Mimi Sue's Cottage

A home is much more than a house built of lumber, brick, or stone. A home is made of love, sacrifice, and respect. We are responsible for the homes we build. We must build wisely, for eternity is not a short voyage. There will be calm and wind, sunlight and shadows, joy and sorrow. But if we really try, our home can be a bit of heaven here on earth. Thomas S Monson







Friday, December 2, 2011

Wild East Wind

Yesterday we had quite the windstorm.

The weatherpeople said we had category 2 hurricane winds.

Kind of unsual for our land locked State.

This is what it did to our patio.




And this is what it did to our neighborhood.


We lost a lot of our hundred year old trees.


Our patio.   (pics are loading out of order!)


The Mister and I spent the afternoon at our friends home.
(Along with lots of neighbors and friends)
We helped them cut up and haul to the front yard
what's left of a huge pine that crashed onto their roof
punching a big hole in a guest bedroom.


Siding and shingles are everywhere.


Fences are down, metal sheds are crumpled, and trampolines are
no longer in the correct backyard.



Our daughter #1 and her little family are staying with us until they get their electricity restored.

We've been so blessed! Our trees have survived, losing only a few branches. 

It's been a wild couple of days here in Northern Utah!

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Sunday Sayings


"True success in this life comes in consecrating our lives--that is, our time and choices--to God's purposes."   D Todd Christofferson

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving 2011




I have so many things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.

Not the least of these things is you!

Happy Thanksgiving

Love, Mimi

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Pinterest Projects

I've been spending a little too much time on
Pinterest lately.  But there sure are some
cute ideas all over that website.

Saw this easy idea there. 

 I had to make a couple for the
California sweetpeas.




And a baby one for their little cousin.



Super Cute!

Should I make one for me?

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Sunday Sayings



"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."  Epictetus

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Baby Turkey


Saw this cute idea on Pinterest.

Had to make one for our newest little grandgirl Margaret.


Probably won't wash very well since it's made out of grosgrain ribbon.

She's gonna be adorable for Thanksgiving.

Where did this week go?  Time is flying by waaay to fast.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Sunday Sayings


"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.  It turns what we have into enough, and more.  It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.  It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."  Melody Beattie