Carpet, Tile, and Visiting Family

We've gone hard with projects and responsibilities as well. In keeping with Hurricane's motivation (see last weeks' email...) we went to a carpet/tile store on Monday. We were blessed to find a nice 18x18 tile that matches what we currently have in our living room by the fireplace. We also found a carpet that matches everything. I cannot say that I am excited to lay tile, but others have laid tile so I can learn how to do that and add that skill. Wendy asked if we should stain the concrete instead. We will go forward with tile.

Random Picture Next to Mama's Desk

Hurricane can read but prefers that someone read to him. He read his library book this week. He got a chocolate chip for every word he read.

Chocolate motivates him currently. Wendy has found the current 'carrot'.

On Wednesday evening we continued to scrape the floor.

It is fun to watch Hurricane go after the linoleum.

On Thursday the boys had soccer. I worked late because I came home early on Monday to go to the carpet place to check out our options for flooring. Mama continued to clean off the floor and finished one bathroom and started the second bathroom.

On Friday Wendy and I went to see a movie, Unbroken, based on the life of Louis Zamperini. We both really enjoyed listening to the book written by Laura Hillenbrand. After the movie I got a call from work and went in for an hour to take care of some things.

Sunset at 65 miles per hour

When I came home from work, our family piled into the car, and we headed to Gilbert.

At the Temple

The boys stayed at Merris's house, my sister, and we went to the temple.

Yvette, Sweetheart, Merris

Yvette, my sister from Utah, came down to Gilbert because her husband's 90+ year old grandmother passed away.

It was nice to see both my sisters.

On Saturday morning we got up and drove straight to the boy's soccer games. We made it 4 minutes before they started. After the games we went to the grocery store and headed home to meet up with the carpet guy. He took measurements of the place and told us what the damages would be...

We spent the rest of the afternoon hustling to clean up the house, get ready for Sunday, and to prepare to host games. We made the inaugural batch of homemade ice cream. Thank you Cyndy Ludeking Ryan for loaning Wendy that most precious of kitchen tools. The ice cream is so good!

We made homemade pizza last night for supper.

I am so grateful for our new church building and meeting time. With church at 8:30 a.m., we have an afternoon to spend together. Even if I have meetings, I am still home by 2!

In addition to all the above, this week has been emotionally hard for a variety of reasons. Some times, we write the rosy side of the picture but do have some really lousy moments. The point is that we aren't as rosy as we write some times. We try to highlight the positive that happens but wonder if sometimes it comes across as we are better than everyone else. And we aren't.

Be Well.