Making New Memories and Cherishing the Old.

Becca sent pictures of Madi and Mac with their 'build-a-bears' that they chose with their birthday money from us ... love the giant Pikachu ...

Mac's Teddy Bear reminds me a bit of Teddy Ruxpin, which I am sure it's not, I am just old school like that.

Trevor talking to Nell and her adorable charge while she babysat Parks in DC this week.

Is there anything sweeter than a sleeping baby that you love?

Sightseeing.

On Monday Dad figured out a way to cover the sewer pump cover so it is hardly noticeable.

Tuesday Dad, at home working on the former doorway to the staircase outside that we filled in early on.

We're getting close to the painting stage.

I worked at the Grove on Tuesday and this cutie came in doing Christmas shopping.  She was so pleased with the glassware she found for her mother that I asked if I could get a picture.

We have liked our rainbows in the parlor so much that after Robin talked about getting some crystals for her windows, I decided to hang a crystal necklace in my bedroom window.  I laughed that this made it look like there was a rainbow in this painting.

Working at the Grove Tuesday I found this adorable metal Christmas tree display and decided to use it to display these pinecone elves of Julie's that I had glued back together.  I actually own one that belonged to my family. So fun. This picture is from Wednesday at Treasures.

Spencer got to work with the folks in India that do Sesame Street there. Looks like he's feeling the love.

And somewhere in Texas, this not so little girl got an award at school.

On Wednesday Dad moved the rest of Julie's stuff, and the stuff I bought on the trip to West Virginia into the garage.  All that is left is these sheep skins that are airing out so I can sell them.  We're getting closer to Thanksgiving and there much to do.

When a gal came into Treasure's on Thursday, she was looking for a metal railing to put in front of her display for a Creche festival in Midway.  This is her inspiration piece.

I went home and measured this railing and texted her the picture.  She said it would be great.  We agreed that she could pick it up at the Grove on Friday.

Also that day, I put a few of Julie's items together for possible sale.

Then, I opened a little bag and found a Finnish Stamp, and two bee charms.  As much as I love bees, I can't help but thing she was thinking of me when she put them together. It's been so fun to think about her while I sort and price her precious stuff. 

The gal came in to get the railing on Friday at the Grove.

I am sure you can imagine it in front of this display.

I took my completed globe with the Santa and sleigh I had put together the night before and put it in this display spot when I worked at The Grove. It might sound like almost all that I did this past week was work and that is true: 2 days at The Grove and 2 days at Treasures.

On Saturday this girl had a swim meet, and these people were there to cheer her on.

Then after the BYU away game, they all went to Milagros to take the sting off. The man you don't know is Nell's uncle Bob.

Brittney and Parks flew in, and Angela picked her up at the Provo airport and went by to see Trevor and Nell to pick up her car before driving to Angela's home in Saratoga Springs.

Dad and I met up with some Moes and Heuers to see the movie Wicked for the first time.  We also ran into Stina and her girls, that was fun.

We went to MiRanchito in AF afterwards for dinner. 

Here we are at Church this morning. The kids made paper barges, as we were learning about the Jaredites.

Then we had a slow 'race' with them going as slow as they could to represent the whole year it took to get to the promised land.

Below are some favorite pictures I found while looking for other things this week. Enjoy your trip down memory lane.

Is Eli wishing he had hair like Kai?  Then his wish for sure came true.

Freaky moment, it's the shadow of the blinds in our apartment in Helsinki

Adorable, does anyone remember who the baby is?

Here's an oldie, probably on our first trip to Hawaii with them, maybe 94.

What's not to love here?

Cute girls in cute sweater dresses.

The stars of our hearts.

"And don't forget we have fun when we're together!"

A Christmas long ago.

My favorite witchy picture, Me, Ginny Taylor, Raelene DeWitt and Andrea Robertson.

I hope you all had fun making special memories this past week as well.

 

Sorting and Shows

Yep shows, Hallmark shows, Antique shows, Vegas Shows, TV Shows, Broadway Shows, FanX shows and shows at the movie Theater. 

On Monday Dad started one of those chain projects.  He sturdied up this old Wyoming school desk that was Julie's to hold the Swedish cupboard I stripped this summer. 

Then I cleared out the cupboard on the top here, that was in the family room with my baby dish collection in it.  Next it was off to the antique mall, along with the former base of the Swedish cupboard to be a display at the antique mall, because I needed more locked space for much of what I am bringing in of Julie's. The base shown here is just a modern piece we found on Market Place to temporarily hold the Swedish Cupboard until I found a nice antique base for it.

Later in the week I got the Halloween stuff out of the parlor and dining room.  I refilled the Swedish cupboard, again with the majolica.  I don't love that the cute scallop detail on the top of the cupboard is covered by the pitcher collection, so I will likely change that.  

Meanwhile Scott was downstairs working on the floor of the spa room.  This blue stuff becomes invisible as it dries and is necessary to help the self-leveling cement adhere to the preexisting cement. 

Here's his first layer of the self-leveling stuff.

Then the laminate flooring goes down.

He even managed to get it under the sauna ... of course this took his workdays all week to accomplish.

Back to Monday night, we met up at Heuer's again to work on the sorting project.  We also had a nice dinner, and a Halmark Christmas movie afterwards.

Jeff took advantage of the extra hands, yes Eric was there too, to do some adjusting on their bed. 

In working on sorting more of Julie's goodies, I ran across a ticket to this play she attended in New York, that had her boyfriend, Edwin Owens, acting in it.  I took the opportunity to include a bit about the play she attended and a picture of Edwin, probably taken long before she knew him. They met while they both working on Howard Dean's campaign back 2004, I know that she lived with him in NYC for a time and that his ashes are buried in her garden in West Virginia. Edwin passed away in the fall of 2006, while on the road with a Broadway Company doing a play in Texas.  I know she was so happy with him; I feel so bad she only got a bit more than 2 years with the man she considered to be the 'Love of her Life'.  I think a few of the things I've gone through are actually his.  His bio said he was a practicing Buddist.

And speaking of Broadway Shows, I am so excited to see the movie of Wicked that is coming out next week. Lots of fun press out there.  Here are some pictures of actresses who have played Glinda and a few who played the Elphaba character, aka the wicked witch of the west.

I also decided to get rid of this mantel and top, so I took pictures to list it on Face Book Market Place.

I finally found the other picture of this set, that had seemingly disappeared and was able to frame them in matching frames for the Carriage House.

Wednesday at work I installed these shelf that Dad had cut for me, after I measured for them on Monday. I am definitely needing more space, as I am going through the goods in the Carriage House in anticipation of Thanksgiving dinner which, yikes, is next week. 

As always when we don't have evening events to attend, we watched Monk that night, in fact we watched Monk on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.  Definitely loving this show, Thanks for recommending it, Emily.

Dad picked me up after work on Thursday and we meet up at Thanksgiving point with all these holiday hoodlums.

Robin loves Duane Johnson and masterminded it all.  What a fun movie. Sort of Elf meets 007 ... a whole new genre. The Polar Bear was my favorite.

On Friday it was back to sorting.  I got a whole bin of dolls, nothing valuable or, perfect, so I am trying them on Market Place, no interest yet.  

Now here is a valuable doll.  Britt and Charlie were in DC all week taking care of Parks. 

Doesn't he look adorable with his new head gear?

Cousins.

Friday night Dad took me to the Acorn Antique show in Ogden, where I ran into a few friends.  It's probably been ten years since I actually did this show.  Dad and I agreed I probably did it four or five times.  This is Holly and Jeanine.

Here I am with Cindy, Noel's widow.  I worked with Noel for years, and he always had exactly this same spot at this show.  He passed away four or five years ago, but Cindy carries on. 

Here are Bruce and his sister.  I found a few things in his booth.  He is at Treasures and the Grove with me, as a dealer.  After the show Dad took me to Applebee's for Impossible Burgers.  Yum.

Here are my goodies from the show.

On Saturday morning as I was about to head up to The Grove to work, this man pulled in the driveway.  I told him I was leaving for work, and he would need to move.  He said he would after I talked to him.  It turns out he is Dean Brook.  He and his wife Debbie lived up 7th North in Orem from our house next to Becca Brimhall.  Small world.  He told me that both he and Debbie grew up in Payson, and that they had moved from their Orem house in 1996 to a house he built in Santaquin.  He asked about how Ben was doing, and I had to share that sad story.  He then told me that his son, I forget his name, who was Ben's age and friend, was still living at home with them, as he had developed schizophrenia in his twenties.  So sad, he was with Dean and I got a chance to talk to him, he didn't remember me, but he remembered Ben.  Now that I know they live close by I am thinking of doing a South County- Geneva Heights 7th ward Ex pat dinner.  There are quite a few down here, both Mason families, Patty Smith and one of the twins, the Shumways and the Hursts, whom we personally sent to Payson.  Crazy!

At work I had taken a whole bin of ornaments that I had decorated the white tree with, some 6 or 8 years ago.  Yeah, time to find the goods a new home, because I am never going to that tree again.  These are some ornaments that I made.

Trevor, Lu and Rosie dropped by to see me at the Grove and to pick up Dad's BYU mug (from the trunk of the car) for the game that night. It was so fun to see them.  Trevor stood in the line and made a crack about how slow that clerk was, I looked up and didn't recognize him for a sec.  Then realizing who it was, I said something like "Hey, I gave you life, and this is how you treat me?'  the customers all laughed, it was so fun. 

Penny and her Papa at the game

The whole gang

Dad ran into Ryan Poulson who is Brittany's age and grew up in our SLC ward.  Oddly, he now lives up by Brittany but came down for the game with his son.

Someone else did some traveling to have some fun as well.

Darby and Dallas went down to Vegas to see a show.  They also got to have some sushi. 

Making memories.

And last of all is this adorable picture of Robin and three of her Grandgirls.  These are Tami's kids. Robin was watching them while Tami and her husband went to sell books, they usually do the Fan-x shows, and sell online, this time he was signing books at a bookstore in Ogden.  Too bad we didn't know we could have stopped by when we were doing the antique show in Ogden. Hanging out with those cute girls sounds like fun to me.