Roofing!

So we have finally decided on a few weekends that should work for us to get the house and garage reroofed. We will be tearing off all the old shingles and then putting down new paper and shingles - the whole works! Hopefully this doesnt end up costing us a fortune! We are planning on new gutters for the house and garage too!

I have called a few places around town and gotten some price quotes so now we just have to decide who to order from, pick out the color and order them! And then pray that it doesnt rain on the weekend we need to get it done!

hot rod pics

me and the boys at Eddyville

the boys with the Nash

the boys with the 38 Chevy

Car Shows

Car show season is in full swing. We spend the 4th of July weekend camping up at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in DSM and going to the Good Guys show. The boys loved it and were sad to see it end on Sunday afternoon.

This weekend is our show here in Pella. Friday night we will be out at South Overlook at Red Rock Lake and Saturday day we will be downtown and then back out to the lake for the evening. This is the 30th anniversary of the Pella Bologna Nationals!

I am sure I will have lots of pictures from both shows soon! :-)

more recent bathroom pics

damage behind the old shower surround

Uppercase Living decorations

more new Uppercase Living decoration

Sprinkelr fun!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Well I haven't updated this in quite some time so I figured I will write a little something. Monday was my 27th birthday. I am starting to realize that 27 is getting up there! I am inching closer to 30 everyday and not sure how I feel about that?! I am very blessed and I don't take one day of my life for granted. As I reflect on the past 5 years so much has changed! When I turned 22 I was 6 months pregnant with my first child, Hayden. It seems like just yesterday! I was not sure what the future held for me but everything turned out very well and it was all part of God's plan for my life.

I now have two beautiful babies who are healthy and happy and a wonderful husband of 4 and a half years. We both have amazing families and friends who would do anything for us and we are continuing to trust God's plan for our lives.

We are still working on the bathroom. The "last" project is under way. We have ripped out the old shower surround and are in the process of replacing some of the wall that was damaged behind it. This process is barely inching along due to my dad working on replacing their front porch and the business of summer in full swing. Hopefully soon it will be completed and then we can decide whether or not to put our house on the market. It will largely depend on if the house we have found that we are interested in is still for sale. This is just one more way that I am giving up control and letting God handle our decisions and future.

That is all for now - off to bed to rest up for another busy day at work and getting ready for our car show here in town this weekend. Pictures to come!