Vacation Coming to a Close

I took two weeks off work to get us all moved in and settled in our new place. Today is the last day of that freedom. I am sad, these past two weeks have been the best time of my life. I have gotten to spend all that time with my little guy and to be honest I thought I would go insane..the total opposite happened, we have had the best time ever. This time has made me really see what I want in life and that is to stay at home with my baby. Unfortanetly as luck would have it I am not able to stay home for the obvious financial reasons. (mom's who get to stay home, count your blessings)

So I have decided to try my luck at a home business for awhile see if anything happens with that. I recently have become a Usborne Book Consultant. For those of you who don't know what that is, these are childrens books and are wonderful, for little ones, toddlers, kids learning to read and so on. They have great stories, learning books and the books little ones love, the touchy feely ones. I will be hosting my own show next month and would love for everybody to come and check them out (plus you can check out the new house). I don't feel guilty going to these shows and spending money on books when they are going to a good cause, my little Huntyr. If anyone is interested in coming, leave me your email and I'll send you the info along with my address.

Here are just a few pictures of the house almost put together, and of Huntyr just chilling the past two weeks. (in no particular order)

Redneck curtains before we got the blinds installed

ScrapBook USA

This weekend was the ScrapBook USA Expo down in Salt Lake. This is a ritual for my sister and I to spend some time together. We have always taken the Friday off work and headed down and then stay the night and scrap all day Saturday. This time we weren't so lucky to stay overnight and even take the day off. We headed down to Salt Lake about 3:30 and then scrapped until it closed at midnight and then headed back home.

We always have a group of friends we meet down there. We always have so much fun with these gals, they are a lot of fun and the conversations can be really interesting.

Thanks Pookie for a good time!!

Complete with line dancing competitions, you go girl!!
This is as close to meeting a famous person as I will ever get. Casey Scott Newscaster from KUTV channel 2 news, he is just like he is on the news, so sweet, and so very nice.

She was up and ready to do the chicken dance...Check out all that junk food!

Last but not least our big group of gals that we meet every year and hang with.

Football Season is here!!!

Now don't get me wrong, I like football and all I just hate to watch every game, every night its on, then watch ESPN the next morning to see the highlights. I would much rather be to the game in person, now that is fun!!

Josh wants to get the football package when we move into our house. 14 games on Sunday, oh heaven help us I don't think I can watch them all. Sunday's are the best day for movies on TV. Oh well I'll live. I have lived with it for 8 years so far, I just didn't think my little one would start so early. Its so cute!!!

I have the keys

We are to the very last of our building adventure. The doors are locked and I have the keys.

I promise darlin I won't ask again for another new house. Josh told me when we started if I wanted another new house I would also be looking for a new husband. Not to worry, this area is perfect. Perfect lot perfect house. Just a few items to check out. We will be moving in next weekend I can hardly wait..YEAH!!!!

Keep in mind our house is very rustic, we very much like the outdoors and wildlife..

Josh let me pick everything inside the house, I think I did quite well.
This I still think is kind of a cool idea. I did a wood border down the hall with carpet in the middle




I couldn't help but share the beauty off our desk this night, it was rouring with colors

Pretty Bird, Pretty Bird

Pretty Bird, Pretty Bird, this is the line from dumb and dumber which is what I thought this bird was.

My parents are doing a little remodling on the outside of the house and this pheasant just happened to wonder into the yard the day the construction workers were ripping the house apart. It didn't seem to mind that the guys were walking all around it, that the radio was blasting out tunes, or that the air compresser was on and the nail gun going off. Nothing seemed to bother this pheasant.

Who knows where it came from, and it stuck around most of the day.

Enjoy the photo's, its just the simple things in life I guess.

Locked and Ready to go

So today we locked our interest rates which means we have 20 total days to be funded and closed. We have to be completely done with the house in 15 days so it can be inspected. Can it be done? If anyone knows me it will. I am the most bossy person I know.

I went up to the house tonight to try and attemp more cleaning before they delivery the appliances tomorrow. I can't tell you the surprise I walked into. The countertops are simply amazing. Josh worked his little heiny off doing side work so we could get in trade granite countertops and let me tell you, it paid off. They are so beautiful. Next I turn my gaze to rest upon the fireplace that has been rocked. I can not wait to cuddle up next to this fire with my sweet "love" and my baby.

I feel like when I go up there I don't get anything done because I am just constantly looking around checking everything out. It will be so nice to be back on our own and getting our lives back on track.

I am fighting a cold that has been coming on all day today and I pray it doesn't get worse. There is so much that needs to be done up their (cleaning) before I will ever be ready for them to lay carpet. Keep your fingers crossed and hopefully it will all work out.
I hope I haven't been to crazy on this post. I took a big dose of vics nyquil before I started. So until later GoodNite!!!

Master Bath - the note on the counter top says "do not set tools or supplies on countertops or you will be responsablie for any scratches or damages (please everyone be careful)
I love the marble it turned out so good (thank you Cottonwood Marble)
Huntyr has a freaking swimming pool for a tub, but it was free so we couldn't pass it up
ahhhhhh, the raised bar in the kitchen, I love it!!! I also love the radious angle they did..Thank you Innovative Countertops!!!
Yes Yes Yes, thank you Goose Ridge builders

We choice to go with the rough edge for the countertops, looks amazing

House and Tempers

Its all starting to take shape. I can't tell you how badly I want to be in our house. Smithfield is just not my town anymore...Here's why:

Last night there was a knock on the door around 9:30pm. Josh answered the door to find 2 cops standing on the porch. Apparently one of the neighbors had complained about our dog barking. Said he had barked all day. I find that funny because I was home all day long except for the hour I went to church. Now if anyone knows our dog you will know that he is so mello and rarely barks unless he is provoked. He was barking a few minutes before they showed up because Josh and I were outside getting our clothes off the clothes line and the neighbors were outside screaming (I'll get to this part of the story in a minute) Of course he was barking we were outside and people were screaming across the canal.

The cop proceeded to take down Josh's information, birthdate. phone number. He asked if the dog was registered and of course he isn't. Why would we register the dog we are not a perminent resident of Smithfield and we will be leaving in a few weeks. The cop said he would let us off with a warning but then just kept saying that the dog was a nusiance and that he could be taken away. At this point I lost it, I am very hot tempered and boy did it come out and the cop got the brunt of it (oops) I told him that I couldn't believe that he was coming over to our house for the dog when there are drugs going on over at the houe next door (hence the kids screaming next door) That house has so many cars coming and going all day long and all night long, the kid doesn't have a job and all he does over there is smoke pot and mushrooms according to his dad (why they don't do anything about it is beyong me) In anycase my parents have to put up with that and now that we are there I don't want drugs being dealt next door. I have a baby and I don't want to worry about the drug lords across the street when we are outside playing.

Okay so back to the story. I got realy hot at the cop going over all this with him and he said hey I could go head and give you a citation right now and I just said "go ahead" probably shouldn't have said that but I was fuming. Josh kind of pushed me back in the house and the cop told me to go in the house he would just talk to my husband probably better anyway but man I was mad.

Anyway a lovely way to spend a Sunday night.

PS, they said they are aware of the situation across the way and are working on it but it takes time. I wondered how long it would take before something was done.

Little boys and Tractors