I have tried multiple times to post but every time it has failed. So, I am trying again. We are in Idaho! I'm glad Elise has been posting a few of things we have done. It has been fun and very challenging. Transition is not an easy thing. Addy had a really bad earache and we took her to instacare. Henry has been sick forever it seems like but with improving weather we can take him outside and that cheers him up. The Hart's have been so fun to hang out with! Elise and I have had some great Fixer Upper viewings and are coming up with a plethora of ideas for our house. We just hope the right house comes along for them as well. We close on Thursday and move in on Friday!!!! We are so very excited. Garrett and the kids went to our new ward today and were very warmly welcomed. I was home with Henry but plan on being there next week. I hope to post pictures of everything soon!
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Hart Hapenings
Such a fun week! We got to hang out with the Nilssons some. Ruth and Garrett took the kids while Alex and I went to celebrate our anniversary, which was really fun! We're looking forward to more of those kinds of swaps in the future!
Ian performed with his choir at a local elementary school. They were great!
We tackled the attic this weekend and got it all cleaned out which is an excellent feeling!
We planted some more seeds in the garden. So far there are sightings of red orach, lettuce, peas, carrots, garlic, leeks, and amaranth (thanks, mom). So exciting to see things coming up!
We had quite the rainstorm last night and this morning. It has left everything so fresh and sweet-smelling.
Our best neighbors/friends are leaving tomorrow to serve their mission at a church camp in Washington state. We are going to miss them terribly.
Other than all that, life is about the same here. Just another week in paradise!
Flake Fun
24 April 2016 - I spent this entire week in Dallas, TX at a preparedness conference. It was an interesting experience to say the least and I am very glad to be home.
Because of the trip, there isn't much to report for this week. Our plants seem to be doing well and we hope to get them planted outside in the next couple of weeks. We discovered a new tool that makes life so much easier; quick release hose connect! For anyone that has used an air hose, it is the same idea. You attach one piece to your faucet and the other to your hose. Then you just have to push and it connects! When you want to take it off, you just pull up on the plastic ring and out it pops! Highly recommended if you are constantly taking the hose off to prevent freezing or something like that!
We found renters for our Sunset house. They are hoping to move in this coming weekend. We haven't done anything else on the Lovelake house but hope to get back there soon.
Hope you all have a wonderful week! Happy birthday to Emma! Good luck on the recital to Nick. Good luck to all who are taking finals and the like!
Because of the trip, there isn't much to report for this week. Our plants seem to be doing well and we hope to get them planted outside in the next couple of weeks. We discovered a new tool that makes life so much easier; quick release hose connect! For anyone that has used an air hose, it is the same idea. You attach one piece to your faucet and the other to your hose. Then you just have to push and it connects! When you want to take it off, you just pull up on the plastic ring and out it pops! Highly recommended if you are constantly taking the hose off to prevent freezing or something like that!
We found renters for our Sunset house. They are hoping to move in this coming weekend. We haven't done anything else on the Lovelake house but hope to get back there soon.
Hope you all have a wonderful week! Happy birthday to Emma! Good luck on the recital to Nick. Good luck to all who are taking finals and the like!
Monday, April 18, 2016
Hyde Park Happiness
Well, Dad is happy to have his Stake Conference over so he will have less pressure. I'm glad to have the stake conference over so that Dad can get to bed earlier and find the 5+ pounds he lost worrying about the conference! It was a great experience all in all. Elder Wilson was delightful and gave some wonderful messages at all the meetings. Dad spoke very well and the YSA members were all inspired and uplifted. The Stake Presidency was re-organized since Dad's counselor, Brother McKenna is leaving for New York City in a couple of weeks. Brother Evans is now the first counselor and the Cache County district judge, Brother Willmore, is now the second counselor.
Since last posting, I've attended one birth, traveled to Idaho to take some important items to the Nilssons, gone on a date with Dad to Ogden where we had dinner and saw a documentary about birth (it was done by medical professionals who birth out of the hospital), and attended stake conferences - Hyde Park and YSA. It was a nice week, even though I didn't get any yard work or housework done. Lauren's baby is the next one due in the valley. It's fun to now get to turn all my attention to her. She doesn't say much, but has been miserable for a while. Something has completely taken over her body! She's quite a trooper and keeps pressing forward. I guess there's not much else she can do. We're getting very excited for this baby Manning to make his appearance!
We have new bees that have been in the garage since Saturday morning that we hope to put in their permanent home this afternoon. Dad was just too busy to do it on the weekend. We have been spraying them with sugar water several times a day to keep them happy until they can get settled in their new place. Hey! Maybe that would help the Nilssons! I can make some sugar water for you, Ruth, and you can spray your children with it whenever they are feeling a little agitated about not being in their own home... It couldn't hurt! :)
Emma attended a Lauren retreat at Bear Lake where she enjoyed workshops that were designed to help the girls prepare for life away from home, whether they are heading to college or on a mission. Emma chuckled when they had a cooking workshop about preparing healthy food for yourself, then they had the girls make pudding and pour it into store-bought graham cracker crusts to make cream pies! She learned some self-defense, too, so don't come up behind her to surprise her or you might be the one to get a surprise! I am posting some more photos of prom, but can't figure out how to move the pictures from Dad's part of this computer to mine, so I'll send those from his account in a moment.
Thomas called the other day to see if I'd open the garage so he could drive in. I did, and out jumped Big Blue! He couldn't change at his apartment because no one is supposed to see him in his suit and he couldn't go to the locker room at USU because there was a class going on there. It was fun to see him since it is a rare occurrence. He and Victoria are very busy, so we're always glad when we get a glimpse of them. They still look happy!
One thought from Stake Conference: "I had a question. I asked. God answered. That settled it." I hope we're all feeling "settled" in the gospel! Grounded, rooted, settled, that's what it's going to take to see us through.
Since last posting, I've attended one birth, traveled to Idaho to take some important items to the Nilssons, gone on a date with Dad to Ogden where we had dinner and saw a documentary about birth (it was done by medical professionals who birth out of the hospital), and attended stake conferences - Hyde Park and YSA. It was a nice week, even though I didn't get any yard work or housework done. Lauren's baby is the next one due in the valley. It's fun to now get to turn all my attention to her. She doesn't say much, but has been miserable for a while. Something has completely taken over her body! She's quite a trooper and keeps pressing forward. I guess there's not much else she can do. We're getting very excited for this baby Manning to make his appearance!
We have new bees that have been in the garage since Saturday morning that we hope to put in their permanent home this afternoon. Dad was just too busy to do it on the weekend. We have been spraying them with sugar water several times a day to keep them happy until they can get settled in their new place. Hey! Maybe that would help the Nilssons! I can make some sugar water for you, Ruth, and you can spray your children with it whenever they are feeling a little agitated about not being in their own home... It couldn't hurt! :)
Emma attended a Lauren retreat at Bear Lake where she enjoyed workshops that were designed to help the girls prepare for life away from home, whether they are heading to college or on a mission. Emma chuckled when they had a cooking workshop about preparing healthy food for yourself, then they had the girls make pudding and pour it into store-bought graham cracker crusts to make cream pies! She learned some self-defense, too, so don't come up behind her to surprise her or you might be the one to get a surprise! I am posting some more photos of prom, but can't figure out how to move the pictures from Dad's part of this computer to mine, so I'll send those from his account in a moment.
Thomas called the other day to see if I'd open the garage so he could drive in. I did, and out jumped Big Blue! He couldn't change at his apartment because no one is supposed to see him in his suit and he couldn't go to the locker room at USU because there was a class going on there. It was fun to see him since it is a rare occurrence. He and Victoria are very busy, so we're always glad when we get a glimpse of them. They still look happy!
One thought from Stake Conference: "I had a question. I asked. God answered. That settled it." I hope we're all feeling "settled" in the gospel! Grounded, rooted, settled, that's what it's going to take to see us through.
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Belliston...things
All of you have clever alliterations for your headings but I couldn't think of one. So...
It's been a while since we have come to the blog and a lot has happened since our last post. Like Christmas and a new year! Happy New Year everyone!!!
The weather has been warming up recently which means that Lori has been digging in the dirt a lot and planting a lot of flowers and other things. I'm not sure what they are but hopefully they live...because they usually don't;) Warm weather also means that the kids are riding bikes and scooters non stop and maxing out our bandaid budget. A few weeks ago Grant fell on his scooter and his face met the edge of the scooter and gave him a nice black eye and cut on his cheek that's finally getting back to normal. Here are a couple pictures a few days after the mishap.
Grace loves school and was definitely ready to go back after spring break. I don't know what she's going to do when summer rolls around.
There is a guy in our ward who works for Questar Gas and LOVES his job. Well he came by about a week ago just to make a friendly call and check our furnace to make sure everything was good. Well the furnace was fine but he said if you got too close to the water heater and took three deep breaths, then you would never wake up. He then went on to explain how everything in the water heater worked, how the chemistry of carbon monoxide mixing with your blood will kill you etc. We had a plumber come look at it and he added a few things to the list of what poor shape our water heater was in. Well now we have a new water heater and all is well.
We are pretty flexible as far as the family gathering goes. As long as it's fun we will be there. We will really try to remember our own pillows this time!
It's been a while since we have come to the blog and a lot has happened since our last post. Like Christmas and a new year! Happy New Year everyone!!!
The weather has been warming up recently which means that Lori has been digging in the dirt a lot and planting a lot of flowers and other things. I'm not sure what they are but hopefully they live...because they usually don't;) Warm weather also means that the kids are riding bikes and scooters non stop and maxing out our bandaid budget. A few weeks ago Grant fell on his scooter and his face met the edge of the scooter and gave him a nice black eye and cut on his cheek that's finally getting back to normal. Here are a couple pictures a few days after the mishap.
Grace loves school and was definitely ready to go back after spring break. I don't know what she's going to do when summer rolls around.
There is a guy in our ward who works for Questar Gas and LOVES his job. Well he came by about a week ago just to make a friendly call and check our furnace to make sure everything was good. Well the furnace was fine but he said if you got too close to the water heater and took three deep breaths, then you would never wake up. He then went on to explain how everything in the water heater worked, how the chemistry of carbon monoxide mixing with your blood will kill you etc. We had a plumber come look at it and he added a few things to the list of what poor shape our water heater was in. Well now we have a new water heater and all is well.
We are pretty flexible as far as the family gathering goes. As long as it's fun we will be there. We will really try to remember our own pillows this time!
Flake Fun
17 April 2016 - Looks like everyone is staying super busy and productive! Way to go Nick on the award and good luck on your recital!
This week has been pretty typical. We went to work for 40 hours and then we both had Friday off! We spent the day in the Valley (Mesa/Phoenix) and found a backpack for me to take to Peru. As we were walking out of the hiking store the cashier said, "Have a good time in Peru" and another employee perked up. "You're going to Peru? Want to see a Peruvian bug bite?" (For future reference, if someone says that, don't say yes) It sounds like he does deep jungle tours and is down in Peru quite a bit. It was good to chat with him for a while.
After doing some shopping we took Flake family pictures which should turn out really cute as long as the photographer caught us between wind gusts.
We drove back to Snowflake that night in a snow storm and came home to find the power out in Taylor (but it was on in Snowflake.)
We spent Saturday at the Lovelake rental assessing what needs to be done. As you can imagine, it will be a bigger project than we anticipated. We started taking up the floor...I will send pictures soon!
Last night as I was saying my prayers I felt something fly into my hair. When I felt to figure out what it was, I was stung by a wasp. It was excruciatingly painful. My arm was still a little sore this morning when I woke up. Scott found the nasty bugger and smashed him with a shoe.
This week has been pretty typical. We went to work for 40 hours and then we both had Friday off! We spent the day in the Valley (Mesa/Phoenix) and found a backpack for me to take to Peru. As we were walking out of the hiking store the cashier said, "Have a good time in Peru" and another employee perked up. "You're going to Peru? Want to see a Peruvian bug bite?" (For future reference, if someone says that, don't say yes) It sounds like he does deep jungle tours and is down in Peru quite a bit. It was good to chat with him for a while.
After doing some shopping we took Flake family pictures which should turn out really cute as long as the photographer caught us between wind gusts.
We drove back to Snowflake that night in a snow storm and came home to find the power out in Taylor (but it was on in Snowflake.)
We spent Saturday at the Lovelake rental assessing what needs to be done. As you can imagine, it will be a bigger project than we anticipated. We started taking up the floor...I will send pictures soon!
Last night as I was saying my prayers I felt something fly into my hair. When I felt to figure out what it was, I was stung by a wasp. It was excruciatingly painful. My arm was still a little sore this morning when I woke up. Scott found the nasty bugger and smashed him with a shoe.
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