Star Mill

I have a well known love of antiques. Any kind really, i'd kill for the nice stuff, but the old junky stuff usually laying out in the yard or the flea market is the kind that really holds a special place in my heart. What I wouldn't give to spend my days searching for fabulous pieces and carefully placing them in a shop of my own, but that is a whole other epilogue. So my favorite "local" place is Star Mill in American Fork. I love everything about it including the ecclectic owner Daniel that I could spend hours talking to. He has a story for everything. So I get his monthly card and it says there is going to be a Santa Parade, the same day I had decided to take my kids down and take their pictures on his property (he charges a whopping $15 and it is photography paradise). So we get up and go down in the morning to check out this parade, and I stumbled into the most magical morning. It really was a parade. There was a float and 4 fire engine and then Santa and Mrs. Claus were brought in on a sleigh pulled by beautiful horses. They were escorted into the old house on the property which is also filled with antiques and we waited in line to go in and see the "real" Santa. The kids got to sit on his lap and we took our own pictures and they gave out big candy sticks. He had tables EVERYWHERE of used children's books and the kids got to take as many as they wanted home. There was hot Chocolate and a beautiful old Fire Truck that they gave rides around the block on as well. It was the perfect family outing, like something out of a novel. We went Christmas shopping after then home to get dressed for pictures and pick up Capone. Then back for our "unprofessional" shoot, and dinner at Cafe Rio after. Great Memory, thanks Daniel.

Happy Birthday Mom!

SOOOO, I finished my Christmas shopping way too early this year (a feat I have NEVER accomplished, I am usually crying in TOYS R US 3 days before Christmas) so decided that instead of just enjoying my time to do nothing, I would throw a suprose party for my mom's, eh hem, 58th Birthday. Sorry mom, I know you will hate me for that. My mom share's a birthday with my brother CHris, therefore has never really had any attention of ANY kind for her birthday. Also, if any of you know my mom, you know that she does EVERYTHING for everyone else and never takes in return. Time to turn the spotlight and give her a little for once. She was actually suprised, even after john sent a text to her instead of me saying we are just getting here! Luckily she didn't clue in. It was mostly family, but several of their friends drove out here, whcih I was so grateful for since i don't exactly live close to most. The only thing missing was Troy...

SUPRISE!

ODE TO JODES...

My mom is NOTORIOUS for not being able to keep her eyes open in pictures...So obviously this one was staged, with my mom being left out of the joke of course. We are so amusing.

Thanks Iracema, for keeping Phils spirit there even though he couldn't be.

The only down side to throwing a party FOR my mom is that she couldn't make the cake, and there is nothing in the world like one of her cakes. They are so good you eat till you literally want to thrown up, I am serious, every time. We never learn our lesson.

~HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM ,WE LOVE YOU!~

Thanksgiving

Okay, I am well aware that i haven't blogged for almost four months. Let's just say I've been busy and move on. So I won't go back over what everyone's missed, we'll just start with Thanksgiving and go from there. So this was my first Thanksgiving with out my kids, ever. I was a little worried about being alone, and then Troy called me the day before and told me he was coming Thanksgiving morning. Good suprise. So I got to spend 2 days with him, too short but what a great 2 days it was, just being together. We spent Thanksgiving day at my mom's and had way too much inappropriate fun, only a special few will understand what that means. Let's just say Thursdays will never be the same, if you watch the Price is Right that is....

New York

Troy took me home to Rochester with him last week and we had a blast! We went for a week....I can't remember when I had that nuch time off last, it was bizarre not taking care of everything and everyone for 7 straight days! My store did not even call me once which was seriously a sign that the end is near....
We spent the first few days with ALL of his family. And I mean ALL. Grandamas, Grandpas, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Godparents their kids and grandkids....you get the picture. They ALL live right there in the same area. Everyone lives on huge pieces of beautiful property and some even live in their parents and grandparents original homes. We went to Lake Ontario, drove over the Erie Canal a million times, went to everyones houses, saw Troy's High School where he was a soccer "STAR", and rode a 100 year old carousel that his grandparents have ridden every year for who knows how many years. That was just for starters. Then was the wedding, which was the reason we went that weekend. One of Troy's friends got married, it was actually joe's sister....if you go back in the archives Joe (and kis wife Kristie are the ones we went to Vegas with in may). We spent the majority of the rest of our trip with Joe and Kristie, including a 2 day trip to the Canadian side of Niagra falls. It was incredible!! Definitely a trip to remember....
Here are some of the highlights.

The street his Grandparents live on

Niagra Falls from our room

The rest are from the "Maid of the Mist"

The Carousel

Eagle Mountain Utah Home For Sale

Know anyone in the market?....

Presented by: Lisa Willden - 801-913-3553
List Price: $224,900
MLS# 826716
Stat: Active
Ref # 1
Address: 3939 PARKERS PL
Type: Single Family
Style: 2-Story Conventional
City: Eagle Mountain, UT 84005
Project: RANCHES
Prop. Tour: Tour
NS/EW: 7560 N / 3939 E


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Tot Sq Ft: 2572 Tot Beds: 4 Tot Baths: 3.00 Family Rms: 1 Fireplace: 0 GarPort: 2 0
Yr Built: 2000Taxes: $1,092Acres: 0.10HOA Fee: $30Under Cnst: NoFin Bsmnt: 10%
Exterior: Aluminum/Vinyl
Lot Facts: Fenced Part, Sidewalks, Sprinkler - Auto-Part
Features & Info: Outdoor Lighting, Porch Open, Sliding Glass / Closet-Walk-In, Dishwasher, Disposal, Master Bath, Range Oven Free Std.
Inclusions: Ceiling Fan, Microwave, Range
Remarks: Picture perfect! Darling 2-story...Incredible floorplan w/four bedrooms upstairs, huge family room on main & room to grow in basement. Upgrades galore...Glazed cabinetry, tile, fresh 2-tone paint, arches, pergo, wainscoating, light fixtures & tons more!

Sale Extended....

So the 25% off sale started again today and will go until next Monday due to inventory levels being OUT OF CONTROL. I have gobs of kids product.....come get it, the deals are amazing....

Jam Packed Weekend...

So we had another crazy weekend. The fourth always ends up like this though, it comes with having a child with a birthday so close to it! We just had a fun day as a family at home on Friday, yardwork, pool, etc. Then we went and watched the Fireworks at Thanksgiving point that evening....We went plenty early but it was already crazy when we got off the freeway. So we quickly took a right instead of a left, pulled down the side road across the freeway from it, backed the car in and set up camp! IT was FANASTIC! We didn't have to fight the crowds and actually felt like it was just us even though the whole street ended up lined up with cars! When the fireworks started the kids sat on the roof of the car on a blanket and we sat in the open back and it was totally relaxing! Besides the fact that Cole decided that he had to pee just as the show started, typical. Best part was the traffic leaving took no time at all! Saturday Troy and I took Cord and his friend Robbie to Lagoon for Cord's friend party (he got to choose 1 friend to go). We went later in the day and it was SO MUCH BETTER! it was cooler and the lines were shorter and they were great when it got dark!!! Then to round it all off on Saturday we had a family party for Cord at my mom's! It was chaos, but he had a great birthday!!!

Liv's Recital

So we packed as much as we could into one day! Coming off of working overnight for inventory, we did Pinewood Derby first thing in the morning then moved onto Liv's activities! She had a recital she had to be at that evening, so Troy and I took her to lunch at Mimi's while the boys were at Chad's. We had a great time just the 3 of us, I don't get to take them out individually enough. Then home to get in makeup and costume then off to the Franklin Covey Performing Arts Center in Provo. She did amazing of course! This is as good as it gets though cause we could'nt take any pictures inside!

Pinewood Derby

I'm SO behind! We'll start with Pinewood Derby. This was Cord's last year to participate....I can't believe he will be 12 next year, I have entered a whole new phase of parenting.....we are getting so old! Troy helped Cord with his car this year and he took 2nd! Considering Troy had never even heard of Pinewood Derby before I'd saythey did pretty good. Cord is just NOT competetive by nature, so I think it even suprised him a little bit. He was really just there for the ice cream sandwich afterward! To make it an even bigger victory, he lost to a kid who's dad is the grand daddy of cars and even has workshops every year at his house to help other kids with theirs. According to Troy, we have a couple years to master a 1st place car before Cole gets in now. He's slightly more competetive.....

Cord's is the red car...

Sales Update....must read

Okay, it just got even better. We marked down kids, baby and adult today and here's the inside scoop....starting tomorrow thru Sunday ALL sale (Adult, Body, Kids, Baby, Maternity) will ring up an additional 25% off.
Must go to the GAP tomorrow.
FYI I am only in my store till one tomorrow and out the rest of the holiday weekend so please shop at my store, but if you do I will miss you!!!