Day 364 - Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Day 364 - Wednesday, December 30, 2009 – The last few days have been filled with getting the nursery ready. Kevin has been busy painting and installing the closet system while I have been busy purchasing window treatments and decorating & organizing the space. I now sit in this room and imagine what it will be like in April when the baby arrives.

Day 341 - Monday, December 7, 2009

Day 341 - Monday, December 7, 2009 – This is the mini tree upon which we hang our daily Advent calendar mini Nativity Story book ornaments.

Day 326 - Sunday, November 22, 2009

Day 326 - Sunday, November 22, 2009 – It took a solid 12 hours, but I was able to get the house, including the tree, decorated for the holidays...with a little bit of "help" from Kev and the kids.

Day 316 - Thursday, November 12, 2009

Day 316 - Thursday, November 12, 2009 – One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is decorating the door to the deck in the kitchen with the kids' past and present Thanksgiving projects.

Day 272 - Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Day 272 - Tuesday, September 29, 2009 –

Owen decided to display his artwork that he framed with one of my chipboard frames.

Day 263 - Sunday, September 20, 2009

Day 263 - Sunday, September 20, 2009 –
Oh, look! My mums are budding! Happy Fall!!

Day 237 - Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Day 237 - Tuesday, August 25, 2009 –
Really? There are no words.

Day 229 - Monday, August 17, 2009

Day 229 - Monday, August 17, 2009 –

This remote was glued to my hands this evening...from the moment I was home from work until the moment I went to bed. Not an ideal way to spend the evening.

Day 222 - Monday, August 10, 2009

Day 222 - Monday, August 10, 2009 –
I spent the first day of my "stay-cation" breaking down the garage sale and cleaning and organizing the garage. We took a Tahoe-load of donations to Goodwill and we can park our vehicles in the garage again. I'm hiding in the photo, can you find me?

Day 170 - Friday, June 19, 2009

Day 170 - Friday, June 19, 2009 –

The boys made a fort today under the same baby grand piano that I made forts under when I was a kid. I used to spend hours playing under that piano. The boys used the blankets I bought in Mexico when I was 18 and a quilt that my Grandma Calloway made for me as a gift before she died.

Day 109 - Sunday, April 19, 2009

Day 109 - Sunday, April 19, 2009 –
The gnats have been seriously crazy super bad this year. They are so bad, that when I tried to go outside to garden this morning, I couldn't even make it from the garage door to the shed door with out being swarmed...a distance of about 10 feet. Outside every window and door, those little buggers are 3 feet deep and lord knows how many feet high. Tired of being held hostage in our house by the gnats, Kevin went to Home Depot and returned with this. It seemed to do the trick...for now.

Day 96 - Monday, April 6, 2009

Day 96 - Monday, April 6, 2009 -
Happy snowy first day of SPRING break!

Day 81 - Sunday, March 22, 2009

Day 81 - Sunday, March 22, 2009 -
So, how did I spend my second day of Spring? Spring cleaning the laundry room! It took me about 7 hours, but it is now spotless (including UNDERNEATH and BEHIND the washer and dryer!) I continued to purge items we no longer use/wear. SUCH a good feeling!! (Yes, this kind of stuff really makes me thrilled!)

Day 61 - Monday, March 2, 2009

Day 61 - Monday, March 2, 2009 -
Today the spring cleaning continued with a purge and reorganization of my closet. I filled 6 tall kitchen trash bags with clothes to donate or sell, another trash bag filled with trash, and a pretty good sized box with books, shoes, and purses. I was ruthless in my purging. Anything that I hadn't worn in the last year or anything that was less than fabulous (pilled, stained, shapeless, etc) had to go! Somehow, my closet still feels pretty full. Hmm.

Day 60 - Sunday, March 1, 2009

Day 60 - Sunday, March 1, 2009 -

Last week, I cleansed my body. Today, I decided to cleanse the house by beginning my spring

cleaning. I want to get the spring cleaning completed before the spring weather arrives. After such a long, cold, bitter winter, I know that once the spring air hits, I'm going to want to go outside rather than be stuck inside dusting baseboards and light fixtures and surfaces of furniture that will never see the light of day.

Day 42 - Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Day 42 - Wednesday, February 11, 2009 -
This is the door in our kitchen that leads to the deck. During holidays, I like to decorate it with the kids' arts and crafts projects from years past. For some reason, I only had one Valentine's related project to hang on the door this year. And it was making me a little sad that either the kids didn't create projects in years past, or that I wasn't organized enough to save them with the rest of the Valentine's Day decorations. Well, today, Owen came home from preschool with this arts and crafts gem. I look forward to hanging it up on that door for many Valentine's to come.

Day 25 - Sunday, January 25, 2009

Day 25 - Sunday, January 25, 2009 -
The winter birds FINALLY found the bird seed that's been waiting for them to discover all winter. There were tons of birds and I loved it! And there was a bit of a kawinky dink with my Chinese cookie fortune!