All in a long weeks work

Thanks to Pamela and my mom, we got half of one of my clients homes finished. She loved everything. It was one of the biggest installs that I have done. Here are a few pictures.

Also did a house that is going to be featured in Phoenix Home and Garden. I hear that I get to be interviewed. Feels kinda like a grown up thing....

Also working on a house who's pool is going on the travel channel in a special for resort pools. Thiers is the only residential one that is going to be on the show. The rest are in actual resorts.

Work keeps going well, and I think it's time for a bigger workroom, more employees, and a new house. Keep your fingers crossed.

Pinto, meet Beans

Last week, I'm in the thick of making drapes and valances for an entire house when I get a call from Dusty. "I got you a kitten." He says. Four weeks old. Someone had shot it's mother. Stray cats who lived under the cars at his work. I put on something cute... (white slip dress....) and go down to the shop to get this kitty. No one ever gave me a kity before... I get there and it was inside a box. I pick up the little GREY kitty and cuddle it. FIve minutes later the front of my dress is black from grease. Dusty says, "What did you expect? It's a mechanic." I take him home, give him a bath, (turns out he is orange) and feed him. Now he loves me. Sits on the sewing machine foot while I sew. Climbs in my bed and sleeps against my back. Also, he bites. I hope he grows out of that.

Work has got me all tied up. We did go gold panning with the kids last weekend up in Prescott Valley. We took beans and had a pretty fun time. No one got eaten by any bears. We did not find any gold though....

Pre-Easter Skate Park

Shawn set up some ramps and a rail in the front yard to practice grinding. After a few attempts, he made it all the way. So we took the kids to the skate park so he could try out his skills there. It was crowded. Shawn was a bit nervous. Thankfully no injuries. I can't wait to pay for a broken ankle. Shawn is very cautious. He never does anything that he thinks that he may get hurt from. Practices the small stuff till he can get on with the big stuff. I'm glad that he is that way. Unlike his sister. She throws caution to the wind every chance she gets.

Dusty demontstrates how to grind the rail the proper way.

Shawn getting ready to drop in while Dusty stands by to help if needed.

Easter Egg Coloring

Saturday afternoon the kids colored Easter Eggs and Painted on them. There was a dozen eggs. I had to be schooled in the proccess of how it's all done. Who knew you were supposed to boil the eggs first? I thought you could just do the coloring, and then scramble them up for breakfast the next morning...

Hiking

Last week end Dusty and I took the kids up to Thatcher to see Cristals play, Suesicall the Musical. We stopped on the way up at the Waterfall hike. Summer and Gracie stayed down low while Shawn, Dusty and I went to the top pool. Very pretty. I think that the girls could have made it with a little patience.



After the hike, we hung out under the bridge. I happened to have a black marker in my purse, which came in handy to teach the kids the fine art of Graffitti.... (We are such good parents.) It looks like Dusty + Rachael is written in concrete from this day forward. Sounds more solid than any marriage I have had...

Tagged

I saw that I was tagged, and just haven't had time to put up a post. Here I am, negleting my work, to tell you about...

5 things I was doing five years ago-
Ending my first marriage
Struggling to raise two kids alone and work full time
Going back to church
Crying, alot
Contemplating running my own business

5 Things on my to-do list-
Sew stuff
Grocery store
Bank
Put out designers "Emergency" drapery fires
Dinner with Dusty

5 things I would do with a million dollars
Buy a house with a wrap around porch and a shop in Lehi
(I think that pretty much absorbs my million dollars, but if I had 5 million dollars...)
Pay off my moms house
Buy a car that seats six
Pay off my truck
DISNEYLAND!

5 places I have lived (what time span constitutes "living?")
110th Place
Halibut Point Road
Princess Dr.
Hell
Exmoor

5 jobs I have had
Papa Kelseys
Athena's Window Fashions
Model Home Concepts
Outside sales girl
Pillow Talk