Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Nelson Family Update

I thought it was time to update you all on our family happenings.  So, here goes!

Bryce-  Bryce is enjoying his 8th grade year in middle school.  His best friend is a cute girl named Faith.
He is enjoying taking 2 dance classes 1- ballroom 2- hip hop.  Faith is a very talented dancer and has encouraged Bryce to take dance in between football and baseball seasons.  He is getting taller and taller everyday.  About 5'8" now.  He is very good to his Mom, loves to look his best and is more like his Dad than his brothers.  So, they butt heads a lot!  Oh JOy!

Stephen - After football season was over this year he decided to try wrestling.  Well, that lasted about a good month as he decided that he was tired of being constantly beat up!  Now he is enjoying a football pre-conditioning class every morning before school at 7am and his Singer's  group at school which is a choir class that he had to try out for as they do alot of performing.  He loves it and has landed a solo for the Valentine's day performance coming up.  He's enjoying school with lots of friends and a particular girl in mind that he likes to bring over and spend time with.  We try to push the dating of other girls in between and so does her family...thankfully!

Michael - is thouroughly enjoying school at UVU this second semester.  He is especially enjoying his psychology class...( I knew he would).  He teaches SS in his ysa ward and is working at a home for autistic boys in mapleton.  He has been dating a terrific girl who has planned to serve a mission for a very long time.  Stay tuned to find out what happens with this one!  He's head over heels and READY to get married now!  So, only time will tell how this story will end. 

Me -  Loving my job at the Chiropractic office. I run the front office and enjoy the job, the people I work with and the many patients that come into our office everyday!  Work a half day on Thurdays and Fridays so even though I work sometimes til 6 MTand W I still get to run my errands and things on Thurs and Friday.  I was recently released from my calling in the rs pres.  I am laying low and enjoying my VT assignment which Mike and I do together each month.  Enjoying my new home which still has lots of touch ups needing to be done but enjoying the space and the fun of having friends over and entertaining them.

Mike- Mike is still looking for a permanent job.  He is doing a small side job for his cousin in Mapelton, finishing off the upstairs attic of their garage by putting in a small apartment there.  Mike is especially enjoying the time he gets to cook and try new receipes lately.  It's been a yummy experience.  He has also recently been called to our stake high council and has a ward assignment and of course speaking assignments.  He is looking forward to his new calling much more than the last time he had it.  I guess he feels more ready for it this time around. 

So, that is the latest.  We are all happy and healthy and trying to have faith that life will begin to look up in this economy for us soon!  We feel blessed and looking forward to what may lie ahead of us this new year of 2012!




Sunday, January 29, 2012

Marriage for Eternity


I am thankful for my Temple Marriage!
Have a beautiful Sunday!

Monday, January 23, 2012

ENTHUSIASM!


  So, get excited about your life!



Sunday, January 1, 2012

Decorating the house


So, after taking down my Christmas decorations I noticed how bare my house looked.  So, I started putting things up and decorating it.  My sister wanted to see what I had done so here are a bunch of pictures!
I have learned a lot from her over the years!!

Traded my next door neighbor my hanging wall sconces for this coat and hat wall hanging.
The hooks were originally gold...just traded them out for oil rubbed bronze.

A friend gave me that brown decorative wall hanging that now
sits on an easel and I just got the red vase at Rod Works...Love that Store!


This is where I had my tree up.  It was so bare when I took the tree down.
Now it's pretty again!

Those thingys above my bed used to be silver...spray paint..gotta love it!

Bedroom opposite my bed.

Love my bathroom!

One of my favorite places to look at in my home!  I've been wanting this picture for years and this year my family got it for me for Christmas! The microphones?...Mike and the kids
decided they needed to be ready in a minute to perform...LOL!

My fireplace mantle! 

The little rod iron hanging above my door to the garage used to be white.
It's amazing what you can do with a can of spray paint!

We don't have all our blinds up yet but we have these and our bedroom.  I decided that I would like to close off that direct view from time to time into our house from Mom and Dad's;)

Can't wait for dinner:)

I love my laundry/mud/pantry room!

Still lots more to finish in the house and to decorate, but I am lovin' it!