i went for it!!!!

It's gonna wash out in 28 days says the box...

never been anything but a blonde for almost 27 years...

but i'm so proud of myself for finally doing it!

Happy Fathers Day!!

I think this is the favorite so far... "Awww... Chargers shirts!!" lol

Wordless Wednesday - Jb's Birthday 6/6/09

It's offical...

We are Nampians! We moved the mattresses in on the 27th and spent our first night back in Nampa. It's been.... interesting, lol, to be back in this house that we started out in. That we brought baby Abby home to. That we started the contruction business in, that has now helped us come back here ;) I walk around and just laugh. Laugh at the memories of this house. That is now closer to what i wanted it to be when we lived here the first time. Color on the walls and NO INDOOR CARPET!!!!, a decent couch (which isn't hard concidering the huge piece of crap of a couch we had before) , and a bathroom that i have fallen in love with[still work to be done, but i see it] . So the kids are now sharing a room which only took a couple of days to adjust to. The first night it was past 2 hours before Dax finally gave in that we weren't going back to the Meridian house, and Abby stopped complaining about him being too loud and wanting him to be in his own room. "Where are we going to put him Abby? There are no other rooms" i asked her. lol. (the first couple of times we went to the house while fixing it up she would ask "Mom? Where's the upstairs?")

I've still got boxes to unpack, furniture to rearrange and LOTS of yard work to get done, but here we are. It's already feels less stressful. Simplified. Only one bathroom to clean, and only so many places for toys to be played with =) We feel grateful to have a roof over our heads, and are humbled.

thanks

so I just wanted to say thanks to mom and Megan for helping at the house and with the kids. It's been a longer process that i think we first intended, so i appriciate the willingness and support :) I picked out the shower curtain, so i needed to get the bathroom painted so everything can get installed. I called Meg this morning and asked if i could drop the kids off for a couple hours to get it knocked out. Ab thought it was great and couldn't wait to get there. Thanks again! How about sending me over a pic of Ab and AJ to post, Megan? love ya

e-mailing my friends

"Well, I think this Sunday will be our last in the ward. We are just moving to Nampa, so I don't feel like I'm really leaving. I have to come to Meridian most days(well, nights =) ) for work so I feel like I'm still gonna be around. Plus, I really feel like I have friends. Here. In this ward. So I know that i'm gonna stay in contact, and try to be better about e-mailing and calling, and coming to play groups and such.
We have a few friends that we still know from the ward we are moving back into. The other day while working on the house in Nampa, Jeramiah made a comment about wondering who will still be in the ward. "So are you planning on coming to church?" I asked him. He smiled and said, "Well at least the first week." I think it will be a blessing for our family. He went more than he ever has when we lived there, so maybe getting back into will be easier. It's a smaller ward, in an older neighborhood.
The house is smaller and hopefully our stress levels go down, and we can simplify, and within the year i won't have to work anymore. Then maybe life will resemble a little of what it was before.... lol. "

Wordless Wednesday