New House Repair

So since we have moved into our house I have been nursing back to life a variety of plants. I am not usually very good, but I am very excited for what is happening to my yard! The first picture is of vined Vinca we think, but when we moved in it was starting go brown and now it is green and growing like crazy!

The next picture is of an unknown plant, I have four of them this being the tallest.

The Pink flowers were given to us by our Mortgage broker, I was afraid they would not live after I planted them but they have not defeated me yet~
The below picture was a house warming gift from my dad and step mom. Strawberries! Really cute planting pot!!
The two pictures are of my rose bushes! When we moved in it looked like some one cut all the branches off and well let it die, but I figured I would water it and see what happened. Well I started seeing green and new growth. Now I have white and pink roses!!

All in all I do not have a black thumb like I had thought, but more of a dirty green one that can help but not sure of itself yet! Also growing stuff in AZ is hard, it needs water ALOT!

Spring Time Catch-up

Spring! Yeah it is finally here! Wait do I feel Summer, man that came and went fast! So much is going on and well I feel like we have been running at 100 mph!
First- for those who have not heard or are waiting for an update, I am still on the RIF (reduction In Force) list. I am number 25 out of 86. I probably will not be in First grade. The HR director tells us we will be hired back, but maybe not in an original position, seniority comes first. I have high hopes and ask that you please keep us in your prayers.
Second- I had to add this picture. For years people have been going to car washes to make sure they have a clean ride, but have you ever thought of the therapeutic affects it has. Well I did after a stress filled day and watched the cotton candy colored soap wash down my car! I felt so much better after the wash!


Third- My sister-in-law and her husband of one year was able to be sealed for time and eternity! I love attending sealings. It reminds me of my own (was not to long ago that I have forgot, it just helps to remember the words)!
Fianally my mother-in-law has been so great. She made the brown polka dot dress I am wearing. It turned out great, a little hot for Phoenix summers, but non the less cute! I am so thankful for all she does for us.This summer is going to be crazy and full of trying to just survive! CJ will be going to school and working, while I do summer school through June. We would also like to paint the house, and build a porch off the back. So wish us luck and I hope everyone has a great summer!

Clan Warren

So for conference weekend we had just moved into the house and I had barely put everything away when I had the warren family and my family over to watch conference. Well Saturday evening turned into a party at my house. We had three puppies running around and 9 people all talking and well a whole lot of fun!
So my greatest friend came down from Flagstaff and helped me put up some drapes and curtains.
So here are a few pictures that came about from that weekend.We are the best of friends, and always make time to have a laugh!!!!

These two I swear, they were at it all day long. Mouths wide and teeth
bared for the most fun Gage has had in a while!


Every time we get together as a family my mother-in-law wants a picture,
Sometimes we get a good one and sometimes we get one that well
is good enough! Thanks to her for at least trying to capture the present!

Living the Crazy Life!

Economy Schomony! We have finally closed on our glorious pink house! I am so grateful for the chance we have while the economy is low!! Best of all we are paying less in mortgage than we were in rent!!
Here is the rest of our craziness though:
CJ will be promoted to second year in may
My Job is in the air, don't know what I will be doing next year
We are getting things worked on in the yard
Oh and working extra for my mom!
Wait is there more....

CJ has taken on three extra classes this semester

I will be doing summer school
We switched wards
CJ works till 7pm two days and has school till 7p other days

I am exhausted, school has my nerves going in every direction and the house finally after a month of playing games with Country Wide is now ours! We are so busy and all I want is one day to sleep in.... drink hot coco outside..... paint my house..... build a beautiful garden..... build a deck... cut branches off of trees....
See I go back into work mode, I need a break!
26 days of school left!!! Summer here I come!

New House!

Yeah we finally made it! Into our new house! Yeah! I love it.It is PINK. CJ hates it, and well it will be brown soon. Our Kitchen
Dinning area and door to the wash room and back door
The couch in the living room!
Front room
Spare room 1

Spare room 2 Weight Room
Guest Bathroom
Spare Room 3 Office
Master Bedroom Complete mess till new bed gets here.
CJ's side of the closet
My side of the closet!!
Master Bathroom!!!
My favorite part the Bathtub!!
His and Her sheds!
Back yard. There are pavers around a sand pit. and a garden in the back corner.

Gage has to learn to use the doggy door but he is doing very well.
So our new house is defiantly a work in progress. We plan on planting our garden. Painting the house a shade of brown, and hopefully adding a deck off the back of the house. I am totally excited to have something of our own. We love it and hope that you all can come visit to see the progress!

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Well Spring is here and CJ and I had a break together. Well as a family (mom and dad reynolds and kids) decided to go to Disneyland! It was so much fun. The first day there we all had matching shirts.The guys were a little bit on the wherry side of wearing matching clothes but it was fun! Oh Did I mention it was Casey's B-Day too! He had never been to Disneyland and so he had a button for his birthday and one for his first visit. Now we did go on all the rides, but not all of them did I take pictures, if you want to see more look to the right and there is a slide show.

In Tomorrow Land there is a huge ball that people can rotate, it "floats" on water. The boys were so interested in rolling it off the stand.
The Tea Cups are Summer's favorite ride, I on the other hand can not handle it!The cool 3-D glasses for Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!
The picture above and the ones below are from a boat ride into Storybook island. All the pictures are of smaller replicas of movies.




Then like everyone else we went on "It's a Small World." They have changed a few things. Now there is some exhibits from different Disney movies.



The Next day we went to California Adventures. Again another full day of amazing fun. We rode all the roller coasters and spent most of the day there.
We are goofy looking Pair! Well Goofy kissed my hand when we walked up and CJ went ballistic! JK we both laughed.
The most Incredible Men in the world!
It's tough being a bug, we were honorary bugs for the 3-D adventure!


The picture above is the beginning of Screamin' California. A great roller coaster. It starts off by shooting you 0-100 mph in 2 seconds (a little exaggeration). The bottom Picture is the roller coaster behind us. We did go on it, but it was not possible to take pictures of us in the car. So I took them after.
Well Wednesday night it stated to get colder and the marine layer started setting in fast. When we woke the next morning it was chilly and foggy, but I wanted to go to the beach. My brother and cousin went in and well the water temp. was 59 degrees. Too cold for me. But enjoy the pictures.



Well all in all a great vacation and now I need a vacation from my vacation! Have a great Spring!!