Junk Barn Girls Sale

Our sale with Junk Salvation in Walla Walla got cancelled so Sandra and I jumped in on this sale the minute we heard about it. It was a first time event for these two nice girls and they put on a really great event. We were happy to be a part of it and plan on attending next year.

Our booth was in a good location. We had plenty of room. It was a beautiful day and the sale was on a big, lovely farm.

I found out it was a little too early for shoppers to be thinking about Thanksgiving. Good to know for future fall sales.

Another view of the booth.

PENDLETON

My kind of town! I love Pendleton, OR. I may be partial having been born there. My parents all graduated from high school there. Many hours, days and years were spent at Grandpa Lee's house and just down the road at Grandpa and Nana Littig's house. Oh we had some big adventures as little kids playing at both places. Memories galore.
I also love Round-up time (this week). I usually try to take in part of the whole experience. The concert is always nice. Happy Canyon is good to revisit every few years. I haven't been to a parade for years. As kids we were in the parade all decked out in our pioneer finery. " Don't pick up the pennies, they are for the Indian children!" During the parade spectators would throw pennies in the road. It was hard passing them over. Every kid wants money.
I need to reconnect with my home town and be more involved next year. I won't even make it over the hill this time around.....moving day has finally arrived.

Birthday Boy

Wyatt and his parents have been here for a week and this visit was all about building up for the Big First Birthday. He turned one on 9-10-11. He had a very big day. Family photos before the party then a yummy potluck dinner. Grandpa smoked some delicious pork in the Treager. This is the first time Wyatt had cake so we had a special one made just for him to enjoy. His first year has just gone by so quickly. He's already growing up too fast. Love you Little Man.

SISTERS IN SISTERS

This is a very beautiful spot in central Oregon. We had a great time. We cleared out Sunday morning just as the area got socked in with smoke from all the fires.

Morgan and I went for a nice walk Saturday morning up one side of the river and back down.

The gathering place.

Our camp all set up.

Maiden voyage...gotta deck it out for show.

The inside turned out darling.

Cozy but confining according to Morgan.

Twenty miles from the campground the Ranger fizzled and died. It was not getting any gas. Morgan limped along and caught up to me. We had stopped along the road and I saw some people working out in a garden. I walked over to see if we could pull in off the road until we could get help. The lady there was very nice and told us where we could park it. She gave me the name of a good mechanic and even had his # in her phone. I called him and he said get it towed to his shop and he would take a look. The tow truck came, we went on to camp and unhitched my trailer then went back after the teardrop so both trailers were at camp. It took many calls and until Saturday night to get the truck back. It needed a new fuel pump and filter. A costly fix but it did not ruin the weekend. We had great luck with awesome people helping us.

TRAILER TRASH

I 'm sure our fancy neighbor at the top of the hill thinks that every time he drives by. We have a total of five trailers and one cargo container sitting on the property and we are waiting for another. This is the newest one and while cleaning it today and trying to decorate it for our upcoming camping trip I wanted to vacuum it. Gareld pulled it down to the shop. While it was there I decided that since everything was out of it I should go ahead and paint it inside. I painted the back on Friday and now the inside looked dingy. So we dedicated our Saturday to working on trailers.

I have been wanting my trailer painted all year. I have a Sisters on the Fly camp out this coming weekend and I was really hoping for a chance to get it done. I even went to Crisp Colors the other day to ask how much it would cost just to shoot some auto paint on it. (No body work, just paint it) $500 bucks! Then all of a sudden this morning Gareld said we could paint it since we are at a standstill until the house shows up. Well not a total standstill because there are a million things we could be doing other than painting this old thing, but it was sweet to offer. So we are working on it. I will post "after" photos when done.

A lot of painting going on today.

We bought this travel trailer a few years ago thinking it could be an option for us to live in during construction. We never have lived in it. We rented it out for a three months to someone else waiting on a manufactured home installation. Jeremy and two friends lived in it up at Anthony Lakes for two seasons. Now Morgan is making it into a comfy little apartment.

We are still waiting for the most important "trailer" to arrive. We were told both halves would be sitting next to the foundation by tonight and they would come Tuesday and set them on the foundation. We left there at 9:00 tonight and this is how it looked. Ready and waiting!

Time and Eternity

Weren't we so cute when we started out on this journey together! It has been 31 years since we were sealed for time and all eternity in the Idaho Falls Temple. Our honeymoon was a trip to Yellowstone. I love Yellowstone Park most likely because we spent a lot of time there while we were going to school in Rexburg. When we got married it was just Gareld and I plus my mom and dad. It was a rainy day so we hurried out for one picture outside the temple. I am so thankful I found my tall dark and handsome man that I had dreamed of. I am also thankful for the way he was raised. He's a good guy and I love him.

FOUNDATION

From this....here's where it begins. Deciding on the perfect spot for a house is a big deal. No changing your mind later so Gareld started clearing a few weeks ago.

...to this. The site is prepared and filled with gravel. When I first walked up to it it looked awful small. We set it at an angle to have a better view.

....to this! So it looks like it is happening. We may have a home out here yet. It looks bigger now but the house is still on the small side. Just right for two people though. I am getting so anxious to move in and DECORATE! It will be a hard decision to part with things that won't fit. I will have nice things for my Junk Salvation sale in Walla Walla. More photos as things progress.