Trixie's Travels

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Another wedding cake

Here is my latest creation-

I keep getting pushed past

my comfort zone having

to try something new.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Off to State Wrestling

Kurtis qualified to go to the State wrestling by winning 1st in his weight class in the regional tournament. The Yuma Daily Sun wrote a nice article about him. Check it out!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Dan Skousen, 60, passed away surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. He is the son of Klien Kimball and Elizabeth Griffith Skousen and has ten brothers and sisters.

Dan grew up in Chandler, Arizona where he graduated from Chandler High in 1967. He went on to graduate from Brigham Young University with a degree in Agriculture Economics. He farmed in the Hyder area for over 36 years raising crops, cattle, and children. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in the church there in many positions, including Branch President for 18 years and scoutmaster. For ten years, Dan served on the Sentinel Elementary School Board. Dan and his wife Teresa, were blessed with seven remarkable children: Daniel (Kimberley), Troy (Jennifer), Kevin (Elizabeth), Tracy, Clark, Darrell (Breanna), and Aaron and nine grandchildren. He is a loved and respected husband, father, grandfather, brother and community leader.

A visitation will be held from 6-8 pm on Friday, February 12 at Bueler Mortuary, 14 W. Hulet Dr., Chandler. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Saturday, February 13 at the LDS Hyder Branch.

Sunday, January 31, 2010

House Progress

Here is some of my tile work.

The Jacuzzi tub...

Backsplash on Master Bath counter....

(not grouted yet)

Master Shower...
(also not grouted)

Shower in upstairs bath...

Here is the kitchen with all the appliances.

Dining room with new wood flooring

that Bob, Adam, Kurtis & Mark laid.

Family room with new wood floor.

I am now working on getting the trim work done. It seems like miles of base board. I have been painting the casings around the windows & doors. After I get the casing painted I need to paint the baseboards & doors then put them up. I have one more shower to tile in the basement and a backsplash to tile in the laundry room. I then grout two showers and the backsplashes to finish the tile work. After that I will have shelving to do and then hopefully carpet and then moving day. Maybe the end is really in sight.