Sami's World

Last year we had our fireplace cleaned and inspected and used the fireplace about half the time to keep our house warm. This year we really wanted to be more budget conscious and wanted to try and use it more. We were chatting with our good friend Bryon about this and he said he gets free wood all the time and would let us know when he got some. So one day he calls and the next thing we know we have a pile almost to the top of our garage door and takes up half our driveway. Read the rest of this entry »

We had so much fun doing Halloween this year. A little crazier than usual since we lost all of September. But it turned out GREAT. The kids helped A LOT with their costumes this year as did Scott with his. Read the rest of this entry »

October went by way too fast!! Here are some highlights from our month.

-Since we now had insurance EVERYONE had an eye appointment and dental appointment. Talk about being busy!!

-Alix gave her first talk as a young woman in sacrament meeting.

-Alix got to participate in her first ward temple trip to do baptisms.

-Auntie Sara came to visit for a day.

-I made Halloween costumes for everyone.

-We won the family Halloween costume contest.

-I got called into the Primary Presidency.

-We enjoyed doing (and finally finishing) our “wood project”.

-We had a mild cold/flu go through the family. Runny noses, sneezing, fever etc. Lots of movie watching!

-I definitely didn’t rest as much but still tried to say no when I was doing too much.