Twin Oaks Home

Here it is...

.. I spent time last night going through and figuring out mentally where I would put our various things, can you tell that I am super excited.

...This is Jeff's favorite spot, it is where he will build his climbing wall, but still we can walk under it and keep the function of the garage. :)

We are buying a house!!!

Our offer was accepted this morning! A beautiful yellow house with a white wrap around porch. We close July 17th!!!

I'll post pics soon.

Running

Lets face it, I am slow.

I ran with my sister on Tuesday we ran 1.4 but I had to walk 1/2 of it because our pace was to fast and my lungs were burning. And it still took us 20 minutes to run only 1.4

Today I was determined to do better, so I ran again. This time 1.8 and I only walked .2 of it and ran it in about 20 minutes.

Tomorrow I am going to run 2 miles, in Utah this is easy, you just run a large block, so I'll run 8th south to 8th East to 4th south to 4th east...and hopefully I will only walk about .2 again.

I will get back in shape...it may kill me but atleast I can say I died trying.

Ann

Baby Photos of Beck: By Jessica Bateman

Jessica took these awesome pictures of Beck and I'm a little slow in getting them posted. Beck was blessed in the black and white tux but they grey suit is one that I made him, (which matches the hat and blanket as well )

Enjoy!
Ann

{welcome to town: a survival guide}

I love this idea!!! Maybe in a year I'll know enough about Bloomington to make this for someone!

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BrownPaperPackages/~3/iDSTBLUnDnE/welcome-to-town-survival-guide.html

Fun Idea

How to Make a Full Paper Tulip

Springtime means tulips and while not everyone can pick tulips from their garden to display in the home, it is possible to make beautiful tulips using just paper. This simple tutorial will show you how to make a full paper tulip to decorate your home or to use as a gift decoration. For an easier project, see How to Make an Origami Tulip.

1. Fold the 8" x 11" (20cm x 28cm) paper to turn it into a triangle.
   
   
   
2. Cut off the excess piece of paper out created by the fold. Put it aside (you'll need it later). You should be left with a right triangle.
   
   
   
3. Unfold the triangle and fold it the opposite way. You should have a square piece of paper with an 'X' across it.
   
   
   
4. Crease the folds so that the middle of the 'X' is pointing up.
   
   
   
5. Fold the bottom piece of paper up to meet at the top.
   
   
   
6. Unfold the paper. Fold the sides together and unfold again.
   
   
   
7. Put the sides together.
   
   
   
8. Flatten it down.
   
   
   
9. Turn the triangle upside down.
   
   
   
10. 
    
    Fold the flaps down to meet at the corner.
    
    
    
11. 
    
    Turn the paper over and do the same thing on the other side.
    
    
    
12. 
    
    Turn a flap over to the right.
    
    
    
13. 
    
    Flip the paper over and turn a flap over to the right again.
    
    
14. 
    
    Take the opposite ends of the flap and insert one corner of a flap into the other flap.
    
    
    
15. 
    
    Flatten it down and repeat on the other side.
    
    
    
16. 
    
    Hold it with index fingers inside the folded flaps and thumbs supporting the outside.
    
    
    
17. 
    
    Blow into the hole facing you, while tugging on the folded flaps to let air in. If the paper won't fill with air you may have to stick a pencil in the hole and push the sides out.
    
    
    
18. 
    
    Fold or curl the petals down with a pencil or pen.
    
    
    
19. 
    
    Put the tulip head aside and grab the excess piece of paper cut off earlier.
    
    
    
20. 
    
    Fold this piece of paper lengthwise three times. This creates the tulip's stem.
    
    
    
21. 
    
    Insert the stem into the hole in the tulip head.
    
    
    

• If you haven't used colored paper, you might like to color it before folding it into a tulip. Or , choose paper that already has a color you like.
• Add sparkles, ribbon bows and other decorative elements if wished.
• Make in various sizes. You could make a lovely display with differently sized paper tulips.

My farwell dinner at 9 Irish.

This was so much fun and I was so thrilled to have so many of ny good friends attend! Though I'm not sure 9 Irish liked us all squeezing into this room that should only fit 15!

1 month old

This week has been filled with Dr appointments.
1) Beck is doing great. At birth he was 7.4 he is now 10.7! Wow he is our "chubby" one!

2) Jeff "got" to go to the dentist. Long story short his two.crowns that were done 2 years ago failed and one needed a root canal done...$2000 later he is.feeling much better.

3) Ben hasn't been feeling great this week.and yesterday we noticed a fine raised rash all over his whole body. I took him in today...scarlet fever. So he is on meds now and will ne feeling better in 24 hours.  He will miss a cousins Easter egg hunt but should be.doing great by the time we hang out with more family on Sunday for Beck's blessing.