House Remodel Projects

 Starting the summer with a bang.  Time for Stripping, Sanding, and restaining the kitchen table, chairs and barstools.  After 15+ years of being in the sun, the color was fading and the tops were very scrathed.  The kitchen looked so empty with no table. 

Then we hired someone to paint the outside of the house.  The original brown was very fadded and showed signifcant weathering.  

After all the outside painting we had to clean the windows on the outside.  So we might as well clean the inside of the windows and the window slide part. 

The interior designer we hired to help us had pitures made up so we could visualize her changes.  We loved it.  Using paint to lighten up the whole room.  Abby organized the pantry.  Next is lights under the shelves to see better. 

The paino needed some extra love to make it look like a nice room.  Wainscotting, hardwood floors, changing some electrical and paint. 

The saddest and hardest change for me is taking out my built in desk area.  I love that area.  I know having a big living room will be wonderful though.  

August 2026

The house remodel didn't get finished until late Friday night.  So we had all day Saturday to move in furniture and clean up all the dust.  It was a little miracle to make it to Sams club on Saturday night when I relized Costco was closed and I had to buy food for 150 people.  Thanks to the Rupps for being in the right place when I needed them and their Sams club membership.  Tyler spoke.  It was lovely.  Abby and Lindsey Lee Pope (favorite piano teacher of all time) played How Great Thou Art.  We had lovely food and visiting after he spoke.  So much love and support from so many people to make it work.  We all crashed and slept for a few hours after everyone left.  Then we woke up the next day to head to St George for a few quiet days.  We did the VRG zipline and canyon.  Ran up "The Stairs/Dragons Tail).  Got some good icecream.  Watched movies and played in the Lagoon.  

Aunt Linda had a birthday. She loves Chuckarama.  The college boys and all hte kids really loved all the food.  Ella has been going over to Lindas house once a week to help her with projects.  That makes me so happy. 

We made it up to the Cabin for a few days.  Biking. Lake Day. More biking.  Puzzles.  Swing.  Ella also has many friends getting their mission calls and leaving on missions.  She is filling in her papers right now.  

I loved every moment we had all together.  Sitting in the living room talking, chilling on Abbys bed, going on family walks.  I know those times wont last forever.