…but my husband is amazing! And so I just have to share why. I often say how grateful I am that Brent is such a handyman. He has saved us so much $$$ over the years by figuring out how to do/fix things on his own. He loves to learn and if he doesn’t know how to do something he finds a way to learn about it and do it. He has learned to do footings, framing, roofing, build decks, tile, paint, do siding, install wood floors, electrical, plumbing, hang, tape, mud & sand sheetrock, put up trim, and pretty much anything it takes to build a house. I am always amazed at his motivation and drive to get things done. He built our house in Millville where we live now (with help from family and friends) while working and going to school full time, re-modeled our trailer house at Bear Lake while getting our new business up and running, built two houses in Cache Valley and two rental cabins at Bear Lake with the Freedom Home Builders business, and is now building another house at Bear Lake for us to rent out or eventually use while we are there in the summers. What a guy!
Here are some shots of Brent working on the tile floor in the kitchen of the house we're building at Bear Lake…
Here are before & after shots of our trailer house @ Bear Lake:
...and that’s just the outside. You should see all of the work he did on the inside! It’s crazy to look at the difference now. Someday I will post those pictures too.
Here are before & after shots of my grandma’s bathroom that we (mostly Brent) recently re-modeled.
Before:
(We had obviously already removed some things,
but you get the picture...it was pretty bad)
After:
Fabulous! My grandma lives in a really OLD house and her bathroom needed some TLC. She was in the hospital during December dealing with some health problems, so Brent took charge and decided it was a perfect chance to re-do her bathroom while she was out as her Christmas present! Thanks to all those that helped and donated time, money, talents, toilets, vanities, etc! (Parker, Kelby, Jason, Travis, Rich, Jana, Nick, Linsey, Eric, Ryan, Ronda, Mom [Joni], etc.) Please smack me if I forgot to mention you! Anyway, more boasting about Brent… (sorry, I just can’t help it! He’s too humble so I have to toot his horn for him!) If one of our cars, four wheelers or golf carts have problems he knows/can figure out how to fix it. And if he doesn’t, we are very lucky that my father-in-law, the amazing Loran, teaches auto mechanics at Bridgerland and is willing to help us out!
I have often taken this quality in Brent for granted because that is just how he has always been, but I want him to know how proud I am of him and how grateful I am to be his wife. I really do appreciate all that he does for our family. ‘Good job’ (inside joke) honey, I love you!
