Who would have thought that after 15 months in Big Water that we'd be moving to Mantua? Of course we had to update our blog address and instead of just going with a generic one we thought we'd stick with the theme and change it to our life in Mantua.
Our new blog address is ourlifeinmantua.blogspot.com or you can click here.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Moving Day
Thursday was packing day and with the help of our parents and a few of our friends in Big Water we were able to get everything loaded in the Uhaul and the other trailers that were returning to Salt Lake. It's amazing how much stuff we really have.
We said goodbye to Big Water on Friday around 10:30 a.m. and made it to the Wasatch front about eight hours later. With the Uhaul, two trucks, a suburban, two trailers and a boat it was quite the caravan driving up I-15.
hooking up the boat getting ready to leave
Quent is checking out the pool table behind the Uhaul
Driving the Uhaul was easier than I thought!
We said goodbye to Big Water on Friday around 10:30 a.m. and made it to the Wasatch front about eight hours later. With the Uhaul, two trucks, a suburban, two trailers and a boat it was quite the caravan driving up I-15.
hooking up the boat getting ready to leave
Quent is checking out the pool table behind the Uhaul
Driving the Uhaul was easier than I thought!Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Final Days
Quent and I have packed up just about everything including most of the kitchen. We have resorted to some creative cooking the last couple of nights and I think we'll be eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to finish out the week.
My dad and Bill & Joyce will be down tomorrow afternoon to help us finish everything up. We have a crew scheduled to come Thursday morning to load the uhaul and will be driving north Thursday afternoon or Friday morning.
My dad and Bill & Joyce will be down tomorrow afternoon to help us finish everything up. We have a crew scheduled to come Thursday morning to load the uhaul and will be driving north Thursday afternoon or Friday morning.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Back in Big Water
Quent and I returned to Big Water today after flying back to Salt Lake on Saturday. We have four days left to finish packing up the house and pick up the Uhaul. Our plan is to head north on Friday.
We had a great time in Peoria with the Frager's and Quent's parents last week. It was nice to take a break and relax for a few days before finalizing the move.
We had a great time in Peoria with the Frager's and Quent's parents last week. It was nice to take a break and relax for a few days before finalizing the move.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Visiting Peoria
Quent and I left Monday for Peoria, Illinois to visit his sister and her family and to participate in r Mitchell's confirmation into the Catholic Church.
On Monday we were able to go to the Caterpillar proving grounds where the work on all the big equipment. It was really interesting to see all of the different areas of the proving grounds. Dave, Nancy's husband even let us drive a 40-ton dump truck. It was really cool to drive, not sure I'm cut out to drive one for a living but for the 10 minutes I was behind the wheel it was really cool. It's hard to describe how large the dump truck really is but each tire was 7-8 feet tall. Due to restrictions at the site we were unable to take pictures of us driving the trucks.
Today we went and walked around downtown Peoria and will go to the confirmation tonight.
On Monday we were able to go to the Caterpillar proving grounds where the work on all the big equipment. It was really interesting to see all of the different areas of the proving grounds. Dave, Nancy's husband even let us drive a 40-ton dump truck. It was really cool to drive, not sure I'm cut out to drive one for a living but for the 10 minutes I was behind the wheel it was really cool. It's hard to describe how large the dump truck really is but each tire was 7-8 feet tall. Due to restrictions at the site we were unable to take pictures of us driving the trucks.
Today we went and walked around downtown Peoria and will go to the confirmation tonight.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Halloween in Salt Lake
Quent and I spent Halloween in Salt Lake with my family. Quent made his first trip to IKEA where we picked up a couple of things for the house in Mantua, I don't think he'll be going back anytime soon.
Following our shopping extravaganza we went to Riverton High School's playoff game, they were playing Davis High, unfortunately Riverton's season came to an end after losing the game. It was fun to be in the valley to watch my brothers coach the last game of the season.
Friday night we spent at my parent's house it was fun to see all the kids in the Halloween costumes and Quent had a great time handing out candy at my mom and dad's. It's been a long time since Quent's had any real trick-or-treaters.
As soon as I locate the camera, I'll post pictures from Halloween.
Following our shopping extravaganza we went to Riverton High School's playoff game, they were playing Davis High, unfortunately Riverton's season came to an end after losing the game. It was fun to be in the valley to watch my brothers coach the last game of the season.
Friday night we spent at my parent's house it was fun to see all the kids in the Halloween costumes and Quent had a great time handing out candy at my mom and dad's. It's been a long time since Quent's had any real trick-or-treaters.
As soon as I locate the camera, I'll post pictures from Halloween.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Construction Zone
We're still in the middle of a construction zone however things seem to be heading in the right direction. It's amazing how much can happen when you spend more than two days working on a project. Yesterday we had our phone and high speed internet installed and currently the carpet is being installed.
The bathrooms are looking about 110% better than what they were before we started this project and they're still not finished, we're expecting at least a 500% improvement over their 35 year old state.
With the help of both of our families we installed tile over the weekend, replaced the subfloor in the bathrooms and patched some drywall issues. We also were able to polish the kitchen cabinets, put down contact paper and scrub the appliances. The house has been wired for telephone and satellite all we need is our stuff.
Quent and his dad are driving down to Big Water to pick up another load of stuff and will be back tomorrow.
We haven't been too good about taking pictures of the project but we'll definitely take pictures of the finished product. More pictures coming soon.
Here is a picture of the living room pre construction
Morgan and Slim did a great job setting the tile.
The tile looked pretty good after Cindy & Quent finished the grout.
The bathrooms are looking about 110% better than what they were before we started this project and they're still not finished, we're expecting at least a 500% improvement over their 35 year old state.
With the help of both of our families we installed tile over the weekend, replaced the subfloor in the bathrooms and patched some drywall issues. We also were able to polish the kitchen cabinets, put down contact paper and scrub the appliances. The house has been wired for telephone and satellite all we need is our stuff.
Quent and his dad are driving down to Big Water to pick up another load of stuff and will be back tomorrow.
We haven't been too good about taking pictures of the project but we'll definitely take pictures of the finished product. More pictures coming soon.
Here is a picture of the living room pre construction
Morgan and Slim did a great job setting the tile.
The tile looked pretty good after Cindy & Quent finished the grout.
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