tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40114903951004441962024-03-18T21:42:44.912-07:00lileylouDevanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00429453373339815943noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011490395100444196.post-37531734666424363042014-03-28T21:22:00.002-07:002014-03-28T21:22:49.677-07:00Drywall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">This was an exciting day. When it stopped looking like a skeleton and more like a real house. </span></div>
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<br />Devanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00429453373339815943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011490395100444196.post-80329529213712519442014-03-28T21:20:00.003-07:002014-03-28T21:20:25.216-07:00The Rock Facade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was reminded that I haven't kept up with the changes around the house, so here is an update.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After we finished putting on the siding, we had always planned to put a rock facade underneath it. However, it was the last thing on the list...until our insurance company sent us a letter last October.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were told that we had 1 week to get the rock on the house or they were going to drop our policy due to inadequate exterior finish. Well, that was bs, but there was no time to fight it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So Steve started putting rock on the walls. It took all of half an hour to realize that Steve was not the man for the job. He had neither the patience nor the technique for it. After he walked away, I took up the trowel and plugged on. What do ya know, I'm a natural! Lucky me. I got to spend the next 3 days solid facing our house with large, heavy rocks. yay. </span></div>
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<br />Devanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00429453373339815943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011490395100444196.post-57331245228230559232013-09-10T22:42:00.000-07:002013-09-10T22:42:04.247-07:00as of 8/16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">This is a few weeks outdated. We have done so much since these were taken, but I'm too tired tonight to go take more pictures. So here it is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">View looking out of the "kitchen" into the "dining/living room".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">View from the door to the garage across the kitchen to the hall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...never looked more beautiful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Man I hate my old siding. I hated when we moved in an every single day since. For those of you to whom I have not ranted, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I HATE THE COLOR CREAM!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everything in my house was cream. The siding, the walls, the ceilings, every single door in the house. It just looks dingy and I hate, hate, hate it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the many benefits of remodeling the back of the house is that I get new siding...on the ENTIRE house...it's just better for everyone that way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, out with the old....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know the shadows make it difficult to see, but that's my back wall being framed. Once it is done, the sheeting can go on and we can get windows and shingles!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you are up to your eyeballs in work and have a million things to do on your house remodel...what is the best thing to do with your "spare" time???</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A side project!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It all began with a leaky faucet in the upstairs bathroom. I asked Steve to look at it and he decided that the faucet needed to be replaced. Well, the vanity had water damage from the faucet, so we opted to put in a pedestal sink instead. So we bought a new sink (which we ended up returning becuase our neighbor had a brand new on in his garage that he didn't want) and upon looking at the complicated set up, decided that we should replace the nasty laminate flooring with tile before permanantly attaching it to the floor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So now we're into the bathroom with a faucet, pedestal sink, and new tile. I figured since it turned into such a huge project, I may as well shoot for the moon and paint it too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I always forget to take before pictures, so imagine in your mind the half white - half forrest green painted walls, the gold and white 70's laminate, and the tiny, warped, cheap looking vanity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today Emma said the funniest thing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To preface, my kids are always asking how to make different colors using the crayon colors they have. In our house crayons are broken, and subsequently thrown out, on a daily basis. Thus the lack of needed colors and the never ending question that begins, "Mom, how do you make (insert color)?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I, being the great teacher that I am, or laziest mom ever, always ask them in return, "I don't know, how do you make (insert color)?" Then they either figure it out or determine that it cannot be made.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So now we come to the funny part. To get the full effect, you need to hear her tiny little voice, with her tiny little lisp, in your head.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Emma: "Mom, how do you make yellow?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mom: "I don't know, how do you make yellow?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Emma: "Umm, I don't know. Oh wait, you can't !!!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mom: "And why not?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Emma: "Because it's a church color!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It took me a minute to process what she meant by that. Then I laughed and laughed and laughed!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Emma had an especially nice time at the lake. This was taken 5 minutes into the car ride home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A HEEEEUUUUGE thank you to Jeff!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When Steve went solo on the tube I was laughing my head off the whole time. Jeff was trying so hard to flip him. It took about 10 minutes, but he finally hit a huge wake and went flying. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are SO proud of you big girl!!!</span></div>
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special thanks to Jesse who took all the pictures</div>Devanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00429453373339815943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011490395100444196.post-27080321036582840092012-07-27T09:03:00.000-07:002012-07-27T09:03:05.616-07:00Riley's Birthday<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Riley's birthday we just happened to have a ton of kids at the house around lunch time so I had Steve get us some pizza.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also went a little pinterest crazy and made this wreath for her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That night we went to our favorite place to eat to celebrate, the canyon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Always a big mess, always fun. Em and the kids are here from Boise and grandma came back from Atlanta just hours before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I didn't have time to decorate a cake, so Riley was more than willing to decorate it herself. This is how I handed it over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well I almost forgot it once again when we decided to go on a last minute Independence Day hike yesterday too. But I didn't! So here I am, going overboard, with a bunch of pictures of how we celebrated our Americanism...hiking through purple mountains majesty!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We opted for a relatively short hike whose trailhead was only about 8 miles from our front door. It's Dog Lake and is about 2.5 miles in. It seemed pretty good for all the beginners so we went for it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then there was this adorable dog that followed us around all over the place. Oh yeah, that's my dog Bobo. He LOVED it!!! He is a very good off-leash dog who follows almost any command and always comes when he's called. He's going to be great to take down the Grand Canyon next year!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My apologies to Uncle Scott. I do not know to which sticky mess in the back of the car to credit the smell she smelled, but evidently it reminded her of you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stevie was playing in a little league lacrosse game. He was playing attack when his team got the ball. The ball was passed to him and he caught it mid-air. He turned quickly and ran down the field, dodging players from the other team right and left. He was within shot distance when he found a break in the defense. With defenders slashing at his stick, he took the nearly impossible shot with incredible force. It hit the goal post and rebounded violently back and hit him right in the forearm, shattering it instantly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span>Devanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00429453373339815943noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011490395100444196.post-62870254893099305912012-05-10T19:52:00.003-07:002012-05-10T19:52:38.482-07:00Emma's 1st 4th Birthday Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was told by Emma's preschool teachers that it was ok to bring a homemade cake for her birthday treat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, it is very similar to Sara Jane's graduation cake. Emma really liked it, so I did it in pink.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now to start on her real birthday cake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations Sara Jane!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are very proud of all your hard work...even if you did it at U of U.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(will update with pictures of the graduate soon)</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"></span>Devanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00429453373339815943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011490395100444196.post-22514888029368374432012-04-08T20:41:00.003-07:002012-04-08T20:42:02.067-07:00Popcorn Popping...<br />
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<br />Devanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00429453373339815943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4011490395100444196.post-91849571019037883822012-04-03T13:03:00.001-07:002012-04-03T13:04:18.425-07:00Holland<span style="font-size: large;">This last weekend was General Conference, as we all know. I don't usually remember talks and who gave them well enough to have a favorite speaker, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I really liked Elder Holland's talk in the Saturday afternoon session. There were several points to his talk, each of which were so insightful and wonderful to have reinforced with his use of a pretty obscure parable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you didn't get a chance to see/hear it, please take a few minutes and listen to it. It is universally awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anywho, a friend of mine showed me this website today that shows the best selling shops on etsy. The top selling shop has over 170k sales, not $170k IN sales, 170k SALES. Some day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That was very impressive and all, but I found that you can see the best selling shop in each of their main categories as well. Just out of curiosity, I clicked on "holidays" as that is what my shop mostly falls under.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out the top seller </span><a href="http://www.craftcount.com/category.php?cat=3&subcat=44"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">here.</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That seller has sold more birthday items than anyone else on etsy. Hm. Pretty cool. I'm not overly proud or anything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes I am.</span><br />
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