St George

We are headed to St. George this weekend. Brenda and Chad have rented a house down there for 5 days and have invited all of us to join them. We are very excited and very grateful to them. All of Bradys immediate family will be there which hasn't happened since Mexico. ( I think) Anyway- This is a totally busy week for me, and somewhere in here I have to fit in packing for the trip. I will spend today @ meetings and coaching, tomorrow on a job site with Brady, and Friday is my girls 1st meet. Then we leave Saturday.

I got K out of school early yesterday to go swimsuit shopping. It was a fun girls bonding afternoon. Her and I don't get enough of those. Hopefully we'll have more chances in St. George. We are going to do a spa day with Brendas girls. Pedis, manis and maybe a facial.
The house has a pool, the kids can't wait. They are counting down the days.

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I am now a plant as well...

I read Amy's blog this morning about being a plant. I have never really been that way. Anytime Mom comes to visit I have notice that is the first thing she does every morning. She walks around opening all the drapes and blinds.

I have never been that way, but in this new house I am. I walk through the house and open all the blinds and curtains, even in rooms I spend no time in. Last night after sunset as I walked around closing the blinds, Katrina asked me what I was doing, and why if I was just going to close them again, I don't just leave them closed.

Brady and I have been discussing the changes in our family in the last 2 weeks since we moved into our new home. It is almost as if we have just awoken from a long winters nap. Since Elk Ridge, we have kinda just flowed threw life. Just going where the winds and tide have taken us. We are suddenly awake. I cant really explain it. We wake early (for us) and have no trouble getting out of bed. The morning is spent with the children before they leave for school, then we spend time together in the great room discussing our day and plans before Brady starts his long commute down the stairs and I begin my day of laundry, cleaning, and baking.

The changes are so little but are so drastic at the same time it is hard to put my finger on, but we all feel it. The kids love it here as do we. I am anxious for church this Sunday, our 1st in the new ward, and to begin our new social life as well.

So Amy, thanks for the analogy. I am also a plant, a perennial that has just come up from a long winters hibernation.

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Lane Bryant Sale

I love Lane Bryant Right Fit Jeans....

(ecspecially the trouser cut.)

and they are NEVER on sale!!

But right now they are only $29 with Free shipping.

So if you are a "curvy" woman like me... take a look!

www.lanebryant.com

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We love it!!!

I LOVE my new house.

I love my kitchen... I love my great room...

My kids LOVE the back yard and their new school.

My husband loves his new office!

We LOVE our new house.

It's been along time since I felt so much at home in a house. I have taken the last 2 weeks off work at the gym and am dreading going back tonight. I love the gym and my girls but with a 45 minute communte both ways, it's going to be a challenge. My favorite thing about the house is Brady's office is in the corner of the basement, far away from where my life as house wife exist. I love him dearly but for the last several years of him working from home, my life as "stay at home mom" has been completely different. There is no just running out of the house to do errands, unplanned afternoons with the girls, or just sitting on the couch reading a book all afternoon and quickly running around at 4:30 cleaning up and starting dinner just before "Daddy comes home." All you stay at home moms know what I'm talking about.

Anyway with him in the basement, I am on my own to clean house, fix lunch, and do the laundry. I have even been able to watch Good Thing Utah a couple mornings!!!

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Another new couch

We decided we would use the leather couch in the family room downstairs since that is where the theater is and it has recliners in it. So I found another set at the clearance outlet for $499, This a picture of the couch. I got the sofa and the love seat. It's not really this red. Its more of a brick red. The room has white walls, a wall of windows and white carpet, and a huge 2 story brick fire place. It is going to need some color. Bold choice I know, but I think it will be fun. I sold my office set today which funded this purchase.

I am really excited. I have bought all new furniture using only money from selling stuff I already owned and don't use or need anymore. Brady thinks I'm on to something here and wants me to figure out how to turn this into a business. We'll see....

But in the mean time I have started a new online business. Check in out www.atozcyberbuy.com

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Started Packing

We all worked together packing this morning for a few hours. We got the front 2 rooms of the house done, which next to the garage was what I was dreading most. We got rid of a ton of stuff. Tomorrow we will probably start on the office in the afternoon. The dumpster outside is starting to fill up. I sold my bedroom set, didn't get as much as I was hoping for, but we were able to find a new matress set at the scratch and dent outlet with the money we made. we've had the same mattress for 10 years, and it's got the whole double valley thing going on. I'm hoping a new mattress will also help with my allergies and asthma.

I also sold Ty's bunkbed, he's moving into a queen that will double as the guest room at the new house. The goal by the time this is done is to only have to move boxes, the kids beds, and appliances. The kitchen table and a piece of furniture mom and dad gave me is all we are keeping large furniture wise.

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New Furniture

We bought new furniture today. This is the couch, then we got an all leather recliner that matches (same color and nail head trim). This will be the furniture in the great room. We have sold a lot of our stuff that we don't have room for, which made it possible for us to get a couple new things. We lucked out and found this at an clearance outlet for about 30% of retail. I am really excited!!!

I know I have said this before, but as moving day approaches, I need to get busy packing things. I just wish I could wave a magic wand and have it all neatly in boxes and at the new house, course as long as I'm daydreaming, how bout all moved magically to the new house and put away int eh right place, whit a magic fairy that will keep it that way!!

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