more redecoration!

After the bathroom was all done, Chris decided that he still had plenty of time in the weekend to redecorate the bathroom too. Since I had begged for the bathroom to be redone, I was ecstatic!!

Here is the the before...this medicine "cabinet" with no doors was highly functional.


Here is the annoying condescending little angels that I got to look at every single time I took a shower and leaned my head back to rinse out my hair. (seriously, just look at the smug little face of the one on the right! and also, my friend Lisa said the one in the middle has the cold, dead eyes of a killer!!)
Ugliest. Wallpaper. EVER!
and now........its beautiful!!!!!!!!! The whole room was inspired by that hand towel.
My sink.
Toilet area!

It is finished!

soooooooooo much better!!!!!!!!!!

New Design

I decided it was time for a new blog design. I went out in search of a cute fall design since it sure feels like fall around here (42 degrees when I woke up this morning) but instead, thought this one was super cute.

School is in full swing now and Morgan has homework almost every night. Emma did not get into Kindergarten, which we expected. We even applied to a different school district, but they were also full. I was a little relieved as the thought of driving 10 miles to drop her off AND pick her up every single day, even in bad weather, wasn't that appealing...but I would have done it for her educational benefit!

Morgan just started gymnastics and Emma will take swimming lessons. Those will be their extra-curricular activities this semester. Emma also wanted to take jazz, but the swimming lessons were already paid for so we talked her into settling for that for now. If Morgan continues with the gymnastics, there is a jazz class that meets at the same time we can put Emma in.

We're going to redo our master bedroom this weekend for my birthday. Chris decided manual labor on his part was cheaper than an expensive birthday gift. Fine with me....I prefer it anyway! (you know, assuming I'm not going to get a 4 carat diamond or new house or something) Our master bedroom and master bath are the only 2 rooms in the house that still have the wall paper in them that was here when we moved in.

So anyway, here are the before pictures..........

I will be so ready to get rid of that ugly turquoise!


I hate the furniture but new furniture isn't in the budget right now. I'm hoping maybe I can swing new hardware on them and that would help?

Here is one color idea I did in photoshop to see what it would look like.

Here is another color idea....probably the one we'll go with........and also my attempt at drawing a headboard on to see what it would look like. This one is supposed to be fabric with buttons. Ugly, but just trying to get an idea.

Anyway, work will hopefully begin Friday or Saturday!

What else? Matty is huge and getting huger. He has diarrhea again like he was so sick when we first got him. Twice now, I have woken up to find the house smelling like poop only to come downstairs and realize he has had diarrhea in his crate at night and is laying in it. Lovely way to start the day. Emma is still pretty scared around him and it seems as though I am allergic to him. Why did we get a dog again? Oh yeah, because of this face....


That's all for now!

Sun Room....almost done!!

After the first coat of paint!
Putting in the carpet....this carpet was made for this furniture. It has all the same colors in it that are in the furniture. When the sun shines it, the color really pops out. Its perfect!

Carpet is installed!!!

The paint is on the walls, the paint is cleaned off the baseboards, the carpet is on the floor, and the furniture is delivered!!!

*March 14 photo*

My new favorite place to sit in the whole house!!!

We still have some decorative touches to put in...valances on windows, table skirt for the table. Maybe some black and white pictures on the wall. Can't decide what all else....but it is already feeling super cozy and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!

March 13 photo

The photo for today is Chris putting the finishing touches up high in the sun room!!!!

Sun room during....

Our little painters helping out with the sun room!! The color is called "Boston Tea Party!"

Here Comes the Sun.....Room!

Follow our progress into our newly designed sun room!!! (the second to last remaining room to be redone since we moved into this house 6 years ago next week! the last is our own room...go figure) Anyway, my nice, nice mommy is getting us some furniture (a hide-a-bed couch and oversize chair with ottoman) that belongs to a friend of hers who was ready to sell and get new. It is in great shape and cute colors!

Anyway....here is day one (today) after everything was out. I'll have to find a before picture somewhere of it fully furnished (in all its not very pretty-ness....I mean, really...don't you just want to eat off of those floors?!?!?)

bleah.

and here is the furniture that is on its way (still in its original home!) (please pardon the horrible quality, cell phone pictures)

hide-a-bed couch

big comfy oversize chair
ottoman

I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!! Stay tuned for progress reports!