I Have Such Good Friends...

My good friend Christina made this cute scrap snag for me...



The leaves here are starting to change ...

Small stops of fire red and yellow are starting to make their way into the lush green surroundings... I will post some pictures here in the next couple of days so you can all enjoy the changing of the seasons too.

As for me today... I've got myself a lot of work to get done.

AHHH!!!

I must have been more tired then I thought I was... I didnt wake up until 11.

Here is today's agenda...

• Go back to the store and buy ooober cool surprise that I will reveal later.
• Finish filling in holes in bed rooms
• Take off more layers of history... I mean paint...
• Hand sand... I would use our belt sander but it just seems to do a better job by hand
• Prime the walls & paint

Well I am outta here... Wish me luck!

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Work Work Work...

Enduring To The End... Still...

Blah! I feel like these projects are never going to be done!!! Although there is light at the end of the tunnel it is still a daunting task. I know that everything will look wonderful when we are done... it is just so draining.

Here is some of my progress for the day...

Spackled holes and imperfections in the walls.



Stripped paint off of trim and hand sanded



Took down ugly flower border!!!



I did however end the day in a high note. Ryan and I, along with our good friend Amanda, went to a Labor Day party held by a couple in our ward. I really enjoyed carrying on conversation with the other ladies in the ward. They are so sweet and it is always fun when I get to socialize.

After the party we came back to the house and kicked off the Gossip Girl season with our own little party.

Like I said we ended in a high note... hours of labor and productivity capped off with socializing, friends, good food and quality time with my friend Amanda and our favorite show... could life be any better?! I didnt think so. lol.

As for me right now... Ryan is on mids so he is off at work saving the universe while I get ready for bed and try to get a good nights rest...



Tomorrow I will be busy busy busy. I need to finish sanding the trim, fill in a few more holes and prime these wretched walls. I will have some pictures once the paint is on the walls I will post some pictures... I also have an awesome surprise for you guys!! YAY!!!

By the way... did I mention we bought these?! Finally we dont have to beg the neighbors to use theirs or use our tub... Woolite became a good friend of mine.



Dont be scared of the creepy basement...that too is planning on getting face lift... well I guess in this case it is getting a face since all it is right now is cinder block walls, exposed pipes and concrete floors.

Sound The Alarm...

Let everyone know that Gossip Girl is back... and all of my other favorite shows!!!



My good friend Amanda & I are having a small get together tomorrow to ring in the new Gossip Girl season. Silly I know but really I have been craving new episodes for months and my chance is finally here!

The much anticipated second season is finally here...

I have been tagged... kind of...

Blast From The Past Tag!!!

As a request from Amanda I have visited the much anticipated web site and grabbed hold of some rather interesting pictures... here they are:

What do you think?! Do you think I could have lived in another decade? What is your favorite decade picture of me?

-1950-

-1956-

-1962-

-1966-

-1968-

-1974-

-1982-

-1994-


-1996-

Here is what you do...

• visit this site: www.yearbookyourself.com
• Choose (at least) one picture from each decade
• Paste into a new post and choose 3 friends to tag.
  

I tag Emily, Kelsey & Missy!!! YAY... Have fun with it I know I did! :)

Getting More Done Around The Wolsey House

Life has been a little on the ... productive side (we'll be optimistic today) lately. The other day we had the missionaries over for dinner, by their request, and in trade for food they ripped down our already mangled porch.

I started tearing apart the porch but little ol me can only do so much for so long so three big strong men tackled what I did and some in about the same amount of time.

Before:



After:



I have also been busy taking layers and layers of colorful paint off of our 70+ year old trim. So far I have found White, Pale Yellow, Tan, Green, Pink and a Grayish Lavender.... lovely I know.



My garden also is starting to look more intentional... I have been splitting and transplanting like crazy trying to fill in bald spots and what not.



Here are my Bachelors Buttons... I am rather impressed that they turned out so well. I am going to have to get more for next year!

Today's Agenda

• Finish taking off decades of paint from trim... yippee!
• Take down that heinous flower border in the living room.
• Clean up mess from the porch removal.
• Dishes (as usual... did I mention I really hate doing dishes?!)
  
• Work Out... finally.

Blah... well I better get to work or I will be at it all day and night. What all do you have to do today?

Oober Easy Beef Stroganoff!

I was watching some TV and saw a commercial that showed a glimpse of some pasta. I began to crave pasta but we had already had a typical pasta( noodles, traditional pasta sauce with some hamburger... nothing special) for lunch and I wanted something different.

I've never made Beef Stroganoff before... not even from a mix. I have a few bad memories from food as a kid because my mother, not the greatest cook in the world bless her heart, would make foods like Swedish Meat Balls and Beef Stroganoff from powder mixes and they would taste terrible so I have this hatred for certain foods now.

As I am putting this concoction together I realize it is Beef Stroganoff... Ryan was ecstatic because he loves cheap foods, as I call them, like macaroni & cheese and corned beef & cabbage.

The end result was awesome and I wish I had taken a picture but by the time I thought about it the food had already been devoured... it was that good.

Here is my super easy Beef Stroganoff recipe:

• 1 Family size can of Cream of Mushroom soup
• 2 lbs. Hamburger meat, browned and seasoned with dried onion
• 1 16 oz. box of you favorite noodles

Boil noodles and set aside. I spray them with cooking spray so they dont turn into a large lump and then run a little bit of cool water on them so they do not turn into mush.

In a sauce pan pour in all of Cream of Mushroom soup mix and add water till it reaches the consistancy you would like, I added about 3/4 c to 1 c.

Add browned and drained hamburger to sauce mix until nice and warm, becareful not to scorce the sauce.

Add noodles to a bowl followed by sauce, stir, serve & enjoy!

Feeds aprox. 4 -6 people. Takes about 15 - 20 min to prepare and cook.

Try it and tell me what you think? Do you have an oober easy recipe you would like to share... I could use one or a few!