Home improvement - Does it ever end?

My blogs today will mostly be about home improvement or things that need to be improved. Or in reference to my last blog new always means more. Our main bathroom needed some new grout and so I called one of the many wonderful people that are always advertising and have them give me a bid. $440.00 to remove and regrout our shower/bathtub. Well Marc decided he could do it. And so he did!!!! It took him the whole weekend and he spent this whole last week home with bronchitis (not sure they are related but probably because he inhaled grout all night Friday and all day Saturday) But including the new dremel that he purchased he did it for around $250.00. So not bad and it does look nice.

With new comes more..........

Ok, so now I have these beautiful new windows and I don't know what to do for window coverings..........That is what I mean by with new comes more. So you(or I) always think that I can just get something new. But of course then you have to figure out the rest of it. So if anyone has any ideas for window coverings please let me know. The crazy part about these beautiful new windows is that I just got new blinds about 6 months to a year ago and now they do not fit!!!!!! Again, that is what I mean by more. So the blind sales man is going to come over probably today to give me some ideas about blinds or shades or something. But then I think I will still do a valance or something. With my beautiful new sliding door I have to get a new rod to cover the expance of the 6 foot door. I did have extra fabric to add on to the curtain ( I guess that is what it would be called.) So now I just have to get the rod hung and we can feel a little covered at least in the family room. However, I also had to paint the wall the door was in. I could do the whole room and I'm sure it needed it. But I chose to change the color of that wall only. It is a little oranger than I think goes with my burgandy and tan curtains and our burgandy furniture but it works, at least for now. And so........as I said with new always comes more.

Time and money

Before Before
Kind of in the middle
After
And After

This is my current favorite saying. "all it takes is time and money, two things we have very little of." But we have been getting some things done around the house. Marc received a bonus at work and he is so kind to let me spend most of it. I have always heard that is the way it works. What's his is mine and what is mine is mine!!!!!! Anyway we got new windows in our living room. And a new sliding door. I am such a sucker that I let the contractor and the window salesman (who happens to be our neighbor) talk me into a 6 foot door. But it is so nice. I love it.

Kasey's wedding

What a beautiful wedding. It was held at a historic house that has been converted into a reception center while trying to maintain the main house. Anyway, it was beautiful. Here are pictures of the ceremony, Chance and Jaxon , The bride and groom, Jordan, Kolton and Cache and for those of you who live far from home and haven't seen Trevor in awhile that is him next to Brian.

Mother/Daughter activity

Ashlee used this as one of her personal project 10 hour projects. She printed invitations. She planned games and she was in charge. She had all of the girls dress like their mothers. She also played a couple of games. She had questions to see how well the mothers knew their daughters and how well the daughters knew their mothers. I have to say Ashlee did better than I did on this part. She then had a game to see how many questions each could answer from the others era. Everyone felt this was easier for the moms because they are alive in the girls time but the girls were not alive at their mothers time. The mothers did kick butt. Then she had mothers and daughters parade on the red carpet. We took pictures and gave them copies. Here is a picture of Ashlee and I and Cortnee and their mom. Ashlee and I would have won if pictures had been taken. I am posting this picture because it is pretty hideous of me. Ashlee keeps telling me all of the pictures that I post of her are funny looking. So this ones for you Ashlee!!!!

Basketball

Our middle school does not have a sports program for the most part, so our 9th graders can try out for the high school teams. The exception to this rule is basketball. So Ashlee made it on the 9th grade team. All of the teams go to play offs which are single elimination. Our team was eliminated in the first game. Ashlee had a lot of fun. She is number 10.

sledding

The Thursday after christmas Ashlee, Cortnee and I went out to Tooele for awhile and we joined Heidi, Brian, Meagan (Brians sister)and Sam for a little sledding. We went to a park on 10th North and on the east side of main street. Not a bad hill. I was very excited, I hadn't been sledding for a couple of years. It was not too bad.