Unity Pass we meet at last

I DID IT! I made it to unity pass! Ever since we moved here in August my goal was to jog to Unity Pass and back. Well I have decided I suck as jogging so I put the girls in the bike trailer and haul then up it with me on the bike. There was actually a point where the girls and I started to go backwards but instead of giving up like I usually do and turning around I got off my bike and walked them up the rest of the way which was a workout in itself! But I needed that picture to prove to myself I can do anything. I cried almost the whole way back. For those who know me know why. I start many things and never finish exspecially in fitness. Over the past year I have lost 40 lbs and 20lbs have been in the past 8 weeks. These 8 weeks have totally changed my life no more yo-yoing for me. So I deserve the right to cry. Well until I get the feeling back in my legs and butt I will continue to sit on my sidewalk an let it ice the back of my legs and butt

First Slipcover

Yeah! I finally Finished my first slipcover. It didnt take long to actually put it together but holy crap it took a lot of planning. First off I do not suggest doing a layZboy for your first project, second do not pick stripes for your first project especially if you have minimal to work with, third if you do not have Shelley's how to dvd your screwed and should stop right away and head over to http://customslipcoversbyshelley.blogspot.com/ and order your dvd right away. Trust me you will not regret it! The only way I made it through my project was with her amazing dvd.

I had to make 3 seperate pieces because I still wanted to use the recliner and be able to take the back off so I can easily move it around. My girls love their new pink chair and the best part is I bought the layZboy on ksl for 10$ and the material was a king size sheet in the "as is" section at Ikea for 10$ so for this lovely new addition I only had to spend 20$! Now I need to get to work on some pillows to top it off. Thanks again Shelley for putting that dvd together!

72 hour kits reality check

My heart goes out to all the people in Japan and also to everyone that has loved ones there. We have been so blessed over here in Utah to not have the "Big One" hit us yet. All these natural disasters that have been going on around the world have been a warning to us to be prepared. So i decided to go through my 72 hr kits that hasnt been updated since 2008 and discovered my family would probably last only 1 day if we were away from home and because of my job its probably likely that I would be away from home. It was quite frightening. First I had to run down stairs to even find the 72 hr kit when really it should of been in my car. Then discovered it only had a few food items in it that had expired in 2008. So my shopping list was made. Then I realized there wasnt anything for Vienna due the fact she was born in 2009 and my bag was made in 2008. I was totally not prepared. Luckly while I was going through my kit I remembered James had gotten me a solar powered phone charger for Christmas but I never put it in my in kit. How mad at myself would I have been If i was in need of it and didnt have it because I was to lazy to put it right away when I got it. I think it is something everyone should have if you have a cell phone. Expecially if your like me and that is your home phone too. Also it was a great reminder to establish an out of state contact that both my husband and I could call to check in to incase I couldnt get a hold of him. So my list is made, food shopping, and calling my sister to let her know she is my contact. So I challenge all of you to just check your 72 hr kits and seriously let me know if your kit was up to date! I will give you a gold star if it is :)And seriously consider getting this solar powered charger. Its also good for more thing than a  phone too!

Refinished Piano

So I have really been dying for a piano and luckly I had just found someone who was getting rid of their piano for FREE! Yes there was a catch. It was really old built in 1925 but I LOVE old things so itwas no problem then some of the keys were not working and they had started to paint it and never finished. Luckly for me I was actually excited for those mishaps. First I had to take it apart and fix the keys that werent working then I painted it black with some left over blck polyshade. I didnt like how the black hid a lot of the dimension of the piano so I sanded around the edges and LOVE it! The Picture doesn't do it justice. There is not a better feeling than taking something broken and fixing it! So all and all I didnt spend I dime on this project which is a double bonus!

Our new what ever table

I am so excited to finally get this done! I found this thing i have no idea what you would call it. It's a really huge tray. I found it at a going out of business sale for 1$ and i just couldn't pass it up. I had no clue what to do with it. Luckly I have an awsome creative neighbor, check out her blog poppiesatplay.blogspot.com, who help me make it awsome. She helped me sand it down (as in she sanded it down) and gave me tips on painting it. Then she cut out the coolest vinyl for the middle and then i just painted it. Luckly i found the grey paint for 5$ the purple stain for 3$ the the black polyshades was left over from my sister Stella's project the polyurethane was left over from another project. So the whole thing cost me only 9$. Since we dont have a coffe table in our family room I just set it on our ottomen and we use it for what ever. It's really nice t use for the girls when they color or paint because it hold everything in. I really like it for puzzles so i can put it on my table and keep it there until dinner and simply move the tray to somewhere else. I absolutly love it. Thank you so much Andrea for your help! 

Tired Little Itylee

Ok so Itylee is going through this stage where I dont want her to take a nap because she wont go to bed on time. This is the outcome of not letting her take a nap. I was trying so hard not to laugh.

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Sledding run

This is Itylee going down. I know this was awhile back but I wanted to share it with you. I can't wait till we can make a bigger and better one.

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