The Patio

This was one of the many things that kept me away from blogging all summer. (which I still have a lot of catching up to do) We filled the summer with many vacations and projects. The patio, was one of my big ones. I wanted to create a place to sit and relax in the evenings and take advantage of the cool canyon breeze we get each night. I stained the concrete, and also put a faux finish on top of the main color. We added lattice to the back to add a little more privacy and shade in the late afternoon. My sweet hubby bought me the furniture for Mother's day. It was a great addition to our home for the summer. Many dinners, conversations and memories were created!


The view from my back door.


The "living room"

A view from the side

The "dining room"

"Happy Haunting" winners!

The winners of the Happy Haunting signs are:

Regina- you can thank Lexi, even though Jordan really wanted to be the one to draw the girls name who had the answer to his tongue twister...he still remembers and likes you the most:)

Janice- you can thank my sweet little Ava for eating, I mean picking yours.

Melissa- you can thank Jordan for drawing your name. (I will need you to email your address to me cbrunger@gmail.com)

Congrats to the winners, and remember there is still one more set of pumpkins that I will be posting. Be the first to comment when you see them again and they are yours!

There are some really cute Christmas crafts coming up...can't wait!

Rustic Pumpkin Giveaway!

Be the 1st to comment on this post and they are yours!! Don't be too sad if you are not the 1st...there is one more set left....be on the look out!!

What's for Dinner???

My favorite thing to make for dinner is reservations!

I saw this at the boutique last week, and must have it somewhere in my kitchen...

HaPpy HAunTiNg!!

I just love give aways!!! This cute little Happy Haunting sign, could be yours! I have 2 left. Just leave a comment by Sunday October 11th at 8:00pm. Good Luck!

General Conference

I love and look forward to each general conference. I love the message, and being together with my family. Every year, I have some sort of project to work on as I watch General Conference. (it must be the ADD or multi-tasking side of me) This year, a friend of mine asked me to donate baby headbands for a boutique. The money earned will benefit Mothers without Borders. She has been going to Africa to help women and children there. Of course, during conference seemed like a perfect time!

As I was sitting on my family room floor putting the bows together, President Monsen was talking about his past birthday and all of the gifts he had received from all over the world. He stated that the best gift he could ever receive is kind acts of service that we do for one another. WOW, I thought, I am giving a great gift right now, as I burned my finger tips with the hot glue gun for the 20th time....it didn't seem to hurt as bad after I heard his powerful talk on serving and loving one another.

...and the ones in the front are for the BYU fanatics!!

The Winner's are:

I am pleased to announce the winners of the pumpkins for round 1 are:

Jade- you can thank my son Jordan for drawing your name!
Steff-you can thank my daughter Lexi for drawing your name!
They will be dropped off at the Hospital tomorrow with your names on them.

I did say round 1. Yes, there is a round 2. All you have to do is be the first person to leave a comment when you see the cute little things "pop" up again over the next 2 weeks! There are 2 more sets to give away!

Good Luck!