This will be my new pantry.

Looking at the pantry from the garage entrance

New bedroom (12'x18') with 10 foot ceilings, two windows,

a nice big closet, and room for storage.

Garage door from the inside.

The door heading from the house into the new part.

This used to be the window on the west side of the house.

Mike putting the new roof on. It is looking great!

Well, tomorrow starts a new school year for me. FUN! I am excited to work with the students but not ready to go back to work. Does that even make sense? I had a busy week with meetings for Kirk, working on the house, going to the temple, working for Carrol and then of course reading and sleeping.

I have sidewalks now! I am so excited. Erik and I worked on putting sheet rock up last night. The night before Mike and I worked on taping my new bedroom. The day before I finished insulating every where. Where do we stop! I now have a hole in the house to the new garage and bedroom. When Whitney saw it her eyes got real big and said, "daddy took out the window?" So cute.

Suggestions to follow when sending your kids to school

I can't believe the summer is over for me. Everyone keeps asking if I am ready to go back to work. Honestly? Not yet! I have to much to do. The garage is coming along but there is still so much to do and so little time. I personally can't do much of it but I have tried to help as much as possible. Anyone out there like to do insulation? Yep, that has been my job. Well, for all you moms out there that will be sending your children to school I would like to make a few suggestions: 1. send them to bed early (six will be fine with me) 2. get them up just before they head out the door but make sure you give them a granola bar and a comb so they can comb their hair and eat at the same time. 3. Have them do there homework when they get home from school this will allow them time to get it done before they have to eat at 5 and bath at 5:30 and then to bed at 6:00. 4. Talk to your children (we love to know what is going on in your life!! I've heard some good ones) 5. Remember to send the teachers thank you gifts (candy is always good!) 6. Volunteer to help (we love to see why the children behave like they do) 7. Call your child's teacher at home and ask why they are getting that low grade (teachers love this!) 8. If you want to get rid of a certain toy send it so school, we will gladly get rid of it for you 9. Remember we love your children (sometimes more than others) 10. Last but not least, forget the above advice and trust us to love your child while they are away from you, we wouldn't be in this field if we didn't love working with the students.