Halloween Weekend with the Schroeders

Last week Thursday, we packed up and drove up to West Valley City to spend some time with the Schroeders. Unfortunately, Gary's mom's health is getting worse so she'll be moving in with them in a couple of weeks. Since they have a tub in their bathroom, they felt that it would be too difficult for "grandma Schroeder" to climb in to, so they thought that putting in a shower would be easier for her. Because of Bryce's expertise in plumbing, he offered to help them, and since it was Halloween weekend, it worked out perfect for the kids to trick-or-treat in their old hometown. The initial plan for the shower was to put in a shower surround but because no one had it available right then, Bryce suggested to do tile instead, and I think that worked out even better.We had such a great time with the Schroeders! Although we had to forego taking showers for a couple of days while Bryce worked on their bathroom, it still turned out well! Yeah, maybe we were stinky, but it didn't seem to bother any of us...a little spray of perfume worked! Wow, if I could do that and not worry about taking a shower for a couple of days, I could probably go camping and survive fine. Okay, NOT!! hahahaIt was amazing how the whole weekend worked out! It was truly a blessing for all of us!! First of all, I was so worried that it would be cold and miserable for the kids to go trick-or-treating, but actually it was beautiful. The temperature was nice throughout the whole time we were there, and the night of Halloween was great! The wind was blowing, but it wasn't cold at all! It was really nice! The weather during the daytime was perfect for Bryce and Gary to work. They had to cut the tiles outside, but the weather was beautiful for just that...the sun was out and the wind wasn't blowing very much. It was nice and cool.As far as the sleeping conditions, there was a lot more room in their house for everyone than I thought there would be. Kristi was nice enough to let Bryce & I sleep in her room. We would've been fine sleeping on the floor. That's where Bryce slept anyway, because he was so dirty. The girls and Kristi slept in Grandma Schroeder's room, which was Robbie's old room. And the boys slept with Robbie in his room, which was Kati's old room downstairs. Friday night, Staci and Max were over for Halloween, and they ended up sleeping over, too. Everything just worked out great!Saturday night, Bryce got all the tiles put in. He had to let it set overnight. Then Sunday morning, I finally got to take a shower. Oh, it was so nice!! The shower looked great! Even Gary and LuAnn took showers. I think Bryce ended up taking a shower Saturday night. He said he had to bless it by taking the first shower or something. Whatever!! Anyway, after everyone took their showers, Bryce waited for a little while to let it all dry, then he grouted it. It looked so good...I was so glad it was all done. I was most worried that Bryce wouldn't have enough time to finish it, but he did. Of course, Gary helped out so much because he helped Bryce take off all the old tile from the wall, and then they had to break out the cast iron tub, and finally Gary did all the cutting on the tile, and Bryce just had to set it in. Wow, what a great job they both did!!Finally, Sunday afternoon we left. I wished we could've stayed longer. Too bad Bryce had to be back to work on Monday...I think we would've stayed longer. Well, in any case, we had a nice weekend, and a great time with the Schroeders. I guess we'll just have to do it again!