Great Times

Yesterday, I got to take Alyna, Tina and Emily (Katie was up during the night with the stomach flu) down to Salt Lake City for some shopping and eating and then to the Young Women Conference. We had such a nice time and it was a beautiful day. The shopping was a little disappointing since I didn't find anything that I was looking for. But that doesn't mean I didn't buy anything and shopping with a bunch of girls is always entertaining. We went to the downtown Smith's market place and while Alyna and Tina were trying on shoes, Emily and I tried out all the patio furniture and had a great time relaxing and visiting.

The YW conference was wonderful. The talks were so good,. I especially enjoyed Sister Cook's and President Uchdorf's. It makes me sad that my memory isn't better because I think as I hear something that it was so profound that I will be able to remember it - and I kind of can until the next profound statement comes along. Therefore, I can't wait for them to come up on the internet. The one thing I do remember is that Pres. Uchdorf promised the girls a "happily ever after" if they stayed virtuous. It made me so excited for the upcoming General Conference.

The parking and getting out of the parking terrace afterward was quite an adventure. It took 20 minutes from when we got to the parking terrace to the level of the first available parking slots. Afterward, we sat in the car for 45 minutes before we even bothered to turn the car on and try to get out. All that and we weren't even close to the conference center - we pratically had to trek across the plains in our high heels to get there. Okay - it was only about 4 blocks but with all the construction downtown it seemed like a really long way. But despite sore feet (Tina had worn her brand new shoes and had to take them off and walk barefoot half way back to the car) we had a great time. I have to admit, I was really spoiled. I had the most darling girls with me and they were so fun to be with. We finally got on the road and made a stop at Nielsen's Custard shop in Bountiful. It was packed with girls and ladies stopping on their way home from the conference. We were there at about the perfect time because we were the last of the conference crowd to get there and after we ordered, there was a place for us to sit and enjoy. YUMMY!

Life has Returned to a Routine

I haven't posted anything for a long time because it seems like nothing much has been happening that is newsworthy. But I have been reading my daughters blogs and they are so fun and interesting that I decided I out to get to work.

Our house is back to a livable state. That's an interesting statement. What is liveable for you or other people is not always what is livable for me. So what do I consider livable? I've never stopped to really think about it. I know I can have some dirty dishes in my sink and the stove not wiped clean and be okay with having someone drop by. I can have piles of bills and papers around as long as they are on the counter and not on the dining room table or island. My bathroom counter top down't have to be spotless as long as I know it's been cleaned good at least once in the last week. But, the living room does have to be clean and free from junk. Since you can see all the way through the living room, dining room and kitchen when you come in the front door, then at least that whole line of vision thing ought to be clean. I like things to be nice enough that when I have someone show up unexpectedly and I want to show off the house, I don't have to worry excessively about under ware and dirty socks all over the place.

Okay so, you've seen some getting the house put back together pictures. Here are some of the new living room furniture. The first picture is the old furniture. It looks pretty good but that is because you can't see all the holes in the sofa and love seat.

And the new. It seems to make the room a lot bigger. One of my friends said it makes it look more like the destination then the passageway to somewhere more important.

Obviously, we still need to get all the pictures hung on the wall and some of the little knick - knack things out but it is coming. Just today, we got the replacement part for the antique lamp that belongs in the living room so we were able to get it put in its place.