Pretty Window

I bought this fabric about ten years ago in Milwaukie on a clearance table not knowing when I would ever use it. I was going through a box the other day and discovered it and thought it would be perfect for this bedroom window valance. The furniture is the set I refinished this summer. It all turned out pretty good if I do say so myself!

We had ONE trick or treater. Luckily I had bought some candy just in case. Even better than Halloween (which I think needs to be replaced by a harvest celebration), was the fact that our Stake Conference saturday night meeting was scheduled that night. We were blessed to have Marlin K. Jensen as our visiting general authority. He was outstanding and we enjoyed the meeting more than just about any conference we've ever attended. Glad we were able to be there. Sunday was just as good if not better.

Pillow Project

Like most men, Rob thinks all the pillows are a bother, but I like the look. They bring in color, and something to lean on when you don't want your feet up on the ottoman. My visiting teachers are short, and they need pillows!

House Beautification

Made some nice little valances for the windows in the office. I thought they turned out pretty good. Fabric choices are limited in this town, but I like what I found.

Still a no-name

I know I am making much too big a deal out of the name thing. Nevertheless we are enjoying this little puppy. He's pretty predictable which means we are being trained in his habits. He's becoming more animated as he gets to know us and his surroundings better. Our bishop was over last week and saw him and said the day we adopted him he won the puppy lottery!

Labor Day

We felt like our hands were tied since we couldn't get into our house. We had a U-Haul truck loaded full of furniture and couldn't do a thing about it til we closed on the new house. What to do? Have a day of fun! We drove to Diamond Lake which is only about an hour and a half away, walked around, people watched, and enjoyed the weather. On the way back we stopped at the Steamboat Inn and had a late lunch. It was a great stress-free day. We needed it.