Lewis Scuttlebutt

Here are some pictures from Nate's baseball game. This one was blurry because of the fence, so I made it Vintage and colored the shirt.  Turn a bad picture is to a kind of cool photograph.   This one I deliberately focused on the fence with Nate faded in the back ground.  I really like how it turned out.  It's definitely a photograph and not a "Mom's brag about her son" picture.   Love you all ~~Mitzi

Did a little photo shoot for Carson's flag football games - Friday night flights.  Here are some highlights ~~~   Love you all ~~Mitzi

It was gorgeous day for a walk.  Tori and I took Opi from the Diversion dam to Discovery park.  It was 3.25 miles round trip. Love you all ~~Mitzi

Who doesn't love a surprise party?! Terri was turning 40 this year and Ryan planned a surprise party for her.  Salena was on decoration detail and I was assigned to setup a photo booth. Step One: Create the back drop.  Colors were grey and pink. Not to bad. Step Two: Collect props.  I hit up the dollar store, thrift store, Zurchers and my own supply of props used for auction display.  (Sorry no pictures of the props) Step Three: Take pictures of the guests.  Just have some fun.  Here are a few of the pictures: Now to show off the darling décor ~~  It was a great time.  Terri was truly surprised. (Don't forget - click on a picture to see a larger view) Love you all ~~Mitzi

I haven't posted about my journey for awhile, so you all might be curious to know where I am with it.  I really really wanted to get to my goal by my year anniversary Jan 13, but I struggled a little bit getting that last measly pound to leave me.  But on the next week Jan 20th, I manage to get it off.  Here is the proof. Yes, those are my un-pedicured toes.   I've been waiting to get an after picture but kept putting it off, so tonight I just decided to do the "mirror selfie".  Not the best picture but it shows the difference. I didn't realize the change until I saw these pictures.  I was disillusioned about how big I was but even now I still think I'm the same fat person.  Still have work on the mental side.  Currently I'm two pounds under my goal weight, I have lost 68 lbs total.  Next steps - obviously to maintain, but I need to work on toning.  Love you all ~~Mitzi

Tori and I found some really fun fabrics at Hobby Lobby and made some pillow covers for her pillows.  These turn out really cute.   Apparently I didn't take a picture of the fourth one, it was a just a solid in the mint color.  They all look really nice together on her couch. Love you all ~~Mitzi

January was a rough month.  Came home from work Jan3rd to no water.  They are doing construction on Boise Ave, so we initially thought that they had turned the water off for that, but once the construction workers all left and we still didn't have any water we knew something was up.  Called the Water Company and while on hold found this note stuck in the door (the door we never use). Leakage on our property. hmmmmm, WHERE???? Dana and the water on call person started testing areas and determined that it was in the ground somewhere between the meter and the connection to the house.  So we spend the weekend with no water.  Monday, Dana and Rocco rented a mini backhoe, dug up the front yard.  Finally had water again.    Surprise!!! you now have to pay for the million of gallons of water that ran into the ground.  Water Bill $1289.00.  Sweet we can afford that!!!   I wrote a letter to the water company pleading my c...