Wallpapering nightmare

I found some wallpaper that I was in love with.  I ordered it like 6 months ago, seriously, and it has just been sitting there.  Steve did not want to help me do it.  He made the comment that, "wallpapering is for fat old ladies" and boy oh boy did he learn his lesson.

Wallpapering is FREAKING HARD especailly when you have to match a tricky pattern.  After two minutes he was swearing and freaking out.  I guess he wasn't old and fat enough to handle such a project!

I have a sickness that I have to finsih what I start.  I can't control it but it just eats at me so I have to keep going.  Well we didn't even start until 9pm, which was dumb in itself, but finally at 2am Steve was out cutting a strip and I hear the sound of extreme anger or pain or something.  I just sat there for a second and then I hear him running around.

I went out to see what all of the comotion was about and Steve has this terrible look on his face and he is holding his finger and blood is going everywhere.  To make it worse, he is running around as it is shooting everywhere.  My house looked like a crime scene.  I kept asking what happened and he just kept saying, "I am such a dumb a**" and finally I looked over at the really sharp razor knife he was using and put it all together.

Now let me just say that this man builds things like a pro.  He can build anything NO PROBLEM!  Sadly, he just doesn't have the skills of the fat old ladies and therefore he lost his fingertip.

He would let me see it or anything for about an hour, seriously, and he refused to go to the doctor.  It FINALLY quit bleeding and I was able to see the damage.  He wouldn't look at it.  I played it cool and took a quick photo and told him it was no biggie and that I could bandage it up.  That was another hour process.  This man is a wuss!  But I love him!  Anyways, sadly the wallpaper didn't get finished that night.

I stayed home from church and finsihed up and I have to say that it turned out pretty good.  Could have been better, but pretty good.

The fingertip healed after about a month and it is back to normal.  Steve has banned wallpapering from the house, now he is just doing some trim work for me to finsih the bathroom up.  He is doing it happily and just glad it isn't wallpaper.

Holy Guacamole!

Kenna has been taking cooking classes in school.  They made the yummiest guacamole, and she is now the official guac maker in the family.  It is to die for!  Maybe she will grow up and be a chef like her Uncle Zak!

I got a job!

Holy cow, I cannot believe I have a job.  Ever since I quit jetBlue when Coren was a baby I said I would go back to work when he was in first grade.  It seemed like it would never happen.  Well, it did.  I decided to get my Real Estate Lisence and was hired on at Henry Walker Homes.  I love it.

The first day I worked Kenna made the family dinner.  Steve came home and found the table set all cute and her really excited.  She did a great job!  I am so proud of my kids for being able to handle things when I am gone.  I only work 3 days a week, but they are all so responsible that it isn't a problem at all.  Love those kiddos!

We did not have a tomato shortage this year.  Coren's face says it all, it was a little much.  I did can some salsa like a good little housewife, I haven't tried it yet, so I won't brag too much, but I learned my lesson on planting so many tomatoes.

Mt. Olympus Hike

I have been on a lot of hikes in my life, but I have to say this was the hardest I have ever done.  You know you hear on the news a lot that hikers are stranded on the top of Mt. Olympus and they are having to be rescued and you laugh.  Well, I won't be laughing any more.  It is a tough hike.  The trail is unrelenting and so rocky!  It seems to climb forever and there is not any shade to protect you from the sun.  But, it was our goal to make it to the top and somehow we did it.  I think we all wanted to quit at one point, in fact I know we did, but the kids were amazing.  I won't say that there weren't any tears, because there were from all of them, but they were determined!

When we made it to the saddle (the point between both peaks) I wanted to stop so bad.  I was exausted and I was worried the kids were way past done.  Everyone else was turning around there.  We all talked it over and decided to make it to the top.  There isn't a defined trail to the top, just huge rocks that you have to climb.  In fact someone asked us if we had our ropes.  The whole way up I was wondering how we were going to get down. 

We finally made it to the top and the view was amazing.  There is a mailbox up there with a book that you sign your name in saying that you made it.  I made sure to put the kids ages in the book, I was so proud of them for making it up!  They were so excited!

Usually the hike down is easy!  Not on this trail.  It is so rugged that you have to fight your way down.  Our bodies all hurt so bad, even mine and Steves and we are in decent shape!

I am so proud of my kids.  If we never climb to the top of Mt. Olymus again it will be too soon, but we made it and that is what counts!

Birthday boy is 7!

I am so sad.  Coren is seven.  He is getting so big and growing so fast and it makes me cry.  He had a great birthday and got lots of fun gifts.  He wanted skateboards and DS games.  Easy enough!

Coren has the cutest little laugh and I love love love it when he is happy becuase he makes everyone around him happy.  He is such a good boy, and is a little smarty pants too.  One of my favorite things about Coren is when he sleepwalks into our room at night.  It makes us laugh so hard.  he goes and uses our toilet and then gives me a big hug and never even wakes up.  It is the funniest thing ever!  I am so glad we have him in our family.

The house

First day of school

Sad day for Mom but the kids were way excited!  First day of school 2011.
Makenna went to Middle School and is now in 7th Grade.  WHAT?!?  How did that happen?
Carson is in 3rd Grade in Mrs. Mechams Class
Coren is in 1st Grade in Mrs. Palmers Class

The Tahoe Air Show

We were so excited to go to the air show.  We were excited to see all the planes doing tricks and stunts, but to our surprise that didn't happen.  Instead we did see tons of cool planes and helicopters, and the kids climbed the rock wall.

Since when does an air show not do tricks in the air?  I am confused?!?

Rafting the Truckee River

For sure one of the highlights of the trip was rafting down the Truckee River.  It was so much fun.  It didn't move fast so we made a day of it.  We had taken some Subways sandwiches and drinks along with plenty of snacks, so we just took our time and enjoyed the ride.  From time to time we would park the raft and get out to swim, let the fish nibble on our toes, or jump into the river.

It got rough at the end, and we kept getting stuck which annyoed me of course, but other than that it was a BLAST!  I would do it again, the scenery was amazing!!!