12 years ago.....

On November 20th, 1998, Big Poppa and I lost our minds and said, "I do!" Now 12 years, four kids and a mortgage later, we're still together and happy! It's been an amazing journey with my eternal sweetheart and I can only imagine what life will continue to throw our way!

Scott had some work to do for his consulting job, which would take him to Wyoming the day before our anniversary. So we got my parents to watch the kids for the weekend and I headed up there with him. We stayed overnight and headed back to Salt Lake City the next day where we had dinner at The Roof restaurant, then headed over to The Gateway to watch Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Part I on the IMAX screen! So awesome!

It was a nice and quiet way to spend our anniversary, especi

ally during dinner, with our perfect view of the Salt Lake Temple. We sat and reminisced, which was fun!

I thought I'd share these pictures of our time in Wyoming......

This fun diner was right next to our hotel

The entrance

Inside shot

An old-fashioned chocolate malt with M&Ms! Yummy!

And this was the view from our table at The Roof restaurant!

Oh, boy!

So several weeks ago, it came to my attention that one of the sinks in the kids' bathroom upstairs was leaking. I put a small bucket under there to catch the water and told Big Poppa; he said he would take a look at it.

Fast forward to today. While I'm cleaning the kids' bathroom, I notice a dark patch on the carpet near the cabinet. Upon closer inspection, I learn that it's mold.

Yuck.

I open the cabinet to check under the leaky sink and guess what.

More mold.

It's black, which is freaking me out because I know black mold can be dangerous, right? So now I'm on the internet, trying to find a solution for clean-up. Except I think we might have to replace the carpet.

BTW, it wasn't my idea to put carpet in there. When we were designing our house, I suggested extending the tile from the shower area into the sink area. Big Poppa said no. Lol, yes, I am so blaming this on my hubby! ;-)

Anyway, the carpet only covers maybe six square feet, which wouldn't be too expensive to replace with some tile or hard wood. At least, I'm hoping.

I hate mold.

My baby is 11 yrs. old!

Where did the time go? Eleven years ago, on this very day, I gave birth to a blonde-haired, blue-eyed chunk of a baby, throwing me into the crazy adventure called "motherhood." It was a crazy learning experience then, and it still is today!

Happy Birthday, Ryan! You may be a sarcastically funny and intelligent handsome young man that's constantly keeping me on my toes, but I wouldn't have it any other way!

Love you!

November already!

Wow! So it's the 1st of November, which means the start of the holiday rush for our family! November is a busy month for us, as Ryan's birthday is on the 3rd, our wedding anniversary is on the 20th, Thanksgiving is on the 25th, and Big Poppa's birthday is on the 26th!

Phew!

It also means Christmas is next month....and I still have a ton of presents to make!

Eek!