Anyone get my reference to Depeche Mode??? No? Alas I digress...... LOL
So we are currently in the packing and storing phase of the kitchen reno. I am bringing home boxes from work as often as i can and we are finding clever places to hide all our junk in the meantime. I forsee a significant purging in my future.
The cupboards are being shipped as I type and will arrive at the kitchen place at the end of the week. The flooring is on it's way as well. This weekend we rip everything out and start lighting and painting. There is most likely going to be some drywall issues in taking off all the old wall tile. And I am anticipating some electrical and plumbing issues because what is a reno without problems that arise?
So say goodbye to the old kitchen! I won't miss you at all! I will include lots of before during and after pics in the next post...I promise!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Lets catch up shall we?
Ok while I may not be the worlds worst blogger I certainly cannot qualify as worlds best. Once again I have fallen far behind and I am struggling to catch up.
I think we last left off in June or July somewhere.
We took a couple of day trips with my Dad in July. The first day we went to the ROM. The kids wanted to see dinosaurs (again) and I wanted to see the dead sea scrolls. We got lots of dino pictures but they won't let you take ones of the scrolls. They are under special lighting and sealed in special containers because if someone so much as breathes on them they can be destroyed. It was facinating to see them. I recognized only one of the stories however. Most others that were on display were records of wars and fighting but there was the story of Potifars wife and Joseph. Just to be in the room with so much history was amazing. They have lots of artifacts leading up to the display to keep you busy and slow the crowd down. I found it a little funny when I was explaining an olive oil press to the kids and other adults started crowding around because they didn't know what it was! LOL All those years of Church must have rubbed off somewhere! LOL
The dinosaur exhibits are in the new wing of the ROM. I must say I am not sure I like the new architecture. It's designed to look like a crystal is gwoing out of the building. I understand the need to growth and innovation and I applaud that they tried something different....it's just not for me I guess! The kids got to hold a genuine piece of dinosaur bone. It was part of a jaw of a diplodocus. Pretty cool!
We went to the Egypt and Greece for a little while but greece ended up being too much for my little ones. All the naked statues shocked my poor kidlets into retreat! LOL Ethan had his eyes covered and Jenna just stood there slack-jawed. They couldn't believe people would sculpt other people naked!
We also took time to check out the america's and of course the bat cave. There was a great asian exhibit there and Ethan in particular loved the precious stones and minerals exhibit! He's all into stones and there special powers. He kept sucking the power out of them as we walked by. Silly boy!
Then we went to the African Lion Safari. First time I have taken the van there on the trail. It was a lot of fun. It was a little cooler so the animals were more active. We avoided the monkeys though....I wanted to van to come out in one piece! The kids had fun playing with the camera and making faces at the animals. The ostriches are always quite a laugh. They're always ticked about something and not afraid to let you know it.
The shows are always good. The birds of prey always freak me out when they come from behind the stage area. Thankfully I am just a wee bit bigger than a mouse or prairie dog so my chances of getting picked up are slim...Jenna however.........LOL
We took a mini vacay this summer and that was to Darien Lake with the Korvers. The tradition continues! This was our first border crossing experience camping. It was a little annoying that you couldn't really bring much of anything across the border food wise. We ended up having to buy it all there. The park itself is great. A little hard to find your way around in if you are new but still a great clean park. Virtually no line ups at all while we were there. The waterpark is super cool too. Poor Jenna though....most of the "big kid" rides require a height of 48 inches to ride. Miss Jenna came in at a mere 47. She was devestated. She prayed every night in the tent to grow that one inch so she could ride the next day. Ethan surprised us the most though. He is notoriously afraid of everything but once we got him on the Viper rollercoaster he found his inner thrillseeker. He rode that thing 4 times!!!! We got him the hat and t-shirt as a souvenir and prize for being so brave.
We tent camped in Dariens campground. Totally worth the price....we basically camped for nothing when you factor in 3 days worth of admissions to the park. On the 2nd day though we encountered a good deal of rain. While we were waiting to go down this one waterslide we noticed that some of the clouds didn't look quite right. I said to Shawn "I'm no expert...but does that look like rotation to you?". We blew it off and never thought anything more about it. Turns out about a half hour later an F1 tornado came blasting through about 2 miles up the road from where we were. We got to witness the damage the next day when we went home. We all thanked Heavenly Father for keeping us safe and sound. It was a little freaky when we saw how close we were!
Then Shawn and I went to a fab 80's party held by a dear friend Rosa Rattray. We all had to dress up and it was so much fun seeing what other people came up with. The party was a blast! I'm telling you...sometimes I miss the 80's!
For civic holiday we went to the annual church picnic for our old ward and then had friends over for a BBQ and swim. It was a fun day. The kids had a blast and we got to see Brandy and Aaron again which is always nice. We miss them terribly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For themost part August was slow. We took a day trip to London to visit my old friend Summer for her birthday. It was nice to see her and her family again and FINALLY see her house which we've been meaning to do forever! It's a cute cottagey type house. I can see a lot of potential in it. We spent most of August hanging beside the pool and taking the kids to various birthday parties. It was nice to have a little down time.
And now we are into September. School started later than normal because labour day was later. I've gone back to work again. I don't know how I feel about that. I love my boss....but I wish I was doing something else. Maybe I'm just in a funk but I dread the thought of going in there right now. The bigger part of me is telling me to suck it up...it's only 4 days a week....but there is that little part of me that keeps thinking there has to be something better! Maybe one day I will find it.
In the meantime we return to home reno land. I will have a new post on that in the next month or so. You can see what our newest adventure is. For those who still read...I'm impressed. Thanks for sticking with me!
I think we last left off in June or July somewhere.
We took a couple of day trips with my Dad in July. The first day we went to the ROM. The kids wanted to see dinosaurs (again) and I wanted to see the dead sea scrolls. We got lots of dino pictures but they won't let you take ones of the scrolls. They are under special lighting and sealed in special containers because if someone so much as breathes on them they can be destroyed. It was facinating to see them. I recognized only one of the stories however. Most others that were on display were records of wars and fighting but there was the story of Potifars wife and Joseph. Just to be in the room with so much history was amazing. They have lots of artifacts leading up to the display to keep you busy and slow the crowd down. I found it a little funny when I was explaining an olive oil press to the kids and other adults started crowding around because they didn't know what it was! LOL All those years of Church must have rubbed off somewhere! LOL
The dinosaur exhibits are in the new wing of the ROM. I must say I am not sure I like the new architecture. It's designed to look like a crystal is gwoing out of the building. I understand the need to growth and innovation and I applaud that they tried something different....it's just not for me I guess! The kids got to hold a genuine piece of dinosaur bone. It was part of a jaw of a diplodocus. Pretty cool!
We went to the Egypt and Greece for a little while but greece ended up being too much for my little ones. All the naked statues shocked my poor kidlets into retreat! LOL Ethan had his eyes covered and Jenna just stood there slack-jawed. They couldn't believe people would sculpt other people naked!
We also took time to check out the america's and of course the bat cave. There was a great asian exhibit there and Ethan in particular loved the precious stones and minerals exhibit! He's all into stones and there special powers. He kept sucking the power out of them as we walked by. Silly boy!
Then we went to the African Lion Safari. First time I have taken the van there on the trail. It was a lot of fun. It was a little cooler so the animals were more active. We avoided the monkeys though....I wanted to van to come out in one piece! The kids had fun playing with the camera and making faces at the animals. The ostriches are always quite a laugh. They're always ticked about something and not afraid to let you know it.
The shows are always good. The birds of prey always freak me out when they come from behind the stage area. Thankfully I am just a wee bit bigger than a mouse or prairie dog so my chances of getting picked up are slim...Jenna however.........LOL
We took a mini vacay this summer and that was to Darien Lake with the Korvers. The tradition continues! This was our first border crossing experience camping. It was a little annoying that you couldn't really bring much of anything across the border food wise. We ended up having to buy it all there. The park itself is great. A little hard to find your way around in if you are new but still a great clean park. Virtually no line ups at all while we were there. The waterpark is super cool too. Poor Jenna though....most of the "big kid" rides require a height of 48 inches to ride. Miss Jenna came in at a mere 47. She was devestated. She prayed every night in the tent to grow that one inch so she could ride the next day. Ethan surprised us the most though. He is notoriously afraid of everything but once we got him on the Viper rollercoaster he found his inner thrillseeker. He rode that thing 4 times!!!! We got him the hat and t-shirt as a souvenir and prize for being so brave.
We tent camped in Dariens campground. Totally worth the price....we basically camped for nothing when you factor in 3 days worth of admissions to the park. On the 2nd day though we encountered a good deal of rain. While we were waiting to go down this one waterslide we noticed that some of the clouds didn't look quite right. I said to Shawn "I'm no expert...but does that look like rotation to you?". We blew it off and never thought anything more about it. Turns out about a half hour later an F1 tornado came blasting through about 2 miles up the road from where we were. We got to witness the damage the next day when we went home. We all thanked Heavenly Father for keeping us safe and sound. It was a little freaky when we saw how close we were!
Then Shawn and I went to a fab 80's party held by a dear friend Rosa Rattray. We all had to dress up and it was so much fun seeing what other people came up with. The party was a blast! I'm telling you...sometimes I miss the 80's!
For civic holiday we went to the annual church picnic for our old ward and then had friends over for a BBQ and swim. It was a fun day. The kids had a blast and we got to see Brandy and Aaron again which is always nice. We miss them terribly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For themost part August was slow. We took a day trip to London to visit my old friend Summer for her birthday. It was nice to see her and her family again and FINALLY see her house which we've been meaning to do forever! It's a cute cottagey type house. I can see a lot of potential in it. We spent most of August hanging beside the pool and taking the kids to various birthday parties. It was nice to have a little down time.
And now we are into September. School started later than normal because labour day was later. I've gone back to work again. I don't know how I feel about that. I love my boss....but I wish I was doing something else. Maybe I'm just in a funk but I dread the thought of going in there right now. The bigger part of me is telling me to suck it up...it's only 4 days a week....but there is that little part of me that keeps thinking there has to be something better! Maybe one day I will find it.
In the meantime we return to home reno land. I will have a new post on that in the next month or so. You can see what our newest adventure is. For those who still read...I'm impressed. Thanks for sticking with me!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Memory Lane
Last night I was fortunate to get together with some old friends. Some I haven't seen in 15 years. It's funny to see how things have changed. Some of us have chosen similar paths in life and others have haven't. Some have one or two children while others can outfit a sports team. But no matter where life has taken us since we were teenagers it was wonderful to see us all come together and reminisce about the "good ol' days" and spend a wonderful evening together. Highlights of the evening: swapping birth stories, Farrah's new baby, Rosa's quinoa salad and Tracey's reaction and relishing the fact that many of our ex boyfriends (or crushes) were now fat and bald. (Yeah I know....not very christian-like.....but happily noted all the same! LOL) It was just nice to have some of us all back in one place together. In some ways it felt like a million years had passed...in others...hardly any. Hopefully it won't be another 15 years before we do it again!
Terah Bromley, Carolyn Leigh, Rosa Rattray, Rachel LaFrance, Farrah Nordquist (with Dana), Tracey Cerisano
Terah Bromley, Carolyn Leigh, Rosa Rattray, Rachel LaFrance, Farrah Nordquist (with Dana), Tracey CerisanoThursday, July 9, 2009
The Neverending Story....home reno edition
So we have been in our house for a year as of the end of June. Some parts have seen major overhauls while others still are lagging behind in 1982 somewhere. Someday my prince will come (and by prince I mean a contractor for a great price who will make my home beautiful) and I will be able to sit back, relax and enjoy my palace.
In the meantime here is what has been going on around here.
So when we moved in we were priviledged to not only have 1 but 2 but ugly half falling down sheds. About a month after we moved in the first one came down and this spring number 2 met it's demise.
the shed that stood for a year. see the lovely hole above the right window? rotten!
the shed that lasted about a month. you can't tell but the whole bottom of the right side is rotted out
the lovely shed this spring
don'tcha love the gravel and the non-functioning light standard???? Tell me you do!
haven't done anything in this room yet except change the dining room light fixture....but it's hopefully getting a new coat of paint this summer!
the new panel....all switches, no fuses anymore, no double tapping, and lots of surge protectors. I know it doesn't look pretty but to me it's beautiful!
this is the vanity i fixed...she wasn't pretty before...now i love her!
In the meantime here is what has been going on around here.
So when we moved in we were priviledged to not only have 1 but 2 but ugly half falling down sheds. About a month after we moved in the first one came down and this spring number 2 met it's demise.
the shed that stood for a year. see the lovely hole above the right window? rotten!
the shed that lasted about a month. you can't tell but the whole bottom of the right side is rotted out
the lovely shed this spring
don'tcha love the gravel and the non-functioning light standard???? Tell me you do!So in April that puppy came down! It was so rotten I could punch holes through parts of it. I kept getting my foot stuck in holes where the floor caved in! Awesome!
so we poured cement up to the back corner of the house...now the BBQ isn't against the wall anymore!
this part is where the shed will go
inside of the shed..pool equipment was still not hooked back up. lovely cement floors that will not rot out!!!
ah organization!!!!
the new shed...and Shawn's home if he misbehaves! LOL
the front garden that has since exploded
so we poured cement up to the back corner of the house...now the BBQ isn't against the wall anymore!
this part is where the shed will go
inside of the shed..pool equipment was still not hooked back up. lovely cement floors that will not rot out!!!
ah organization!!!!
the new shed...and Shawn's home if he misbehaves! LOLWe also installed a small retaining wall around the garden to keep the dirt from washing away into our pool. We turned a back corner of weeds into a garden (we are still warring with the weeds however) planted grass seed and some other plants around the area.
these will one day be nice big white lilacs.....if i don't kill them first
the back corner..it's starting to fill in nicely. Shawn bought me a korean lilac as it's "centerpiece"
the big retaining wall. we used 2500lbs worth of brick...my arms still hurt!
these will one day be nice big white lilacs.....if i don't kill them first
the back corner..it's starting to fill in nicely. Shawn bought me a korean lilac as it's "centerpiece"
the big retaining wall. we used 2500lbs worth of brick...my arms still hurt!
this was an afterthought using some bricks that were left here....looks good i think! this garden has exploded as well. I'm going to have to re-arrange several plants next year!
Our room
Other projects we have done so far include the electrical panel, a ton of painting (and still more to go) I changed the countertop and sink and painted the vanity in one bathroom, we replaced some carpet, cleaned the unusable fireplace and chimney, and soon we are tackling the kitchen. Got lots of great before pics for that post! LOL Then we will start on finishing the bathrooms and the remainder of the painting. Then replace the doors...and the grage door....and on and on and on (hence the title of this post) Here are some more pics of the house
Our room
haven't done anything in this room yet except change the dining room light fixture....but it's hopefully getting a new coat of paint this summer!
the new panel....all switches, no fuses anymore, no double tapping, and lots of surge protectors. I know it doesn't look pretty but to me it's beautiful!
this is the vanity i fixed...she wasn't pretty before...now i love her!At any rate I will be expanding on this post in the months (and most likely years) to come. I hope you enjoyed what you have seen thus far and hopefully I won't be such a slacker with these in the future.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Wow...........I really suck! LOL
Ok so to most it appears that I have totally abandoned my blog. It's not so. I just haven't has a clue as to what to write about. Call it bloggers block.
So I decided a recap was called for. So out comes the dayplanner as I try to remember 6 months worth of life in the LaFrance household!
So in January Shawn and I went away to Niagara Falls for a couple of days. it used to be a tradition of sorts for us but alas has gone by the wayside with things like life getting in the way. We stayed right on Clifton Hill and were right in the middle of the action. We ate at Ruby Tuesdays. I had an AMAZING steak....truly yummy! We went to some of the ultra cheesy attractions that Niagara has to offer and then went to see the light display by the falls. The falls are always a tricky thing for me. I think they are as beautiful as it can get and I am in awe of the beauty and the power of them. But I am also terribly afraid of heights and shrink away from them whenever I get in their vicinity. I have panic attacks when I bring the kids to them. I am always afraid one of them is going to fall over. It's enough to give a girl nightmares! That being said, it was a wonderful mini getaway albeit a little short. Nice to have some couple time!
You saw the post on Jenna's baptism...still wonderful to think about. At the end of the month we went and visited our friends Chris and Heather to celebrate the fact that their daughter Chloe's adoption had gone through and that she was officially theirs. It was a wonderful day, full of lots of friends and it was nice to see that they were in fact and official family of 4!
Lets see...February......Not much happened there. The Korvers and us went to Buffalo for a weekend. That was a lot of fun. We learned that sleeping in 1 hotel room isn't always good for sleep but certainly good for laughs. We went to the military road outlet mall and Walden Galleria. Eating at the Cheesecake Factory has to be a highlight of the trip. Great food!! On the way back to Canada we stopped at Fort Niagara and learned what the Americans think of the war. We all know who really won! LOL Other than that not a whole lot to write about!
March....Shawn got us tickets to see Movin' Out. It was great, but we were a little confused. We assumed it was a muscial. What it actually is, is interpretive dance telling a story based on the songs of Billy Joel. While we thoroughly enjoyed it.... I think a play would have been more my cup of tea.
One of my former Young Women, who is currently in college used our house as a fim location fora school project. It's amazing how much work goes into a project like that! I got to be the makeup person and watch the process. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed having Jess and her cast in our home. That being said...I still have to see the final product.....Need to get Jess to send me a copy! I wonder what my home looks like on film???
Shawn decided to be a girl and shop on a whim. We needed a new bed frame and Shawn wanted to get a new head board. So off to the store we go. However when we get there he lies down on a mattress for all of 2 minutes and declares he is buying it! I was flabbergasted but not going to shoot a gift horse in the mouth. So we buy the bed. It is truly a great mattress and box spring and I am grateful for Shawns spur of the moment decision.
I was super excited to go to a party at my friend Emilia's house. It was Twilight themed to coinside with the release of the DVD. A lot of our friends are super huge Twilight fans and it was a fun night full of twilight treats and trivia and what not. Thanks Emilia!!!!
Our dear friends Marni and Dave celebrated their daughter Marie's first birthday. It was a nice day and it was wonderful to share in their joy.
April....ugh April. Spring is here which means WORK! The old ugly shed was demolished to make way for the new one (post to follow) and we did some spring cleaning. I also turned 33 in April. Can't believe how fast time flies! Easter was good. Lots of food which we all know I love! We also started pricing some future reno's like our kitchen...which I hope happens sooner rather than later.
May we went to the neighborhood fair and fireworks. It's nice to live in an area where you can walk to things like that. We went on a ton of rides and ate funnel cake. I love the fair. And who ever they got to run it this year...much much better than some companies. All well dressed and about 98% of them still have their teeth! LOL They were really good to the kids too which is HUGE! You treat my kids well and you're good in my books. The fair is a 30 year tradition....word is they are going to cancel it....I hope that doesn't happen and this becomes something we do with them every year.
In May we got a lot of our reno done. I will make a seperate post on that....but we worked hard and so far it's paying off. I am really starting to love our backyard.
June was a busy month. Kids had 2 school trips each. The pool was hooked back up. My sister and my mom moved so that was a lot of work. School was on until the end of the month but I took my summer break a little early so I could have a little me time. Our friends Rob and Victoria left at the end of May to go to Florida with their kids. Owen, their oldest got a Starlight wish. He went to Disney for Star Wars weekend and got to fight Vadar. Vadar even gave him a signed lightsaber! I was trying to read a lot of books too. I started going to a bookclub and am really enjoying not only the social outing but getting a chance to read some really great books!
We celebrated our 12th anniversary this month. We went to this tiny little italian place for a nice dinner and then went to the movies to see Angels and Demons. It was a fun night!
And now we are into July. I am trying to survive life as a stay at home mom again. Not too much going on. Loving living near the library....that will come in handy this summer! lol Went to visit my sister Sarah for the day. That was nice. Her new apartment is looking really nice. We reapplied for our passports and I hope they come soon. We have plans to go to New York state and go camping at Darien Lake at the end of the month. I am hoping we can make a side trip to Palmyra but that remains to be seen.
Anyway, I realize this post may not be up to par.....but at least I am now somewhat caught up. If you are still reading this I thank you and think you are possibly a little nuts to keep hoping I will write something! LOL I promise to get back on track. Thanks for reading. New post coming soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I decided a recap was called for. So out comes the dayplanner as I try to remember 6 months worth of life in the LaFrance household!
So in January Shawn and I went away to Niagara Falls for a couple of days. it used to be a tradition of sorts for us but alas has gone by the wayside with things like life getting in the way. We stayed right on Clifton Hill and were right in the middle of the action. We ate at Ruby Tuesdays. I had an AMAZING steak....truly yummy! We went to some of the ultra cheesy attractions that Niagara has to offer and then went to see the light display by the falls. The falls are always a tricky thing for me. I think they are as beautiful as it can get and I am in awe of the beauty and the power of them. But I am also terribly afraid of heights and shrink away from them whenever I get in their vicinity. I have panic attacks when I bring the kids to them. I am always afraid one of them is going to fall over. It's enough to give a girl nightmares! That being said, it was a wonderful mini getaway albeit a little short. Nice to have some couple time!
You saw the post on Jenna's baptism...still wonderful to think about. At the end of the month we went and visited our friends Chris and Heather to celebrate the fact that their daughter Chloe's adoption had gone through and that she was officially theirs. It was a wonderful day, full of lots of friends and it was nice to see that they were in fact and official family of 4!
Lets see...February......Not much happened there. The Korvers and us went to Buffalo for a weekend. That was a lot of fun. We learned that sleeping in 1 hotel room isn't always good for sleep but certainly good for laughs. We went to the military road outlet mall and Walden Galleria. Eating at the Cheesecake Factory has to be a highlight of the trip. Great food!! On the way back to Canada we stopped at Fort Niagara and learned what the Americans think of the war. We all know who really won! LOL Other than that not a whole lot to write about!
March....Shawn got us tickets to see Movin' Out. It was great, but we were a little confused. We assumed it was a muscial. What it actually is, is interpretive dance telling a story based on the songs of Billy Joel. While we thoroughly enjoyed it.... I think a play would have been more my cup of tea.
One of my former Young Women, who is currently in college used our house as a fim location fora school project. It's amazing how much work goes into a project like that! I got to be the makeup person and watch the process. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed having Jess and her cast in our home. That being said...I still have to see the final product.....Need to get Jess to send me a copy! I wonder what my home looks like on film???
Shawn decided to be a girl and shop on a whim. We needed a new bed frame and Shawn wanted to get a new head board. So off to the store we go. However when we get there he lies down on a mattress for all of 2 minutes and declares he is buying it! I was flabbergasted but not going to shoot a gift horse in the mouth. So we buy the bed. It is truly a great mattress and box spring and I am grateful for Shawns spur of the moment decision.
I was super excited to go to a party at my friend Emilia's house. It was Twilight themed to coinside with the release of the DVD. A lot of our friends are super huge Twilight fans and it was a fun night full of twilight treats and trivia and what not. Thanks Emilia!!!!
Our dear friends Marni and Dave celebrated their daughter Marie's first birthday. It was a nice day and it was wonderful to share in their joy.
April....ugh April. Spring is here which means WORK! The old ugly shed was demolished to make way for the new one (post to follow) and we did some spring cleaning. I also turned 33 in April. Can't believe how fast time flies! Easter was good. Lots of food which we all know I love! We also started pricing some future reno's like our kitchen...which I hope happens sooner rather than later.
May we went to the neighborhood fair and fireworks. It's nice to live in an area where you can walk to things like that. We went on a ton of rides and ate funnel cake. I love the fair. And who ever they got to run it this year...much much better than some companies. All well dressed and about 98% of them still have their teeth! LOL They were really good to the kids too which is HUGE! You treat my kids well and you're good in my books. The fair is a 30 year tradition....word is they are going to cancel it....I hope that doesn't happen and this becomes something we do with them every year.
In May we got a lot of our reno done. I will make a seperate post on that....but we worked hard and so far it's paying off. I am really starting to love our backyard.
June was a busy month. Kids had 2 school trips each. The pool was hooked back up. My sister and my mom moved so that was a lot of work. School was on until the end of the month but I took my summer break a little early so I could have a little me time. Our friends Rob and Victoria left at the end of May to go to Florida with their kids. Owen, their oldest got a Starlight wish. He went to Disney for Star Wars weekend and got to fight Vadar. Vadar even gave him a signed lightsaber! I was trying to read a lot of books too. I started going to a bookclub and am really enjoying not only the social outing but getting a chance to read some really great books!
We celebrated our 12th anniversary this month. We went to this tiny little italian place for a nice dinner and then went to the movies to see Angels and Demons. It was a fun night!
And now we are into July. I am trying to survive life as a stay at home mom again. Not too much going on. Loving living near the library....that will come in handy this summer! lol Went to visit my sister Sarah for the day. That was nice. Her new apartment is looking really nice. We reapplied for our passports and I hope they come soon. We have plans to go to New York state and go camping at Darien Lake at the end of the month. I am hoping we can make a side trip to Palmyra but that remains to be seen.
Anyway, I realize this post may not be up to par.....but at least I am now somewhat caught up. If you are still reading this I thank you and think you are possibly a little nuts to keep hoping I will write something! LOL I promise to get back on track. Thanks for reading. New post coming soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, January 26, 2009
8 is Great!
Our youngest daughter Jenna, was baptized on Sunday the 18th of this month. It was a wonderful day. All of our family was able to attend. I am sure it's a little odd for those family members who aren't LDS but it was a wonderful experience all the same. The dress we intended to use for the baptism was the one she wore for the wedding last year but her legs had other plans. Alas she had grown too big for it! So fortunately our friend Tracey Cerisano stepped in and let us use her daughter Lauren's dress. It was almost too big...coming right to the floor. But since longer is always better with a baptismal dress we went with it.
We asked Rob and Victoria Korver, 2 of oiur best friends to speak at the baptism as well as Marni and Dave Korver to offer the prayers. Melissa Hobbs played piano and Gina Neilson led the music. Jenna requested "Teach me to Walk in the Light" and "I am a Child of God" to be sung. Quite fittingly those were the songs Ethan requested for his baptism.
Shawn and Jenna were dressed in their whites and both looked like angels to me. Shawn led her down the steps into the font and her Daddy baptized her. I will never be more grateful for anything in my life than the fact that I have Shawn, a worthy priesthood holder as my husband. I was so proud of them both that day. The funny part was though that even though that dress was super long it kept floating up! It took 3 times for it to work! I keep telling her that she is super clean now!
After she had been baptized I had to take the poor shivering little thing into the washroom and get her changed. It was freezing in there which expedited our mission. She put on her normal dress and then after the talk by Rob, Jenna was given the gift of the Holy Ghost by Shawn. In the circle with him were Rob Korver, Dave Gravis and our Bishop, Tom Ayers. After the ceremony we all went back to our place for a little party. It was nice to have family and friends in our home to share in our joy. Nothing in this world could have made this a better day. We are now a family of 4, all members of the Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints. What a blessing that is!
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