My Little Garden

I started some seeds on my bathroom window sill. They are growing very well there. I have pumpkins, sunflowers and watermelon. Today I transplanted them into larger containers and started some green beans. I think they like the light and the steam in here. I will keep them here until they are a bit bigger, then we will try the back porch. Some sad news, Ben's bike was stolen. Good thing he is Zone Leader and has a car right now. His was the 3rd one stolen from there apt. balcony. I have a new calling in the ward. I was called to serve as the Primary president.

Isle of Palms in March

It was so nice and warm we headed to the beach Monday afternoon. Darren was able to get a bit of surfing in before the sun set. It was a bit windy and I did not bring a sweat shirt along so I wrapped up in a towel and took a few pictures from my spot on the beach. There were locals out jogging and a few surfers. As we were leaving there were two kite surfers getting a few min of practice before the sun set. I am sorry about the picture quality I left my digital camera home these are the old fashioned film to disc pic's. I kept looking at the back of the camera to see if they were turning out O.K.. It was good for me to have to think before took the shot. I hope it warms up a bit for all you westerners!

March is already here!

Can you believe spring is just around the corner? It sure feels like spring here in Summerville! We are enjoying warm and sunny weather today. This is a picture of my scrap/craft room Darren did a beautiful job of putting it all together for me. I will add more pictures. I am still in the process of getting all of my supplies put away in an organized manner. Hopefully this will help me to work faster and get those 8 yrs of pictures under control! Thank goodness for digital cameras now I can store on disk not paper.  

Making progress

Hello everyone! We have Sea Salt walls now!! This was taken last week, after the painters finished and we got the furniture put back. I also painted my scrapbook room. I have some pictures of the cute animals that were on the walls. Ben wrote us on Valentines day. He is in Rocklin and is serving as the District Leader. He likes his Apt. Darren has been traveling around the state doing some work on the sites here in the Low country. Nick is working on his First Class. We are really loving the space here. We miss each and everyone of you. Our first guest came Sunday, we look forward to many more!

Future Scrapbook Area

Well we have managed to get all our belongings in one place. we had to make a few trips each day, but it is done now!! this is a picture of what use to be a baby nursery. It is my future Scrapbook/Craft room. There are cute animals painted on the walls. A little to much yellow paint for my taste though. I am not sure what color we will put up yet. We have a few other projects to do first. Benjamin was transfered to Rocklin for a few days while he was awaiting a new companion. I am not sure if he is still there or somewhere else now. We are very happy that he has so much support from family and friends!!! Thank You!!! Well I better go get some more boxes un-packed!

Yellow Walls

We are starting to feel more settled now. This is the living room. The walls are yellow and that will have to change. We will have to wait until we have everything unpacked before we start that project. We were pleasantly surprised at how well the piano stayed in tune. We are opened to suggestions as to what should go over the T.V. hole over the fireplace. We are not planning on having a T.V. in the living room. I will post more pictures soon, but I must go get some more boxes unpacked! Have a wonderful weekend!

We Have Moved!

We have moved and we have a new address. On Gahagan Rd. we have been busy with the usual moving chores. I tried to post yesterday, the blog site was updating for thirty min. and I had to get back to unpacking. I will post some pictures soon. I need to find my power cord for the computer. I am low on power.
The house that we ended up buying is not the same one pictured in previous posts. We had a chance to really check the area out and we wanted a bit more land than that house was sitting on . We wanted to stay in the Oakbrook ward though so that limited our choices. We feel very blessed to have been able to purchase this home on Gahagen Rd. It is on .09 of an acre and just minutes from everything. The house is only 3 1/2 yrs old. It is 3800+ sq. ft. We will have to do some work to it, the builder skimped alot on the finish details. Good thing Darren is so good at it and enjoys it too. He has already started one project. New doors for his office!

Charleston Home Show 2006

Today we dropped Nick off early for a stake youth activity. Darren and I went to a home show here in Charleston. It was a good day for it. The cold front has moved in and the warm air is gone. It is rather windy today and that makes surfing hard. There is a football game this afternoon so I will have time to work on some cards or scrapbook pages. The picture was taken last night after we watched animal planet and the dogs were still. Ben has a new Companion, Elder Johnson. That is not a typo, yes it is Elders Johnson & Johnson. He will be in Roseville another 6 weeks.

Zone Conference

This morning I went and helped with the lunch at the Missionary Zone Conference. We served soup in bread bowls. I was having an enjoyable time working with the Sisters from our Relief Sociaty. I had a very hard time when the Missionaries sang to us after they ate. They sang Called To Serve. I could not stop the tears, it was really embarrasing to say the least. Moms who have experienced this know what I am talking about, Moms who have not your turn will come. It is all worth it!! A trip to the house this afternoon showed more progress. The rails are in and the paint is suppose to done in the next day or so. I am looking forward to a painted house! Kirra is getting along well with our crazy schedules. Rusty likes her on his own terms.

The House (update)

Today we went to the house and were very happy to see that the singles have been changed to the accent color. It looks a bit brown in this photo as the sun was setting. We are pleased with how nice it turned out! The porch posts are in as well and we have a garage door. On the inside the trim and cabinets are almost finished. We are getting excited to move in. It is still a ways off though. I have been trying out some paint colors in our current home to see if we like them for the new house. I hope I do not drive everyone crazy with do you like it votes!

Trip to Isle of Palms

On Monday we took a trip to Isle of palms. North of Charleston a fun beach town with its own light house and Fort. It was windy and a bit chilly so we did not stay to visit the Fort or light house. We drove over to Sullivans Island and on to Charleston before returning home. There are a lot of Historic sights to see here. We plan on visiting them when it is a bit warmer.

A Driveway and Puppy

We found a driveway had been poured and the drywall is ready for primer and paint! We are looking forward to that next week hopefully! About 4:00 pm We left home and drove to Savannah. We arrived after dark so the pictures are not great as I did not have my Tripod. We drove to Tybee island and found the light house! It had a few Christmas lights but was closed. We went to a really fun Restaurant for dinner. The Crab Shack, it is very casual, you can even wear barefeet if you like. It is a bit cold for that right now. They serve all kinds of Crab, Shrimp and Shellfish Low country style. There are lots of tables outside and if you like you can sail right up to the dock tie up, eat and then continue on the river to the ocean. After a yummy dinner we headed down town. We found Johnson Square, Washington visited here. It was named for Robert Johnson a former Governor of South Carolina. There were Christmas lights in the trees and everything looked so festive. After a short stroll through the square and a quick drive through Down town we headed for the airport. The Savannah/Hilton Head international airport is very nice. Not too big and very clean. Delta and United are a couple of the airlines that fly into SAV. Our puppy came in via Dallas on American Eagle. She was priority cargo. The people at American Airlines took good care of her! She was in alot better shape than we expected! We drove home and arrived at 12:45 am. Rusty was not sure what to think. They are both adjusting well to each other. We have named her Kirra Hallie. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

New Puppy on the way.

On Friday we are traveling to Savannah to pick up our new Cavalier puppy. She was born in Oaklahoma at Lost Creek Cavaliers. She will be flying via Dallas Texas on American Airlines. Her mom looks just like Rusty and her Dad is a Tri-Colored like her. Her name is Hallie (how-ly). We are thinking of calling her Kirra Hallie. No we are not going to breed her she will be spayed. We just love the Cavalier King Charles breed! Rusty is spoiled rotten. He thinks he is the King! She will be good for all of us. We are looking forward to Christmas and a phone call from Ben.:) The house is moving along slow but sure. The drywall will be complete this weekend and the Cabinets are scheduled to go in next week. I will take some pictures and post them here later in the week.

Hilton Head

To day we enjoyed the morning in Hilton Head. The beach was beautiful. It was a balmy 60 degrees and there were a few wispy clouds. We explored an area that is called Sea Pines you pay a fee of 5.00$ to get in. There are all kinds of places you can stay and shop and eat within the area. We drove to Harbour town where the light house is and climbed the stairs to the top. The view is of Calibogue Sound and the Harbour Town Golf course. A golfers heaven we watched players play a hole next to the water. There is a Spa, Marina, Stable, Bike shop and lots of trails for biking,Walking or Running. For those of you who enjoy tennis it's there too! We were thinking what a great place for a Reunion!  

December in South Carolina

Wow the days are flying by and soon the New year will be upon us. Here are some pictures from the past week. We had our pre-drywall meeting the 29th of November. As you can see they have started working on it. The close date was moved back until Feb 16th. We are guessing we will be moving in around the 1st week in March. We took a trip to Folly beach last saturday evening. The pictures were taken in front of the pier at sunset. We enjoyed a dinner at the pier, it is not crowded at this time of year! After some seafood we headed to the Festival of lights were we saw over 3 million lights and wonderful Christmas displays. We had a great time!

Our First Thanksgiving in Summerville

We had a quite Thanksgiving dinner here in sunny Summerville. We missed being with family on this special day. We have been very blessed this past year. Darren and Nick ventured out to Walmart for a football. I enjoyed making a lighter version of the traditional Thanksgiving meal!

House Progress

Friday we checked on the progress of our house. The electrical had been started, a welcome sight! The roof was almost finished. this is a picture in our room looking through to the hall bath and Nicks room.

Morning at the beach

Sign on Folly Beach Fishing Pier.

A very nice long Pier set up with fishing stations on both sides and a 2 story picnic area at the end. A restraunt and gift shop at the entrance.

Darren checking the surf on the right side of the pier. It looks good breaking left. the water temp. is 66 degrees F. The outside temp. is 56 degrees F. and windy.

This is one of the local surf shops in Folly beach. McKevlin's carry's new and used boards, wet suits and lots more. We bought Nick a new wet suit here. Hopefully he won't grow out of it to soon.
Tonight is the big game Carolina Gamecocks against Clemson Tigers. Nick is ready with his Carolina colors on.
Nick and Darren checking the waves along the Isle of Palms beach.

I enjoyed taking the photographs and seeing the Ocean!

More House Pictures

Today when we went to see the progress on the house it was all wrapped up. The plumbing is well under way. The showers and tubs are in place. The duct work was being done while we were there. It sure was a lot colder today. Nice and sunny though.
Nick has started creating clay figures with polymer clay. He wants to make a short film with them when he has enough finished.

New Home in Summerville ( Glen Livet Ct.)

Wow what a beautiful day here in Summerville today. Nick and I woke up to a balmy 70 degrees at 5:30 this Morning. It has been lovely all day! Darren and I had the fun chore of going to the DMV to take care of the cars and licences. The people surprised us by being very pleasant and relatively fast. It is very expensive as they have a yearly assesment tax on your vehicles.

About the House. The window you see in front is Nick's room. The garage is a one car, my car is inside. Darren is so nice to let me have it! The picture on the right is the back yard. the sliding glass door leads into the kitchen dining area. The other window is our bedroom.

We are very sorry to hear about all the Tornados that swept the country over the past few day's We hope everyone is safe!