Decisions,,

So, as I have said in previous posts, Ray has been in North Dakota since the beginning of October. As of the moment we do not know when he will be able to come home. I have looked for places to rent where he is for our family, but have not been successful. So, we continue to hope and pray for a way to bring our family together again.

A couple of years ago when Ray and I first moved to Wyoming we had no other choice but to buy and stay in one of these.
It did get old really quick!! But, we were newlyweds, and in a bind.

Well, we are kinda in the same situation. But now we have been married for 5 years, have a 1 1/2 yr old, have been apart for over 6 months, make more money, and may very well be purchasing one of these beauts I am hoping to find one with atleast 3 slide outs, a master bed room, a tub in the bathroom, washer/dryer hook-up, and bunk beds. We may have to sacrifice, but I am hoping for a great out come. I mean, we are going to live in it, we might as well get one worth living in.

Motivation..

Seriously?! I have absolutely NO motivation to lose this "baby" weight.. I'm not even sure if I can call it "baby" weight, because I was more fit after I had my baby than I am now.. I can't seem to get a hold on eating right. I know what to do, and how to do but there has to be something in my brain. I EVEN PRAY!! I mean come on!!! I don't need someone to tell me what to eat or how to exercise. I had lost almost 50 pounds when I was 14. I just need someone to kick my butt!! Not just for my physical appearance, but for the health of my future babies, and to have more energy to play with Daxton. Since I can't watch Biggest Loser over and over again all day every day. Someone needs to come and give me a good shake.. GRR!!!!

March, & April

So, this post may be rather long. It's been a while..
In February Dax & I had the opportunity to spend a month in Idaho with my family. We left shortly after Valentines day and ventured home around the 20th of March. While we were there we got to visit most of our amazing family!! But, most of the time we were busy helping plan & pull together Kami & Garrett's wedding. Yay!! I said that I would be in charge of making cake balls for the reception. (I am NOT a baker, I will cook anything, but never again will I bake!!) You can give me a roast, and a few seasonings & you will have the best 4 course meal you could ask for. But, if you give me some flour, sugar, and a spoon it will end in a catastrophe! Anywho..
Some cute pictures of my baby. He was helping Grandma bake something.. maybe cheesecake, not sure, and he saw her hand on the mixer. Well, he put his hand on the mixer thinking he was "helping"



So here are some pictures from Kami's wedding. The bride looked absolutely stunning. I love my sister to death and I am so excited for her happiness!!





I'm not quite sure why I stopped taking pictures, but I did. I only got ones of the ceremony. My poor baby had a fever that day and only wanted to be held. Luckily for me, Ray was able to make it so him & Daxton cuddled all day long. Literally. Ray helped out so much by taking care of Dax so that I could be where I needed to be. Helping out where needed. Congrats again Kami & Garrett!!!

So, this last weekend my Amazing Mother & Step-Dad came & helped me work on our living room. Ray & I tore it apart last summer and got it gutted and cleaned up most of the way before he had to take off to North Dakota.
That is one of the walls as of today, but when Ray left, that is what ALL of my walls looked like.
Then little by little they started looking like this...
When Ray was able to come home he got some of the insulation up on the walls and put in a window. My step-dad put in the other window, it was the first one he has ever installed, and he did a great job!


While my Mom was here we got the whole ceiling sheet rocked and one wall.


I cannot wait for our living room to be done!! It already seems so much bigger than what it was.
Thanks Mom & Rob for coming out and taking up a weekend for us!! We love you!!
In the mean time while I wanted to be doing something to the house but couldn't do much more to the living room, I decided to pull off all of the cupboard doors and repaint them. Pulling the off & sanding them, & painting them wasn't the hard part. Replacing the old contact paper with new stuff (Thanks Carolyn) and getting them hung where they would fit was another story.
I only got 4/6 sanded and repainted and put back up so far, it's like putting together a jigsaw puzzle!!
I didn't realize that I should have done them in order because they aren't all the same size and now the are offically "custom fit" cupboards!!

The white is what they used to be, they showed EVERYTHING!! So, I decided to go darker.. A LOT darker. I was unsure of the color at first, but it is growing on me.


Well, that is all for now. I think I am caught up on all of the happenings lately.