MOE...

I was in a store yesterday and I was listening to a mom and son decide which toy the son was going to get. The mom asked, "Which one will it be."
The son chose.
The mom said, "How did you decide?"
He responded, "This one landed on MOE!"
I thought it was adorable. So next time you have to make a decision make sure you do "Eeny, meeny, miny, MOE!"

Visitor!

My mom came to visit me today! I showed her the changes on the house and we went to Hobby "Lubey" Lobby as she likes to call it! We went out for supper and stopped at the Police Dept. to drop off supper for Joel. I am glad my mom had the opportunity to really see the "ins-and-outs" of the PD.




Isn't she cute...Direct quote by my mom, "This is an icky feeling being in here, there's no handles to get out!"


PS: I have had a rough few days...I got rug burn from scrubbing out paint, received disappointing news on a test, I fell down the stairs and hurt my back and got another rug burn on my arm (the same arm that is attached to the fingers with rug burn on them) and I'm obviously too weak to take out and put in hinges and cabinet doors because my arm is going to fall off soon, (but not the same arm with the rug burn on it)...Boy, things sure need to turn around here and quick.

4 days of painting and 4 days visiting MO.

Wow it has been a crazy week! I am crazy in love with my new house! Here are some pictures. You may be wondering why there is a picture of my fingers in band-aids...Well, funny story. I was so excited to be done painting I thought I would put the roller head on the plactic drop cloth. I would then just wrap up the plastic and throw it away. Well, that was the plan until the roller head rolled out of the plastic...I had to scrub the paint out of the carpet, hence the rug burns on my fingers...Here are the pictures of the house!

Also, we spent some time in Missouri with Joel's brother and family. It was wonderful to see them. We had the opportunity to visit the crown center, the plaza and different hot spots in Independence, MO! I enjoyed it, however, everytime I wanted to take a picture I realized I had left the camera in the car. We were so busy playing with our nephews we forgot to take pictures. I loved playing in the sandbox and listening to the noises a 5 month old makes!

Office before...

Office before...

Master bedroom before...

Master bedroom before...

Master Bedroom before...

Hallway before...with the ugliest teal faux finish

Entryway after...

Dining after...

Dining after...

Ouch!

Guest bedroom...

Hallway to the basement...if you look close you might see where the roller rollered off the plastic...

The after hallway...with beautiful neutral color!!!!!

Joel and I painted and reapolstered the chairs! The top of this table is a chalkboard! Super fun to write messages on!

Office after...

Office after...

Master bedroom after...

Joel and our nephew sharing a moment! (Doing what they do best...watching a movie!)

Hope you enjoyed...I will keep you posted on more changes...I will get better at blogging more often too!

Sore...

So I have rock climbed for hours, interpreted for hours/weeks, typed numberous papers however after painting for 3 days straight somehow the pain in my hands and forearms doesn't compare! I am looking forward to posting the pictures! I love what feels like my new home! I still have one more day to finish everything up!

Away from the internet

Joel and I were away from the internet for a while... We spent 4 days up at my parents cottage! It was so relaxing... well except for the part when we were cooking super and a bat decided he wantd to help! It was also very nice to have most of my mom's side of the family up there for an afternoon. My God-daughter/cousin is almost 3 and had a blast. We use squirt guns and jumped in the lake! It was great to hear her giggle!

I am on vacation this week! All of it will be spent painting...Thursday morning we leave for Missouri to visit Joel's brother, sister-in-law and nephews! I can't wait! More pictures of the house and trips soon!

Honeymoon...

So a little over two months ago Joel and I spent a week in Aruba! We both loved it! Here are some pictures... We have a ton more so we will just have to get together to see the scrapbook I made! 2 Favorite parts... 1. I never knew what time it was, my stomach always told me though... 2. Everyday Joel and I took the bikes out and the snorkle gear and peddled up and down the coast and snorkled every few miles. Ok, now that I think about it there were way more than 2 favorite parts...Enjoy the highlights!!!

Bathroom...

Ok, so in the middle of teaching summer school I thought I would tackle painting the bathroom. Starting a paint job at 9 pm isn't always the best idea... Hey I got it done and it looks wonderful! We are making progress! Stay tuned for more!

You might be thinking "Is there a change...?" But it fact there has been! It is a brighter blue and really makes the tile pop!