goodbye black beauty!

Not sure if everyone has heard that dad sold black beauty?!?!

crazy right?! 

we put a for sale sign on it and parked it by our house. Tons of people stopped and took pictures of if and wrote down dads number.

A guy called a couple days later, who happened to be a bee keeper, so dad thought the guy was awesome already, and he basically wanted to give him the truck. 

But Brett and I reminded him how in-valuable black beauty is and how durable she is! 

(even if her front grill is held on with zip ties...)

So, the guy bought it and the good news is he lives right around the corner from us so Parker and I get to see it sometimes on our walks!

I'm thinking if I ever want to go for a trip down memory lane, I'll just run over and ask the guy if I can take it for a spin! :)

Dad got a new truck a few months ago, from a guy at work, and it was a great deal so he got this red ford 250. (this isn't his, I just found this one online, but this is what dad's looks like)

so black beauty has been replaced with... Big Red?! 

Travis thinks dads truck is pretty awesome, as well as Parker, heck even as well as Brett. :)

Em's shirt

                                                Cute shirt Emily made for Halloween.
                                                Kate, I didn't help at ALL !

Halloween

                    The Pace Halloween party group and Conga line.   They had the party at our
                    church this year because their bldg. was getting worked done.  Everyone had fun!

BatDad

These "BatDad" videos crack up Rod & I....there's a couple different ones on YouTube, they're all funny!

A little more like home...

So we got this piano for $100 from our neighbors a few months ago.  It was ugly.  So I painted it! I painted it "old white", then distressed it, with gold legs and trim.  You can't tell that it's gold in the picture, but it is.  I got the idea from Emily's coffee table that she painted (which is super cute and she should post a picture of)!

This couch I scored at a yard sale a few weeks ago for $100.  SOOOO much better than our old black leather "man-cave" couch that's been in our living room.  It makes the whole room feel much more home-y. 

In other news, we (Rod & I & Caitlin!!!) have to speak in church next Sunday.  It'll be Caitlin's first talk in sacrament meeting (although she has borne her testimony once before).  She's nervous, but I think pretty excited, too! 

And Brooke, I want to hear all about your first day of work!!!!

Some New York moments

                            Times Square, a view from our apartment, bike ride, bird man in Washington Square,
                          The book group at lunch, fun markets and parking for $21.72/ an hour downtown.!
                          We also saw Empire State Bldg. Met Museum, Tenament museum, walked over
                           Brooklyn Bridge, ground zero, 5th Avenue, Central Park, AND Newsies, Mathilda.
                           What a trip!!

I HEART FALL!!!

So it's Fall!!! Whoo-oo!!! I can't experience Fall without remembering mom's cornstalks always decorating the front door. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!! These cornstalks are from my neighbor's garden.  I think he thought I was a little TOO excited at the prospect of dried corn stalks.  But it's just not Fall without them.

I've had this grapevine wreath for at least 6 or 7 years.  I like recycling it to fit the season.  I just "Falled" it...fabric flowers made from fabric books mom gave me from her work, and dried weeds gathered from around here. Other than my ghetto white-wire-clothes-hanger holding it up, I love it!

Also, completely unrelated....we had a major virus on our computer and had to factory restore it.  We back up our files pretty often, so we didn't lose much.  But my "favorites" on our browser are gone...and I need links to Kates & Emily's blogs.  Anyone want to send them to me? Or just list them as links on this blog?