thankful journal

Happy Veteran's Day to everyone and happy 11-11-11!  I'm taking an online class that started yesterday from www.makesomethingsplendid.com and we are making a Thankful Journal.  You've got to check out this website...so many great online crafty classes are offered on it :)

This was the Thankful Journal kit I received in the mail.  It has everything you need to make the journal!

This is the front cover I just finished!

The classes for this journal are self-paced which is great for me because I've got a TON of things going on right now :)  (Hopefully I'll be an aunt again real soon!)

TGIF!

a cow in the window

Jubal got his new big boy bed today!

The delivery team dropped it off bright and early at 8 o'clock this morning!  The painter is coming Tuesday to paint his room so I need some advice on color choice...(all colors are Benjamin Moore)

This is my color scheme/palette that I'm going with (obviously the orange is covered by way of his sheets :)  So my question is, do I paint three walls in "golden waffle" and one wall in "splish splash", or do I paint them all in "splish splash"?  I was initially thinking 3 and 1, but now seeing the bed set up I'm wondering if just blue would be best...to really make the orange pop...I don't know.

I have until Tuesday to figure it out, so any thoughts or comments you have would be greatly appreciated!

Have a great day, did you spot the cow?

a messy Monday

So we've decided to give our basement a makeover/facelift if you will.  Nothing major, just some new paint, furniture, and a whole new play area for the kids.  It's going to be part of their Christmas this year.  The electricians came today to do a little work so we can move our TV to a different area, next Tuesday the painter should be here.  Things are moving along quicker then I expected and I'm a bit overwhelmed by the mess (if you know me then you know I have OCD when it comes to cleaning and organization).  

Here's a peek at the BEFORE part of this project:

I know it doesn't look too bad, but my vacuum cleaner just broke so...

 Here's two of the four holes I now have in my ceiling :(

Ugghh....

On a happier note, my wonderful brother-in-law came down this weekend and helped me start construction on my daughter's play kitchen.  I just wished he and my sister lived closer because I could probably give him a part-time gig with all the projects I want to create :)

 This is going to be the sink.

 My hubby and brother-in-law working hard on the faucet :)

This chest of drawers will be the stove and oven.

I also have an armoire that will become the fridge, I'm just waiting on the hardware to arrive from Ikea...

Lots and lots of things going on around here...and just in time for the holidays :)

Happy Monday!

dress up

Avery recently started playing dress-up and taking an interest in watching me put on my makeup, fix my hair, etc.  She really enjoyed walking around with my high heels on and was pretty good at it!  I'm so thankful I have a little girl to teach all these fun "girly" things to!  It melts my heart :)

Happy Saturday everyone!

a wedding and a baby

I have a few events coming up that required some card makin' so I jumped in my craft room and started creating.  I'll admit it took me a while to get back in the swing, but I think these turned out pretty well :)

I was super excited to post these pics because I got to use my new homemade light box my mom helped me fashion last weekend...I think it made a HUGE difference!  Thanks Mom!  If you want to make one for yourself you can find the tutorial on this great website www.digital-photography-school.com.

Have a super great weekend!

jubal's leaf

It's been another crazy week around here...will I ever get a break?  My washer broke, vacuum died, and I've been trying to clean out closets this week to prepare for colder weather, only to have smaller messes pop up everywhere!  Yikes!  Did I mention I haven't even thought about Christmas shopping yet?

I know it will all work out, in it's own way, I just have to be patient :)  I just want to get in my craft room for a few hours, is that too much to ask?  Ok, enough of my rants, I had to share this pic with you...

My youngest son, Jubal, found this huge leaf while we were waiting for my oldest son's class to parade down the sidewalk in their Halloween costumes.  He was so proud!

Have a great day, hopefully I'll have some cards to show you tomorrow!

a bird, a cat, and a skeleton

Holy cow, it's November 1st!  Where did October go?

Here are a few pics of my kiddos before we went trick-or-treating last night...

 

 Hello Kitty, a Skeleton, and an Angry Bird, oh my!

The kids had a great time trick-or-treating, got enough candy to last until Easter, and I'm glad I don't have to think about Halloween for another year :)  I'm ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Happy November everyone, it's here!