Week in Review - ish?

This is what happens when
you stay home sick, and mom has an itch
to play with her camera.
Poor girl had a fever, bit of a runny
nose and cough,
but thankfully,
just a cold and
no swine flu!

This was just plain weird.
(Maybe HE has swine flu?)
Stockton loves to pose for me when
I'm practicing with exposure and such.
Gosh I appreciate it. (cough cough)

... and then there's the homework side of things.

And somehow Bryan got the camera.
*sigh*
But I've promised to post photos of the pictures
they take of me.
(I'm not sure why I agreed
to that one? Some late night shady deal?)

We read stories this week.
And there was a trip to the fire department too.

This was one of the highlights.....
Although you can't tell, the blur in the background
is Bryan. Swiftly "de-pantsing" Taylor.. heh heh

... just as it happened, and Taylor realizing what's occurred...

...dying that mom still is shooting....

...finally giving in. Ha ha ha! We're so mean.
(notice the camo attire?)

Stockton threatening Dad to not
pull the same stunt on him

Now this seems a little odd,
and would need explaining...

...until you saw this.
No more explanation necessary.
Ok, it really wasn't bad. Just
an in depth conversation.
(But it looked
way too good to not post.)

Stockton went to Scouts for the first time this week too.
It was GREAT!

Another highlight this week was an assignment for Brinlee.
She had to decorate a potato for class.
I did NOT get to help.
Brin wouldn't let me.
(kinda sad for mom?)
But she was very proud taking
her potato to class on Friday.

The week ended with Bryan and I running away to Billings to stay overnight
to celebrate an upcoming anniversary.
(no photos, whew!)

It was a good week.

something new

I'm really excited,
(Other than the fact that my laptop is back)
I've been trying out some new techniques today
with my photoshop.

Oh relief....

I am finally over the trauma.

No red lines, and most of all
NO LOSS OF DATA OR APPLICATIONS!
See, what some don't know, is that two years ago
I had a very VERY traumatic event with our
home computer. I lost
EVERYTHING.
Pictures from Disneyland, all my
handouts for piano, several vital
legal documents.
Ev-er-y-thing.
So, part of the stress of having to relinquish my laptop
has been the threat of having to wipe the hard
drive, and losing everything again.
I backed up, and re-backed up.
I even did the Mac "Time machine".
But I've still been very stressed.
Thankfully,
it's home.
unharmed.
All is right with my world....
today.

Ugh....
I'm sending my laptop in to Apple.
I'm SO glad I have a mac - they're fixing my
obnoxious red line FOR FREE!! SHIPPING AND ALL!
Thanks for comments - emails- and even phone calls for help.
All was appreciated. However, now comes the
excruciating week without my computer.
ACK!
will I survive??!!
Not sure.
Signing off-
be back in a week,
maybe?

HELP!!!

Can anyone help me with this??!
I have this nasty red line through the screen on my laptop!!
I'm just sick about it!
Any suggestions??
Anyone??

please....?

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.