From Birthday to Basement

BIRTHDAY

Louise and I certainly enjoyed ourselves this past weekend while at the Stephenson's. The Hale Theater presentation of the Phantom was, as usual, well done. We then went to South Jordan to watch the grandchildren while Jeff and Janae were staying at a bed & breakfast. They, of course, knew the owner so they got the family rate -- Man! Their rolodex must be huge! Good for them.

It was fun to have Janae's friends come over to decorate the front of their home. Janae posted some images but I have a couple of more photos of the day.

Janae's instant garden

Louise provided some angel food cake and a bunch of candles so we had to set a local bonfire with 33 candles! It took Claire, Erik, and Janae to head off a house fire.

Before we left, we HAD to have a game of hide-and-seek with the kids -- large and small. Hint: Do not let Megan see where you are hiding. She will come and stand by you so the seeker can easily spot where you are! Also, if you don't see Claire right away, she will giggle so she is easier to find. At the end of the game, Janae went crazy and grabbed a can of spray something or other and got the kids. Evidence follows:

BASEMENT

You all know that the basement carpet has been the same forever. The wear spots were bound to get larger so we made the decision to replace at least the stairs, hallway, bathroom, and bedroom carpet. Oh, why not spend another $1000 and do the family room as well! Jared and I removed most of the carpet on Monday and Tuesday of this week. We will do Jared's bedroom, the hall, the stairs, and bathroom just before Danny Roskelley comes to install the new carpet. I am removing the wall paper from "Janae's" bedroom today. We will paint it a darker color on the bottom. I will also replace the baseboards (170 ft) in the basement as well as paint the hallway before Danny shows up. Man, I am so glad that I can relax in my retirement!

"Heidi's" bedroom -- a.k.a. the storage place

I know it is cold in Cache Valley (7F this morning) but not many people in the world can have a view like this one. I think it is beautiful. The nice blue sky (rather than a washed out blue) is complements of my new polarizing filter.