Minder, Adversary or Legacy giveaway!

So one of my favorite authors, Kate Kaynak is doing another giveaway at her site!! You could win Minder or Adversary or even an ARC of Legacy!! If you like sci-fi, then you need to read these books!! Head on over to to Books Complete Me to read my review, as well as the other ladies I do that blog with! Then head over to Kate's to enter the contest!!

Rocks

I love rocks! Just ask anyone who knows me! When I spent the morning/day with Lizzie a few months back, she bought some fabric to make me an apron:



Isn't it wonderful? Also, while we were shopping, I bought some fabric to work on a geology quilt:



And then one of the gals in the Twilight Quilter's Coven sent me a yard of really pretty fabric that had all the above colors blended in it! I had sent her some crystalline fabric. As I've been cutting out blocks (6" finished) I figured that this quilt will be at least as big as the last one I did. I guess I'm into the big quilts! LOL

Nothing beats a...

So yesturday was exciting, well not really. But a lot did happen.

I was heading to work and got rear-ended. I'm ok, just sore. And the Kia... It doesn't look like anything happened. It was stop and go traffic, so we weren't going all that fast. But still, got checked out by a doc, just in case.

Then I got TWO books in the mail. ARCs! Adversary- Thanks Kate! and Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters. When I'm done with them, both will be posted on my book blog.

Also, grams and gramps sent me the "mommy" bathing suit I bought when I went down to visit them. Never went swiming, so I'm taking it back to wally world and getting my money back.

Then Steve and I went to the fair! We got $2 bills back as change. Which we're not spending! And then had corndogs, elephant ears and cookies. The cookies were really good.

Teach a man to fish

Well, I may or may not have a permanate job... We'll see by tomorrow! Oh, but it won't be teaching men! LOL little men I guess, it'd be the preschoolers! ;)

Steve and I had a talk in church yesturday, I think it went well! Except for the fact that I talked longer than Steve. And he was all worried about me taking enough time, espically since I talk so fast.

You ever do the word count in Word? I did, I had over 2000 words for my talk! Ohh, let's do some math:

2147 words, total time of 15 mins... so...

2147 words/15 mins=x words/1 min
143 words per min!! LOL guess that's pretty fast.... Oh well, it's done for now. Hopefully for a while.

The week before was my first time teaching Relief Society (the 3rd hour of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints sunday meetings, for all the women 18 and older). It was a little itimdating, but they all participated!

I've been working on a quilt right now, though I'm not sure how it's going to look done.... I was thinking of doing it in a wall hanging, but I'm not even halfway done with the BOM (block of the month) for it. I've just added/done many blocks in different colors. Yes, it's a Twilight quilt. I showed Steve some of the blocks I've done so far and he realized I was doing a Twilight themed quilt. Oh well, it keeps me busy!

Versatile Blogger Award

Lizzie over at Such a Sew and Sew presented me with this award. It's a huge honor! Thanks Lizzie!

So there are rules for this award:

1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you the award.

See above.

2. Share 7 things about yourself.

- I love to read books
- I sleep with a stuffed animal when Steve is away for business.
- I'm the oldest of 4 girls, yes my poor mother had to deal with 4 teenage girls!! LOL
- I own a classic car (well by marriage!)
- I love rocks, seriously ask anyone who knows me
- I will try new foods when I eat out
- I want to have a garden someday

3. Pass the award to 15 blogs you enjoy and let them know they've been given the award.

This one is a bit harder, as I don't visit that many blogs! LOL so here are the ones that I'm giving it to:

Cindy at Books Complete Me
Pixie and Stacy at Page Turners
Kate at Disgruntled Bear
YA Book Queen
Ashely at Books Obsession
Emily at EA Yonker

Can ya tell I love reading? LOL

She's at it again!

Lizzie, my fave craftly lady, has been a busy bee! She's made now 100 aprons. and is giving away number 100!!! Check out the aprons!!

Meridian Magazine - The Non-fiction Nook: Food, Glorious Food!

Meridian Magazine - The Non-fiction Nook: Food, Glorious Food!

My best friend's sister's book reviews!

Post Falls, Idaho!

This last weekend, Steve and I went up to Spokane, WA and Post Falls, ID. We were following the Rocky Mountain Challenge Series. It was three days of great racing! Though we did get some site seeing in:

Downtown Spokane- Riverfront Park

You see those boxes near the water? We were in those! The pictures from above were taking from inside them!!! :)




And pictures from solid ground:



Then we drove around Coeur d'Alene, well actually we only drove for 3 or 4 hours and sort of around the lake there.... I'm not sure if we had more time if I would have wanted to drive all the way around the lake!



You see that ridge? That was part of a road we drove on, well I drove! It was scary!!
A view from another high up road we drove on. That's the lake up in Coeur d'Alene.

And then a pretty bird we saw on our way back to the race track:

Books Obsession

So, I've been blog surfing. Well on my books blog someone left a link to their blog, which had a link to a really neat contest. Check out Books Obsession! They are having a pre-order book giveaway!!

Oh where oh where can that little dog be?

Last night, after Koko was fed, I let him outside like usual. Usually he'll either bark once or scratch the glass to let us know he wants in. About, oh, 30 mins later, Steve asked where the dog was....

OH CRAP!

So, he's calling out back for Koko, nothing. Then I hear his IDs clanking so I know he's somewhere. We both run and put shoes on, and I head out back. Koko is no where out back, but the side gate is open. So we both start yelling for him, and Steve hear's his IDs clanking again. Suddenly Koko emerges from the garage. Turns out we left that up. And in the heat of the evening, Koko took to refuge there, content as could be!

Giveaway from Such a Sew and Sew!

So my awesome crafty friend, Lizziebug, is having another giveaway! Head on over to her blog to see what she's giving away this time!

Thanks Lizzie! :)

The Ugly Duckling

I am a child of God,
And he has sent me here,
Has given me an earthly home
With parents kind and dear.

I am a child of God,
And so my needs are great;
Help me to understand his words
Before it grows too late.

I am a child of God.
Rich blessings are in store;
If I but learn to do his will
I’ll live with him once more.



I'm a little boy with glasses
The one they call a geek
A little girl who never smiles
'Cause I have braces on my teeth
And I know how it feels to cry myself to sleep
I'm that kid on every playground
Who's always chosen last
A single teenage mother
Tryin' to overcome my past
You don't have to be my friend
But is it too much to ask

Don't laugh at me
Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me

I'm the beggar on the corner
You've passed me on the street
And I wouldn't be out here beggin'
If I had enough to eat
And don't think I don't notice
That our eyes never meet

Don't laugh at me
Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me

I'm fat, I'm thin, I'm short, I'm tall
I'm deaf, I'm blind, hey, aren't we all

Don't laugh at me
Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me

4th of July

This past weekend, we spent it with family. Steve and I drove down to his parents, with Koko in tow. We took the Tahoe, because we got, well Steve got the A/C working. Also, Kevin and Joan gave us their old bedroom set. It's so pretty! Thanks again guys! Sunday was Grandma Hanson's birthday party. So we all headed up to Idaho Falls. It was a pretty nice drive. Well, I rode!

4:15am came real early this morning. I still want to go back to bed, but time to work!

You know....

You know you go to the race track a lot when you win the same thing a couple weeks apart. Meridian Speedway does Race-o and lucky program numbers. I love doing race-o (just like bing-o but they call car numbers) but it's the lucky program numbers where I seem to win! A few weeks ago, we went to the track and bought one of the programs. I won a free haircut from Fantastic Sams. Yesturday we went, bought a program, and I won a free haircut to Fantasic Sams! LOL So, I guess Steve and I know where our next haircut will be!

Though, last night was a really good race. There were 4 different races. The usual Hornets, anyone with a car pretty much can race and Steve always asks if he could enter the Kia in it...


Then there was the wingless sprint cars, they did 30 laps with no cautions! I didn't get to see any of it, as I went down at the end of the hornet race to get some water and ice cream. The line was so long that by the time I made it back up to my seat, they were done!



Next was the Rocky Mountain Challenge Series. I've seen them three times now, maybe more. Steve said that they used to go to Meridian all the time, and then the owners didn't want them. But a few years ago, new guys purchased the track, and so they brought them back! They put on a great show. 100 laps!





Last was the CWI late models. They are a step up from the Hornets, but a step down from the Rocky Mountain Challege series. They put on a good show too! Racing started at 6:30 for the whole track, and ended at 9:30pm! There's been times when we didn't leave the track until 11:30pm due to so many cautions or red flags. It was the ending to a great day!

National PINK day!

So my friend Lizzie, is having a little giveaway for National Pink Day!! :)

http://emsewandsew.blogspot.com/2010/06/national-pink-day-giveaway.html

She's totally awesome with sewing!!

Emery Adele...

My little neice was born this morning around 9:10am! Both momma and baby are doing great. Emery was 4lbs, well just shy of 4lbs. Not sure how long she was. But she's breathing on her own. She was almost 2 months early. Pictures will come once I get to go visit baby and sister!

Books Complete Me Contest

http://www.bookscompleteme.com/2010/06/100-followers-contest.html

We are giving away some awesome books!! (and a few other things!) Head on over if you want!

My New Life

In “Until We Meet Again,” President Thomas S. Monson shares the touching story of a mother who lost her son at war but learned that he would live again because of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

My New Life

Wow, what a weekend!

We were determined to go to the track this weekend. As during memorial weekend both races were rained out. It was raining off and on all day long. But at 3:30pm when I left work, it was sort of stopping, though there was a tornado warning! http://www.ktvb.com/first-person/95650134.html and http://www.ktvb.com/first-person/95706954.html I think is proof enough! :)
Anyways, when I got home, steve had the car mostly packed for the race, I just needed to find a blanket and my raincoat. We got to the track and it was, what I call, spitting! (really likely sprinkling). Out came the ponchos! BUT it stopped long enough for qualifing and the rest of the race. That was a good night, little crashes, so we were out of there by 9:30pm! Saturday Steve went to guard, and I cleaned house. We drove seperately to the track that night, wow, there were some pretty bad crashes (though everyone was not seriously injured). We didn't leave til 11:30pm!!
So Sunday, after Steve got home from guard, we fell asleep on the couch for a couple of hours. When we woke up, we both decided to just go to bed! LOL I'm still tired, but it was a fun weekend!!

Twilight Quilter's Coven Eclipse Quilt Give to Win

Twilight Quilters Coven, an on-line quilting group I belong to, has been working on a little project for charity. This is our Eclipse Give to Win Quilt.

Photo courtesy of Twilight Quilters Coven, used with permission.

Besides all the amazing blocks, the quilt has 3 autographs from the saga's actors: Peter Facinelli (Carlisle Cullen), Chaske Spencer (Sam Uley), and Daniel Cudmore (Felix)! Check out all the beautiful details.

The best part is that we're giving this quilt away! TQC members have donated time, talent and materials to create this quilt in order to raise money for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, a charity close to the hearts of the Twilight Fandom You can help us out with a donation to ALSF. For every $5 increment donation you get a chance to win the quilt. Give $5, get 1 chance; give $20, get 4 chances, etc., so the more you give the more chances you get to win!. Donations will be accepted from June 4, 2010 until August 1, 2010 on the TQC blog or on the Eclipse charity Give-to-Win page. The winner will be announced on August 10, 2010.

Block Credits
Miscellaneous:
Design, layout and assembly: by Iris
Machine quilting and binding: by Angie

Blocks:
Jacob's Note: design, layout and piecing by Angie
Penguins. Lovely.: pattern by Jennifer Ofenstein
Trip to Florida: pattern by Penny Pennington, piecing by Joyce
High School Days: design, layout and piecing by Joyce
Nature: design, layout and piecing by Joyce
Imprinting: design, layout and piecing by Wanda
I Am Switzerland: pattern by Cat, piecing by Angie
Rosalie: design, layout and piecing by Mel
Council Meeting/The Third Wife: design, layout and piecing by Angie
Jasper: design, layout and piecing by Wanda
Graduation from Forks High School: pattern by Cat and Elizabeth, piecing by Elizabeth
Newborn Combat Training: design, layout and piecing by Kate
I Can't Fight with an Eclipse: design, layout and piecing by Iris
Bella's Bracelet: pattern by Cat, piecing by Jerri Lynn
Edward's Bedroom/The Proposal: modified bed pattern by Jennifer Ofenstein, rosebud pattern by Cat, modified ring pattern by Michelle Thompson, composite block pattern and piecing by Elizabeth
Fire & Ice/The Tent Scene: design, layout and piecing by Angie
Bella's Broken Heart: pattern by Jennifer Ofenstein, piecing by Wanda
Victoria: pattern and piecing by Cat
The Volturi Guard: design, layout and piecing by Mel
The Meadow: pattern by Cat, piecing by Jerri Lynn

Contest

Books complete me is having a contest!! If you want to win the new book from Stephanie Meyer, visit us and leave a comment!!

bookscompleteme.blogspot.com

Please help!

The Idaho Humane Society in Boise is trying to win from Purina. If you could, please click the link and vote for them!!

http://petloversvote.com/Pages/Default.aspx

Tuesday Confessions

1. I'm actually enjoying a book, Jane Slayer! A remake on Jane Eyer, with vampires, zombies and some other weird stuff, since I haven't finished it just yet!

2. I want to sew right now, instead of being at work. But I need to get a table to use. :(

3. I'm doing 21 days closer to Christ. It's neat!!

4. I worry always about my sisters, weither they know it or not.

5. I actually have started doing family history again, with a lot of help from hubby since he knows how to do it. Here's hoping I can!

6. I need to get to the temple soon, haven't been there in a while and I miss it.

7. I just finished listening to the D&C! now onto the Bible!

8. I'm unconsciencely trying to read/listen to a lot of books this year. I'm on my way though, almost 30 books now!!

9. I don't go on facebook near as much as I use to, only in the mornings or afternoons if me and hubby don't carpool to work and I'm waiting for him to get home.

10. I still haven't heard anything from the TSA. Here's hoping the SF86 form is complete!! I could use a permante job right now.

Tuesday Confessions

1. I listen to music and books while at work. How you ask? My MP3 player!

2. I've boughten so many books since January, and plan on buying a few more before the year is out. I love to read.

3. I love my sisters, all of them (even the ones who have no relations to me, you know who you are)

4. I love wearing glasses, seriously. Growing up I hated them, but I love them now!

5. I can actually sew in an almost straight line. I made a quilt too! (pictures are somewhere in my April posts and on my picasa site)

6. Be Still My Soul has become my favorite hymn. In fact, I'm going to post the lyrics, so you can read them:

Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side.
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
leave to your God to order and provide;
in every change God faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: your best, your heavenly friend
through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul: your God will undertake
to guide the future, as in ages past.
Your hope, your confidence let nothing shake;
all now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know
the Christ who ruled them while he dwelt below.

Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening on
when we shall be forever with the Lord,
when disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
sorrow for forgot, love's purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past,
all safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

7. I have a huge amount of stuff that needs to go to the DI (similar to the Salvation Army, Goodwill)

8. I'm greatful for my family, even if I don't always show it.

9. I love going to short track races, and hope someday to go to a NASCAR race!

10. And yes, I am one of those Twilight people. I've read the books, who knows how many times, seen the movies and own some of them (since all haven't been released) though I have not gone to see the movies within the first week of it being released. Didn't want to deal with all the screeming teenagers. ;)

Music

I got told about an awesome source of LDS music. It's wonderful. There are different themes to it. A lot like Music and the Spoken Word on sunday mornings. But I can put it on my MP3 player and listen to it at work.

Speaking of church, we went to our new ward yesturday. Well, by searching for which ward we are in on LDS.org, it pointed us to one, and when we showed up at 9am, it wasn't the right one! It's actually at 11, but in the same building. No more nascar naps... :(

Shopping in Roy

So saturday morning I went and visited with my friend Elizabeth. She showed me a new fabric store that I'll be visiting more often when we head to Utah!!

Our awesome finds!


And yes, that's rock fabric! :D

House building

I decided that I should post a picture story of the process we went through in having our house built! If you went over to picasa and looked through the pictures there, you will see some duplicates!! :)

Footings and foundation...

Flat work (garage and driveway)...




Framing (there's alot!)...






The garage framed out...

House-wrap...


This was one of the first issues we noticed! We drove over to check on the progress, and was excited to see the sidding going up, but it wasn't suppose to be white trim...

The inside framing, with insulation...
2 of the 4 bedrooms, looking out into the front of the house:

Livingroom/clergy room:

Looking into the family room and dinning room from the kitchen:

Kitchen:

Garage (the third stall):

Drywall is next...
Looking from the family room into the kitchen:

Looking down the hallway towards the master bedroom:

Standing in the master closet:

Standing in one of the extra bedrooms:

Looking from one of the extra bedrooms into the loft:

Garage:

The really deep closet under the stairs!

Looking from the kitchen into the family room (that opening leads to the living/clergy room):
Looking into the family room from the kitchen:

The right look for the outside...

Yes, that is a red door!! It's starting to grow on me!!
The awesome rocks I get for the front!The view from the street, obviously!!!
Grass and painted pillars. We drove by one night, and it was the dark brown, the next day it was the light body color!! I think we plan on painting it the dark brown again, it looks nicer, don't you agree?

Now for the inside work...
GRANITE COUNTERTOPS!!















The "roughed-in" powder bath... All we have to add is a toliet and sink! Everything else is in there, including the toliet paper roll, mirror, lights, fan, etc!!!

So, I hope you enjoyed the walk-thru! I tried explaining some parts and such, but knowing me, there's always something I forget! Once things settle from the move, which a big thanks to my in-laws for helping out. Joan and Kevin came up to do the actual moving, and Kyle and Alex watched their dogs. So at Kyle and Alex's house, they had four dogs, and we only had to deal with one up here. That was a big help, can you imagine 6 people moving things while trying to keep 5 dogs happy? Espically with no backyard in!! Luckily it wasn't raining, so Koko only had dusty/dirty paws instead of muddy paws!