taking a break!

Well, if you read my last entry then you know that we have been making over the kitchen and going crazy! since then the new countertops have been put in and the first coat of stain on the outside of the cabinets. Just this morning i have put on the first coat of varnish on the doors & drawer fronts. with the quick drying varnish i will get those all done today. tonight the second coat of stain will go on the outside of the cabinets. then i will varnish those when i get back from my moms house after the fourth of july. things have turned out great so far. in fact they have turned out better than i thought they would. yesterday was the sabbath so we took a much needed rest from the kitchen. after church and lunch we headed up to the mountains for a drive. we found a little place by the river to pull off the road and let the boys out. we had a great time shooting wrist rockets first and then the boys found their way into the water. but they had a great time splashing and getting super wet. ben loved just hanging out with dad and watching the other boys play. it was a great break and was a lot of fun. hope you enjoy the pics.

I hate cabinets!!!!

We have been planning for a long time to makeover our kitchen cabinets. It has taken me forever to decide for sure how i want them done. Once that choice was finaly made it was time to get to work. but i have been putting it off for so long. i knew it was going to be a HUGE pain and i was right! i got all the doors off the hinges today and got them all cleaned. david is sanding as we speak. i'm already about to call someone and just get all new ones installed. it is taking all my will power to resist. i just keep reminding myself "one day, in your next house, but not today!" On a brighter note our new countertops are being installed tommorow. that will make me feel a little better at least. i'm just glad that we have had the opportunity to learn on this house, that home improvement work is not for us! i have hated every minute of the things we have been doing. i hate how things are out of place and there is chaos. my life is already chaotic enough, adding more to it doesn't help. i won't know what to do with my time when we finaly have all these projects done. well, here is a pic of the before and i'll post a completed one as soon as i'm done pulling my hair out and get it all done.

Fishing with Dad

So, David took the boys fishing on Saturday. Sam obviously loved the worms and tortured them most of the time. Thomas found a cozy spot in his chair and was happy to sit and relax with snack now and then. I love that I have such a great husband that takes his time to do things like this with the boys! These are memories they will have forever! Benjamin and I stayed home and cleaned house. He napped most of the time so I actually got quite a bit done. So that was great. Today has been great. Fast Sundays are so wonderful. I love the opportunity to fast and contemplate on specific things in my life. I'm very selfish though and always fast for ways that I can be improved. My thoughts today have been on strength. I need a lot more strength in so many areas. I also got to go do my visiting teaching this afternoon. I love my sisters. They are sisters that are the same age as my mom, and I love the wisdom I glean from them every visit. Now it is Sunday evening and David is busy making us all chocolate chip cookies, they smell so good. ISN'T LIFE GREAT!