Putting Down More Flooring

Look what Janna and I did today. We finished my living room.

 And my laundry room.

 Here is what flooring we have left. Notice the two chairs. This is where we catch our breath.

Janna, Tommy and I worked on this floor all day long. We managed to get the living room done and the laundry room. We had to go around a corner and make it all work. Janna is a genius and figured it all out. It was hard to snap the flooring into place when we ended up against a wall. But we managed to get it done. We are so tired and sore that we can hardly walk. We did stop and go to mexican food for lunch. We were all starving. Then we had a nice afternoon shower. Just some gentle rain to make everything smell good. What a great day. I feel like there is an end to this after all. Now we are just going to bed and rest our weary bones.
Grateful Statement: Today I am grateful for the summer rain. Everything is so green and pretty. Heavenly Father is in charge...

Putting Down the Flooring

We have started our flooring. Wish us luck!

 What we have left. Each box contains 18 pieces of wood in three lengths. We've got our work cut out for us. But we are learning something new.

Tommy and I worked on our flooring. It took us awhile to figure it out and get the hang of it but by the end of the day we were going strong. I wanted flooring in my living room, kitchen, laundry and pantry so I can put area rugs down and don't have dirty carpet all the time. Living on a mini farm makes thing really dusty and muddy when it rains.
Janna and I went to IF and took back 2 boxes of tile that was left over. We also went to WW and Janna had lost a pound and I had gained 1/2 pound. But I'm not worring about it until I get my house done. It's hard to think about what I need to eat when you're too tired to care. But I'm not giving up. We also went to Kohl's and I got 2 pair of summer pants and 3 shirts. And I bought a smaller size. Good on me. All my summer clothes are packed away somewhere in storage. I can't wait to get everything unpacked and find all my stuff.
I made Chicken and Noodle casserole for dinner so people could eat whenever. Austin had another baseball game so Scott and Janna took him.
We also had the concrete man come over that's going to do the garage floor. Tommy got that all arranged. It's getting close to being finished.
Grateful Statement: I am grateful today for flooring that just clicks together and makes it kind of easy for us to install our floor.

Teaching My Children's Class For Relief Society

Today I ran around getting things copied, laminated and gathered for my class tonight. I had to get treats and crayons and pictures to color of animals. The lesson I am giving is on animals. So I found animal crackers and gummy bears for snacks and a coloring book of animal pictures. Harley, Bailee and Marissa came with me to help me. It was so much fun. We talked all about animals and Harley told the kids about her Llama's and Fainting Goats. They were so much help that it made it easy to do. It's a little more difficult than just teaching a class because it's 1 1/2 hours long and the kids ranged form 18 months to 7 years old but it worked well and the kids had a good time.
That was my day. I feel much better about teaching this class now because I know what to expect. It was fun and I felt good serving.
Grateful Statement: Today I am grateful for the little children in my class. They as so special and so close to Heavenly Father. And I am grateful for Bailee and Harley and for their willingness to help.

More Touch Up Paint

After Tommy got all the lights hooked up in my laundry room and my pantry I had to do more touch up paint. It seems like everywhere I looked there was more white spots. But I think I am done. Going up and down that ladder all day makes my body protest. But we are so close.
Grateful Statement: I am grateful for all the green lawns and fields that make it so pretty around here.
Blogspot was having issues so this is all I remember about Wednesday.

Touch up Paint and Electrical

I did the touch up paint today and vacuumed all the vents out and some of the floor. Tommy worked on the finish electrical. We now have kitchen and laundry lights. I was extra tired today and struggled to get that much done. I took Bailee to piano lessons and picked her up and then took her and Austin to YW and Scouts and picked them up. Tommy and I went to dinner and the market for kitty food while they were at their activities.
Janna and Scott had gone to Jeremy's Graduation. It was a busy day but it's over and that's all that counts.
Grateful Statement: Today I am grateful for the little book Dean and Amie gave me for Mother's Day. This is the one I read today and it filled my heart with peace and comfort. "Some Blessings come soon, some come late, and some don't come until heaven; but for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come." Jeffery R. Holland
1 Corinthians 8 - 1 Corinthians 9  There are many gods and many lords—To us there is one God (the Father) and one Lord, who is Christ. This is the heading for this chapter. It is so simple and true.

Going to Idaho Falls Day

Tommy and I went to Idaho Falls this morning and bought all of our lighting. We bought all the lights except for 4 outside lights that they were out of. We found our vanities for our bathrooms and sinks and kitchen sink and garbage disposal. We had my car so we had to go home and get the truck. I had to order my cabinets for my office so they can be down before carpets. That part had slipped my mind and we didn't have the measurements for the room. We drove back home with all our cabinets and stuff and got the car and went back to IF with plans in hand. We ordered our cabinets and when we went to pay they declined my card because I was over my limit. Janna called the bank and had them increase my limit but it still declined my card. I finally found a phone book and called the Rigby office and was told they hadn't increased it enough. After three tries it finally went through. It was almost 4pm by this time and we were sick of spending money and buying stuff. But we have almost all the stuff we need now.
I heated up all the leftovers from yesterday for dinner and that's what we had. I am too tired to do anything but go to bed.
Grateful Statement: Today I am grateful that we are close to getting our house done. I can see an end and that makes me happy.
1 Corinthians 7 - 1 Corinthians 8 Verse 3 "Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband." This was the only verse that made sense to me. I'll be glad when I have time to really study these scriptures. But if I get one thing out of them then I'm better than not reading at all.

Mother's Day - I Am Blessed

John sent me this wonderful card. When you open it "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You" plays.

 Little does he know that he has always deserved me. Heavenly Father knew what he was doing when he sent him to me. He is the best hugger on the planet.

 How did Amie know that Janna and I were just talking about getting new things to eat. My favorite speaker is Jeffery R. Holland, and a CD to upload onto my Ipod to listen to as I go to sleep at night. I so love this family, they are the best. Dean has always been my rock. Straight as an arrow and full of compassion for his family.

 Janna gave me two tiled bathrooms for Mother's Day. She worked all day long getting them done. What an awesome daughter. She is not afraid of hard work and she knows what her mom needs.

 Beautiful tiled floors.

 Look at the pretty flowers they gave me. Janna knows her mom loves flowers.

Today was a lot of hard work but a fabulous day. We didn't go to church because this was the only day Janna could tile my floors until next weekend. We worked on it all day. Scott made us a delicious dinner of Steaks, Ribs, Potatoes, Corn on the Cob, and Strawberry Short Cake. How sweet of him to do that for Janna and I. Jeremy, Leslie and Jersey came over and brought Janna and I a vase of flowers. They were so sweet to do that. They don't have much money and to spend it on me just made my heart warm.

Brothers Jenkins from the Bishopric came over and brought Janna and I a Mother's Day flower. I felt bad that he had to do that but it made us feel good that they would do that for us.

And I got to talk with Dean. He called me and wished me a Happy Mother's Day. What a wonderful Mother's Day. I was so tired but so happy and content.

Grateful Statement: I am so grateful today for my three wonderful children. I always wanted to make sure they knew how much I loved them. I thank Heavenly Father every night for letting me have these three to raise and forgiving me my mistakes. But I watched my mom with my siblings and wanted my kids to love me as much as we all loved her. I think I did it. They are the delight of my life and I love them so much.