We finally have our tree up and decorated and the village set up. I still have to lay the "snow" for the village, but that's not a fun job. Shea and I are going on a hunt to find a better alternative to batting. I'll let you know what I find.
We had to wait to get our tree and to decorate because the painters came on Tuesday to paint the crown moulding we had hung in our family room. They crawled on top of the fireplace and everything. I was glad I hadn't decorated yet when I saw the work they had to do.
In basement news...the carpet is in! It looks so good; we love it. Yeah, I know. You want pictures. I'll work on it. The cleaning crew came yesterday and we should be finished today. We're waiting on three light fixtures and a chip in the tub to be repaired. It really has been a good experience. I only got frustrated a few times when nothing happened for a week or so. Also, they came to me last week and said they were having trouble finding the light fixture I picked for Shea's office. Hmmmm...they could have told me that when I picked them out in October, and I could have chosen something else. Now, I just want them to do a little work and find it.
We have had a good week. We've been healthy, which is such a blessing. I am thankful for happy kids! We made gingerbread houses last Saturday at my parents' and then again on Monday with all the small Hansen cousins. (I'm ready to throw away the houses with all the coconut snow though!) Tuesday was the day the painters came. Wednesday I took the kids to Hayes and Olivia's 3rd birthday party at Kangaroo Zoo. It was so fun! My kids love that place. Lucy dragged me up the big slide about 20 times, and she was happy the rest of the time just playing on the smaller slide and running after the kids.
Yesterday while the boys were at school, Lucy and I went to Salt Lake with Grandma. We didn't find much, but it was a fun outing. Meanwhile, the boys had Polar Express day at KE. They wore their p.j.s and had hot chocolate while their teacher read them the book. Of course they didn't want to wear their cute, wintry pajamas. They wanted to wear their hand-me-down holey t shirts from the fire my dad flew on years ago. The shirts used to belong to Matt and Marc. They paired them with their "grandpa" flannel jammie pants, and we're happy to be in public. Crazy boys.
Tonight we have a Utah Flash basketball game, thanks to Cory. The boys also have a soccer game. Anyway...
Pictures to follow.
