Yesterday at church a letter was read requesting all adult members attend a meeting at the stake center at 7. Very mysterious! Actually, our stake has been needing to be split for quite some time as it has 14 units(wards & branches). So we figured that was what the meeting was for.
Wrong. Sort of.
The two stakes to the north of us have been declining in numbers and ours was huge, so the stake boundaries for all three stakes were realigned. What does that mean? They moved the boundary south and we are now part of the Bonneville Stake, rather than the Provo Stake. Four entire wards from the Provo Stake are now in the Bonneville Stake. The only real change we will see will be a new building to meet in, and I mean NEW! We're hoping the A/C and heat work better than the ones in the building we've been meeting in. We will also now be known as the Bonneville 12th Ward, instead of the Slate Canyon 2nd Ward. I'm actually a bit excited about this. Looking forward to meeting more people and expanding my horizons a little.
In other news, the girls closet in their new room is now usable and we have moved all their stuff out of the old room. Now I can move all of the two year old's clothes and toys out of our room and into the room just vacated. WaHoo! It's really starting to come together. Now we just need to put doors on the new rooms and closets. Once we get the trim up, I'll post a pic. Yeah, I know, I always say that!
Monday, April 28, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Where, oh where did April Go? and other random thoughts!
It literally blew past me I think, like the wind that's been blowing all the dirt from southern Utah northward! Guess that's what happens when you take a week of for spring break. Not much time left when you get back.
We had to make a trip to SE Utah to visit the dentist. The kids had a whole boatload of fillings to be done and I had a tooth that needed some attention as well. That's not a particularly FUN way to spend spring break, but we threw a few other things in there as well.
We were able to be at Natural Bridges National Monument on April 16 which happened to be the 100th anniversary of the Monument. It was a nice sunny day, although a bit breezy, and we attended the little ceremony they had at the visitor's center and had a picnic and the kids hiked to one of the Bridges with Grandma. Grandpa can't hike, (bum knee), so he, the 2yr old and I occupied our time hanging out in the car. My great grandfather, Ezekiel Johnson, was the first custodian of the Natural Bridges and worked there for nearly 20 years. There were lots of his descendants at the Bridges that day to honor his work.
The kids got to play around in the hot tub and with the mules. We also rode four-wheelers and hiked again on Saturday down the 'causeway' in Butler Wash. It was used by pioneers for several years and is another example of a road hung on the side of a canyon. Not quite as high or steep or scary as the one they built at the Hole-in-the-Rock, but it was a nice hike. The cacti were just getting ready to bloom and the other wildflowers were out in profusion. Did I have my camera? No!
Since we've been home, we've had Science Fair projects to finish up, Sonnets to write, Activity Days, Mutual and I am sewing some more Shakespeare costumes. I tried working on them tonight and bent my only sewing machine needle. Typical!
I have attached myself to a healthy eating/exercise challenge over at Angie's. I actually got on my treadmill today! That's a first. Just need to get up earlier and go longer and faster. That and stop eating all the in-between snacks. Wish me luck!
We had to make a trip to SE Utah to visit the dentist. The kids had a whole boatload of fillings to be done and I had a tooth that needed some attention as well. That's not a particularly FUN way to spend spring break, but we threw a few other things in there as well.
We were able to be at Natural Bridges National Monument on April 16 which happened to be the 100th anniversary of the Monument. It was a nice sunny day, although a bit breezy, and we attended the little ceremony they had at the visitor's center and had a picnic and the kids hiked to one of the Bridges with Grandma. Grandpa can't hike, (bum knee), so he, the 2yr old and I occupied our time hanging out in the car. My great grandfather, Ezekiel Johnson, was the first custodian of the Natural Bridges and worked there for nearly 20 years. There were lots of his descendants at the Bridges that day to honor his work.
The kids got to play around in the hot tub and with the mules. We also rode four-wheelers and hiked again on Saturday down the 'causeway' in Butler Wash. It was used by pioneers for several years and is another example of a road hung on the side of a canyon. Not quite as high or steep or scary as the one they built at the Hole-in-the-Rock, but it was a nice hike. The cacti were just getting ready to bloom and the other wildflowers were out in profusion. Did I have my camera? No!
Since we've been home, we've had Science Fair projects to finish up, Sonnets to write, Activity Days, Mutual and I am sewing some more Shakespeare costumes. I tried working on them tonight and bent my only sewing machine needle. Typical!
I have attached myself to a healthy eating/exercise challenge over at Angie's. I actually got on my treadmill today! That's a first. Just need to get up earlier and go longer and faster. That and stop eating all the in-between snacks. Wish me luck!
Monday, April 07, 2008
Core Thoughts....
Thoughts on Core phase, that is. If you aren't familiar with the term, read A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver Demille. The core phase is the most basic phase all people need to have in their learning. It is best done in the earliest years at home with parents. This is the time when basic core values and morals are taught; "right/wrong, good/bad, true/false, relationships, family values especially spiritual culture, family identity including family history and mission, family routines and responsibilities, accountability, value and love of work and play" taken from Leadership Education, the Phases of Learning by Oliver and Rachel Demille.
In our efforts to implement this type of education in our home and family, my girls and I have basically been working on our Core Phase this year. There are a few bright days but lots of others where it's obvious we need to continue to work on it. And that's just it! It's a phase we never leave. We work on it all the days of our lives.
One of the things we do daily is to have a devotional in which we sing a hymn, pray, recite a scripture we are memorizing that coordinates with our monthly theme, say the pledge of allegiance, and write in our journals. We take turns picking the hymn to be sung and often we discuss, after singing it, how it can tie into our monthly theme or pick vocabulary words from it to look up.
Last month, our theme for March was virtue, specifically moral goodness. My daughter, C, chose to sing #307 In Our Lovely Deseret. As we looked at it and began to talk about it I was struck that the entire song is a list of things to be learned in our Core Phase. We quickly got out a piece of paper and began listing all of those things. My daughter then asked if she could make all of us a poster of those things to hang in our rooms to remind us of the things we need to be working on each and every day. This is one time when Inspiration spoke to all of us, and we heard it!
In our efforts to implement this type of education in our home and family, my girls and I have basically been working on our Core Phase this year. There are a few bright days but lots of others where it's obvious we need to continue to work on it. And that's just it! It's a phase we never leave. We work on it all the days of our lives.
One of the things we do daily is to have a devotional in which we sing a hymn, pray, recite a scripture we are memorizing that coordinates with our monthly theme, say the pledge of allegiance, and write in our journals. We take turns picking the hymn to be sung and often we discuss, after singing it, how it can tie into our monthly theme or pick vocabulary words from it to look up.
Last month, our theme for March was virtue, specifically moral goodness. My daughter, C, chose to sing #307 In Our Lovely Deseret. As we looked at it and began to talk about it I was struck that the entire song is a list of things to be learned in our Core Phase. We quickly got out a piece of paper and began listing all of those things. My daughter then asked if she could make all of us a poster of those things to hang in our rooms to remind us of the things we need to be working on each and every day. This is one time when Inspiration spoke to all of us, and we heard it!
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Holy, Moly!
So much for the promised pictures. Curtis moved my washer and dryer before I could take 'before' pictures and the 'new' laundry room is still such a mess, drywall torn up to move ductwork and such that I don't want to take any 'after' pictures yet. But I promise, when this is done, I'll post a boatload.
Today they went and got the siding for the addition part. That is all we are siding right now, just need to have a 'finished' addition to satisfy the lenders. Eventually we will do the whole house. We are using Hardie board plank siding. Here's the color we want. It will be 7 in. planks with 5.5 inch trim around the edges and windows/doors. At the gable ends we have a 12 in. 'belly band' and above it will be board and batten. They got the trim up on the addition today and it's going to be AWESOME. I will have the coolest looking house on our street.
The trim will be all white, the cedar plank siding will be 'heathered moss' and we will have black accents, (lights, shutters, doors, etc.)
C got all the sheetrock hung, but he is having trouble with his right wrist and arm so we may be hiring a friend of ours to do the actual taping part, if he's willing. I didn't know til last night that C has been hurting for over a week. No wonder it's been a slow process to get all the sheetrock up, he was having trouble gripping the sheetrock and the sheetrock screwgun.
We also picked out our flooring. We decided to go with unfinished solid wood hickory. I LOVE hickory, I love the contrast in color and grain. Love the warm tones it brings in and I love that it's harder than oak, so I'm hoping it will wear well. We decided to go with painted/distressed black/brown cabinets on all our base cabinets and the uppers will be painted oatmeal with a dark brown glaze rubbed on. We may even throw in a red or green cabinet here or there. Love the mismatched look. I thought we would go with IKEA cabinets, but they are all so modern looking and I'm just a country hick at heart. I need a farmhouse, rustic look to feel comfortable.
Today they went and got the siding for the addition part. That is all we are siding right now, just need to have a 'finished' addition to satisfy the lenders. Eventually we will do the whole house. We are using Hardie board plank siding. Here's the color we want. It will be 7 in. planks with 5.5 inch trim around the edges and windows/doors. At the gable ends we have a 12 in. 'belly band' and above it will be board and batten. They got the trim up on the addition today and it's going to be AWESOME. I will have the coolest looking house on our street.
The trim will be all white, the cedar plank siding will be 'heathered moss' and we will have black accents, (lights, shutters, doors, etc.)
C got all the sheetrock hung, but he is having trouble with his right wrist and arm so we may be hiring a friend of ours to do the actual taping part, if he's willing. I didn't know til last night that C has been hurting for over a week. No wonder it's been a slow process to get all the sheetrock up, he was having trouble gripping the sheetrock and the sheetrock screwgun.
We also picked out our flooring. We decided to go with unfinished solid wood hickory. I LOVE hickory, I love the contrast in color and grain. Love the warm tones it brings in and I love that it's harder than oak, so I'm hoping it will wear well. We decided to go with painted/distressed black/brown cabinets on all our base cabinets and the uppers will be painted oatmeal with a dark brown glaze rubbed on. We may even throw in a red or green cabinet here or there. Love the mismatched look. I thought we would go with IKEA cabinets, but they are all so modern looking and I'm just a country hick at heart. I need a farmhouse, rustic look to feel comfortable.
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