April 1 Easter fell on Conference Weekend this year. Jesse was on duty so I had the whole day with my boys to my self. I made an effort to have Conference Squares (Bingo Cards) for the boys to pay attention to the speakers. I got pieces of candy to use as markers. When they got a bingo and blackout they got to eat their treats.
Fifth Water Hot Springs Hike
We decided for Spring Break to make it a "STAY-CATION". Jesse had the week off and I worked very little so that we could take the boys to do activities around town. The first day we decided to take the boys to 5th water hot springs.
The Jordon River Temple was closed for remodeling and renovations. When I found out the open house would be during the week of Spring Break I wanted to do that for sure. I like to give my boys every chance to go through the temple whenever the opportunity arises.
Let me share what I recorded...
"I've been contemplating God's hand in my life especially in the last year. I've seen how much he is aware of me and LOVES me. It's humbling and uplifting.
11 months ago I had a strong prompting to move salons after working for 11.5 years in the same place. The leap of faith required took alot of trust in the Lord. And it all worked out just fine. I was able to heal and be forgiving from a terrible situation I was in at the original place. Well, one of the stylists I became friends with at my new place told me in January she was opening a salon of her own. She wanted me to come with her, but didn't pressure me. My thoughts were: I had just moved salons 9 months before that and my clients might think that I've lost my mind. But I was feeling a strong positive pull/connection to her.
So, I pondered and prayed about it for a few months and came to the conclusion I came to is this: God guided me to that salon to find her and I needed to find her so I could/should go with her to her salon.
Isn't that cool?
11 months turned into a stepping stone to a new chapter.
This past week I moved my stuff over to her new place. It's still undergoing the remodel, but it's all ok. I've felt so much peace about all of this. It confirms to me that THIS is what God intends for me right NOW! He sure is Great! I love Him for guiding me through my life and being mindful of ME!"
I was gushing over all the baby animals at the ranch. I think I have a little farm girl in me because I wanted to take home all the babies... even the piglets, but especially the baby goats and chicks.
Apr 12- Started the house remodel
Where to even start with this. A year before this even started we had been trying to figure out how to get a separate entrance for our basement apartment dug out. We started with a designer that gave us some ideas, but I was having a hard time imaging the vision of it all. After a month or so working with him he got sick or something and stopped contacting us. So we were forced to go down another road. We got a name from Jesse's old contractor boss and started to designing with that company.
I was liking the vision alot better. Basically tear down the garage, excavate down to basement level, pour a garage at that level, build back up on top of the garage making an addition onto the house. Which we decided would become a new kitchen. We would then have a flat driveway and a separate entrance under the new porch and a new kitchen.
We were really eager to get going on this project by spring time (2017) but the whole process of designing it and getting approval with the city shocked us how long it took. Which it was Oct 28, 2017 that we got the final stamp of approval. But with winter right around the corner we decided we wouldn't break ground until Spring.
So Apr 12 was the day that we started this massive project. And Jesse is smart (insane) enough to do all the work HIMSELF!
All the dirt and the excavators made fro our boys to be in love with the project from the start.
Apr 16- Got rid of the concrete from the driveway.
Apr 17- Spring Flag Football Started
The mini excavator wasn't cutting it, so he rented a bigger one to move the dirt faster.
These pictures reminds me of a sandbox full of tonka toys. Jesse would be operating the larger excavator, Mike in the smaller one (accompanied by Fynn) and Ryker moving dirt with the skid-steer.
I bought season passes to the ranch because you only have to go 2 times to get your money's worth. I knew we would wanna go to the Fall Festivities so why not. So I took Grandma Heidi on our passes to celebrate hr birthday.
Apr 28- Time for Footings.
Let me tell you about this corner. I was at work when it all happened so when I came home I could tell Jesse was stressed. I asked him what was wrong and he pointed at that corner. The railroad ties that you see the corner of are our neighbors retaining wall. While Jesse was digging along their property line he found a huge piece of concrete 8 ft buried down. The piece of concrete was a 6ft long piece of curb and gutter. Of course Jesse didn't know it was there until he knocked the tip of the concrete piece with the excavator scoop. Some idiot just buried it and Jesse was the lucky finder of it. Well when he hit it, the dirt around it loosened up and suddenly the dirt under the retaining wall came loose from that. Jesse stopped what he was doing.
Imagine working yourself to the bone, hardly sleeping, stressing out to the max and barely eating for 2 weeks. This is where Jesse was. Mentally, Emotionally and Physically so spent. I have never seen him cry so hard to me before. I wanted to help him. I prayed to know how I could and was inspired to call Steve Pugh. He's a friend that Jesse went to high school with but also engineered our plans. It was early in the morning that I call him and he actually answered. I was expecting to get his voicemail, but he was awake already working outside (it was a Saturday on the 28th). I told him what was going on with the project and how distraught Jesse was about it all. I asked him to contact Jesse without telling him that I contacted him. Steve was at our house within the hour to look at the problem and walk Jesse through the plans. They had to change things up a little bit because that corner couldn't have anything else excavated around it.
We also had plans to go to the temple with the Seaman's that evening. I called Amber and told her what was going on and her husband, Tyler offered to come and help Jesse. Amber and I went to the temple alone while the boys worked.
When I got home from the temple and I walked into the pit and saw Jesse there surrounded by his dad and his two friends Tyler and Kris (who he works with) I couldn't help but feel like the pit was sanctioned. I could feel God's love for Jesse providing these good men to be his aid in a very trying time for him. I swear to you that the spirit was there. And looking back on this I can tell you that our prayers to keep that corner from falling into our yard was heard the first time we prayed for it. But we still had to go through the trying time and hold onto the hope that all would work out.
The footings passed inspection and we had gravel delivered for the large footing for the retaining wall.
I also have to mention how Fynn would watch for hours by the window (on rainy days) watching Dad work on the project. If he wasn't watching from the window he was outside playing in the middle of the dirt.
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