catching up

So- it's been a busy busy week here at the Messer's.

I'm happy it started with a day off & a trip to Sam's Club.

Seriously- it was fun going to Sam's club... really!

There is a brand, spankin', new store downtown & I love it's crisp clean freshness.

We got hot dogs & a new exercise bike- we've been waiting for the price to go down after the January rush to buy & it finally did. We've been slowly adding one piece at a time & we have nearly a gym now in the basement. It is really a fun place to go & exercise plus watch a movie etc. The bike is great for reading too. I am a believer in having all this equipment, even though I don't use it as much as I should- because folks- it's snowy & cold here. It's hard to get outside in the snow & frankly we get a lot of pollution socked up against the mountains. The air is at times- down right gross. Trent spends hours down there burning energy & maybe someday I will too- ha- don't count on it. (just keepin it real)

I sure love these two cuties!

They spent the rest of the afternoon putting up the bike & guess what? Trent put the whole thing together himself- with supervision of course- but totally alone!

Besides a trip to Sam's club this week ...

We've had ballet, carpool, I've worked some, the missionaries came for dinner, we went to the Blue & Gold Banquet, & last night was New Beginnings for the girls.

crazy

busy

New Beginnings is a first of the year kick off kind of deal for all the young women of our church. It's a time we celebrate each girl, the new girls coming into the program & all the great opportunities that come with being a young woman in our church.

I love how this picture turned out of chloe- hailey's was great too but I was talking too much & didn't get a photo before they took it down... darn it.

did I mention amongst the chaos-

Brian is still working on the floor.

So the whole dining room is taken apart & we eat in the family room- NO SHOES allowed. It's looking GREAT & I can't wait for it to be done... but it's a slow, painful, process & we are trying to get it just right. The paint is drying/curing. Only the white kitchen squares are left. Hopefully early next week I will put the first coat of sealant on it!

I am having a recurrent nightmare of someone walking across it with stilettos. I would seriously take then down. then cry.

How is your week coming along?