SUYL-Mantles

HEY!! To those visiting from Kelly's Korner!!!!

OK. So this week is focusing on mantles.  I am horrible when it comes to changing up my decor in this area.  In fact, I haven't rearranged a thing on my fireplace mantle since...hmmmm......2009-ish?!   Well, except at Christmas time that is.  Anyway-I can't wait to see what the rest of y'all are doing around your fireplaces!!! I know many of you decorate this area seasonally and I can't wait to "nose around" your space!!ha ha

These pics are super up-close as we are moving next week and I have crap, junk, very organized boxes all in front of the fireplace.

 Christmas mantle decor.  I usually just add some greenery and ornaments to my usual decor.  The stockings I got at Hobby Lobby for $5.00 each-SCORE!!

Here is the fireplace in our new house that we will be moving in next week (fingers crossed!)

Sorry the picture is bad, it's the only completed room pic I could find right now!!  Any decorating suggestions???

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!



Just some random awesomeness!!

Let me start with this......Alittle D&D

As in DILL PICKLES & DR.PEPPER!!!  I found some great spicy ones at a local place called House of Webster a few years ago.  Of course, they have stopped making the pickles and are now making spicy mixed veggies, which is fine, but I also want the pickles too!!! Back to the point-I saw these at Wal-mart and decided to try them out.  LOVE THEM! Nat and I have already finished these off!! This is a great snack to meet and exceed your daily (probably weekly) recommended amount of sugar and sodium!!

HALLOWEEN IN JULY?!

I bet you have seen alot of posts about Christmas in July, but Halloween in July?!hhhmmmm..

Nat decided we needed to make sugar cookies yesterday, I agreed!!  She chose to use an owl and pumpkin cookie cutters.  I tried to talk her into using something more seasonally appropriate, but there was no talking her out of it!

She also added some triangles "pizza slices" for Elerz.  Isn't your mouth watering at the sight of these beauties?!  Let's just put it this way, they would make really great bricks!  Which would go "awesome" with the cream style corn that I forget about on the stove and was cooked into an oatmeal like-state! OOPS!!

CATCHING UP ON SOME READING!!

Elerz was being unusually quiet, which means that she is probably into something, so I went on the search to find her and found her doing this...........

 Isn't this so cute!!! She was just in her room looking at her books.

 I tried to get a sweet pic of Nat to go with the precious one of Elerz, but this is what I got!  OK Nat!! See if I ever share my pickles and Dr. Pepper with you again!!!

The girls relaxing after playing outside yesterday afternoon.  I moved their table over to them to rest their feet on.....they get a 10 rating on the spoiled meter!!

STRANGE PLACE TO PUT A GUTTER!!

OK. This is just so weird that I had to add it to the all the awesomeness that you have enjoyed so far in this post! haha  We requested that the guttering be lengthened about a foot from the spout to clear the house and this is what I literally walked into yesterday evening.......

12 inches.......hmmmmm more like 12 feet. This guttering is just laying on the sidewalk. GEEZ!! Scott will have some DIY projects to deal with if we EVER close on this house!! (which will not be this week after all!!URGGGGGG!!!)

HAVE A GREAT THURSDAY!!!!!



Let there be light!

OK. All the fixtures went in the house the end of last week.  Let me narrate as I give you a little tour around!!

Girl's bathroom-the hall bathroom has the same fixture.

I picked my exterior lights from a catalog and was a little nervous with not actually seeing them before they were installed on the house, but they turned out great. 

 The pendant light by the front door is my favorite light in the whole house.

 Back porch light. 

Entryway fixture

 Kitchen chandelier

 

OK. Here is where things get interesting.  Let me explain to you how we ended up with the fixtures in the Master bathroom.  We were at the lighting showroom picking out the fixtures for the house and I had no trouble finding fixtures to go over the mirrors, but did not like any of the pendant lights that were on display.  Natalyn had to go to the bathroom, so I took her and when I came back Scott said that the lighting guy could get the lights I had been looking at on-line (we had printed copies of the lights to use as examples).  I got real excited and said ok order them.  And here is what I got........

I walked into the Master bathroom last Thurs and actually jumped back. The pendant light actually scared me, it was not what I had envisioned and it was a bit....hmmmm. huge for the room.  The finish is more rust than brown like the fixtures over the mirrors.  It was at that moment that I realized I had ordered my pendant from a different series than the fixtures over the mirrors.  But if this is the only OOPS so far, that's pretty good, huh?  (let me clarify, the pendant is not ugly, it is just gigantic)

Here let me introduce you to this light fixture.  I think it look like a boob!! Am I right?!

The non-matching fixtures to the pendant.



10 PM

10PM.......

That's what time I recorded the girl's Sunday night.  Don't they look oh so sleepy?!

I can't get Elerz to wear socks/shoes for longer than 5 seconds, wait! I mean, she WILL wear Nat's, Scott's or my shoes, just not hers.  And I guess technically she likes to wear socks, just not on her feet, but on her hands.  She is copying a new fashion trend of Natalyn's.  Socks on hands as gloves is very princessy!!!!  That poor burpie, as Elerz calls it "bahbie" has seen better days, but it is her favorite!

Does anyone else have "night-owl" kiddos?!



SUYL- Bathrooms

It's time again for another SUYL linky party!!!!  This week's topic is bathrooms!!  If you are bored, nosey or just can't sleep at 4am, stop by KellysKornerblog.com and check out some amazing (mine will not fall under that category) bathrooms!!!

Let me get right to the point!!! First I will show our current bathroom's, then scroll on down to see our works in progress in the new house.

~Our current Master Bathroom~

~Our current hall Bathroom~

~As of next week (finger's crossed) is our new Master Bathroom~

These pics were taken last week.

The only things that are incomplete/missing currently is that the mirrors framing needs to be stained and the lighting fixtures. 

~ Girl's Bathroom~

~Hall Bathroom~

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!!!

VISIT AGAIN NEXT WEEK AND I SHOULD HAVE COMPLETELY FINISHED BATHROOMS TO REVEAL!!!

HAPPY JULY 4th!!! (on the 5th!!)

OK.  So this is a day late, almost all my blog posts are.......

When I think of the 4th I think of my great grandma, my Nannie.  Not many people have a great-grandma until they are 26.  She wasn't one of those cranky old people either.  She was a hoot!!!She was one of those people that loved parties, family and friends, basically she loved life in general.  When one would walk through her door, get ready for a big ol'kiss (with some shade of bright lipstick!)  She would start almost every sentence with "now hon...."  If you asked her about one of her recipes, she would refer to measurements as a "a little of this or that."  I mention my Nannie because her birthday was the 4th.  We used to all get together for a birthday celebration!! Nannie would show up head to toe in something patriotic! And rhinestones.....lots of rhinestone jewelry!!!! I wish I had a picture to add, but they are all packed up in a box ready for the move.

Then of course, we should all take the time to remember all the soldiers that HAVE and ARE protecting our FREEDOM IN THIS COUNTRY!!  This brings another person to my mind.  My grandpa, my Pappoo.  He served in WWII, entering the service in 1942.  He was wounded by German mortar fire on the Anzio Beach Head in Italy in April of 1944.  He loved Jesus, his family, his friends and his church.  He was one of the most patient and wise people I have ever known.  I will quote him from a paper my cousin wrote about him..."Do not be afraid of hard work and hard times. Be honest, keep your family around you, lean on your friends and get all the education that you can.  Everything will fall into place then."

This is a picture of Pappoo and Natalyn from May 2010.  I just love that the American Flag is in the background.  I keep bugging my aunt K-K to paint it!!!

We had a pretty relaxing day yesterday.  We slept in (Nat did not surface until 10am!!)

We then went to the Promenade to look for holiday deals (now if that's not "American" I don't know what is! HA HA).  Basically we came home with nothing, it's was just too hot!!!  Sooo..we Scott grilled hot dogs, watched Robin Hood (Disney movie) and ate popcorn.  We did make it to our city's fireworks display (no individual fireworks this year due to the fire ban) it was pretty good!  Elerz kept looking for "crackers" because I made the mistake of calling the fireworks, firecrackers.  She kept saying "cackr mor".  I would say "they're all gone." She would say "OHHHHH.."(that's a new response she is using now.)

Just another Manic Monday (& weekend)

OK.  Here's the deal.  We go to our new house on Thursday evening and notice that there is a water stain on the tile in the kitchen.  The trim was wet by the refrig. nook and on the other side of the wall in the living room. I immediately thought there is a water leak (the water was turned on that day in the house) due to the builder having to cap and re-direct water lines because the kitchen/girl's bathroom/laundry room was originally plumbed wrong!!   We went home and emailed/left v/messages for the builder's assistant.  I got NO SLEEP that night, all I could think about was going by the house on Friday morning and seeing water running out the front door and down the driveway!  Scott went by the house at 6am on Friday morning and called to let me know that all the water was dried up, but some of the trim work would need to be re-installed and painted.  The hardwoods and the kitchen cabinet fronts looked fine.  We went ahead and scheduled for an indep. inspector to come in and check to make sure there is no moisture under the cabinets and in the wall this coming Friday.  The builder's assistant called and explained that a refrig.valve was open when the water was turned on and that is where the water came from.  We met with the builder's foreman and the assistant (which went well) this morning to go over some punch list items and it looks like we may be closing on the 13th.  As in.......Friday the 13th!!! Isn't that the icing on the craptastic cake!!!!  Do you think it's a good idea to be moving heavy furniture on that date?!Hmmmmm.......

After our meeting at the house, I get in my car and there is a warning light on and a tire sign.  I thought that due to the extremely hot weather we have been having my tire pressure must be off or something, so I decide to go ahead and head to Honda and get it checked out.  The conversation with the repair guy goes something like this.........

Repair guy: "You have a nail in the rear passenger side tire that is in the side wall and can't be repaired. It will have to be replaced."

Me:  "Oh no!! Do I have to buy two tires?"

Repair guy:  "Nope, just one...........oh wait I found another nail in your driver's side front tire. So...yea, you need two tires."

Me: "1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10"- (the repair guy looks at me like I'm an idiot)

Repair guy:  "Have you been in a construction area lately or something?"

Me: "URGGGGGG!" I love having to buy new tires to replace tires that have less than 12,000 miles on them!!!"

A few minutes later the repair guy comes back over to me with the work order for me to sign.  Before looking at it I say (half jokeing) "If you tell me there is a 3rd and or 4th nail/tire needs to be replaced story I am going to kick you in the shin." He just kinda laughes, he may have thought I was more serious than jokeing.  The good news is that the dealership has a jump-jump so the girls were entertained for the 1.5 hours we were there.  The bad news is that one of the kids that was playing in the jump-jump got out and said "I don't feel good" and BARFED!!  Her mom just cleaned up the mess and her child and let the girl back in the jump-jump.  I pulled my kids out quick and squirted them down with antibacterial hand lotion which doesn't do much good since they have played with the girl for the prior 30 minutes!!!! GEEZ!!!!!

Sorry this post is forever long....but that's the way it goes sometimes.... I am not even going to get into the story about Elerz sticking a match stick carrot up her nose...I'll save that for another day. Here are some pics of the girls at the dealership.

Elerz with her monkey on her back!

 Nat, Elerz and another girl (NOT the one that barfed!!)