New Carpet and Old Friends

After searching for about a week, I finally found a fly swatter. You wouldn't think they'd be so hard to find. I have no idea what happened to the one we had before we moved. I got the one out of our trailer, and promptly broke it. I actually had to borrow my mom's! But, now, fortunately, I have acquired a lime green fly swatter of my very own, which is a good thing. I've swatted to death several flies and hornets that have made their way into my home. The front door to our home was open all day yesterday because we were having carpet installed. I'm really not sure why, but both the carpet layers and the laminate floor folks like to leave the front door and the garage door WIDE OPEN all the time they are working.

Anyway, we love our new carpet and flooring! It looks fabulous. Now we just have to put the furniture back and fix the platform in the theater room.

Yesterday I touched bases with a friend I met when we first moved into our Tooele ward. Her name is Michelle Johnston. I'll never forget how she and her family walked over with a plate of cookies, 11 years ago, and welcomed us into the ward. I got an email yesterday from her, which reminded me that she and her family had moved to somewhere around here. I was delighted to discover she lives only about 3 miles away, in Highland. She and her family stopped by last evening as a surprise; again bearing a plate of cookies! The kids have all grown so much! Amazingly, Michelle and Mike look exactly as they always have. Makes me wonder how they do it. We showed them the house and got caught up on news. It was great to see them.

Today I have been trying to decorate. I have a pile of pictures and quilts, and it's both fun and challenging to find places for everything. I wish I had the money to buy coordinating frames for a bunch of old family pictures and create a family history wall of sorts. I have some really cute family pictures of when our kids were little.

New kittens

We acquired two new kittens to add to our pet population. Their job is to catch any mice that might decide to come our way. One, Angel, is mostly white, with pale tan ears and tail. The other, Belle, has brown ears, nose and tail.



Just look at that face!

Trouble is, I think Angel might be a male. So, maybe Gabriel or something.

Meanwhile, one of our original cats decided to show up today. No idea where Caramel has been hanging out. Looks like we might end up with more cats than we bargained for.

We Painted the Master Bedroom

My sister and I painted the master bedroom last week. It used to be this light turquoise color that was really too overwhelming for me. We left the master bathroom that color, but I just couldn't handle it in the bedroom. It didn't match the bedding at all, and we even looked to see if we could find bedding that color at Wal-Mart. No luck. So, we painted it this nice light gold color, which I like much better.

A Big Move

Well, we never thought we'd do it, but our family moved out of Tooele. We have moved to be closer to Paul's work (which is having him work in Orem once a week, and will most likely move his job to Riverton), and we're also much closer to family. In fact, we have moved to Lehi, just about 5 blocks from Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt Becky and her family.

We got all of the kids registered in school and ended up having to pay about twice as much in school fees as we did in Tooele, and we didn't get all of that back either! What an expensive education year!

Our two cats seem to have wandered off. We kept them in a crate for about 3 days, and thought they'd become accustomed to the new area, but we haven't seen them since Sunday. It really is a shame. There is a vacant field near our home, and I am sure once the weather cools significantly the field mice will be looking for a warmer place to live. We will probably get another cat.

Folks in our new neighborhood have been very welcoming, and even helped us move in, but we crave familiarity. We were in Tooele for 11 years, and we are adjusting to not seeing anyone we know when we go to the store.

We love our new home! It has amazing views and a theater room! It is nice to live in a comparatively new home, too. This one is about 12 years old, as opposed to the 98 year old home we left. Today we are having laminate floors put in. Next week we should be getting new carpet put in on the main floor. My sister and I spent 2 days repainting the master bedroom. It used to be a strange mint green. Now it is light gold, which looks awesome when the afternoon sun streams in.