Rowe & Co.

Birthday Girl

2009-07-05T09:08:00.000-07:00

July 4th was Tuffy's 12th Birthday. Tuffy is Bill's second Brittany named Tuffy. The first Tuffy grew up with Jeff, I guess she was such a great dog, he had to have another one.

Tuffy goes by many names, including Tuff, Tuff-Tuff, Tuffer pupper, and more recently Nervous Nelly-loud noises are starting to really bother her, in fact we had to get some natural calming medicine to help her thru 4th of July fireworks. Thankfully, they really work, last night was a breeze.

Brock 6 months, Tuffy 6 weeks

Brock 12 1/2 years, Tuffy 12 years Tuffy swimming at Rainbow lake along the Tucannon last summer.

Here you go Sunny!

2009-07-01T18:52:00.001-07:00

I won't mention names, but I was starting to get a bit razzed by a friend to get some pictures of my kitchen blogged.

The cabnets you can see thru the opening is the laundry area, those run down that wall, they will be painted the same color, but I decided to give my husband a break, so they will get done when they get done!

I need to look for new metal stools.

This picture really show's the color in the slate.
I love it, it was well worth the wait.

Hair By Hailey

2009-06-06T05:35:00.001-07:00

Don't you wish that as big girls we had the guts to run around like this?Just being happy and proud we thought of adding that second hair band? The second picture in this post should be a photo of me after little miss decided I needed a headband as well. She applied it in true 4 yr fashion! I decided to be happy and proud, but the batteries died in the camera after I took this picture, so this is all you get, but you get the idea!

5 months of sweetness

2009-05-22T22:25:00.001-07:00

Audrey came and hung out with us for a while tonight. What a sweet baby girl.

LJ to the rescue!!

2009-05-17T20:01:00.001-07:00

The garden's rescue that is!
Bill has been working so hard on my cabinets. When we started the kitchen, little did we know that 2 of the 3 meat cutters would soon go out for surgery. For the past 3 months he has been working 6 days a week, spending his only day off, and many evenings on refinishing my kitchen cabinets.
I really didn't know if the garden spot was going to get rototilled. No rototilling=no garden, since our soil is hard as rock.
On Friday, it suddenly hit me! LJ, I knew he would love to help his Grandpa! He had rototilled Great Grandmas garden spot this year and borrowed "the beast" to do his friends mom's garden, so he is seasoned! (He is convinced it has a car motor!)
So yes, we can now plant our garden, and yes Grandpa Bill was surprised, and very proud.
Thanks LJ, we seriously probably wouldn't have had a garden this year if it weren't for you!
Grandsons are the best!!

LJ and Aunt Paige

RIP

2009-04-16T06:56:00.000-07:00

I came home to a very sad husband, his trusty friend the sander had bit the dust

It's in a pinch replacement, only temporary, I promise

He made me go on line and browse sanders as soon as I got home from work. My very dedicated hubby, working hard on the cabinet doors-

now that's one beer he really earned!

Oh, and it's good to know the hot tub is good for something!

We have grout!!

2009-04-14T18:49:00.001-07:00

Maybe not that exciting to you, but it is to me! The tile still needs to be enhanced and sealed, after the grout cures for a few more days. Bottom cupboards still need to be sanded and painted. But it's getting there. We decided to just go clear polyurethane on the oak nose- the edge of the counter top, it really warmed it up a lot, I'm loving it.

Fun on a nice day

2009-04-12T20:33:00.001-07:00

Brock and Ashton

Hailey she said she was a bird, looks like she is trying to take off here!

A beautiful smiling baby
and her mommy

Grandma's Flower Garden

2009-04-11T18:10:00.000-07:00

Grandma's flower garden is huge and beautiful.
I am hoping to get pictures of all the different phases this spring/summer. The daffodils start it all. I would love to know just how many daffodil bulbs she has planted, And how many she has dug up and given to all of us. We are talking boxes of bulbs.You can see by the clusters, that they had just started to bloom, with many more yet to come. I am not sure what will pop up and bloom next, but it is non stop beauty, let me tell you. She has many many peony's bleeding hearts, those tall purple ball thingies and so much more. By mid summer, it will be so lush with all the plants that you can't see dirt, it is amazing.

Progress

2009-04-08T18:49:00.001-07:00

It's coming along. I love it, it is very "us". The pictures are in reverse order, because the more recent, the much nicer the pictures are!
This is the medallion I designed, over my cook top. We used two different color families of slate. The filed is Multi-Peacock, and the small ones in the medallion and three tile mosaic strip are Autumn. It is such a fun natural stone.
My 4x4 metal, there are 2x2 metal's in the corners as well.

Tile up to the window, the window sill will be tile as well you can see tile sitting on it in this picture. This picture also really shows the great color variation. Out with the old!

We are SO proud

2009-03-28T11:02:00.000-07:00

Our little girl is considering pursuing a career in the Air Force! Paige, Bill and I met with with the recruiter last week. She is studying hard for the ASVAB every free moment she has.
Maybe nursing, maybe law enforcement, who knows. What we do know is we couldn't possibly be more proud of her!

Rocks

2009-03-28T10:53:00.000-07:00

Kendall mounted a few of my slate tiles onto a board so we could check out grout lines. When I picked it up, Hailey wanted to know why I was taking her daddy's rocks! They are sitting next to the green cabnet paint, I think it is going to look so serene. I can't wait. He starts on Monday!

Pretty In Pink

2009-03-25T14:19:00.000-07:00

Yep, found Pink paint under green paint, under more paint under the formica backsplash.

If you are suprised, you must not have seen my hall bathroom yet!
Someone LOVED pink and had a very kind understanding husband!

Demolition Day!

2009-03-22T07:57:00.000-07:00

Brock has been waiting for over a month to tear off the old back splash in my kitchen. I have been putting him off because I didn't want to look at the after-math for over a month, but we are getting closer to install, so it was finely time!
What could make a 12 yr old happier than being encouraged to rip up something BIG!

backsplash before Brock got cut loose (and you thought this looked bad)

And after...

We learned you should wear gloves when ripping up something like formica, luckly these are mom's fingers, and not Brocks. (see what happens when I help?)

Tune in soon to see the color of paint this section of backspash was hiding.

Range Hood Installation- A shocking experience.

2009-02-22T16:09:00.000-08:00

Why is it that a husband will not take his wife seriously when she is fiddling with wires in the cabinet and screams, "these are live, they got me"? Instead, he laughs, tells her she must have gotten scraped by them because they aren't even hooked up.
What does it take for him to believe her? When he is putting those dead wires into the hole in the range hood, and sparks start to fly, then he believes her. He said it was pay back for a black marks-a-lot mark I accidentally gave him on his face. It is pretty funny, almost like an extension of his mustache.
The joys of home improvement, and working together!
Want a good laugh? We had to remove part of the old formica back splash a little sooner than intended since the new range hood was longer. The kitchen used to be green, and had a tile back splash, you can kind of see the square marks here. See the spots of something in the middle of the squares? DOUBLE SIDE TAPE! I kid you not, some one put tiles up with double side tape. I really do like the color, can't wait until we get it all done.

Kendall drew on my wall! I found a slate medallion on-line I liked, (uber expensive) so I went to The Flooring Store (Donna is the greatest!) and she helped me design one of my own. Kendall drew it on to make sure the size was what we were looking for.

And as I am typing this, Bill is saying.....BZZTT, trying to imatate the sound of sparking wires. Very Funny! He also mentioned something about test pilots when I mentioned AGAIN why he didn't believe me!

I think I am going to like it...........

2009-02-18T18:25:00.001-08:00

Paint! This is what I saw when I got home tonight...I really like the color, it is exactly what I was looking for.AND...what would a scene be with out Brock?
This was really funny to him, took a bit of explaining to the momma,but I guess when some one wins in WWE they climb up a ladder and cut the belt down.. he is demonstrating that here. What a goof ball.Next comes the hard part. Where does every thing go that was once in the cupboards, well on the kitchen table, where else. Mingling with Paige's Beautiful roses! I got some too, just not near as many as her! And see those cute daisy's? Beth, who use to work with me at the Dr's office had those delivered to me yesterday. It was really great, because I had no idea who they were from until I opened the card. Thanks again Beth, that was so sweet of you!
We do actually sit at the table to eat, looks like we won't be tonight, and many more nights as more cupboard's gets sanded and painted!

39 and counting

2009-02-17T06:30:00.000-08:00

Today is my birthday, I am actually 42, but I thought I would down size it as I am pretty sure I don't act my age.
It's also our anniversary.
Best birthday present ever: Paige moved back home.
I am blessed!

Meet "The Sports Kid"

2009-02-11T20:32:00.000-08:00

WWE road to smack down was "the best day of Brock's life" He had so much fun giving high-fives to most the wrestlers, and even had the pleasure of getting sweat shook on him by a few ICK. It is a great feeling to make your child so happy.
He is now an aspiring WWE wrestler, his name will be " The Sports Kid" I can see it in lights already, can you? Oh, the best news was they are comming back next year!

Cameron and Paige 2, Mom 0

2009-02-05T06:31:00.000-08:00

Hawaii that is.
Yes, as we were scraping ice off car windows yesterday Morning, Cameron and Paige left for Hawaii. Their second visit!
Well, I'm still young, and have alot of years left to visit Hawaii, Right?
RIGHT?
I do hope they have tons of fun, and I can't wait to hear from them!

Sale-a-bration=Free Stamps!

2009-02-01T09:57:00.000-08:00

It's Stampin' Up!s Sale-a-bration time again. For each $50.00 in product you buy, you can choose any item in the Sale-a-bration catalog. (spend $100.00, choose two, etc) Items in the catalog now include a ribbon bundle, designer series paper, and of course stamp sets.
This is also a fantastic time to join the Stampin' Up! Family. The starter kit is discounted, plus you can choose a free set, from the catalog, ANY SET. A value up to $47.95.
Click the icons on the side bar for more info or leave me a comment, and I will get in touch.

first smiles for Auntie

2009-01-31T18:36:00.000-08:00

Stacey, Kendall and Audrey stopped by for a short visit today. Audrey is a month old now, and what a cutie! I sure hopes she keeps her jet black hair. I was talking to her, and she was just smiling away, I told her how pretty her smiles where and that mommy didn't tell me she was a smiler now, then mommy rushed over to see the smiles too.... They weren't just the first smiles I got to see, they were first smiles. Melted my heart!

Happy Birthday Brock!

2009-01-24T09:43:00.000-08:00

Today is Brock's 12th Birthday. I can't believe how time flies. He found out about a week ago that WWE smackdown was going to be in Kennewick in February. He wished and wished for enough money for his birthday to buy tickets, and fretted A LOT that they would sell out. There were even a few times that I had to put the talk of WWE on time out., it seemed like that's all I heard about for a few days.
He even informed us that was one of his dreams!
So I buckled...floor seats!
I "wrapped" it in a soup can, using the no sharp edge can opener on the bottom of the can, putting the tickets inside and gluing the lid back on. I have always wanted to do this, but didn't have the right can opener, so I got one yesterday.
We really had him going, I gave the can to Bill and said I think something is wrong with this can of soup. Oh, Brock was all over it. He even said, are you sure it doesn't say Cunky instead to Chunky?
He had NO idea he was opening his birthday present, it was great!
I told him I wanted to take pictures of him opening it so we had "proof".

Even tho it felt so light, he couldn't believe it when he pried the lid off and saw a plastic bag.
WWE tickets DAD!

One Happy 12 year old!
Now he just has to wait until February 6th..........that may be a long wait, for all of us.

Just Buzzin' By

2009-01-19T19:09:00.001-08:00

I made these cards with the stamp set "Just Buzzin' By" which is in the new catalog, I think it is super cute!

Tomorrow's the day

2009-01-18T18:14:00.000-08:00

I can't wait for tomorrow, and the unveiling of the new Stampin' Up! Spring/Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog.

I have them already! Oh how I wish I could show you, but you must wait!

Today, I tried to photograph some pottery, it turned out terrible. You can't see the wonderful browns of the crock, and the awesome blues in the bowl. My niece Carmen who lives in Grandview, is quite the artist with clay. I only had one piece, the utensil crock, but for Christmas, my mother in law gave me a wonderful high edge plate with a bowl connected to the center for dip. It is so pretty IRL and it matches my Denby China so nicely.

Check out my SU site tomorrow to see the new catty on line, if you want a real copy, let me know and I will get one to ya. And, remember, Sale-A-Bration is only a few weeks away.....free stamps......gotta love that!

Science Project

2009-01-16T18:01:00.001-08:00

Brock had to make a "animal cell model" for science class. His Dad helped him, and they worked on it for a few hours. I am so glad Bill is good at these things, trust me it wouldn't had looked near this cool if I was helping him. They scavenged the kitchen a bit, the flower beds for bark and even one of the fish tackle box's! I think they did a great job.

Help me out here

2009-01-06T20:34:00.000-08:00

After looking at these big, white, very badly painted cabinets for 13 years, they are going to get a make-over. The question is what color? I want bold color, but it freaks me out at the same time. I thought I was being daring when we painted the inside of the house a pink tint white! So, let the ideas fly, visuals would be greatly appreciated.
We were talking about why we haven't ever done anything with the kitchen, we never came up with an answer.
I also want to paint that back wall with the window a bold color.

Homework

2009-01-06T18:45:00.000-08:00

Paige needed to make a home made dish for Home Economics. She picked the dairy group and wanted to make Mac and Cheese. The problem here is that she had to work tonight from 5:30 pm to 10 pm, and had to take the Mac and cheese to school tomorrow morning. This momma is no where awake at 10 pm... can you see where this is headed?

Anyway I hope I , I mean, Paige gets a good grade on the Mac and Cheese she slaved over, and I hope the teacher doesn't read our blog. In all fairness, I will add that it wasn't totally painless for Paige, as I wasn't real thrilled to get the news on my way home from work tonight!

What is up with this fever?

2009-01-04T18:16:00.000-08:00

Well after 3 days of fevers going up to 103.4, for the past two days Brock's temp is almost normal during the day and then goes up to 101.something in the evening. ARGG. During the day, the poor kitties have been the outlet to his boredom. Poor kitties. The sheet Brock has around himself, I put on him early into the fever when he was very hot and wanted a blanket. He has grown to love it in the past 5 days!

And a little love from his Tuffy!

Not so happy new year :(

2009-01-02T20:38:00.000-08:00

We have a sick boy.
Brock has been running a high fever up to 103.4, and sore throat since New Years Eve. Plus the poor kid is getting 2 side by side molars and the respective baby teeth are still hanging in there. Not Great. Ibuprofen brings it down a tad, but it is still going back up to up to over 103. We visited the on-call Doc today. (His Dr and staff are off, who do those people think they are anyway??????)
Rapid strept was neg, so looks like he has a nasty virus.

Brock and Audrey

2008-12-31T17:41:00.000-08:00

Brock got to meet his newest cousin today. Well, she is his cousins daughter actually. Like any typical boy, he held her for about 3 minutes and then was bored out of his mind and had to try to be patient as I held her for a LONG time.

Trucks

2008-12-31T17:15:00.000-08:00

I will never know what it is about this family and big lifted trucks! Here Jeff and Paige are shopping for lift kits, wheels and rims for their trucks. Oh wait, Paige doesn't have a truck. So they found her one. You can't see it very well but the picture she is holding is a black truck with a huge lift and hot pink flames, her dream truck of course!

Bella Rose Monogram stationary set

2008-12-30T18:14:00.000-08:00

I really enjoyed making these. It is a box containing 5 monogramed cards and envelopes. I can't take credit for the idea, since like almost always, splitcoast stampers was my inspiration, I even found the template for the box there, which was amazingly easy to make. All materials are Stampin' Up!, except for the justrite monogram stamper. What a great idea they have with these stampers, check them out here. http://www.justritestampers.com/ I have the "curlz" set with the wooden stamper. They also have a stamper that is self inking, but I wanted to use my SU! ink. There are different fonts and borders and the coolest little alpha set so I was able to make a border that said "from the desk of", it is tiny, good thing it comes with tweezers! Any questions, feel free to ask, I would love to help you make these too.

Introducing..

2008-12-28T19:02:00.000-08:00

~Audrey ~

Audrey is my niece Stacey's third child, she has a crazy birth story as she was born in the car, delivered by her proud daddy. My mom, her great grandmother was born in the car as well, maybe it's a family thing. As always I am so proud of Stacey and can't wait to love on Audrey some more. I got to meet her when she was about 4 hours old, she was sleeping peacefully at home.

Enjoy the pictures, more will follow, I promise!

Oh, the facts...

8 lbs 8 oz

21 inches long

Siggy!

2008-12-26T20:41:00.000-08:00

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siggy test

2008-12-26T20:32:00.001-08:00

My Hard Working Guy

2008-12-22T22:03:00.000-08:00

Lookin' pretty darn fashoinable, too!

Carmel Cocia Anyone?

2008-12-22T21:52:00.000-08:00

Tonight, Brock asked if he could have a piece of Carmel Cocia. What? Carmel Cocia, he tells me again. I asked him if that was some of the candy I made this weekend, because I couldn't think of what else it would be, he opened the fridge and pulled out the bag of home-made Almond Roca. Carmel Cocia! I got one of the best little Brock smiles when I told him it was almond roca. Then he saw the fudge and decided to have a piece of that instead!!!

Home Sweet {snow-covered} Home

2008-12-19T16:20:00.000-08:00

December Make A Child Smile Cards

2008-12-14T17:49:00.000-08:00

For about a year now, I have been making cards for the children listed on http://www.makeachildsmile.org Each month three children are featured. These children have serious, sometimes fatal illness' or conditions. There is also an "urgent mail" list. This list contains children who have been featured before on the web site, and are in need of extra mail due to a change in their condition. I ask that you visit Make A Child Smile. They posted a few months ago that traffic has been down on the site, which means mail to the kids has also declined. Cards do not need to be homemade.
These cards are for the three sweet girls ages 2-11 who are featured for December.

Yikes, dig out the Long Johns

2008-12-14T08:53:00.000-08:00

It is cold and snowing. It is 17 degrees, with the wind, the "feels like" is 3. Yes 3! That's cold.
Brock is loving the small amount of snow we have despite the cold. He know's you have to take advantage of what you get around here, and that he did!
Nothing like a little "street sledding"Tuffy was kind enough to pose for a picture...
Zoie was not!

Mrs. Percifield & Mrs. Lee

2008-12-08T20:02:00.000-08:00

Brock really likes his teachers and wanted to make them personalized name frames. He had 100% creative control. All I did was the work. For Mrs. Lee's we found one we really like on http://www.splitcoaststampers.com it had more of a shabby chic feel with more torn paper. I just don't do shabby chic good. Shabby yes, shabby chic not so good. But I think it turned out very nice.
And for Mrs. Percifield's, Brock picked out paper and colors he liked and away we went. We sure hope they like them!

Thankful for Step-sons and grandsons

2008-11-27T15:17:00.001-08:00

Alot of people are suprised to find out I am a grandma! Well, yes I am, and I love it, just look at this kid! Jaden is Jeff's son, he came over from the west side to spend a few precious hours with all of us. He loves Zoie, our beagle and has always called her "Underdog".

Jeff and Jaden

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Birthday

2008-11-27T15:14:00.000-08:00

Happy 18th Birthday Paige! Paige was not born on Thanksgiving, but she has had a handful of Thanksgiving Birthdays. The poor girl has had a lot of pumpkin pies in-lou of birthday cakes, Good thing she loves pumpkin pie, or maybe that is why?
She is a beautiful, funny, independent young lady. I am blessed that I was picked to be her mother.
Today I am very thankful for her.

A Blog?

2008-11-26T17:06:00.001-08:00

Yes a blog....Why not!
Although, it should probably be named Brock's Blog, as he is the only one around on a regular basis.
Hope you enjoy.