Remodel Day 2 & 3

Ryan's sister, brother and parents came down Tuesday to help with the condo. We were lucky to have Janessa with us all day, and she was such great help. We finished taping all the walls, cutting in two rooms and painting some cabinet doors. We were so glad to have their help and they even brought us dinner! After they left, we completely finished both rooms and the bathroom. Ryan started painting the front room and I got some of it cut in. Ryan wripped up almost all the linoleum, took out the range hood and moved the cabinets up two inches. It's looking great!



Last night Ryan's parents and the girls came down one last time to help. They got all the drawers completely painted, put in our new over-the-range microwave, took off the tape and got the front room completely cut in. The girls also took advantage of the pool, but got themselves kicked out for being too loud. The carpet guys are coming Monday to measure, and the tile is on it's way. One more day down....

James E Faust

I was sad today to hear of President James E. Fausts death. What a priviledge we've had to have him serve for so long. What an amazing man. Our prayers are with his family and the rest of the quorum.

Day 1: Remodeling

We started our remodel project today. First things first, paint. We decided to start with the bathroom, mostly because I couldn't wait to see the color on the wall. Here are the before and after pictures.




Isn't that color awesome! Please note that it's not finished yet. One more coat to go, and obviously the blue tape will come off. Remember, this is just the first day.



This is our guest bedroom. We were both surprised a little by the color. It always looks different on the walls, but it turned out great! Plus, it looks beautiful next to the bathroom color. Pictures don't do justice...




We started running out of blue tape before we could finish our bedroom, but here's a sneak peak!




This color was Ryan's choice. I wanted blue, but he pursuaded me otherwise. So far, it looks pretty cool.

Prior to today, Ryan wripped out this ugly carpet that we think has been in the Condo since it was built in 1970. We're going to try and match the new bedroom carpets, with the existing living room one, which is great.



Ryan started to wrip up the linoleum today, but it's hard work!! This is a picture of the kitchen linoleum that we're replacing with tile. Sorry it's hard to see! Use your imagination.

AGAIN!!!!!

So what do you know? I walk out to go to work today and my car, yes, that's right, my '88 Mazda has a shattered driver side front window. Why would someone want to break into that? I'm a little humbled because after Ryan's car got stolen I just laughed, and said, "That would never happen to my car..." Someone broke the window last night, but they didn't take anything. They attempted to steal the stereo, but for some reason, whether it be they got spooked or it was jammed, they failed. But, I still don't have a window! Needless to say, we are furious because this is the 3rd car incidence we've had since living in our apartment. The complex told us the security gates would be up at the end of May, well, they're still not running. We're so glad to have only another 6 weeks here!

My Pilot!

So Ryan has finally started his flight school. It took so long to get things in order, so I feel bad because he's known he's wanted to do this for months, and he's just getting started. Luckily his trainer works with him at Skywest and has dedicated himself to Ryan for the Summer. He told Ryan that he'll have his Private Pilot's license (50 hours) by the end of the Summer. Yippee!!!!