Little One's Birthday Eve

So close and yet still 24 hrs away! Little One is so excited about tomorrow he can barely stand it. After yesterday's transformational haircut I think he looks 8 now. Brian's dad and gramma come into town tonight so we are doing last minute things around the house to get ready. The haircuts took a big chunk of time yesterday and I will try and post the before and after pictures here soon. Last night I took the boys to Baskin Robbins for 31 cent scoops and we saw some friends there too. It was a nice treat especially since all I had was $2 in my purse!

The flight comes in this evening around 8 so we have to make beds and do some more laundry... Looking forward to a nice visit!

The Countdown

So Little One has started the countdown and couldn't be more excited. Of course, we gave him his present a few days ago which I bought while out of town. He still can't seem to contain himself. Yesterday he wrote a countdown in ink on his arm and each day is crossing off a number. I guess he needs the constant reminder. He says he is so excited because he will finally be a "tween". Of course his wish list for his birthday does not consist of anything that is even remotely affordable but what would you expect. He's the Little One and SPOILED ROTTEN!

So 3 days and counting...

Good to be Home!

We had a nice trip and can't complain about much of anything! We laughed A LOT! The trip up there took us up Hwy 69 which was back country and by the time we got to a major highway we could not even see because of all the DEAD BUGS on the windshield. These bugs were so big you could see them coming at you and then SPLAT! We had to stop to clean the bug guts off the window which was pretty gross.

We slept in the car on Wed night in a very well-lit parking garage with people talking all night. We must have been really tired because we both fell asleep almost instantly. Around 5:20am we got up and got in line at spot #23. We hung out around there most of the day and the sale opened at 4:00pm. We did pretty well and after grabbing a bite to eat we headed to KC. We spent the next day at the book stores and stayed in a hotel that night and made our way home yesterday.

The second I stepped in the house it was business as usual. Everyone was hungry and things needed to be done. I made my bed as soon as I got home and then started collecting laundry. Brian did a good job of making sure the house was not trashed when I got home so I was able to work last night. Today will consist of packing up the things that sold and putting everything else away.

It was a long trip and those turnpikes are brutal. SOOOO BORING!! But it was a fun trip and hopefully profitable.

Brian's dad and Gramma come on Thursday so we will get ready for that this week and Brandon's birthday is Friday, not that he will let us forget!

I Love You Dad!

Feels like I haven't told you in awhile and wanted you to know... kris :)

Gotta Admit... A Little Nervous!

So I leave to go out of town in the morning and I have to admit I am a little nervous. Not about driving cross country or staying in hotels or sleeping in the car but about my boys... All 3 of them! I spent a small fortune stocking the house for them while I am gone and have not bothered to clean or pick up all day since I know it will look worse once I get back. I feel sorry for Lucy, my cleaning lady, next week!

Anyways, just wanted everyone to keep us in your prayers as I travel and more importantly, the boys stay home.

Just Not Fair!!

Today I went and got my haicut after almost a year and wouldn't you know it would be rainy!! Everyone knows it will never look as good as when the stylist does it. And my stylist is FANTASTIC!! So I had the boys take a picture. Now, I have decided we need to add a photography class to our homeschool because they were terrible. Either that or I am not as cute as I think I am! Either way here is the best photo we could get after many, MANY tries!

Another Week Begins...

I hope everyone had a Happy Easter. We had a nice day. The boys hunted for eggs inside because of the weather and I had put coupons inside instead of candy. Today they are using the "No School" coupon and loving it! We went to Golden Corral with Brian's family and had a filling lunch. It was nice to see them and Brian's mom looks great! We finished our taxes last night which is a huge weight off our shoulders as well. A pretty productive day. I also got most of the floor laid in the boys bathroom. It is a beautiful hickory wood.

This week starts with high hopes. I want to be able to say the bathroom is completely finished by the end of the week and move on to the front yard. It looks like the weather will cooperate. Tonight we have soccer practice, tomorrow a game and Wed, Thurs and Fri we're going to try and get to a bookstore so it is filling up quickly.

I'm off to pack up orders so I can get back to the fun stuff!!

Fun Day!

So today I did the co-op shop for Amy and Carol since they both had other things they had to do. I asked Keri to go with me and we had a great time. Cate was so cute with her face covered with all the samples they give away down there. She seemed to have a blast. After being down there and spending time with Keri we have decided to plant a garden this season. We are going to use the little space that is left in the backyard and see what we can grow. It sounds like a good school experiment to me if nothing else.

I have the bathroom painted and the baseboards done and just need to install the new floor. I am hoping to get that done tomorrow. It is just a bathroom so it shouldn't take me too long. I started pulling weeds in my front flower beds today to plant the flowers. That may have to wait til next week since there are still a lot of weeds to go. The entire neighborhood and then some were over today and hunted through the neighborhood for snakes and geckos and whatever they could get their slimy little kid hands on. They found 6 snakes (in a matter of minutes I might add) and 1 gecko that they could actually catch. The carried them and played with them and grossed me out all day. Amy's kids took theirs with them when they left and the others left them on the back porch. After dinner they were gone so now I am totally freaked out to walk outside. I'm thinking I will give them a few days to find a new hiding spot before I go back to pulling weeds.

We have games in the morning so I am off to tuck in the kiddos...

Movin Right Along

Yesterday I got the bathroom textured and thought I would get it painted too but the joint compound was not dry when we got home from practice. The boys actually agreed on a color which is shocking so the bathroom will be "Green Twig". I am hoping to get that done today but am not feeling 100%. I have a very sore throat so I think I am going to skip the gym and just work around here today. I would really like to make more progress since it feels nice to cross something off the list everyday.

This Week's Projects

So I have to say I have been doing pretty well with getting my honey-do list done around here. Notice I say my because there is no doubt who is going to do it. This week I am doing the boys bathroom and the front yard. It is a little overwhelming as both projects are kind of large but I'm gonna try my hardest. I have their bathroom emptied and am headed in there today to texture the walls. They have grown out of the cute little fish and sea creatures so we have opted for more neutral colors and patterns (bye-bye orange walls!)

I am hoping for a nice day this week to plant the flowers in the front yard too. Our house looks so nice now that it is freshly painted and I really want to get the flowers out to make it look like a home. Some 70s would be nice...

I will post pictures when I am done and hope to be able to move on to new projects next week!!

Making Progress...

So yesterday I got to scratch two things off my to-do list. I finally finished my niece's present. It was an ABC book that the kids and I put together and it turned out super-cute! I am going to make the boys one too as I think it is something they will look back on when they are older and laugh. They were so funny with some of the photos they took for the different letters. It turned out just like I had hoped and they put a lot of time and thought into it which made me proud. I hope Cate likes it!

I also got Brandon's fan hung. He was a HUGE help and really enjoyed the progress of taking down the old fan and putting the new awesome fan up. It looks exactly like something he would like. The picture doesn't really do justice to its coolness... It is covered in graffiti and the blades look like skateboards. Today is catch up day and I have to get all the work done that I have set aside to do projects. Hopefully it will fly by so I can do some fun stuff too.

Both the boys have games tonight and the wind is blowing at about 50 mph. That should be fun!