On the Inside

While a lot happened on the out side of the house, a WHOLE LOT happened on the inside as well. We finished painting the living/dinning/office. We found a light fixture for the living room. And we had a party as we pulled up the nasty carpet to reveal the beautiful unfinished hardwood floors. The pad under the carpet was... not much of anything. We had some discussion if the pieces of pad looked more like corn flakes or gram crackers, but after we swept it all together we decided in we actually had a sand box in our living room.

And in the end it was beautiful!

You're just going to have to trust us that the pictures do not do the blue justice - it really looks great.

But WAIT... There is more!!

We also got paint in the front bed room.

It is amazing what a coat of paint does to make these look clean and new. It is a great feeling to have most of the behind the scenes work done so we can keep moving forward with tasks that at the end of the day you see progress with. We're getting very excited about what's happening in our dear home.

On the Outside

Lot's happened at the house on our last trip to Utah. Thanks to a dedicated and determined mom, we found a great and affordable concrete guy who redid our walk way, and we also got the front steps cleaned and painted. We're so excited about the improvement in curb appeal!

What is left to be done outside? On our next round of pictures we will have the hand rails attached. We also still need to paint the main door. Next summer we'll go big with landscaping and all of that fun, but that is still a ways away.


Our big debate is what to do with the remaining two bushes that line the door. Do they come out now, or do we keep them until we decide what we want to do with landscaping in that area? We'd love your thoughts on if they should stay or go now? We also welcome any suggestions of what plants would be great there that we can look into next summer.

What is that??

On the first weekend of October we had a bit of an adventure that we've been meaning to share. It all came about out of the desire to be out of our storage unit in Boise. Our trip to Utah coincided with Conference weekend, and as many of you know, VERY rarely is there a Conference weekend in October that does not include rain in Utah.

Rain - what's a little rain when you're moving stuff from ID to UT? That's what tarps are for, right??

Our plan was to leave Friday night after securing our load. However, after it took 3 hours and 2 trips to Home Depot to get enough tarps and clamps to feel good about the covering, so we decided we'd get some sleep and head out first thing in the morning. 5:00 on Saturday morning we hit the road in the dark and in the rain. 45 minutes outside of Boise Mary looked in the rear-view-mirror as a semi passed allowing her to see something flapping in the back of the truck. We pulled over to discover that ONE corner wasn't secured enough and our tarp was shredding!!!

To our good fortune there was Wal Mart in the town and 45 minutes, 1 additional tarp, 1 towel, 1 waste basket, and a 20 piece bungie cord set later we were back on the road.

And it only took us two more hours than normal to make the trip. But along with that we will never forget listening to the first session of Conference on the radio and learning that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is building a temple in Rome.

For all of that effort, here is what our final carefully wrapped load looked like.

What, you may ask, were we transporting that was worth all the effort? The Bear Lake Monster? A dragon our friend Haggrid left to our care? Or maybe a couch and an elliptical machine. :) If you ever need help packing furniture to move in an open bed truck in the rain - just give us a call. (or learn from our lesson and PICK A DIFFERENT WEEKEND).