We are such newbies at this snow thing that it still excites us to see it coming down! PLUS- it gave Roger a chance to do this:
He started shoveling, because it was only 8am and he figured it would be quieter than using his new toy. However, he quickly decided that shoveling was out - See, he went recently up to Salt Lake to answer an ad for a metal storage cabinet that he wanted to buy to use in the garage. When he got there they also had a snow blower. He bought the cabinet and then asked about the snow blower. The lady said she didn't even know if it worked, and he could just HAVE it. So, he took it. He brought it home & got it running and, of course, couldn't wait for the first snow.
Last we saw him - the lone snow-blowing man was off to do the neighborhood sidewalks and driveways.... 
Then - since we were right across the street from the Stadium, we had to take another picture. Mostly, because when we went to the game last Saturday, I forgot to take my camera - so we didn't get any pictures of him at the game. 
Then the REAL fun began. We wanted to take a picture of him by the Cougar statue, right outside the stadium... but.... it was all wrapped up in plastic !!! I thought maybe they were doing some construction and had covered it - so we just didn't take any pictures there. Then we walked down to the corner & took a picture by the BYU sign... and guess what?
You guessed it... THAT sign was covered in plastic too! Now I was really ticked... so we just went ahead & took the picture anyway... wierd, huh?
It was absolutely gorgeous! I am a real LOVER of fall, so all the beautiful fall colors were breathtaking. We went up into American Fork Canyon, which is only about a 20 minute drive, and stopped at a picnic area. It was cool enough for a jacket, but sunny enough to keep it enjoyable. The leaves were raining down in the breeze & we were right beside the river.
of course, since this was SUPPOSED to be a work day, and the idea had been just spur of the moment, I didn't have any makeup on or hair done... so while Roger looks GREAT... I look like
It was such a fun day! Just a few hours out of the middle of the day & all the gorgeous fall colors to make us truly thankful to be here during the fall. How blessed we are!
It's on days like this that I wish I had those wonderful, big cameras of Brooke's or Lindsay's.
I LOVE FALL ! I LOVE FALL !!!! I LOVE FALL !!!! I LOVE FALL !!!
The entertainment center is all decked out:
The crazy 2 foot deep niche above the fireplace & mantle is finally decorated:
The metal wall art was hung so masterfully (and nervously) by Lindsay above the stairway:
The dreaded Media Room where everything that didn't have an immediate home got shoved is now beautifully organized and everything is up on a shelf. (no we are NOT using it as a media room because just 20 steps away is our huge 65" TV in the FR of the basement- so we're using it as a storage room)
In the kitchen the drapes and pictures are hung & the decor has been added to above the cabinets. One side is an homage to Roger's mission - the french Eiffel Tower and on the other is our remembrance of an old family motto: No Empty Chairs.
We put this vinyl lettering on the wall just to left of the refrigerator. It's a small wall & it kind of sums up how we feel:
Our master bedroom we did similar to the Antioch home. This time we used beadboard and more moulding in white -with navy blue paint above. They aren't in this picture, but we now also have navy blue drapes on the sliding door & a matching valance over the window 
The basement isn't quite finished, we've hung a few drapes, but not all. And a few pictures & clocks, but not all. It's a work in progress. Roger & I still have a few things left to do in our individual offices, but Lindsay helped us get incredibly organized there as well... converting the closets into shelved storage areas. All those pictures will be later in coming...(just as they'll be later in getting done! ha!) Still.... we're getting there!
Since I would have both knees wrapped & they would be swollen & huge, Roger & Lindsay bought me these lovely 2 XL scrub pants so they would fit over the bandaging! SHEESH! So, I was like the dry cleaning- - in by 7 am out by noon. Everything went very well. Roger could not resist snapping a photo while in the surgery center... (and my family thinks I am the worst one for always taking pictures!! ) 
The Dr. sent me home with no crutches, no nothing... just the advice to start walking on those knees! So, I did. (However, I did alot of sitting in my lounging love seat too!- snuggling with Colby made it much more bearable!) 
Misty flew out & helped Lindsay & Roger be great nurses for me. She brought a wonderful little machine that her roommate Shelli had used after her knee surgery! (THANKS SOOOOO MUCH SHELLI ). It's like a small cooler that you put ice & water in, then the tube connects from the cooler to a wrap that goes around your knee & gives your knee constant cold water circulating around it. The next day we found out that Roger's sister Rhonda had one too so we got it & the rest of the time I had both knees surrounded in ice water! FANTASTIC!
