Saturday, December 24, 2011

oh Christmas tree

we like old things with some character, thus the tinsel tree this year. Marcus has been wanting one of these for ages, and this year he found a great deal. It's missing a few tips, but is very pretty. And Sid and Marcus did a great job decorating it

Seth's sweetheart Yun Hi made these stars for us out of folded paper-even Hastings admires them!

Marcus' gift

Marcus asked for home made bread and mom (that's me) came through! I'm happy to say it's as good as my mom made when I was at home. And I love the way the house smells!

Saturday, November 19, 2011

AAAHHH!!! PROJECT COMPLETE

The floors were finished before Halloween, it just took a bit to get all the molding back up and furniture where it's supposed to be. And last night I found the perfect rug for our bedroom. So here's the finished product...

You are welcome to come see it in person. We are ever so pleased with the results!

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

HALLOWEEN

Halloween is my favorite holiday. I make homemade caramel apples for our friends and we have a house full of them. Here's a few of our favorite trick or treaters this year.
gorrilla

pirate
 
faery
black cat
Aslan
Princess Lucy
 
pirate parrot
parrot




Friday, October 28, 2011

Pre Halloween party

Off the guys go to the ward Halloween party. I woke up feeling nasty today, but went to work anyway. Now I'm home taking it easy while my boys party at the trunk or treat.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

MMMM...I WONDER

Did you ever wonder what your home would look like if you tackled a big flooring project? Wonder no more. Some rooms would be empty...














Some rooms would echo...












Some would be packed to the gills...



















Some you would look at and think "how am I going to get my underwear out of the dresser?"














But then you begin your mantra "it will all be over soon" and you repeat this to yourself many, many times. In fact, every time you pass one of said rooms. It also helps to get out of the house as often as possible. I'm spending tomorrow at work!

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

HOME IMPROVEMENT-the sequel


The Sullivan clan is not afraid of a little hard work. We are DIYers! Before I reveal what we're up to now, how about a look back at what we've been crazy enough to do ourselves...

We started with a nice home, and a lovely back yard.


Then we wanted to build a pool room. While Sid was serving as bishop.


Oooh, a pantry would be nice too, please!


Sid decided he should have a shed to put more stuff in (the garage was getting full)


Angela wanted to add some cupboards, may as well put in a new silestone countertop.


While we're at it,let's do the floor too.

Wouldn't a slate floor look great in the bathroom?!


We're slowly getting rid of all the carpet because Angela has such bad allergies. Here we are putting bamboo in the office.


At this point we lost our slave labor (Seth & Marcus) so Angela pulled the carpet off herself. We did hire someone to install the laminate.


Putting bamboo in the bedroom, right before Marcus came home from his mission. Needless to say he won't sleep in there.


It sure would be nice if the counter matched the floor...we hired someone for this too.


And last night the carpet came out of the pool room as we prepare for real wood floors throughout the house. As you can see, one half of our slave labor is back (Marcus). He's indebted to us for his car, thus his willingness to work. We hired someone to do the install, but we have to do all the demo. It will be done before Halloween, so come see!!!