Sorry for the Long Delay...

There have been ever so many things that have happened over the last year.  The biggest thing has been that I haven't had a computer to post on my blog.  I am currently using a laptop that my sister gave me but I dream about the day I can afford, or save enough money, so that I can have a fancy new PC/Laptop.

I have been rather crafty over the past year and trying to keep up with the demands of all these wonderful people I know having babies.  So here are a few samples of things I have made.



Other than crafting, I have been working at in SLC for the Orthopaedic physcians and Operating Room.  (Bruce is still working for the water district.)Blakelee, Tiffany, and Tess(Not pictured) are a few of my work buddies that keep me out of trouble and help me with all of my crafting big ideas.

 Life has been rather busy.  My daily schedule goes as follows:

1- Wake up about 5:30 a.m., Eat Breakfast, Get ready for the day.

2- Catch the Express Bus to SLC by 6:30 a.m. if possible (sometimes 6:45 a.m.)

3- Work until 5 p.m. ish and catch the bus hom.e

4- Arrive at the Park and Ride around 6:30 p.m. and head home to cook dinner, clean up, spend    some time with my husband, exercise, shower, and go to bed by 9:30 or 10 p.m.

Not that exciting, I know.  But it gets the job done and I have been rather programed to this for a while. So much for not being a morning person, I have had to change and get over that.  In other developments, I have developed an allergy to Wheat.  If I eat wheat I break out in rashes on my face and then have GI issues.  They are still investigating whether or not I have celiac disease or not.

In other news, Bruce turned 29 years old this weekend.  I will post a few pictures/movie of his birthday party later on.  Davey and the kids came up to see us along with Grandfather Shurtz, and Bruce's brother Brent. We had dinner and then cake and ice cream.  It was a lot of fun to have everyone over. Most especially we loved having Grandfather up to visit. 

 As a side note, as of last July Bruce and I had the privilege of moving into Grandfather Shurtz house to help take care of the place and make it so that he wasn't living alone.  He lives up on the bench and has a rather treacherous driveway when it snows.  In the winter he spends his time living with one of his kids so that he doesn't have to worry about the snow.

Leia Mais…

Slacker....Crafter

So, I have been devoting my time to other things besides blogging, i.e. crafting/Christmas craziness.

In the last month I made:
   - 5 patchwork activity bags for my nieces and nephews
   - 1  embroidered pillowcase for Aunt Catherine. 
   - 2 blankets for Anna @ work. 
   - 1 Baby quilt
   - and many many messes!!!

Of all these projects I didn't take a single picture.  Great job Catherine.  Anna, however, sent me a photo of one of the blankets I made for her sons, see below.  I will work on getting more pictures for the future.  I do enjoy documenting my adventures and attempts at craftiness.

I am on a roll today.  I cann't get this lovely picture to rotate so here is Anna's son sideways :)

My next big adventure is to get my dresser cleaned out and organized, work out at the gym/swim in the pool, keep my clothes fitting/maybe attempt a bathing suit come summer, stay sane, and keep up my healthy cooking for the New Year.



Leia Mais…

Festive Fall Splendor

Sunday was a rather random day for me.  I went to church, we had the Primary Program, I taught Primary, and then came home. The great fun for the day however came much later as our artistic talents were displayed in a little family pumpkin carving. 

Emma carved a Spider

Eli carved a ghost, Pac Man, Pac Man Ghost, and more Ghosts

Amy carved the traditional Jack-o-Lantern.

Maylee drew Flowers on hers with Granna's help.

I carved a witch, or "twitch" as Emma used to call them when she was little. 

It was so much fun.  The pumpkins were from Rhett, Bruce's best friends, garden. 

Also, you will all be so proud of my crafting abilities.  I made pillowcases for the neices and nephews.  I forgot to take pictures of some of them but here are a couple that I did take pictures of.

Leia Mais…

Fall Picnic

Autumn is upon us and I have continued to slack...mainly because I am at work quite a bit.  Here I am with a few of my cohorts from work, Daniel, Anna, Blakelee, Me, and Tiffany.  We had our Fall Picinic at work today.  The weather is nice and I loved sitting out in the sun.  However, I fully admit that if I had a laptop and blue tooth for my phone I would be outside pretending to work for this afternoon. 

It is amazing how the air changes with the seasons.  I do love the crisp clean feel of the fall air.  However, I am trunky for Jacob Lake and my Kaibab Plateau.  Maybe I could run away for a weekend and see the Grand Canyon before the snow really sets in.

Leia Mais…

Sheep in the Wolf's Clothing

I know I wrote that backwards but I promise I am the innocent one.  Randomly enough the BYU vs UTAH game is this weekend.  I work for the one school but went to school for a bit at the other.  I cannot complain but I feel like I cannot ally myself with either.  Sooooo....I bleed PURPLE.  Go WEBER!

This graphic was on the front cover of the Daily Utah Chronicle.  I love it.  Isn't it great how the rivalry continues on.  I wonder if the men in Fruit Heights are going to wear their team ties this week or if that was supposed to have been last week at church.

Nothing too new happening around the area but I have been busy working, gardening, learning about trucks/sled pulls, rodeo watching, and doing crafts every now and again.  Here is a picture of Bruce & I at a truck pull in Tremonton a while back.

Starting on my Christmas projects as we speak.  I will keep more up to date as the month continues to roll along.

Leia Mais…

July 4th, 2011

So, I have started to increase my activity level a little at a time.  Yes it may seem kind of strange to be super excited about my little accomplishments but for the girl who is afraid of hurting herself this is a big deal.

On the morning of the 4th of July, Davey, Bruce and I set out on a hike in Fruit Heights, up Bear Canyon.  The first bit of the hike is quite steep and I could feel it in my achilles tendons.  After that it wasn't too bad.  It was beautiful and cool by the creek/stream (which looked like a river due to the high water levels). We didn't push ourselves too hard but had a good time getting away for a bit and enjoying nature. 

I am illustrating my adventure with a few pictures.  Forgive the not so flattering ones, please.

Leia Mais…

Crafty Family

It has already been established that Mom is very crafty.  Bruce and I have been busy working to keep up with her.

First it started with Father's Day cards.  This year I now have 6 people to make cards for on this special day.  As you can see I made a few extra as well.  In the process I made a mess of the family room.  Thank you to Bruce for putting up with this.

 I found this pattern on the Amy Butler web page and thought I would use it to increase my creative genius :).

Next the creativity went so far as a new baby quilt.  This was great fun for me to make because I was actually doing it for someone else.  Lynn, a lovely woman I work for, is expecting a new grandbaby and wanted a quilt to give to her daughter in law.  I was happy to assist in this venture.

Here we have the pre finished product.

 Last night I look so very excited to have it finished. (yes the red eyes were left in on purpose to add emphasis to my sleepiness).

 Bruce has been hard at work on his crafty side as well.  He has been constructing these drawers to go under Mom's closet's upstairs.  They are made of Lyptus, an expensive wood that makes lots of slivers. 

So even after all of our efforts I don't think that we are close to keeping up with Mom on her crafty skills. She has finished almost all of her cross stitch projects that have been in the closet and next she will be moving on to the nutcrackers.

Leia Mais…