Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Remodel of basement bedroom

Didn't think to get one of what room looked like before we removed the furniture. This was Shawn's car/gun room.



And now a bedroom.



Drywall is unfinished in the second bedroom, future project for Shawn.
We have had only 1 worker in our area for a little while, this year when the list came out we had 2. I set to work, work, and more work changing the entire basement around. Shawn's car/ gun room became a second bedroom, the kids toy room became Shawn's area (I'll try to remember to get pictures of that), the previous sitting room became the toy room, and at the end of the previous toy room became a library. I also sorted every book, which no kidding must have been several several hundred. We had the great privilege of having brother workers over the weekend, which ended in disaster for one, with no sleep on a Saturday night of all things! VERY disappointing as now we won't be able to have them. He is allergic to cats, and even though we put our cat out almost 3 years ago, I repainted, put down all different carpet, shampooed upstairs carpet, washed curtains, washed bedclothes, washed walls, repainted stairwell, put carpet on stairwell, still didn't help. I'm at a loss what to do now, so guess we'll have to enjoy from a distance. So sorry C.

Sunday late afternoon strolls

Walking through field before Dad plows it





Fun with picture
Same picture in color

Fall love that color

One last picture before they raze the barn

Even cat Mickey went on walk, although it took 3 days for him to come home!




The old house was site of training fire for our local FD, still smoking almost 8 hours later

Apple tree in middle of field, standing alone





And home again.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Best friends stayed for a weekend

BF and SO much alike! Zach and Rhett playing Wii

Farmer Noah


BF and also So alike, Josh and Reid

Serious conversation on top of goat box

Ready for bed

Big boys on top of L shaped bunk
 We had a wonderful week end watching Rick and Tabi's boys. They are best friends with my boys and we can't wait to have them back! It was an amazing weekend, you'd never believe we had 7 children overnight Friday and for Saturday. Emily came to keep Hannah from being driven totally crazy with 5 brothers that are so much alike in the way Zach is like Rhett and Josh like Reid that it is downright scary! You'd think they were flesh brothers, but spiritual brothers are even better!
Noah with Bandit, she lets him do anything with her, including riding a tractor!

This and that


Shooting with Daddy

Celebrating Grandma's birthday, (Mom's mom)

Grandma with her sons, daughter, and their spouses

Grandma with her grandchildren, minus 3(Benny, Sam and BJ)

Grandma with some great grandchildren

Grandma with her "baby" Terry, Mom's youngest brother

Grandma with Mom's girls

Cousin buddies, Hannah and Mariah

More cousin buddies

Chloe loved Noah! She called him Mommy!

Second cousins from 4 grandchildren

More of summer



Emily showing her goats, she won first place, first year!

Young folks at Sharon

Buddies, Hannah and Karli

Using Pat and Laurie's pool

Handsome cowboys, I mean, farm boys