The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!

Yes, it's that time again and yes, I'm one of those crazy freaks who actually decorated BEFORE Thanksgiving this year. However, I feel I'm justified in the fact that I will have a house full of guests until Sunday and then a crazy week and it takes me forever to decorate and then it's Christmas! By the way, it's Kevin's idea to hang lights on the house. I love them but I would never ask them to do it because it's a total pain in the rear. Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Our House Is Finally Done!!!!

Yahoooo....finally. The painters are done.....I love my house now!!! As you know, when they finished the green base coat, I was sick inside. I contemplated how I could come up with the money to have it repainted - and how would I deal with the embaressment of knowing we screwed up. Well, I couldn't come up with the money (and wouldn't admit I didn't like it) so I patiently waited for the work to be done. As the trim came along, I could see things coming together. Each step brought the finished outcome closer and closer and I began to really love it. It's totally different and I don't do change very easily but now it's like a new home (until you come inside where paint is desperately needed). Michael's friend came to pick him up for the weekend and I heard him say "Mike, the paint job is sweet! I drove past your house and got confused because I didn't recognize it!" So I guess that's good! Here are some pictures:

Fun Saturday!

On Saturday, Kevin and I, my sister Pam and hubby Chris all went to Oakley Idaho for a Christmas play. Where is Oakley you ask? In the boonies. It's right outside of Burley which is about 2 1/2 hours from Boise. The play was "Plaid Tidings" which is a take off of the original play "Forever Plaid". The premis is four singers who are on their way to their first performance and they get killed in a car accident. They come back to earth to complete a mission (sing) and this play deals with Christmas. It was funny and cute! The playhouse on the left was built in 1907 and I think the chairs were original! They were very small, wobbly and a little uncomfortable. But that could have been due to the size of my rear end! There were some really cool houses in Oakley. Here are a couple:













Then we drove on to City of Rocks. I've never heard of it but Kevin found it and it was amazing. A little tiny bit like Bryce and Zion Canyons on a much smaller scale. You can camp there and rock climb.



After the City of Rocks, we went to a restaurant "The Outpost Steakhouse" which was fantastic. The guys had steaks, Pam and I had halibut....yummy.....oh, and pumpkin pie!!!

Then we went to "Durfee Hot Springs" which I had also never heard of. This guy had three large swimming pools and two were filled with the hot spring water. One was a kiddie pool and the other was very HOT!! It was so great with the weather being kind of cold outside. We were the only four people there......we got kind of crazy!! (as crazy as old people can get haha). Here is a dog who adopted us while we were there.

Anyone looking for a fun weekend or just a Saturday here in Idaho - give us a call!