The Best Vacation…

Mike and I took a mini-vacation this past week.  It was absolutely the BEST VACATION I have had in a long time.  It ranks right up there with beach vacations.   Why?  It was so relaxing.

We stayed in Motel 6.  They’ve redone the rooms in a retro look.  It was actually very appealing.

We stopped at Glenwood Spring, Colorado and went to the hot springs.  It was SO FUN.  They have the largest pool I have ever seen.  I highly recommend it!!!

We attended the Denver Temple!

We went to Colorado Springs and visited my brother Dave, and his family.  Chantelle is a great hostess!

Dave and Chan showed us around Colorado Springs.  We went to Manitou Springs where they have different artesian wells with different water wells containing different chemical compounds.  Let’s just say the water tastes awful, but it is fun to try.  Mike thought this was the best place.  He wants to go back!

   

We drove home via the southern route, US 160.  Mike starts talking about ‘somewhere in Colorado there is this motel that butts up to an outdoor movie theater and you can water movies from your room.  Well, not two minutes later, I find a sign telling us the motel is in just a few miles.  We had to stop for a photo shoot!

   

We stayed in Durango, Colorado our last night.  No photos, but a great memory!

Ta-Da… Introducing THE GUEST ROOM

Mike and I have been working diligently the past couple of weeks, cleaning out Doug’s (Mike’s dad) room, repairing walls and then painting.  Thursday, April 7th, the carpet arrived and we quickly began to put the room together again. 

We painted a bookshelf of his parents a pale yellow.  We are all enjoying the contrasting colors.

Caroline – Mike’s mother – did some painting about 20 years ago.  When Mike & I painted the room we now occupy about six years ago, I remember seeing these paintings in the closet.  I remembered them as we were planning this room and thought that they might work.  I brought them up from the basement the other day and asked Caroline if we might use them.  She was thrilled!  There will be three paintings that we will hang.  Caroline also had some frames, which I am going to paint white, and then the other two pictures will be hung.

This room will serve as a Guest Room/sewing room.  We actually have a second twin mattress, so two people may sleep in this room!  I have begun moving in my sewing items.  I confess, I have really enjoyed decorating again.  I haven’t decorated a room for a while and this has been wonderful!  This has been an inexpensive remodel!

Suzanne – Mike’s sister – will be our first guest.  She arrives on the 17th.

RSVP’s may be made by calling 435-678-2941 or via email at sidney7705@gmail.com!

Quiltin’ Again

I’ve been quilting again!  This first quilt is from my favorite pattern – Geese in the Field.  I believe this is the fifth quilt I’ve made from this pattern.  It whips up so quickly – which I believe is one of the reasons I like it!  This quilt is going on the twin bed in our ‘Guest Room’.  It was the inspiration for the paint color (lavendar) and room design.

A few months ago, a friend’s husband died suddenly.  I offered to make her a couple of quilts out of his t-shirts.  He was heavily involved in scouting and also the Fire Chief of the volunteer fire department here in Blanding.  I ended up making two lap size quilts.  Jeri Montella, here in town, volunteered to quilt them for free.  How kind she is!

Boy Scout Quilt 

A Little Bit of Everything/Fire Fighter Quilt

In process... From Junk room to Guest room

Mike and I have been painting the 'junk' room.  These pictures provide only a 'sample' of what the room is going to be like.  We are having carpet installed on Thursday afternoon and then we'll put the room back together and send out some REAL pictures!