Sparkle’s Family Blog

Main Bathroom Tiled

nobody@vox.com(jacolily) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:18:24 -0600

This is the main bathroom upstairs which Lily will use the most. I'll get a better picture of the vanity when the faucets and mirror are up.

Lily's bathroom tiled

Bathroom floor tile close

I apologize for the duplicate. It won't let me delete it!

Lily's shower tile

It's exciting to have one room almost completely done. It just needs faucets, a mirror, and a toilet!

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Attack Deer (not for the faint of heart)

nobody@vox.com(jacolily) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:03:57 -0600

WARNING: Graphic hunting story

Over the weekend, Jace's godfather, his son, and another friend came to visit us and go hunting. Henry shot a really nice 6x7 buck on Saturday.

Henry & deer

They went back out on Sunday because John still needed to get his deer. After shooting one, John went down to but his deer while everyone else was driving around to the other side of the creek bed. When they were almost there, they heard another shot. John had went down to his deer and set his gun down while he was going to drag the deer to a better spot. When he turned around, the deer had stood up and was charging him! He managed to grab hold of one set of antlers, getting gored in the hand during the altercation. While holding one set of antlers and stepping on the other, he grabbed his knife from his belt and stabbed the deer in the neck. That startled the deer just long enough for John to pick up his gun and make the kill shot. He sure has an exciting hunting story to tell now. He's not a small man either. I'm guessing he's around 6'4" and at least 250 lbs. We're glad he wasn't hurt more seriously and that it was a successful hunting trip for them. Here they are with their two deer and Cody's deer head.

Henry Zack & John with deer

Kids with deer

John does taxidermy so took Cody's deer head back to do a European mount.

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Things on Thursday

nobody@vox.com(jacolily) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:23:58 -0600

Thumbs Down:

Our house still hasn't sold yet. There's a lady who loves it and wants it but her husband doesn't think they need a new house. Feel free to pray that she changes his mind!
I helped Ray grout the main bathroom yesterday. All I did was wipe off the excess and 3 of my fingers are split. I won't be doing that again without gloves!

Thumbs Up:

This gorgeous weather we've had in November is totally making up for the crummy October. I can now make it through winter.
I have 1 room left to paint in the house before we move in. We hope to have carpet installed in the next 2 weeks and move in shortly after. We might have a few things left to finish when we move in but that's ok!
Friends from Jamestown are coming this weekend to go hunting on our ranch. It'll be fun to see them and Jace is totally stoked to see his godbrother that's the same age as him.
Chorister Choir sang for a church brunch last Sunday and it was classic (the one time Ray didn't record). The 2 yr old twin-siblings of one of my singers decided they wanted to be with her. So, they took turns coming up and standing by her and attempting to sing the song, that they didn't know, very loudly. It was classic! I guess I have some future members on my hands.
Friends who are willing to take time out of their busy schedules to help me paint. Not only that, they're willing to do the cutting because I'm so bad at it!
My mom making us hot breakfasts every morning. Today it was french toast and sausage.
My brother's new girlfriend. I think we're going to become fast friends!

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Soft Moonlight

nobody@vox.com(jacolily) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:36:10 -0600

Looking at the den from the toy room door.

Den from toy room

Den from stairs landing.

Den painted

I loved this color so much that I decided to use it in the basement bathroom, too.

Basement Bath 1

Basement Bath 2

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Cody's First Deer

nobody@vox.com(jacolily) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:49:47 -0600

Ray & Cody went out to the ranch hunting again today. Cody missed one deer but got this big 4x5 mule deer.

Cody's 4x5 mule deer

Codys first buck

Codys first deer

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Photo Quest #79 - Pet Photos

nobody@vox.com(jacolily) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:54:50 -0600

This last picture and the one of Blu's face were taken by my 6 yr old daughter.

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"Bulldozing Our Way to Victory"

nobody@vox.com(jacolily) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:53:36 -0600

The middle school wrestlers got to make a poster! Cody thought it was so fun. I just realized he's the only blonde in the whole group.

Middle school poster

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Celebrating Mom's Birthday

nobody@vox.com(jacolily) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:50:12 -0600

Yesterday was my mom's birthday. The whole crew got together for supper down at the 40. This is my brother and his new girlfriend.

Ray & Amy

Today at work, we did her birthday lunch with the office crew. We go to the Cattle-Ac and have lunch, champagne, and cake! My mom was wearing the new coat from my dad and necklace from Ray & Amy. We got her a scarf but it didn't go with that particular ensemble.

Mom cuts cake

Mom and birthday cake

I sure hope I look that beautiful at 65!

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Dining Room and Guest Bath

nobody@vox.com(jacolily) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:37:54 -0600

Thank goodness, I picked the smallest room in the house to use this color of red in because it took 4 coats! I honestly thought it would never turn out. This is a 1/2 bath for guests to use. We will have a white chair rail between the colors.

Guest half bath Nov 9

This is a view of the dining room from the kitchen. There will also be a white chair rail in here. The top has a gold metallic glaze over it. It's the first time I've ever done a faux painting technique and I was very nervous but am really pleased with how it turned out. I'll have to try another picture with the lights off since they reflect off it.

Dining room paint Nov 9

This is the dining room from the foyer. I'm just in love with the lights.

Dining paint & lights Nov 9

That's the conclusion of the upstairs being painted. I've finished Jace's room downstairs and am about to start on the den.

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Wrestling and Wine

nobody@vox.com(jacolily) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:08:48 -0600

Cody's 1st middle school wrestling meet was this weekend. I dropped him off at the bus around 7 and was surprised to find my emotions get the best of me yet again. How could my baby be old enough to go on the bus for a sporting event? The rest of us including my dad, brother, and his girlfriend drove separately. Cody only had 2 matches that lasted about 80 seconds total between the two of them because Cody pinned his opponents so quickly! It was awesome to see the confidence he has and how quickly he took care of business. Of course, the two 8th grade wrestling managers who are adorable each had to give him a hug to congratulate him.

Saturday night, we went to the local "Food and Wine Festival". We got to dress up and went with my brother and his girlfriend, Amy. She just moved back to town from Missoula so it was a good chance for us to get to know her. We saw lots of people and ate lots of food. I even found myself a non-alcoholic wine so that was nice. The bad part was there were no tables to sit at. They had a few bar tables and a few very uncomfortable benches but my feet were killing me an hour into it.

There was also a silent auction with local artwork including several photos. I'm debating donating one myself next year. I'd have to see if any of my favorites look good blown up. Sadly, I've taken very few photos this year. We didn't get a picture of ourselves but we looked just like this :)

Ray's Christmas party

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