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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Fall House


Our Front porch was looking a little run down.  The concrete was chipping and crumbling so we patched it (again).  We have tried to paint it with regular concrete paint, but this year we saw a new product at Home Depot called "Restore".  It is for wood decks as well as concrete.  We painted the foundation as well as the front steps.  I am hoping that it will last and protect the concrete from cracking.  I think it looks really sharp.
After Restore
Before

Before
With Restore and painted shutters and doors



Thursday, October 4, 2012

Dr. Who?

Here is the only "before" photo that I could find of our pantry door.  It used to live around the corner in the hall and  hid the coats and the vacuum. I couldn't stand the '80's brown oak look and if it was going to live in my kitchen it should be cool, right?  My accent color for the room is blue, so I suggested painting it blue.  That is when the kids suggested that we add trim and paint it to look like Dr. Who's TARDIS.  My husband actually agreed to the project (he, being a Dr. Who fan as well) and got to work on it.  What do you think?

TARDIS style Pantry Door

"Garage" do


The "before" with a canvas hanging where the doors go


a few 2X4's, 2X6's, sheet of 1/4 inch maple ply, clear poly-carbonate, and hardware
Paul and Karl making it fit

Love the Carriage swing out look!




Tuesday, August 7, 2012

LDS Girls Camp

This yeas I was the ward camp director.  This was a frightening thing for me because I am not the most organized person in the world, but I had great YCL's (Youth Camp leaders) and the ladies in the Young Women's presidency to help me get things done..  The girls had a great time and many memories and friendships were made.
Gnomeo

The limber Pine trail was the perfect setting for our Hansel & Gretyl  Devotional

We decorated Trucker Hats

Yogurt and Fruit parfaits

Gnomeo at Bear Lake

Feeling at home in the castle










Our twist on Snipe hunting we painted rock birds, hid them and used UV flashlights to find them

Night fun with a camera

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Hiding Zuchinni

Summer is in full swing and I made the mistake of planting not one, not two, but THREE zucchini plants.  I know, what was I thinking.  Well, I was thinking that at least one of them would die or something, but I have three fabulously healthy plants on my hands.  The biggest problem with that is that I think that I may be the only one in the family that actually likes to eat the stuff.  SO then I am left with chopping it up and putting it in dishes like spaghetti, but you can't eat that for dinner every night.
  Last night, after a long day, I stared into the fridge waiting for some inspiration.  And then it came.  I had on my hands some leftover pulled pork, rice and black beans, and a fresh zucchini, tomato, and Anaheim pepper.  I decided that making tortilla wraps would be an excellent way to "hide" the entire gourd.  It was easy enough with the blender to mix the pepper and zucchini with a little salsa and fresh tomatoes.   Add in some corn and olives (because everything should have olives in it) and there you have it.  The kids didn't even notice since I dished theirs up and put a handful of shredded cheese on the mixture.  They ate it all and thanked me for a delicious dinner.  My husband also said that it was tasty and ate all of his.  I considered my incognito dish a success until he got up to dish himself up seconds when he exclaimed, "Hey, is there zucchini in this?"