Hole in the Wall

So this year when Chris returned from Iraq we bought couches for both the family room and basement. Every time he comes home we splurge and buy something for the house. Well, the family room couches we were able to bring home the same day. But the basement couches were on backorder so we are still waiting for them. Well Chris and Ryan decided to take one set of the old couches from the family room to goodwill. They've been sitting in the garage for a month now. So, I suggested that since they were at it they might as well take the other couches out of the basement and take them too. Well, we discovered why the previous owners left the couches in the first place. They were able to get the smaller couch up the stairs and out to the garage with some difficulty but they managed to do it. So, they tried the big couch. Well, that was a big couch. The door was closed so I couldn't see what was going on but I kept hearing a lot of banging, scraping, and thuds. Then it all stopped so I was wondering what was going on and went to check and see them at the bottom of the stairs taking the couch apart. And then I turn around and there's a nice hole in the wall. Luckily it's a wall I need to paint anyway, because it's that awful green that I've painted over a couple of times and it's a big pain to paint. Takes 3 coats of primer and 2 coats of paint. Including the ceiling too. So now we have to do some drywall repair and painting. Guess it was a sign.

Christmas 2009

This year we had a great Christmas. First both Chris and Ryan were home. Chris arrived back from Iraq just before Thanksgiving, and he flew out to Idaho a week before Christmas to help drive out from BYU Idaho. My brother and his family were also moving to Virginia that weekend. This was the same weekend of the blizzard. So, needless to say both parties were delayed in getting here. My brother had stopped in Ohio to see the sights in Kirtland. So they stayed an extra night and came down Sunday. Luckily the highways were pretty good for them. Chris and Ryan came in late that night after driving straight through. Anyway, we had a house full. My niece came up on the evening of the 22nd. It was so much fun having everyone here. I loved having small children here for Christmas too. They were so much fun with the whole Santa thing. The boys received a few of their presents early to help them go snowboarding before Christmas. Hey, with all that snow, they had to do it. Everyone received pretty much everything they wanted. Fun was had by all. I'm going to love having Robert (Bobby), Krista, Caleb and Adelyn here. I love being called Auntie Lia. None of my nieces or nephews on the other side call me that, oh well. We also had the missionaries over for Christmas dinner. I got the picture for my living room that I've been wanting for a long time. It's the Salt Lake Temple with a tree with red leaves. Anyway, here are a few pictures, enjoy.