Happy Thanksgiving Everybody...

3 posts in 1

First up: house remodel. It's coming along, slowly. We now have walls that are painted. The new windows are in and Bob is starting to put in the new cabinets!
do you like our tape knobs :) new ones have been ordered and are on their way!

the new windows from the outside.

Guess who came for a visit? Sean! David, Tiffany and Sean came for a quick visit Wednesday and went home Thursday. Their trip over started out a little rough. Their clutch went out going up Snoqualmie Pass. They had first left around noon Wednesday but by the time they got their car towed, a ride back to their place to get their other car it was around 10:30pm when they got to Pateros.

Katie and I thought it was worth it!

And today woke up to SNOW! First snow of the season. It lightly snowed most of the morning but by the afternoon it had cleared up and all the snow was gone. I'm sure there will be plenty more to come.

the thrill of victory!

The district play-offs started last Tuesday in Entiat. We were the 4th seed. We got to play the #1 seed, who by the way we had not been able to beat in the regular season. This picture was taken after we handed them (Wilson Creek) a major upset! We won. Took 5 games and Katie was the server in game 5 when the score was 14-8 (we had 8). Usually it is the first to 25 but when the match goes to game 5 it is the first to 15. Katie served 8 serves straight to help her team win!!Saturday we weren't as lucky :( We were playing for district championship and lost to Thorp. Then we had to face Wilson Creek again for 2nd place and lost. There were lots of tears, but as they say "there's always next year" ...

Bat Baby!

I wonder if I will slow down posting pictures of Sean? Probably not for a while.I love the pacifer. It is becoming a common item in all his pictures :)

More homecoming pictures

Saturday was the dance. As you can see Katie went in a big group. Her date was a good friend. Since the dance was actually on Halloween it was a costume dance. It could have been a cheap night had I just needed to buy a costume. It was not a cheap night, weekend for that matter! They met at her friend Jamie's for pictures, then went to the Bamboo Shoot for dinner in Chelan. I got reports that the food was excellent.
all the girls, they all looked cute with their their costumes

Katie got her hair done again on Saturday, dressed in her costume for pictures and dinner, then went to the school and took one set of pictures with this group and her date and then changed into her dress and took another set of pictures with the homecoming royalty and then stayed in her dress the rest of the night. Only cost me 82$ for the pictures. Thank goodness her date paid for dinner!

Happy Birthday to Mom!!!

Happy Birthday to the best mom ever! Since this post is to you I can write it to you! I miss you tons but know that you are where you want to be right now. However, I can hardly wait till you can come visit and be part of our lives in person again. You have so many qualities that I admire and your example is always with me. Thanks for being my mom and loving me, no matter what! I love you.

Isn't she lovely?

I try not to use my blog for bragging, but occasionally I just can't help it. You know?? Tonight was homecoming here in Pateros and Katie was the Junior class princess. A lot of work goes into this entire process. A trip to Seattle. Make-over at clinique make-up counter. Get hair done in Chelan. Best friend to help you put your make-up on!Katie and Joslin as they head down the driveway to go to football game.
Waiting for her turn to go out on field during half-time.

Bob was the lucky one who got to drive the convertible and show her off!

Mr. Football trying to get the tiara just right.

Katie and her escort, Paul with Ms. Volleyball and Mr. Football

Gorgeous!

(Shannon got some great pictures, she is going to email them to me and I will probaby post a few more.)

heading off the field...

I know it's not life or death but we were soooo thankful that it didn't rain tonight. Our weather has been rainy, windy, cloudy, sunny. You never know from minute to minute what is going to happen and we could only use this car if there was NO rain on the roads and thank goodness there wasn't! I told Katie the back-up plan would be riding in my car and I would open the sun roof and she could stick her head out. She said "that's would be dumb mom". True.

I should go to bed BUT

I just can't wait to post all my pictures. Just a few tonight because it is late, I've had very little sleep this week, I have to work in the morning and tomorrow is Katie's special day.

one more picture of Sean

warning: be prepared for lots more pictures to come!

Here's Sean!

This picture was taken with David's cell phone and then sent to me, I then sent it to my e-mail and then blogged it. So, it's not the clearest but it is still pretty cute and you can at least get a sneak preview until I get more in person tomorrow!! I will make a quick trip to visit tomorrow after work and come home Thursday evening! Have to be back in Pateros for Katie's big day Friday. Sean Kinley Richardson

8 lbs 6 ounces

20 inches long

born 10/27/09 at 1:30 AM

Homecoming week: Monday

today is neon day! it's hard to see all the details (this picture isn't great) but she had pink false eye lashes and lots of jewelry that was neon colors.

BREAKING NEWS....

I'm going to be a grandma tomorrow!! That's right, Tiffany is going to be induced tomorrow morning. She has a condition called toxemia that the doctor found at her appointment last week, and said that Monday (the 26th) would be D-day. Wow, I am getting old. I am planning to make a dash over to Seattle (again, went Fri night came home Sat night to get homecoming dress) on Wed after work and come home Thursday night. Homecoming is Friday/Sat otherwise it would be nice to have gone for the week-end.
Stay posted, pictures coming soon!

Space bags are awesome!

This is my spring/summer t-shirts, jackets and capri's. Rather than take up so much room in a closet I bought some space saver bags and the majority of the clothes fit into two large and two medium bags!! We are supposed to be thankful for small things right, so today I am thankful for them :)
They now fit nicely on top of a old dresser that holds Bob's work clothes. More house remodel pictures soon. Sheetrock was started today, by next week I might be painting.

we're in a mess and I don't even care!

The remodel is well underway. That is a good thing. Unless of course it stays this way. Bob said it will be done by Thanksgiving, latest. The future pantry. Used to be this weird little room that we really weren't sure what to use it for. It was dark and ugly. A pantry will be putting that space to good use.
You can now see from the kitchen to the living room. No walls!!

The remodel will include new cupboards, new floors, new counter tops, new windows, new furniture, new paint, new lighting. I'm probably forgetting something but you get the point!

I know it looks horrible right now, but one plus: I don't have to cook or clean much.

what did you do for someone today?

Katie and her friend Jamie Jo made cookies for some of their teachers today!

LOVED President Monson's talk!