Coffer Lights

We had a light switch in the living room that didn't do anything. Or at least it appeared that it didn't go anywhere.  It actually went to a wire that was in the coffer that needed to be connected into a plug in.  I have wanted to do it for a while but we haven't taken the time.  Finally, I decided that I would do it but Bryan was nervous so I bought the stuff and Bryan did the wiring.

After he got it all wired, we plugged in some rope lights and he secured them so they wouldn't fall down on us.  Now the light switch works and turns on the "movie lights."  It's fun to watch movies with just those lights on.

Landscapes

Here are a couple of pictures of landscapes.  The first was taken by a friend.  It's pointing West from the Red Mountain.

This picture was taken by Ethan and is of Wellington.

Gingerbread Houses

We usually decorate gingerbread houses during December.  I bought a kit that was supposed to be "amazing" because it was like puzzle pieces.  But it didn't work very well.  The sides didn't fit together correctly and the frosting wasn't like cement.  So it was frustrating.  We ended up throwing it away before we could decorate it because we couldn't get the walls put together.  

I am doing research on how to make our own gingerbread houses from scratch. Then we will try it again. 

Cute kids

This is a pic of our cute kids while they are talking to each other.  Ethan gets to call each Tuesday (pday) and Saturday.  Courtney likes to take a screen shot when Ethan is on the phone so she can have pictures of him.  It's cute.

You can tell which day he is talking to us on because on Tuesday he calls at 7 am and is still in his pajamas.  So if he is in a shirt and tie, it's usually Saturday.

Cleated

Courtney had club soccer practice.  They had a team of younger girls practicing with them.  Some time during the game, one of the younger girls cleated Courtney.  When Courtney got into the car she complained that her leg was burning because a girl had cleated her but it was dark so I couldn't see the damage.  We got home and she showed me and I was amazed!  It was pretty painful!

This is what it looked like a couple of days later.

She ended up with a scar from one of the marks but the rest healed really well.

Decorating for Christmas

We spent the Monday after Thanksgiving setting up our Christmas decorations and getting ready for the holiday.  It was quiet and we missed having Ethan help us, but I think it turned out well.

I am doing the 12 days of Christmas for Ethan and his companion so I had to get things done early to mail to them so they would have it in time.  I made a stocking for Ethan from one of his Church shirts when he was a baby and Bryan's tie.  We have a family in our neighborhood who does vinyl and embroidery so she put a nametag on the shirt for me.  It turned out really cute! Now I can get it mailed.

Yes, I know they have elder stocking at Deseret Book that you can buy but this was more fun!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is low key and quiet this year because of the pandemic.  We ate turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, etc., and then we went to Dixie rock to look around.  Courtney found a natural seat to sit in.