I've escaped for the weekend,
with my best friend.

My
"Poor-white -Trailer-Trash"
Collage Ward Reunion

It was fun.

I was just asking Brinlee how school went today.
She informed me that she thinks she's going to marry Matthew H.
"because..."
she said,
"he's so awesome."

sigh

DRUMROLL PLEASE-------

For those who keep bugging me for pictures of
this
HOUSE THAT HAS TAKEN FOREVER!!

... here we go.
Front of the house
(dur)
My house faces west. I get to look at the sunrise from my
kitchen, and the
sunset from my front porch.
I love it.

As you enter the front door, the stairway is right there, along with the
hall to the main part of the house.

To the right of the front door, is our formal front room
(which right now still houses the rest of my banister!)

To the left of the front door is the music room.
yeah!

From the front, things open up to the family room-

(opposite end of the room)

(different angle)

a hallway bathroom-

(and I really REALLY love my sink in here!)

(view facing back from the family room towards the front door)

this view is standing in the central
part of the upstairs. The office
(ok, MY office)
is just to the right, and
our bedroom is just to the left.

heading on over to the kitchen -

(still messy from today's canning project)

This is the bathroom in the mud room.
I LOVE this about my house.
Kids come in through the
garage, and can hit the potty, wash hands,
shower, and drop dirty clothes,
ALL BEFORE COMING IN MY HOUSE!!!

OK, ANOTHER FAVORITE ROOM!!
My private sanctuary.
Gotta love my bathroom.
*big joyful sigh*

(my closet is way bigger than I ever dreamed it would be!)

Pictures just don't do this room justice.
Too bad.
It's really cool.

This is my bedroom.
Yes.
It's Brown.
I like it.

All the kids rooms are downstairs.
Good planning, huh?
Each of the kids picked the color of their rooms.
Brin's is PINK. Go figure.
And yes, Brinlee has a real bed.
Back in Ephraim.

Girls bathroom-
it's in between the girls rooms.
No one has to look at the mess that way.
(smart planning dad!)

The Teen's room.
All the way in the corner of the basement.
Polka Dots and all......

Complete with crap on the wall already-

and the pile of clothes.
*another big sigh.
not so joyful this time*

Stock's room.

Tay's room.....

And they have their very
own bathroom - with laundry facilities.
(very big grin)

Very cool downstairs family room
that we can all hang out it.

So, that's my house.
You've all seen it.
Someday, we might get all our
junk moved in,
and I might even decorate.


But not today.

Add SEVEN more reasons WHY we've been busy

That's right.
Count 'em up.
7 of these little suckers.

(notice the towel underneath to
protect my NEW carpet?)

They're not normally inside.
But I just had to take pictures while they are still little.
(and obnoxious)

When I can't find Brin,
I go looking
in the garage,
and 90% of the time,
she's right in the middle of this mess.

But look how they make my baby smile.

I can deal with a few puppies for awhile,
if it makes my daughter
laugh like this.


(BY THE WAY, ANYONE WANT A FREE PUPPY??!)