Coat Drive

Warm Coat Drive

For two months now our Humanitarian Committee (which I'm on) has been busy with the annual coat drive in Redlands. What this consists of is getting donations of coats, jackets, blankets, and lots of miscellaneous from all the public schools, the University of Redlands, the City of Redlands, and several other organizations.

Here is a picture of a United Way truck driving up to our storage unit to unload what it had collected.

There was just as much last month or more.

These items will be taken over to the Stake Center by ward members on the night before our committee goes through each and every item. They will be sorted and bagged up for Relief Society sisters to take home, wash, and deliver to the Redlands Family Services where needy families will chose what they want to take home. This is a HUGH undertaking that is greatly appreciated by our city.

I LOVE Redlands!!

Just had to stick this picture in...

Strawberries I picked YESTERDAY from

ONE

plant!!

Another reason why I love Redlands!

4th and Final Phase of Remodel!!

So HAPPY!!!!

The remodel is complete...

well except for the electrician to come...

and we really could not be more pleased with everything!!

Here are a few pictures not only of the kitchen but we moved furniture around in the whole downstairs so it really feels like a new house to me!

We are just trying things out like this and may move things around again before Christmas.

So what do you think?

Notice I didn't take any pictures of the garage yet...it is still a complete mess.

By the way, Happy 11/11/2011 today.

Remodel Phase 3!

We are at Phase 3 of the Remodel and we couldn't be more pleased with the work this team has done!!

Here's Junior putting up the backsplash...

Looks absolutely beautiful!

Almost finished with the fireplace. Those big tiles you see off to the side will go on the hearth tomorrow.

We hooked up the gas line to the fireplace and dad put the fake wood in there so it will look and feel like a real fire without the ashes and mess! So happy!!

I told Junior I want to hear him singin' as he listens to his Spanish radio music.

He laughed but then he got to his trabajando y cantando'.

This is really an art for him!

Finally put our stove back in yesterday.

Got the wires all hidden for the TV.

Well, we should be finished in the next 3 days hopefully.

I'll post final pictures next.

We are SO happy! Really feels like we have a new house!

Remodel Phase 2...

Here's Junior putting up the hardiback over the fireplace...

So I learned what hardiback is. (I think that's how you spell it.)

Yesterday, Nov. 1st., we got the granite!!

YAY!!!

and the sink, still not hooked up though.

And now the beginning of the stone on the fireplace begins.

This will be done today.I need to decide WHAT to do about the hearth there. They can tile that or paint it or do whatever we want. Any suggestions??

Thanks for all the support with this project. It's way more stressful than I imagined.

Grandmother and Bennett...

Dad was able to bring Grandmother to visit Megan and Bennett in Santa Monica.

She REALLY enjoyed seeing this cute little bundle of joy!!

Megan is always so great about letting us come visit...Thanks Megan!

He's really quite fasinated with her...is it her hair??

He liked playing with her cane too.

It's so cute how he loves climbing over things...such a BIG boy now!!

Where to next?

Oh to me!

The Remodel - Phase I

The Old

All our stuff in the garage...

(Just realized that this makes me look like a hoarder!)

taking out the old

putting in the new!

YAY!!

More to come...