tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23885258460536469972024-03-05T03:50:03.290-08:00Our New AdventureChelsea Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388525846053646997.post-6484146214446538482015-12-14T16:52:00.000-08:002015-12-14T16:52:58.570-08:00Hardwood Floor Restoration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The house has taken on a huge transformation, but I think, perhaps, the biggest has the hardwood floors. I was thrilled when I realized that the entire house had the original hardwoods, and they weren't in too bad of shape. I knew I'd never be able to put new hardwood in the entire house, so I thought restoring them was worth a try. As you can see, the floors in the living and dining room weren't <i>TOO</i> terrible....but the kitchen was a whole other story. </div>
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Living room</div>
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The floors in the two front rooms must've had carpeting or likely linoleum sheets laid down, then stained, and a darker stain around the perimeters. There was huge stain, I'm assuming water damage, in the living room. </div>
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Bedroom (downstairs)</div>
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The bedroom floor had a linoleum sheet tacked down, and the floors underneath had never been stained. There was also a big water damaged spot from what I can assume was a leak from the adjacent laundry room. Other than that spot, these floors were in pretty good shape. </div>
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The kitchen floors were the bane of my existence. For realz. I wasn't sure what was under the linoleum tiles when I first got the house, so I pried one tile up (they were glued down and an incredible pain to get up), and....there were hardwood floors! Under a few inches of glue, of course! I had high hopes that I could somehow get the glue up and sand those babies down and salvage them. My friend helping me demo that day was convinced I would never be able to save them, so he was less than gentle when ripping up tiles, and dug several very large gouges in the floor. Ugh. </div>
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Once the cabinets were ripped out, I could see the original hardwoods underneath, which had never been stained. To remove the glue, I bought adhesive remover, followed the directions exactly, and with a little (A LOT) of elbow grease, scraped the entire floor, hallway and under the stairs and got to the wood again. </div>
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This small square is about the size I'd work with at a time. Pour the adhesive remover, cover with plastic, roll over it with a roller, wait 15-20 minutes, remove plastic, and scrape!</div>
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Once the floors were all scraped, it was time to fill all those nasty gouges. Additionally, we had patched the floor in several areas where we had changed the walls. We used wood filler and hoped it would take the stain the same as the wood......</div>
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After everything was scraped and patched, the last step was sinking all the nail heads that, over time, were higher than the wood floors. This part was tedious but necessary. I just used a nail set and sunk each and every nail. </div>
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Once EVERYTHING was nice and prepped, it was time to rent the sanders. Everyone, including the men at Home Depot's tool rental center, made it seem like this was a really difficult task and that a girl couldn't do it! So to prepare, I read several tutorials and blogs about sanding and refinishing floors, and got a lot of great tips. I rented a drum sander ($50ish) and a floor edger($50ish). I did the 24 hour rental because I knew it was a big job (1000 sq feet) and I'd need it! The price of the sanders is pretty reasonable, but it does start to add up when you factor in all the sand paper you'll need. I used a 36-grit, 80-grit and 110-grit(a decision based on my research). The sandpaper for the drum sander is much pricier($8ish per paper), and I'd recommend buying way more than you think you'll need, rather than running out, and living 45 minutes from the nearest store. And, I ended up needing way more 36-grit for the floor edger($1ish per paper) than for the drum sander. Not sure if that was unique to my floors or not. </div>
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Another helpful tip I read said to try out the drum sander initially with the 110-grit, till you get a feel for the sander. I didn't have any problems with it, but I can see how you could damage your floors with the 36-grit, if you weren't careful. The job went the quickest with myself running the drum sander, and my dad and brother using the floor edger. The edger actually seemed more difficult than the drum. </div>
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Kitchen after the first round of 36-grit with the drum only. Remember all that glue that used to be there???</div>
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Kitchen after all stages of sanding (except additional hand sanding where the wood filler was)</div>
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Bedroom after all stages of sanding (note the water stain that didn't come up)</div>
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Living room after all stages(except additional hand sanding down the middle where the floor was patched) (Still with water stain)</div>
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Then, once the floors are ALLLL sanded, vacuum and clean and vacuum and clean like you've never vacuumed and cleaned before. Many things I read said to be so careful when you walk and put anything on top, but since my floors have a lot of....."character".....I wasn't too worried about it. Which worked out well for me because during the sanding, my cabinet guy called and said he had to install the cabinets the next day. So....staining was put on hold till after the cabinets were in. </div>
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On to the stain. If you're indecisive like me, you'll buy 20 stain choices, and vascillate for 3 days about which one to use. I luckily had a few scrap pieces of hardwood from part of the bathroom floor I had pulled up to try my samples out on. I knew I wanted a dark stain because: A) I like dark stain B) I had many imperfections on my 80 year old floors that needing covering up C) I like dark stain.</div>
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So, dark stain it was. I used Minwax Espresso. I stained approx 700 sq feet this color, and used almost 3 of the little cans. They didn't have any bigger cans at my store. Each can was about $7.</div>
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My brother and I stained the floors using cloths. I'd wipe it in and he came behind me wiping more and then with the other hand rubbing in what we had both wiped on. Make sense? He was waaaaay faster than me, and apparently the stain expert. It took us a couple hours to the the approx 700 sq feet and we finished at about 2:30am. That's how we roll when we both work full time and can only start work when we put our kids to bed. </div>
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While I felt like the floors were so drastically and dramatically improved with the sanding and stain, I can't deny that I wasn't loving them. Luckily.....the polyurethane really took them to a whole new level! Who knew? Certainly not me. I'm a staining rookie.</div>
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So...onto the polyurethane. Upstairs(which is a whole other story), I used an oil-based polyurethane, which is what the man at Home Depot told me to purchase. Big mistake. Which my kind brother informed me of over and over and over again. And again. And then again. So before we started the downstairs varnish, he <i>Ron Swansoned</i> the Home Depot associate and purchased a fast-drying water-based polyurethane. </div>
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Using my WATER-based poly(kinda milky white)($50/gallon-I needed 2) and a paint brush, I applied 3 separate coats. It needed a 1-hour dry time in between each coat. Which was perfect for me because I have no bathroom in the house, and the world's poorest bladder control, and needed to run home and take a break in between each coat. The poly went on pretty quickly, and other than my being a hunch-back, painful shoulder, numbed arm gimp once I finished, was completed without incident. </div>
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I'm in love with them. They turned out sooooo much better than I ever thought they would. All those pesky water stains are not even visible. And the wood filled worked out great too! All in all, I'm sure I spent approx $400-500, which is a huge bargain for what it could cost the install all new hardwoods. Sure, it was TON of work, but so totally worth it!!!</div>
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And now I'm ready to settle in for a long winter's nap. But first I'll go the chiropractor. And urologist.</div>
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Jack was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Saturday, November 7th, 2015 in Marion, Utah It was a beautiful, special and spiritual day for everyone. It was the first time for all of his family to be combined in one place, and show their love and support for him. The Stake Center had been under construction prior to the baptism, and when we got there, the water in the font was freezing cold! Apparently, the water heather wasn't properly working, but no one knew it! Jack was very brave and entered the water despite his hesitations. </div>
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After the baptismal ordinance and confirmation, Jack got very emotional and teary. I talked to him and we came to decide that was the Holy Ghost witnessing and confirming to him that Heavenly Father was pleased with his decision. I was so proud of him for being willing to feel the Spirit and hope he never forgets the feeling he felt that day. </div>
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<br />Chelsea Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388525846053646997.post-80405556952204894842015-08-30T18:50:00.001-07:002015-08-30T18:50:57.929-07:00First Day of School 20015-16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jack is now a 2nd grader! He was so excited to start school again this year. He's in a dual immersion program and spends half his day in English, and the other in Spanish. The teachers for the year are Mrs. Simkins and Mrs. Weatherford. The day before school started, Jack met his teacher for a reading assessment, found his locker and classroom, and passed his hearing and vision tests. He's loves learning and is excited for another great year of school!</div>
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<br />Chelsea Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388525846053646997.post-16920346432817960522015-07-09T10:51:00.003-07:002015-07-09T10:53:04.195-07:00The Attic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Since I purchased the home "as is," I had to remove all the junk before the renovations could take place. We had a big work day where lots of family and friends came and helped clear out the house. </div>
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Here are some before and during the dejunking and renovations:</div>
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West-facing attic window</div>
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Once the junk was removed, I was eager to get to work. First, I pulled up the linoleum floors they had over top of these beautiful wood plank floors. HUGE mistake!! </div>
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As soon as I started to rip off the ceiling drywall, all the 80 year old insulation came falling down and made an enormous mess, in between each gap of my beautiful wood floors. Lesson learned. Downstairs, I realized I should take the floors up AFTER all the walls are ripped out.</div>
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Facing West: There was a wall at the top of the stairs by the fireplace, and originally I planned on keeping it. But, once I saw the way it looked opened up, I had a change of plans! </div>
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One end will be Jack's bedroom and the other will be an office/ playroom area!</div>
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Our newest adventure is buying and renovating this old home! The process so far has been exhausting, fun, exciting, fulfilling, stressful, nerve-racking and we've been BLESSED!! I've been waiting for years to be able to become a homeowner. Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of affordable homes in the area we live, so this dream has been somewhat challenging. I recently had a different house under contract, and as the closing date grew near, it just felt like the wrong decision. I backed out and was devastated, feeling like there weren't any other options for us to be able to continue to live here in the Kamas Valley. I mentioned to a close friend, who is a realtor that we were looking, and that I'd be willing to buy a fixer-upper. He said he possibly knew of a house....it wasn't officially on the market, but the owner had mentioned to him that he may be ready to sell it. He contacted him, and he said we could come and look. </div>
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I tried to keep an open mind, knowing that the home was very old, small and not in great condition. I was pleasantly surprised by the house when we went in. Sure, its terribly old (built in 1938), and could use a LOT of work and love, but it just felt right! I made an offer, he accepted and we were on our way! </div>
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Then, as expected, the appraiser found several issues that would not pass an FHA inspection, which we needed to have happen. Since it was being sold "as is," it became a decision if I wanted to fix the issues at my own cost, or back out of the house. I decided to go ahead and fix the issues, and pray that we would be able to pass the inspection and obtain financing. A huge risk, but an even bigger payoff! </div>
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So many people pitched in, and with Allen as the lead, helped do what we needed to do to get the house ready. </div>
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We had to: tile the shower, paint the house, fix a couple electrical issues, install the sump pump in the basement, fix the glass in the back door, and fix every window so that they will open and close(they were painted shut). We worked tirelessly but were able to get everything finished within the deadline. I left for YW Camp for one week, and hoped when I returned I'd have good news waiting for me.....AND I DID!! It passed with flying colors and we submitted our loan for closing. </div>
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I felt like I was holding my breath all week to see if the loan was going to be approved. Home buying is a huge process, and my credit has been in terrible shape since I got divorced. It's been a long road trying to repair it, and save enough money to be able to make this big of a purchase. I've been trying so hard to work hard, make money and save as much as possible to make this dream come true. </div>
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I got the amazing news that the loan was approved and we could close! </div>
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I feel so blessed. From the first step, this house has just felt right. It's hard to even wrap my head around the fact that I will be a homeowner. ON MY OWN! </div>
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Trials are hard and at the time they seem like they'll never end. Throughout the last ten years, as hard as things have been, I have never doubted the knowledge that Heavenly Father knows me, loves me, and has a plan for me. I admit that I have a hard time practicing patience and understanding the Lord's timing, instead of mine. This house has given me a great opportunity to further my testimony that He truly does have a plan for me, and that things will work out. </div>
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As soon as I close(2 days), the real work will start. I plan on updating the electrical, as the house has the original knob and tube electrical, removing the old drywall and updating it, redoing the floors, hopefully adding cabinets in the kitchen, finish updating the bathroom, redoing the front porch, and new windows(now if its in the budget, in the future if not!)</div>
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There's still so much work to do, but its fun and enjoyable. I kept saying that it wasn't my dream house, but it was my dream to own a house, but once we make all the changes, I think it will be my dream house after all! </div>
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Chelsea Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388525846053646997.post-15933281843454046502015-04-15T14:09:00.000-07:002015-04-15T14:10:40.537-07:00For spring break this year we spent a few day in St George. We miss and love it there! We had a lot of outdoor fun and adventures swimming, hiking and catching up with old friends. We hiked in Snow Canyon and did the trail with caves and volcanic lava. Then we climbed to the top of the giant red rocks. We swam in the Butikofer's pool and played at the splash pad. All the boys had been begging to eat at Chuck-a-Rama, and I believe that was the highlight of the trip for them! Jack ate an impressive amount of chicken wings and we got more than our money's worth.
The St George temple holds a special place in my heart, so our trip wouldn't be complete without a stop there. When I was going through my divorce, I spent many hours there and enjoy the peace and solace it provided me. I'm so glad we're close enough to visit and enjoy the fond memories of living there!
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Chelsea Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388525846053646997.post-38983650664529561622014-10-24T15:10:00.001-07:002014-10-24T15:10:27.079-07:00I'm Not A Regular Mom....Shoulder ShrugI took the day off work to ride a bus 1.5 hours with 100 screaming First Graders. Down Provo Canyon. Barf.
Amy Poehler's got nothing on me.
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<br />Chelsea Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388525846053646997.post-29372259471116849402014-10-24T14:52:00.003-07:002014-10-24T14:52:42.683-07:00San DiegoWe just got back from a trip to San Diego, where we had a blast! Most of our family was able to go, and although it was a short trip, we had a lot of fun and made great memories! We crammed in activites for everyone, including playing on the beach on Coronado, shopping and yummy restaurants, San Diego Temple, Mormon Batallion Museum and Legoland. I'm so grateful for my wonderful family and amazing parents who made it possible for us to go! <br />
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We are too many years behind to try to catch up, but at least we can start with what's been happening now! Life continues to surprise us, but we are continually trying to do our best and be happy.
We had a wonderful Easter filled with family time and reflecting on our Savior's life.
Jack loved soccer season and played really well. He was lucky enough to have his cousins on his team. We love living so close to our family.
This past weekend was fun filled and really busy! My dad, sister, brother in law and I all ran the RedRock Relay in Moab, then drove home as quickly as we could to enjoy Mother's Day. Being a mother is the greatest blessing of my life. It has been so much more difficult than I ever thought possible, but I thank my Heavenly Father daily for allowing me to be Jack's mother.<br />
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Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388525846053646997.post-66126859343373794272013-08-29T09:43:00.003-07:002013-08-29T09:50:57.808-07:00First Day Of SchoolI can't believe the first day of school is really here! Jack was so excited this morning and woke up so early in anticipation of the big day. We made a last minute decision to go to first grade this year instead of Kindergarten, and I really hope its the right thing to do. I wasn't mentally prepared for it, but I think it will help out with a lot of things this year for him and for my work schedule for him to be in school all day. I hope he can handle it! He got dressed on his own, brushed his own teeth and did his own hair, and was ready about an hour before it was even time to go to the bus stop! He didn't hesitate for a moment and jumped right on the bus with his cousins and drove away. I can't believe he's really big enough for school. I'm so excited to see what this next chapter in life has in store for him! <br />
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Chelsea Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388525846053646997.post-35193600736128736842013-08-10T09:32:00.000-07:002013-08-10T09:32:10.795-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
We've had a fun and busy, busy busy summer!I have been working way too much and feel like I've missed out on a the enjoyable, relaxing part of summer where we play outside and eat Popsicles, but we've managed to have a lot of fun nonetheless.</div>
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Jack started the summer off with his first year of teeball. He loved it and looked forward to each game. If you know him at all, he's obsessed with sports and actually quite athletic, so it was fun to see his excitement at being part of a team and getting to play each week.</div>
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He's growing up SO much! He informed me last night that kindergarten starts in 20 days! Yikes! I know he's more than ready, but for some reason, I am being overly emotional about him going to school. Its ridiculous, I realize, but the thought of putting my baby on the school bus with BIG kids and sending him off in the world on his own has me terrified. He has Mrs. Ure and will go to school in the morning with his 2 other boy cousins his age, even though they are not in the same classes. I'm so glad these little boys will get to grow up going to school together! </div>
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I also cried when my baby lost his first tooth! I need him to stop growing up! Time is just flying by and I feel like he'll be leaving for his mission and college before I know it. His tooth had been loose for a while, and he tried many tricks to get it out, including tying strings around it and dangling heavy objects from it. One day, he bit into an uncrustable sandwich that was still a bit frozen and it came really really loose. Uncle Rick showed up to our house to pick up Luke just at that time, and did the honors of pulling it out. I caught it on video and its so funny to watch! As soon as he pulled it out, he examined it and said, "It's a bloody tooth!"</div>
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The tooth fairy ALMOST forgot to come that night because she fell asleep on the couch....luckily she woke up in the middle of the night and got to work. Can you imagine losing your FIRST tooth and feeling the disappointment of being forgotten by the tooth fairy?? </div>
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Shortly afte he lost the first, the one right next to him on the bottom row became a bit loose, as well. In typical fashion, Grandpa McNeil tugged on it a bit, "just to see how it felt" and yanked it right out to all our surprise! Now he has an adorble toothless grin that I love to see!</div>
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Jack took singing lessons this summer and loved it. As part of the singing camp, the children helped participate in the Pioneer Program during the Kamas Valley Fiesta Days, or 24th of July celebration. They were adorable! </div>
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Last weekend, we had our annual David DeLoy Bisel Family Reunion at Bench Creek in Woodland. We camp for 3 days and enjoy playing in the outdoors, swinging in the trees, floating down the canal, lots of yummy food, visiting and playing with cousins, and a reflective look at our family heritage. Its such a wonderful memory of my childhood to get together and camp with our cousins, and I'm so glad Jack has just as much fun as I did as a child. </div>
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We got home from camping on Sunday evening, unloaded the car, washed everything, and reloaded it again to head to Bear Lake for my family's annual summer vacation. We stayed all week and soaked up the sun. It was soooo relaxing and the perfect way to end our crazy busy summer! The kids absolutely love playing in the sand and water. Jack even tried WAKEBOARDING this year!! I couldn't believe he would try it. I didn't even take my camera out on the boat because I thought he would definitley chicken out....he proved me wrong. He tried the first time to get up, but got pulled over face first into the water. After that, I thought for sure that he would call it quits....but Uncle Rick convinced him to try again. The second time he came out of the water for just long enough to try to stand, and crashed in. He did decide to stop at that point, but I was SO proud of him for doing it. However, I couldn't get him to try again the rest of the week....maybe next year!</div>
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At one point during the week, we had every family member there, except Uncle Rob. I feel so blessed to come from such a wonderful family, whom we enjoy spending so much time with. We always look forward to our family vacation, and it always ends too soon. </div>
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We are back to life and reality and found out some exciting news......I got a new job! I have been very fortunate to have my job at St. Marks and have grown a lot in my career there, but I just felt like I was coming to a new stage in life with Jack starting school, where I needed to have a schedule that fits our needs a little better than this one has. I'm starting a clinic job.....which I never thought in a million years I would want a part of, but the schedule will be perfect for us! I can't wait and am soo looking forward to it. I will still be prn in Park City and Heber, and work a few days/week in Salt Lake at the clinic. I have two weeks left at my current job, and I'm sad to leave my coworkers that I've made close friendhsips with. Its been a great 2 1/2 years, but we are ready for our next adventure!</div>
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I took a couple of much needed days off from work to have fun while Jack had a break from preschool. We went to the aquarium and I was thoroughly impressed! It was so fun. Who knew he was bigger than a penguin?!</p>
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I just realized that this month marks 2 YEARS since we moved from St George back to northern Utah. I can't believe how quickly time is flying! It seems like yesterday that we were packing up 2 trailers with all our belongings, and saying goodbye to friends. </div>
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We had a wonderful holiday season and Jack was spoiled rotten by Santa and family. Its really hard to not spoil your ONLY child, especially when you have very few other people to shop for. I guess that's the joy of being a parent though, right?! Right. I thought so.</div>
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Jack is growing up SO much and is truly my little buddy. I feel so lucky to have him as my child(despite the times when I'm crying about how to parent him!). He is enjoying this year of preschool and LOVES learning spanish in his class. His obsession with sports and numbers is at an all time high these days. I never know if I should be proud of him or concerned about it. I have to check all the local sports scores before I go to bed each night because I know its the FIRST thing he will ask me in the morning. We went to a Jazz game the other night and he spent the entire game figuring up the scoring differences for each team and each player. He told me the other day that his favorite toy is his calculator. Um, okay. Got it at the dollar section of Target. We've also been working so much on reading this year. He is doing so well and loves it. I admittedly love hearing him read and find so much pride and joy in listening to him. I love seeing his mind in action!</div>
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Our lives are continuing on as normal. Busy, but normal. I am still working full-time at St Marks in Salt Lake, and can't wait for the winter to end and to have an easier and safer commute to work. I honestly feel blessed everyday that my car is still running. 245,000 miles and still running flawlessly. I couldn't ask for anything more.</div>
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I am also still working PRN at Park City Med Center. (that means whenever they ask me). I take a lot of call there and get to work a few shifts each month. I really love it and wish they needed me full-time! Between the two jobs, I stay way more busy than I'd prefer. I would never be able to do it if I didn't have such a wonderful family that helps me out EVERYDAY! It is such a great reminder of why we moved back. There is nothing like having family around. I am SO grateful to them for everything they do. We usually sleep over at someones house at least once a week so I can take call and they all welcome us every time. I am grateful for Jack to grow up with all of his cousins and to have the close influence of his Grandparents and Aunts and Uncles on a daily basis.</div>
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Being a single Mom is hard. Even 3 years later, there are still so many challenges that come up. I am eternally grateful for the abilities and blessings my Father in Heaven has given me. I wouldn't be able to survive and keep my head above water without them. I can't imagine trying to do it without a good job, family, friends and good health. It seems like life takes us on such a roller coaster ride, yet for me the one thing constant is knowing that Heavenly Father knows and, love me and wants me to be happy. When I keep that in mind, it makes weather the storm much, much easier. </div>
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Chelsea Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388525846053646997.post-54985013230255533162012-11-02T18:27:00.003-07:002012-11-02T18:32:21.158-07:00<span style="font-size: large;">We have a had a jam-packed last few weeks at our house. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Someone turned 5 and continues to think he's an adult.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Someone turned 30 and cried like a baby.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Both of us went to Disneyland! (and had a BLAST).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plus....trick or treating, Gangman Style dancing and the zoo.</span><br />
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For Jack's 5th birthday, our cousins came with us to the zoo. It was our first time seeing the Rocky Shores and the cute Polar Bear. We loved it.</div>
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I can't believe Jack is 5. Too big! He's such a smarty pants and tries to be so grown up, that is, unless he is throwing a total temper tantrum(which seems like everyday).</div>
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He is reading so well and LOVES coloring. He is so interested in math and numbers and wants to know everyone's birthdays and ages. It is such a joy and blessing(and total challenge, sometimes) to be this sweet boy's momma.</div>
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The week after our birthdays, we took a road trip to Disneyland! I am embarrassed to say that I haven't been there since I was Jack's age...25 years ago!</div>
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We hit the beach before 3 days of Disneyland and California Adventure. The water was so cold, but the kids didn't care at all. They dug for sandcrabs and built sand castles while I laid on the beach like a bum.</div>
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Sadly, I do not have a single picture from Disneyland. Sad face, I know. Maybe we will just have to go back soon and relive it!</div>
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Jack loved it. I think I loved it more. He was big enough to go on almost every ride, and totally surprised me by loving even the scary rides like Tower or Terror. Thunder Mountain is his favorite, and he is still talking about it non-stop. I see why its the happiest place on earth. </div>
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Jack's "Active Hour" class got to dance at <i>Fright Night</i>. They danced with the older girls, performing their version of Gangman Style. They stole the show!!! It was AWESOME. I think I have never been so proud of my lil' man. </div>
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Here's the link for their dance....prepare to be amazed at these lil' guys skills!</div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQxK5S7dYxg" target="_blank">Gangman Dance</a></div>
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And lastly, I turned 30. I wasn't happy about it. But, my amazing family and friends made the day so wonderful for me, that I didn't even have a chance to be sad. I have to keep reminding myself, that although my life is not exactly what I thought it would be like at 30, I am still so blessed.</div>
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I was recently reading one of the conference talks about regrets. Part of the talk spoke about happiness and making our lives happy now, instead of wishing that things were a different. The talk has stuck with me since and I am so grateful. I'm so happy to have the perspective on life that I have because of my faith and beliefs.</div>
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Despite being so busy, we are loving life and all of the fun times we
get to have with our family and friends. Whenever I start to feel
sorry for myself, I just get to look at how blessed my life is, and I
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<br />Chelsea Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388525846053646997.post-30657360661279843142012-09-20T14:11:00.000-07:002012-09-20T14:11:09.978-07:00Pumpkin Patch<span style="font-size: large;">We had so much fun harvesting our pumpkins yesterday. The plants froze before they finished turning orange, so with a little sunlight, hopefully they'll finish ripening soon! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My little farmers were so cute and excited to help.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I LOVE fall! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of pumpkins....there will be a pumpkin patch, craft booths, yummy food, kids games, 5K run, FREE kids race, petting zoo and lots of FUN at the <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Woodland Chokecherry Festival</span> </b>this <b>Saturday, September 22nd</b> in Woodland on Bench Creek Road(Just up the road from the Woodland Church). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It will be SO much fun and a great way to celebrate fall! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Click <a href="http://www.chokecherry.org/" style="color: red;">here</a> for more details!
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<br />Chelsea Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388525846053646997.post-57906289963094736332012-09-11T13:16:00.000-07:002012-09-11T13:19:51.537-07:00Preschool<span style="font-size: large;">Jack couldn't wait till preschool started this year, and asked me everyday for a month if it was time to go back. When we pulled up, he jumped out of the car and ran in, and I had to chase him down to try to take some pictures. He knew right where to hang up his bookbag and wasn't scared or hesitant at all about me leaving. He immediately sat down at the table with another boy, and I went to give him a hug and a kiss, and he REFUSED my kisses! He got this look of embarrassment on his face that his mother would DARE to kiss him in front of other boys. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I was crushed. CRUSHED. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">How do they know its not cool to kiss your mommy in front of other kids? When did he get that big that he cares what other kids think? Ugh. I'm so not ready for him to grow up yet. Wipe his own bum? Yes, but refuse my kisses? Never. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So I did what any good mother would do.....smothered his face in kisses and embarrassed the heck out of him. Then got in my car and cried that my baby is not a baby anymore. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Here's my big preschool baby, who is WAY too cool for kissing his mom.....
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<br />Chelsea Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388525846053646997.post-43011229385035972602012-08-26T11:01:00.000-07:002012-08-26T17:11:06.559-07:00Dear Bear Lake<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for beautiful blue water and sunny skies,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For sand castles and hot tubs,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For wakeboard wipe-outs and ruptured eardrums,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For 'round-the-clock eating and 5 lbs weight gains,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For 2am card games and living room campouts,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For family togetherness and bonding,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For the perfect end to summer. </span><br />
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We have been busy, busy this summer, checking off our bucketlist. I don't think we've had a single day where we haven't had anything to do. If we even THOUGHT about being bored, we'd have our cousins come play and enjoy the warm summer days. I thought it would be a great idea to get a second job, so between both hospitals, and trading babysitting with Olivia, we've never had a dull moment.</div>
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These 3 boys have spent almost everyday together this summer. Popsicles and sprinklers kept them cool this day!</div>
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Jack did ACRO camp, Action Hero Camp, and Preschool Camp this summer. Sadly, this was the only day I was able to come and take pictures of him, because of work:(</div>
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He learned how to do a headstand against the wall, and push up into a handstand. Quite impressive!</div>
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We tried to make it to Seven Peaks a few times. This day, most of our cousins came with us. </div>
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Jack has been begging me to take him fishing this summer, so when I came home from work and saw THIS.....I was so happy that I didn't have to go and bait those slithery worms myself!</div>
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The boys went to tend the water with Grandpa. He had to shut off the water from the river to the canal so it could be repaired. When the water levels went really low, all these fish were swimming around their ankles, and they could reach down and catch them! </div>
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Well, apparently Jack didn't dare catch them, but Grandpa and Noah did. </div>
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What a catch!</div>
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I did get the unfortunate opportunity to prepare the fish to cook. Yuck. I've never done that before. It was extremely tasty, though! </div>
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For the 24th of July, Kamas does a Kids Parade, where each community has a float. The kids can ride it or their bikes down Main Street. Jack was so excited to be in a parade and he rode his bike the entire time!</div>
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Playing in Grandma's backyard creek on a Sunday afternoon. Jack was covered from head to toe in mud. </div>
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Hauling Hay on Bench Creek. </div>
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We are loving our garden and eating fresh veggies everyday. We've had an overabundance of lettuce and spinach, which is great for Jack, the self-proclaimed "Salad Lover."</div>
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We yielded a few carrots. Our zucchini and squash are plentiful, which is great for our family, since we do not like it, and it looks like we'll have a lot of pumpkins, too.</div>
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As much as I love summer, I have been feeling myself longing for fall for the past week. I know it's right around the corner, so we better take advantage of these last few weeks to finish our Bucketlist!</div>
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Jack the fish finished swimming lessons this week. He LOVED them and is getting so comfortable and brave in the water. I really want him to do another session in the next level up, but I don't know how we can fit it into our busy schedule. </div>
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We also went to a BEES game this week using our <i>Pass Of All Passes. </i></div>
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It was a lot of fun.....that is....if you like paying $6 for a snowcone, yelling at your 4-year old to behave the entire time, and coincidentally sitting by a myriad of people that your date has previously been on a date with;)</div>
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Actually, it was really fun. Such a fun atmosphere and perfect summer adventure! </div>
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Wanna know what's NOT on our summer bucketlist?</div>
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Doing our hair or looking decent in public.</div>
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Check. Check.</div>Chelsea Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388525846053646997.post-10022238775940682012012-06-09T07:30:00.003-07:002012-06-09T07:35:52.733-07:00Summer Bucketlist: Plant a Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I LOVE summer! We always have such big plans of wonderful adventures we want to fulfill, yet somehow summer slips by and we hardly ever left our backyard.(Not that that's a bad thing!)</div>
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So when I saw this cute <b style="color: #999999;"><i><a href="http://deliacreates.blogspot.com/2012/05/b-i-n-g-o.html" target="_blank">Summer Bingo Bucketlist</a></i></b> idea, I quickly printed it out and we filled up our circles with fun and exciting ideas. </div>
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We got to work immediately with one of our ideas: Plant a Garden.</div>
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I've never planted a garden before, so I had to enlist some help. My neighbor/bishop showed me how to use the tiller and Giselle gave me ideas of how to plant what I wanted. Olivia gave me some strawberry starts, and I chose to plant lettuce, spinach, peas, carrots, squash, zucchini and pumpkins.</div>
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Jack chose to plant apple seeds. He eats apples everyday and has been saving the seeds so he can grow an "apple bush." Let's just hope he forgets about that one! </div>
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With any luck, we will be munching on yummy fresh veggies (and APPLES) soon!</div>Chelsea Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388525846053646997.post-58443003233606492802012-06-02T10:12:00.000-07:002012-06-02T10:12:42.296-07:00aMAYzing adventures<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I can't believe how quickly May flew by! We had such a fun and busy month, and we are already in full-swing with our summer activities. Jack had his preschool graduation and dance concert. I made cookies and chopped my hair. See, I told you we were busy!
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<br />Chelsea Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2388525846053646997.post-49496963849990400822012-04-22T11:34:00.000-07:002012-04-22T11:35:22.883-07:00Super Heroes.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Being the Mom can be <i>really</i> hard work. </span><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICStI3cGFaIr4HnoLpq71zje-TFOHf7kTQAcPs5NmTcRMeKxo1cKL0lMq53iOPewYpMt4j91719vglEgqTHyFhqBEFUUJiyUaYQ1yiATAL9Aft-K_5IGhsGBHiaGJ_RDh72nPO_Pj3XUa/s320/Spring+2012+150.jpg" width="320" /></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The Super Heroes arrived just in time to save the day! Order is restored and the battle against <b><i>criminy</i></b>(as Jack calls it), is won. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> .....At least for now........</span></div>Chelsea Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852463396597115291noreply@blogger.com5