FINISHED!!!

It is finished! Look at the nasty before and after photos...

For those that don't know, this room is our closet, vanity (for Claire to get ready) and the baby room.

This is a painting that Claire designed...

Room Updates

As we speak, we are getting carpet installed!!! YEAH! Clarissa can give into her nesting urges now!

I have to brag because I wired and put up this light all by myself!

More to come soon!

I'm an AUNT!!!!

You can't tell me that she isn't the MOST cutest bug ever! Oh I am so in love with my niece... and can't wait for her cousin to come!

Liberty Marie Thun
Born: 15 July 2008
2:33 pm - Des Moines, Iowa
We like to say that it was 3:33 pm NY time


Proud parents!

Memories

For those who know me from back in the day... know what this is all about! As we rounded the corner in Palmyra, I almost started crying and the beauty of the "Pumpkin" so lovingly parked where I could take a look. This one was in great condition and brought back so many memories of mine that was a little more "holy." Look Dad, it even has the 4-wheel drive clicks on the front wheels.

Pageant Security

Since our branch is in the Palmyra temple district, we had assignments to do security at the Hill Cumorah Pageant. Dan took his role very seriously if you can't tell :)

College Friends!!! I was so excited that Alison and Ethan came up for the pageant from NYC. We were all in the same single's ward together back in the G'Hood. On thier way home today they also stopped in at our place in Sidney and ate some dinner with us. It was so nice to have some company and good friends in our little home. They added a lot of "value" to our home too... or at least tried (couldn't resist Ethan) :) You see, as those of you know who follow our blog quite faithfully, you know that there is always an adventure to be had here. Well, everyone who comes here needs to have one too. That is why Ethan who was sitting over the heat vent (the one massive grate in our living room) decided that instead of playing with his wedding ring, he would just drop it down the vent. So he got the final leg of the tour (the basement) and got to see how the house is put together by taking the heat vent apart to get his ring back. We are glad you are still married :)

Palmyra Trip

We spent our Saturday up in Palmyra, NY going to the temple, Wall-E, and the Hill Cumorah Pageant.

What is so great about this that you can't see is that I am wearing heels! I was actually able to fit into some (my feet are hobbit feet) for going into the temple and coming out. 5 minutes of heel time is pretty good for 35 weeks!

It was a scorching 95* and the Air Conditioning isn't working in our car. It was awful and miserable. I was miserable and Dan can attest to that! :)

When we went to the Wall-E, we were coming out of the mall and this couple with two small girls passed us. The dad took one look at us and said, "Keep it at one man." We laughed really hard.

Sidney Happenings

The room is looking great, but we wanted to post some of the great things about our week... the first is this cherry pie that I made from cherries in our yard!!! It tasted SO good and Dan even said it was the best cherry pie he had ever had. Talk about a compliment!

This is the Afton Fair. We love this time of year becuase every weekend there is a fair in one of the surrounding towns near us. They all have great funnel cake and demolition derbies. We had a blast!

4th of July

Our Fourth of July festivities included a breakfast with our Branch. This was my addition to the meal... it was a hit!

Then we came home from the breakfast and worked with our hispanic crew on the room. We made so much progress. Then today we mudded the room... day 6.

It was a great way to celebrate our independence...

Ancient Farm People

It's happening... Clarissa is getting the nesting bug! Dan came home from work on Monday and BAM! just like that, the walls were coming down in the baby's future room. What did we get ourselves into? Let me just say this... I started demolition because we are on a deadline. No more 5 months to finish one room! We have ONLY 3-6 weeks! Surprisingly we have only worked on it for three days and already are out of the demolition stages. We are picking up sheetrock and paint tonight and will be celebrating our independence by working in a confined area. Wish us luck! We gave ourselves the deadline of 2 weeks.
One think that we loved while tearing out and excavating this site, I mean, this room, is all the preserved newspaper under the three floors (yes, three different floors). It was all from 1934 and in very good condition. We tried keeping it to read later, but it smelled REALLY bad! You would too if you were 70 years old. That really helps us date our house because that means that the house is at least 30-40 years older than that because it wasn't the original flooring. Our favorite ad said, "I'm looking for a really nice tablecloth, but just can't find the right size." Talk about times changing! A lot of the stories were all about the World War and the photos that were to come in the next issue.
We figured out why our garden had something mowing it while we were gone... our one and only groundhog is not sad a lonely anymore... what we thought was a he is actually a she and now has 4 more to go along with it... YIKES! "Welcome to the farm house" (Rock music playing in the background with lyrics like these in place of "the jungle")...
These photos not only show the graces of the farmhouse, but also the fruits of our labors. Although small, they have been delicious. One radish and one strawberry! It has excited me so much. So for those that look at these photos and see that the only thing we do around here is eat... you're practically right. When you live in an ancient farm house, you start acting like ancient farm people and ancient farm people worked for a living and ate what the produced.

Ragnar Relay

While I was partying at the Thun Baby Shower, with absolutely no thoughts of remorse... my husband and his family were running the Ragnar Relay or Wasatch Back. This is a 180 mile run from Logan to Park City, Utah; split between 12 people all running three legs (no, not on three legs). Sadly, this prego brain of mine doesn't remember how long it actually took them, but they didn't come in last. They relayed for something around 32 hours... all day and all night in reality.
All of the family was pretty sore and beat after the run. This I didn't mind at all and yes, it was for purely selfish reasons... everyone was walking like me!!! Slow and waddling. They all needed extra pushes to get up and down and I just reveled in it...
The family said they had a blast and enjoyed being with each other!

Thun Baby Shower

Thanks be given to my mother who threw me and Beana such a wonderful baby shower while I was in Utah! It was a reunion I will never forget! How can so many women love my baby who isn't even born yet? Thank you to all those who came and made my day!!! I am so blessed to have you in my life-



Just as a side note... the quote of the day was, "You haven't even changed your drivers' license since you were like 12." --Shlee--