i’m having motivational issues. it probably has a little bit to do with the fact that little sister has had a fever for 2 days and i have hardly put her down long enough to use the bathroom. (then i go and slam her fingers in the car door!!!! mother of the year right there!) [...]
Archive for November, 2008
one day at a time
Posted in Gratitude, Just Me Yammering On, good things on November 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
without further ado…
Posted in Projects, Wood, paint on November 24, 2008 | 7 Comments »
i present the finished mantel
i am so happy with the results!
i plan to do a lot of nothing now. oh wait, thanksgiving is at my house.
busy, busy, busy!
ANNIE!
Posted in Life Around Here, my people on November 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
what to know what little sister does every morning at 9am?
right here, watching Annie and singing along at the top of her lungs!
tremendous
Posted in good things, my people on November 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
remember yesterday when i was whining about the mister working so much?
well, he came home early and brought me these fall flowers in a cute fall vase.
ahhh, isn’t he thoughtful?
later that same day he referred to me as his ‘trophy wife’, which is another story entirely but oh what i would give to fill that [...]
how to spruce up your fireplace
Posted in Life Around Here, Projects, Wood, paint, tutorial on November 20, 2008 | 5 Comments »
i’m having a moment. i don’t know how to define it.
it’s one of those days where i had a lot of things planned, meticulously thought out errands, in order to accomplish the maximum amount before picking up big sister from kindergarten. i managed to get it all done and i’d like to add that i [...]
trying to wrap it up
Posted in Projects, Stuff I Like on November 20, 2008 | 5 Comments »
i’m just about done with all my big projects…for now. Nat and i just got done building my mantel and fireplace surround. heavy on the Nat, light on the me thanks to little sister. in any case i’m so happy with it. i started out just buying some pre-fab stuff at Lowes thinking i’d make [...]
saturday morning entertainment
Posted in Just Me Yammering On, Stuff I Like, weekend break on November 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
if your in need of some help getting into the christmas spirit then what better than Jon Heder and Rainn Wilson busting a move! funny stuff.
they have a few others over here.
finishing up a few things
Posted in Projects, paint on November 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
i’m working on getting my wall painted red today. i have painted red walls about 6 times now and it always ends up taking 4-5 coats of paint, which is not fun. so this time i finally got smart and primed the wall with dark grey first and it was the smartest thing i have [...]
holding my breath
Posted in Life Around Here, my people on November 12, 2008 | 5 Comments »
do any of you have a 5 year old daughter?
i do.
she is beautiful, funny, smart, sweet, sensitive, spunky and a million more wonderful things.
i’ve heard that if girls are hard when they’re little then they are easy as teenagers and vice versa.
i don’t know if it’s true or not.
i pray it is!
me?
my mother says i [...]
it’s a monday
Posted in Projects, my people on November 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
working on a few things today. mostly i’m trying to get my family room/kitchen painted but i have a little too much help from this one.
aunt Teri got home from Hawaii yesterday and brought her these flip flops which she pretty much refuses to take off today.
uncle Matt was teaching her to ’set’ the football [...]
