Some tidbits in the life of the Mr and Mrs, their kids, and the pooch.
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Friday, January 23, 2015
Jump
Its amazing how a curb can provide almost an hour of entertainment for a 4 year old.
As excited as I am to have him in kindegarten next year, I will definately miss these kinds of times with him....
As excited as I am to have him in kindegarten next year, I will definately miss these kinds of times with him....
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Favorite Time of the Day
Quiet mornings, when no kids are awake, are my favorite time of the day.
Its a time for me to sit, uniterrupted, in absolute quiet, with my hot cup of coffee and read.
And its worth it getting up extra early when its still dark outside just to have it.
Its a time for me to sit, uniterrupted, in absolute quiet, with my hot cup of coffee and read.
And its worth it getting up extra early when its still dark outside just to have it.
Monday, January 19, 2015
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Man's Chair
We were at Target before Christmas, and Nolan disapeared for a minute. When I found him, he had pulled off foam Paw Patrol kid chairs from the end cap, and arranged them in the aisle and was sitting on each one trying them out.
I knew that it was the perfect gift for him, so I made sure that he got one from Papa and Bama.
*might have been a mistake*
It seems that now this chair is a permanent fixture in every room that Nolan is in. He carries it from place to place, and even sleeps with it.
Scary....
I knew that it was the perfect gift for him, so I made sure that he got one from Papa and Bama.
*might have been a mistake*
It seems that now this chair is a permanent fixture in every room that Nolan is in. He carries it from place to place, and even sleeps with it.
Scary....
Wednesday, January 07, 2015
Monday, January 05, 2015
Furniture Fun
I finally, finally, finally finished off the desk that I got for my birthday a few years ago.
Rich and I found it at a thrift store, and I asked for it and he got it for me. Its a fold down secretary, and its now been sitting in my garage for almost 2 years waiting for my attention.
I struggled with picking a color to paint it. I struggled with commitment to what exactly I wanted to do with it, and he struggled with it just sitting in the garage for so long.
So one day I just did it.
Picked a color we had in the paint bin, sanded the heck out of it, and started.
Hey, its only paint right?
I really love the way that it turned out. I love the time working with my hands. I love the smell of paint, and seeing the immediate change as it goes on. And he loved that it was finally going to go in the house where it belonged.
So then he gave me the go ahead to do a couple more peices of furniture. I've had a little luck buying and repurposing and selling on Craigslist, and I really enjoy the work.
Unfortunately our garage now looks like a furniture store....but hopefully as they sell the extra money will make it all worth it. {as he's gritting his teeth}
Rich and I found it at a thrift store, and I asked for it and he got it for me. Its a fold down secretary, and its now been sitting in my garage for almost 2 years waiting for my attention.
I struggled with picking a color to paint it. I struggled with commitment to what exactly I wanted to do with it, and he struggled with it just sitting in the garage for so long.
So one day I just did it.
Picked a color we had in the paint bin, sanded the heck out of it, and started.
Hey, its only paint right?
I really love the way that it turned out. I love the time working with my hands. I love the smell of paint, and seeing the immediate change as it goes on. And he loved that it was finally going to go in the house where it belonged.
So then he gave me the go ahead to do a couple more peices of furniture. I've had a little luck buying and repurposing and selling on Craigslist, and I really enjoy the work.
Unfortunately our garage now looks like a furniture store....but hopefully as they sell the extra money will make it all worth it. {as he's gritting his teeth}
I'm still working on a few peices. And I need to stop collecting...cause it's a little addicting...
