Monday, March 31, 2008
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
I changed my mind about posting the tubing pictures. They turned out better than I thought.
We had a blast, like I said earlier. It was snowing, so it slowed the hills down. Next year we know
not to go on a snowy day.
Dustin is in the back, in the orange coat. Because of the snow, he had to pull the tubes at a certain
point.
This is the lift that took the tubes up to the hills. (Off to the left)
They had to wait in line to get to the lift, but it sure beats walking up the hill!
Dust and the kids!
Kate on the tubing carousal at Fort Frosty.
I remembered why we have been so busy! We have been redoing our house. We have finished our front room! Almost, above the shelf I am putting a vinyl saying by Gordon B. hinckley. "Be
true to who you are, and the family name you bear." Then on the shel I am putting a big M for
Bay window- I am putting those decorative balls in the three baskets.
I made the Family Home Evening board. I was so proud of myself. I don't consider myself a crafty person.
I took out all the flowered pillows to make a differnt style. Dustin painted the shelf for me, and antiqued the edges. He did A LOT! He painted the room, and repainted all the frames, they were cream. I accented with black, but thought it needed a splash of color, that's why I got the berry garland. I didn't want someone to walk in and think we puked black. Once it is all done we plan on starting the kitchen. My sister-in-law, Taryn, helped with the colors and how to hang things on the wall. She's extremly talented at that.
Posted by Larae Taylor Merritt at 7:53 PM 4 comments
Monday, March 3, 2008
Okay, sorry we haven't updated this in a while. We have been running around with our heads cut off! Dustin started back to school. He is going to the University of Phoenix. He is gone only one night a week, unless they have to meet with their group. I don't know why it has been so crazy, but it feels like we have had a lot going on.
The boys have decided to play flag football this year. I'm glad. Baseball was a lot. If you have one in, it's not so bad, but two was terrible! They end up on different teams, so you have 4 games and 2-3 practices during the week total. As you can see, that almost something everyday.
Grace decided she wants to swim. I keep telling her we'll get her signed up, but then I forget. So I will for sure. I think I'll sign Kate up as well. We will have a lot going on, but it's fun to see them trying new things.
I was able to attend our Stake Enrichment this past Saturday. Julie De Azevedo- Hanks came and spoke about ways to avoid emotional burn-out. It was great. She talked on depression and mental wellness, very eye-opening. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker(LCSW). She put her music in it as well, I always liked her music. After leaving, I felt like I needed a good hour in her therapy room. I know I have suffered a little from depression, but lately it has been getting worse. I do find that if I read my scriptures, pray for help, and exercise I do better. I think that is why Dustin made sure I went to this. He can tell when I am getting burned out, 5 kids will do that to you.
We were able to take the kids to a fun place on the 22nd. In Park City there is a tubing park. We had a blast!! They have a tube lift that takes you up the mountain. They were BIG hills. I have pictures, but they are hard to make out, because of the distance. I wasn't able to go down the big hills. I got to stay with Kate and Becca at Fort Frosty. It was cute, and they loved it. There was a huge slide made out of snow and a carousal that pulled them on little tubes. They were able to build with giant snow blocks too. Next year we will all be able to go down the big slides.
Posted by Larae Taylor Merritt at 8:20 PM 5 comments