Waffle Iron Day...Really??

It's 100 degrees outside, and they're saying it's National Waffle Iron Day.  Sorry folks....isn't happening at my house...though I was somewhat tempted, I do like waffles.  ;)

We've been working like crazy to try and get the silly kitchen finished!!!  sigh.  It's been one thing after another...today we thought we were putting the sink in, and discovered the tile didn't stick to the formica...sigh.  We were half afraid they wouldn't, but you can always try, right?
So it's peel the formica off and try again...At least the paneling is looking good!
I'll take a photo tomorrow when I'm feeling a little less fried..lol
Have a good one.

Happy Anniversary....

To me!  lol  Yesterday was my hubby's and mine anniversary.  29 years!!  I have a hard time believing it's been that long...and then again, haven't we always been married???  lol  It's kind of strange when we think of our twins turning 28 next week...ugh.  It doesn't seem possible.

Don't we look incredibly young? lol
My hubby has gotten even better looking, if possible!  I tell ya...he's so handsome.  ;)  He says that about me too, so ya know.  I'm really lucky to have him.  And he thinks he's lucky to have me, so I guess that makes us a perfect match.  ;)

This is us about 16 years ago...  ;)

And 4 years ago.  ;)

sigh.

He just keeps getting better and better!  ;)

Happy Father's Day to all...

and to all a good night, lol.

Every year I think I'm going to write something deep and touching for father's day.  Every year it's a fail, and this year is no exception.  At least my daughter took us to breakfast at Kneaders (where she works) and he had a great breakfast!  Hubby and I posed for my very first selfi...groan.  (new cell phone does camera on both sides so you can see how scary you look, lol)

Part of the reason for fail is because we were up til 2:30 Saturday night/Sunday morning cleaning the grout off our tiles.

YES we finally got the tile all down, and hubby started grouting it.
Then the missionaries came over for dinner and we showered super fast so they weren't frightened by our red-neck appearance, lol.
Then we ate, they had to leave, we had to leave, and it was up to the kids to clean it all up.
Well...argh.
Turns out, you're supposed to clean grout AS YOU GO...and within an hour after putting it in.  Well...hubby has done tile before, but they were bathrooms and not so big, and he didn't have any issues with those rooms.  sigh.
Not so with the kitchen.  It was a MESS!  oh my heck!  It was so bad.  The kids tried their darndest...but by the time we got back from doing trailer checks (which was a nice time together) at about 10 pm, they were still at it.  Oh boy.
Change of clothes (again) and dig in.  I looked up online and found recommendations for how to fix things, and we all grabbed paint stir sticks to scratch the grout off the tile, and then I scrubbed at the thick stuff with a nylon scrubby.
It finally came off...but we paid for it on Sunday.  I wasn't in too bad of shape, but my hands...oh boy.  They are still a little acky today, but not too bad.
Daughters were in pain on Sunday and hubby was so tired he fell asleep in his chair while trying to do some indexing.  Was not a glorious father's day for the poor man, though we did have my son and his fiance come over, and had a dutch oven dinner where the potatoes didn't get cooked all the way...sigh.
Youngest daughter made an awesome attempt at carrot cake ice cream, and it turned out so good!!  We are thinking of ways to tweak it, but for an initial try it was great!  ;)
Hope you had a great weekend.  ;)

It's Wednesday??

One of the odd things about being off for the summer is that the days kind of blend.  Especially when all we're doing is working on the kitchen...so the days have been really strange.  Last Friday seemed like SATURDAY all day!!  It was driving us all crazy.  It was probably because my hubby had started his four 10 hour days and Friday he was home.  That would be a big part of it...  ;)

Anyway - we have made progress, and hope to be grouting on Friday!!  Yeah!!  We didn't get as far as we'd hoped today because - okay, I admit, some of the parts of my kitchen has corners!!  Okay...can't help it.  Where the fridge goes is like...2 of them...and they are difficult when you're doing offset diamonds...  I know - I owe my hubby BIG!!  ;)

Yesterday we had to stop early because it was his sister's bday, and we couldn't not go have dinner with her, she's always coming to our stuff!  So, we went to Sushi Ya, which has an all you can eat Sushi menu...ugh.  I like sushi, but hubby doesn't really so much...especially if it's raw.  Fortunately, we figured out which ones were raw and which were cooked.  It really was yummy, but the trick was, you could only eat what you ordered THERE...no take out bags.  We got carried away ordering rolls and suddenly we were full.  I mean...it was the strangest feeling.  I just didn't want to put another bite in my mouth.  My stomach was okay...it wasn't the OH I'm going to DIE feeling, it was just ...nope - no more going in.  And there was still roll on my plate!!  My hubby had the same problem, and then his sister ordered 3 rolls, thinking everyone was going to help eat them!!  oh my.  Fortunately her son and family had ordered dinners, and had to go boxes...we all kind of dumped in there, hoping the restaurant wouldn't call us on them.  You see, if you left stuff on your plate with the all you can eat, they fined you.  Yep...you read that right.  Fined you!!  So, we were avoiding that one!!
sigh.
It was good though...I would highly recommend the snowball one!  And the Las Vegas was great too...  ;)

So - anyway - today is a wacky holiday!  It's Eat Your Vegetables Day!!  Sorry to say, I haven't eaten many today, but I did eat some.  ;)  It's also Stewarts Rootbeer day...but we didn't have the chance to go get any.  We did have ice cream...lol.

Well...hope to have photos to share tomorrow of how far we've gotten in the kitchen.  The tentative plan is to have it all down, grouted and ready to walk on for Father's day so we can move the table back into the dining room.  Wish us luck!!  ;)

Yes, it's really Monday...lol

And I survived the weekend!  I tell ya...people have told us that laying tile is a pain...but they always said it was the back.  And knees...well, the knees are a definite, but surprisingly enough, it's also a pain on the palm.  My hubby and daughter did most of the work, (daughter cutting, hubby placing) and I helped by spacing and leveling.  That means I'm leaning.  A lot.  sigh.

I don't mind the kneeling so much, and we have pads for that, but for some reason the palms get to me.  :(  It's why I have a hard time with doing planks.

Anyway --  Friday night we were up til 1 doing the first part you see in that photo.  By Saturday night, we figured if we got the diningroom all laid out, then we could grout and work on the kitchen.  So we were up til 2 doing that...and all the tile had already been cut!!!  argh.

Doesn't it look nice though??  Everyone is wanting to choke me though, since the offset-diamond was my idea...sigh.  Oh well.  ;)

And as for wacky holidays, as I haven't really posted many...(last Friday I had one all ready for banana splits day, and never got it posted...sorry.  ;)  Today is Nature Photography Day...so I thought I'd share some photos we have taken.  

These are fall leaves up the canyon...

This is Multnomah falls in Oregon...sigh...aren't they gorgeous?

and some of the flowers...

These ones were around the Portland Temple.

canon beach by Seaside Oregon

sun burst on the way home...

Well...that's it for today.  Hope you have an awesome one!!  We are having a very brief :(  thunderstorm...actually had lighting hit in the field behind our house!  Woke up my sleeping son, lol.  If only it had rained...  ;)

A Thought for the day...

After seeing the article about L. Tom Perry's funeral, I decided that I wanted to create a 'cheat sheet' if you will for my family to tuck in their pockets for the sacrament.  I am posting the page here should you want to do this as well.  ;)

As we partake of the sacrament, remember the words of Elder Perry:

 “Who am I?

What am I doing? 

How am I living?

Where am I going?

What should I be accomplishing?”

I created it as a PDF, but I haven't figured out how to attach it...sorry.  When I figure that out, I'll attach it.  ;)

Anyway - It's a glorious blue sky summer day, hope you have a good one. 

Saying Goodbye...

Today we said Goodbye to a wonderful man!

 I was unable to watch the funeral, but I've been reading about it.  Elder Ballard's comments were something I'd like to share from the LDS Living site:

"At Elder L. Tom Perry’s funeral in the Tabernacle today, Elders Dallin H. Oaks and M. Russell Ballard both delivered heartfelt tributes to their colleague and friend. During his address, Elder Ballard related the following:

           “Three days prior to his passing, Elder . . . Oaks and I 

            called on Elder and Sister Perry. We had a tender visit,

            and as always, Elder Perry spoke of his love of the 

            members of the Church, and his great anxiety and 

            concern for their spiritual well-being.”

           Elder Oaks remembered Elder Perry saying, “I just

            worry about what is going on in the world! How did

            we get mixed up in this mess?” Elder Perry continued,

           “Worldwide morals are declining. At the same time, 

           we have populations all over the world that are suffering.

            We have lost our good, strong Christian beliefs—it is

             just a tough time.”

            Then Elder Oaks said, “As was typical of Elder Perry,

            he did not linger on the negative.” He smiled as he 

            recalled these words from a dying apostle: “We have

           a lot of great talented help in the Church! These young

           kids who come along—I just love them. They’re strong!”

           Elder Ballard recounted the advice that Elder Perry

           wanted the people of the Church to hear. “[I wish I]

           could get every member of the Church to go and 

           partake of the sacrament, and when they took the bread,

           they’d ask themselves, ‘Who am I? What am I doing?

           How am I living? Where am I going? What should I be

           accomplishing?’ as they renew their covenants with

           the Lord.” He finished, “The minute they’d pick up the

           bread, something [would] happen.”

In those final quiet days, Elder Perry delivered this testimony to his brethren in the apostleship. “Jesus is the Christ, the Savior of the world. Everything depends on Him. We’d better find a way to stay close to him, and if [we] can’t, there’s not much hope. [He] is what we need.”

Amazing man.  I am glad that I got to hear his words many times.

on a lighter note...today is National Doughnut day.  I'm sure He'd want you to go eat one in his honor, lol.

Go Figure!

Okay..  Can you believe June is here? ..wow.  May sure flew by.

Believe it or not, there aren't really any spaz holidays worth commenting on for the rest of the week till Friday...But there are loads for today!!  Aren't you glad it's Monday?  Because it's an amazing day!  We're in for 90 temperatures, which is going to be a shock to our systems because it's been SOOO NICE for the past month.  ;)

Okay...I'll stop rambling now and get to the good stuff

National Go Barefoot Day!  Okay...is it just me or didn't we already have a day like this? I know we had the go without shoes charity thing...and there was a go without socks day...
Anyway - wish I could go barefoot to schools, but I don't think they'd appreciate it.  I'll go barefoot in my bedroom, since doing so in the rest of my house right now invites a visit to the ER...lol.

National Leave the Office Early Day!  Hey, everyone would like this, wouldn't they? Apparently this is to encourage those workaholics that stay late to actually go home early/on time and enjoy family and

friends or activities.  I don't really know anyone that's like this, but I'd still support leaving early if they let us, lol.  apparently 5 to 10 minutes is workable.  ;)

Thank Goodness It's Monday!  Well...we already had the TGIF day, now it's TGIM.  whatever...sometimes I think people are reaching, don't you?  Although, since a lot of people are out of school, perhaps that's meant as a welcome to summer?


Oscar the Grouch Day!  Everyone can be grouchy and celebrate the man!

So, then it's Say Nice Things day...which doesn't really match Oscar

the grouch day...he certainly wouldn't approve.  ;)

And lastly....Rocky Road Day!  And there are many variations of rocky road, my favorite is the ice cream version!  ;) 

Anyway - life has been crazy and so I'll end this here.  Hopefully I'll have time to post some photos of the kitchen and the floor...  ;)

Have a good one.