The Calender Was Full!

Sorry that we have been such lazy bloggers. We have been super busy. Here is a look at what we have been up to since I last blogged.

Shawn McDonald Concert - March 7th
We drove out to Post Falls ID to see Shawn McDonald, Warren Barfield, and Ali Rogers (totally great new artist). The best part was getting to see our friend Scot Mortimore (drummer for Shawn McDonald). We had a good time catching up and watching them perform. Good night.



Putting For The Green - March 9th
Mark raised money for Life Services - crisis pregnancy center here in Spokane. The event was really great. Mark got lots of sponsors and we went and golfed, drove go carts and played tons of video games all for free. We had a really great time and supported a really great charity.




Skiing at 49 Degrees North - March 11th
Wow what an amazing ski day. The conditions couldn't have been better and the company wasn't half bad either - Just kidding friends. It was powdery, fresh, sunny and wonderful. We (Karen) found out how out of shape she was - the next morning with SORE muscles. But a great day!






Revolution Tour - March 17th-19th
I (Karen) headed to Seattle with the teens for a conference centered around sharing your faith. The teens had a great time - the schedule was PACKED! We headed out to the streets to go door to door collecting food and sharing our faith. It was an event I'll remember for a long time - challenging me to be open and honest with what I believe as I share the greatest gift I have with others.




Tri Cities - March 24th-26th
Once again we headed to Tri Cities - this time to celebrate Dan and Megan's baby on the way. We had lots of fun at the baby shower - as you can see by the photo us girls finally have something to count down. (For those of you who don't know - Mark's friends have been counting down the number of guys left single at each wedding - now all the brides and girlfriends can start the count down this time with babies) Tri Cities is always so much fun. Good times and good friends.



Hardwoods - March 27th-31st
Mark and I got crazy one night and decided to rip up all of our carpet in the living room and hallway upstairs. We knew there were hardwoods underneath and were pleasantly surprised by how nice they looked. In a few weeks we will have them refinished along with the dining room. Then we can move back in to the living room.




Painting Mark's Office - April 1st
Mark was tired of working in a boring white office with no personality. So we went in on a Saturday and gave it a makeover. We painted three walls blue and one accent wall orange/copper, bought him new office organizing stuff, and spray painted his old nasty bulletin board all black. He is still working on finishing three b/w photographs of us to hang above his desk. It looks so much better and makes him feel at home.




Re-Roof Garage - April 6th-7th
Our spring projects didn't stop with the carpet. Just this last weekend we tore off our garage roof down to the skip sheathing (1x4s) and put a new pretty one on that doesn't leak. It was a TON of work (4' x 8' sheathing, drip edge, tar paper and architectural asphalt shingles) and we had to do it fast. We only had one night and one day without rain. We are crazy to re-roof in early April in Spokane. You never know what the weather will do. But we got it done just in time before the rain and it looks great. Thank you Chris, Andrea, Grandma, Grandpa, Mom and definitely Dad for all the work you did. It would not have been possible without your help.





SO now it is on to putting in a sprinkler system and a few other small projects around the house. We hope to finish everything before our trip to Mexico in June where we are going to build houses for families in need through Amor Ministries.

We will keep you updated.