More Updates

The painting in my room is finally done. I do have a few holes that I need Jack to putty and then paint over them and them I am officially done. I don't know why I think these projects are going to get done so quickly! Painting my room or the living room is so different than the bathroom. Anyway with my new improved room comes more changes. One is that I always hated this "medicine cabinet" by my sink. I thought it was an eye sore, so when it was time to paint that area, the cabinet came down once and for all. It's now in a new "yard sale" pile. I'm still thinking something needs to go up there, but not sure yet what it is. I also took down a plate that needs something to replace, and of course the big mirror that I want. Now that I am in Dave Ramsey class, none of these things are in my budget, so I'm not sure if I'll ever get them.....especially a mirror which is about $45. I guess I can wait until Christmas, and hopefully we will have a "Christmas budget" by then!!

Science Fair

Southside is having a science fair this week. Every class had a theme and every student had to do something regarding the theme. Jenna's class did weather, so we made a poster about the water cycle. Jacob's class had to do something with insects. He also had to do a report, poster board and a "model" of the insect. We chose the caterpillar and took Styrofoam balls and painted them orange and made a caterpillar. Josh's class had a theme of "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made". They had to choose and organ and do a model on that. We chose the lungs. We used a tube for the throat leading down to the lungs (two balloons) and then the bottom balloon was the diaphragm. I think they all did a great job, and it wasn't too bad having 3 projects due the same day!! (sorry, still can move my pictures the right way)

work in progress

The top picture shows my new comforter with the blue walls. I made enough money at the yard sale to buy paint (yeah!) and I started painting on Tuesday afternoon. I had to work half day yesterday and a full day today, but hopefully tomorrow I can get the rest painted!! I love this brown color! I feel like I'm in a new room. Thanks Lydia, Jack and Jenna for helping me pick out the color. I love the color so much, I'd love it in my living room, but I don't want the same color in both rooms!! You can see that I need to still do the sink area and there are a couple of more walls, but hopefully it will get done!

Storage Shed

One of the good things about Jack being home is that Jack was able to get the storage shed up! Yeah!! It's up!! The refridgerator is now out of Jenna's room and into the shed. He did this all by himself and I'm so proud of him. Good work honey.....let's see how fast we can fill it up!

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!! We have a free sitter tonight so we are going to take out from the Outback and watch a movie......alone!! It's been awhile since we had a date so I'm so looking forward to our time together. I love you, Jack!!

daddy's little helper

Isn't she cute....out helping her daddy!

more updates

The dresser is now out of my kitchen!! The top two pictures show my "new" dresser. The last one show the old one. It was so big and took up so much space and it was also beat up (we got it from a neighbor). It was hard to get everything into a smaller dresser, but oh, the possibilities I may have once we get money!! I can think of getting a nice mirror for the wall and maybe some other wall art to put up there. Hopefully this weekend I'll make enough at the sale to buy some paint and get started on that. I also dream about putting candles or a lamp or both on the dresser if I can find things. I also need to find something to hang on the back of my door for my jewlery so that the box and stand doesn't have to go on my dresser (I just want it to look nice and not cluttered) The storage shed is getting done too!! whoo hoo!! only a few more days of work left on that, and we should be done!! The kids can store their bikes in there, we can get that refrigerator out of Jenna's room and free up some more space in the house. I'll show pictures once that gets done.

progress

Believe it or not, we are making progress. Since Saturday was raining, we spent the day cleaning. Jack cleaned out my closet and reorganized it so now I can walk in it. There is still a lot of stuff, but it is better. I have a small dresser in my kitchen (but hopefully that will be in my room by Wednesday) and a refrigerator in Jenna's room. Jenna's room is also a mess full of yard sale things, but hopefully having the yard sale Saturday will make it better. I'm hoping to make a little cash to buy some paint (and a mirror) and enough for Jack and I have a night out Monday night (since the sitter is actually free for once). Jack also made progress on the storage shed. Part of the walls are up, so it looks like a shed now. Hopefully in a few weeks my house will be back to normal and my walls will be painted!!

pictures from Josh's birthday

I'm finally getting some pictures from Josh's 10th birthday posted. I haven't been able to figure out our new photo download and I've been a little overwhelmed the last few days.