My hand is all cramped up!

As I was coming back from my bike ride Saturday morning, I came across a yard sale in my ward, and thought I should stop. I found this wonderful oak bed, and thought I should get it for our upstairs guest room. This top picture is how the bed looked, with this little lightweight headboard that would jingle jangle with every movement. I needed something more solid for the guests.
This was quite a change as the oak bed is very heavy. I got to work on it right away on Monday, and painted the headboard pretty fast. Imagine all those movements with the foam brush. Well by the time I had painted the whole bed plus my dresser and a night stand, (all black) in my bedroom, my right hand had been going at it all day. Today my hand has been very sore in the knuckles and I am hoping I don't have some start of some arthiritis in there. I can hardly do anything with my hand today. It doesn't seem to affect my typing. Anyway just wanted to post the finished project. (I will post the dresser later, as I am not completely done with it).

TA DA! The new bed all done. I think it looks like a Dr. Suess bed. What do you think?

this really needed fixing!

My window boxes had become a real eyesore, with the bottoms bowing and almost falling out. I built these 4 years ago, and you can't expect the wood not to rot if you don't line the flower boxes if there is to be dirt, flowers and water running through all the time. I have enjoyed having flowers beneath my windows where the dogs and cats couldn't get to them, but they seriously needed help.
I took them all down one by one and pulled off each bottom. replaced it with a new bottom. drilled holes for drainage and then lined each one with a foam backed plastic for underlaiment for pergo type floors. That works even better than plain old plastic,which is what I was going to do, before I spotted that in my garage. It was even black!




Well here is the finished product
All I need now is dirt and some flowers! Maybe I will wait until spring!

Something about daughters

I am so thankful for my daughters and the closeness I share with each one of them. I don't know what I would do without each one. They are all such good friends of mine. I appreciate each one of them for their different personalities and talents. What a blessing it has been for me to be the mother of these wonderful, faithful, splendid strong women. I can't believe they are all married and that they all found great spouses. I am also thankful for the closeness they share with one another!

Tara Askeroth Leavitt * Elliah Askeroth Terry * Kylee Askeroth Dowse * Kendra Askeroth Morris

Healthy pancakes

Lately I have been trying to change recipes to make them healthier and still tasty without some of the guilt. I love fresh fruit in the morning more than anything. I also like raw rolled oats, uncooked with unpastureized local clover honey and fresh fruit. Sometimes I use rice milk, (if I have it) instead of 1% or non-fat milk on it, for breakfast. This particular morning, I thought of wholegrain/flaxseed pancakes, with just fresh fruit. They were very tasty and the flaxseed is so good for women's health and has plenty of Omega 3's in it.

My most favorite part of the summer. . .

Was welcoming two new people to our family and participating in two wonderful occurances. A wedding and a baby blessing, where family all gathered together
and partook of such very happy occasions.

Welcome Ella Mae Askeroth who was born on August 11 and wieghed in at 6 lbs. 7 oz. and Clinton Thomas Dowse married our sweet daughter on June 13th. We welcome you both to the big Askeroth family. We love you and are so glad to have you join us.

Logandale summer favorites

these are the kinds of plants that bloom all summer
here in Logandale. Unfortunately I don't have any of these growing in my yard.

But this is what we see each morning out our big bay window in the living room facing north. That is Mormon Mountain in the background. I love to just sit on my couch and this is what I can view as I read my scriptures or talk to Todd before work.

This is Ty in one of the fingers canyons back behind our house. It is like a labrinth and truly an adventure when you are in one of these.

One morning the new twin colts were frolicking with their mother, just across the street, and I had to get a picture.

More favorites of the summer

Caleb in his daddy's police boots.












Me in my mountain biking garb.
Riding my bike almost every
morning has become my favorite
pastime, in Logandale. But, this
picture was taken just after coming
out of the almost 2 miles of darkness
in the Taft tunnel on the Hiawatha
Trail in Montana/Idaho.









Carys is the Character
and just had to show this
to Grammy. They have a crab apple tree in their new yard!

Wildflowers from summer

I am such a fan of wildflowers, that I decided to do this post.
These pictures were from our trip to the Northwest, and it is
interesting that the Indian paintbrush grows all over the west.
I can still identify many flowers, but from the Utah mountains
mostly. I am not as up on it as I was in those days of collecting
and naming many plants and wildflowers from the forest and desert,
during my college days.

The whole family together

This is a rare occurance. Even for the past two weddings, (in 2009) we weren't able to have everyone together in the same place. I think I have a Christmas Card photo, yeah! It is so hard to get everyone in the picture, smiling, with kids looking forward and not trying to run off. Love to all of you and your families. Thanks for all COMING!

Spider in my Purse!

At sacrament meeting
on Sunday when we were
all together for Ella's blessing,
Nolan came to sit with Grammy
and PaPa. When all the guys went
up to take part in the blessing, Nolan
started rummaging through my purse
to look for gum. He always likes to
look in my purse for gum, and I let him.
I had just cleaned it out earlier in the
hotel room, so I knew I didn't have any
gum, and I just let him look for it to
keep him occupied. The blessing was over
and I picked up my purse just as he was
whispering to Kelli, "there is a spider in
there." We thought it was his cute little
imagination. Then it was time for the sa-
crament, so we got him to sit up on the
bench and fold his arms while the sacrament
was being passed. . . . . .
. . . . the Sacrament was almost over and he
got my purse off the floor and whispered to us
again, there is a spider in your purse. I thought

I wonder what it is, in my purse that looks like a spider to him? He started to one-by
one, taking everything out of my purse and putting them in my lap. I let him do it, because he was
doing it so quietly. We got everything out and just as I was about to show him there wasn't
any spider in there, I saw IT! He was absolutely right, there was a spider in there about
the size of a penny. I couldn't believe it. I could not imagine where I picked up the little
stow-a-way. I quick shut the purse and handed it to Todd and then handed him a tissue too.
Just as Todd was going after it with the tissue, Nolan leaned over to PaPa and said in
another whispered voice. "I told you there was a spider in there."

I am so happy for lighthearted moments like these that we will talk about in years to come
when we spend time with our oldest grandson Nolan. AND I AM HAPPY THERE IS NO
MORE SPIDERS IN MY PURSE!

Labor Day weekend!

Ella in her darling blessing dress, complete with bonnet. And Caleb trying to figure out the flame on the 2 year old candle. They both gave us reason to get together and celebrate with family!

Ty and Caleb are buddies. Caleb is even acting the part of a two year old, or so I hear from his parents. He is so cute and never stops hamming it up.

Surprize!

Tara and Evelyn walked downstairs
on late Saturday night August
29, and really surprized us. We didn't
even hear them come in. They came down
with the Leavitts and
were here with us until late Tuesday Sept. 1.

Evelyn loves looking out the window, but
mostly likes getting outside to play with
the cats. I don't think Skutter (the other cat)
liked it when she tried to pull her by her head!
She thinks she is such a big girl and has no
fears what so ever. She can run pretty fast,
and loves to climb. We sure had a fun few days with
Tara and Evelyn.

Note: Tara sure is glad that her
dad is a Chiropractor!

New house for Josh and Fam

Josh and Courtney Moved back to Heber,
Utah last week. They are excited to be in
their new house. This one is brand new and
never before lived in. This house was built to
look like the existing neighborhood, and came
complete with a big old willow tree and tire
swing. I was happy to go see it and spend a little
time with Cameron, Carys, and Afton. (bubba)

Check out the shoes on Bubba's feet

This has to be a dream come true for any kid!

Cameron's new bedroom. She is proud of her own space.