spite of the cold snowy weather. I have to say, it was hard to believe we were wearing our winter clothes and Brent was getting out the snow mobiles at the end of May, but that's what happened. Thanks for the fun time. I love you all.

Oh the surprises of life!

The last month has been full of unplanned construction ... all because I opened my laundry room blind one day at the end of January, saw water dripping and sagging dry wall at the top of the window. That led to insurance calls and a restoration company coming to my house. They explored further and discovered that the roof had been built wrong and water had been finding its way into the outside wall of my laundry room and leaking for quite a while. As a result it was a mess. The dry wall, wood under the siding, floor and roof had to be removed, rebuilt and replaced with all new stuff. So my washer and drier were sitting in my dining room for 3 weeks while they built me a new laundry room. They finished it last Saturday, and it is a joy to wash again and not have construction workers at my house most days! Even though it was pretty disruptive for the month, I do feel grateful to have found the leak and a good restoration company, and to have it all fixed! Oh the surprises of life!!!

One last Christmas Post

I thought I'd better post this before it is June. This picture is from Christmas Eve, and here's the fun story. Shauna, Janet, Patrick and I decided to go shopping for new PJ's on Christmas Eve. We went with the idea of getting footy pajamas, but considering it was the afternoon before Christmas, the town was sold out of those. Thanks to ShopKo, we were lucky enough to find these matching pj's on sale. So this was our attire Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We had a great time and LOTS of laughs ... and boy I needed that! Who says you need to grow up?? Thanks kids!