Color!

Okay, so this is not a good picture but I don't care. You get the idea!

I have been dying to get some color on my walls and I finally did it!

I was nervous because I want everything in my new house to be perfect.

But I told my nerves to shut-up; I have to have color!

I love it sooo much, I'm gonna paint the remaining kitchen walls this color.

But not today.

Or even tomorrow.

Next up...my bathroom!

I have the paint in there waiting.

Stay tuned...

I think I'm not a blogger anymore...

I used to be such a faithful blogger. Where have those days gone?

I guess the newness of it has worn off. I still like reading comments about how

cute my kids are, or how awesome I am.(hint, hint)

But these days are now dedicated to keeping my sanity.

And if I'm lucky, my kids will have clean clothes, and dishes;

they will be well fed and happy.

So, my days of blogging are coming to a close.

At least until I can keep it together long enough to remember to take

pictures with a real camera and not my phone.

Hey, I changed the background so it's not Halloween anymore...that's something!

This is a blurry picture of Brockston's pirate ship. After I got it drawn up and Emily cut it out of vinyl (You are the best, Em!!!) I saw some ships that I liked better. It did turn out super cute and I especially love "Avast Me Hearties!"

Poor Avrie did not want a hair cut. (She had a mullet, so I cut it...crooked. Abbey fixed it)
She didn't mind the haircut itself, but the chair must have been scary.
And my Hot hairstylist, Abbey, is nothing short of amazing!
I won't go to anyone else!
She is so talented and such a sweetheart!
She is taking new clients so if you live in
the Brigham area, call me...I will give you her number!

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I'm too lazy to document what was going on in each picture.

So, you are just going to have to wonder.

When I scrapbook, I'm horrible at journaling!

So blogging shouldn't be any different, right?

We had the best time in Florida!!

I'm hormonal today, so I'm wishing I were there now

sitting on the beach!

That sounds soooo good right now.

We also went to Sea world and loved that too.

But nothing beats the beach...nothing!

Finally!

Phew! Finally! I'm in my house and feeling a little settled.

There is still A LOT of organizing that I need to do but I'm gettin' there.

So sit back and enjoy the show. You will see things on counters etc. Cuz there

was no way I was going to wait til it was perfectly clean before I took pics.

They would never be taken.

My front door. I love the way the stain turned out!

Can you see the Welcome in vinyl on the window?

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Go get some!

Here is what you see when you walk in. I love how open it is. Yes, there is a TV above the

fireplace. When the basement is finished (this winter) we are moving it down there.

Don't you just love my kitchen? Well, even if you don't, doesn't matter. I do!

I can't get over the fact that it's mine.

Here's my stairs/railing. I hung that shelf on that wall. Even though it was scary.
Another view of the Great room. See my shelf up there? I love it!
I'm not going to love dusting it. Hmm, once a year is enough, right?

I know what you're thinkin'. Those are fabulous! You would be right. They are.

And not just the color. They wash and dry clothes so much faster, I never knew it was even possible to get all my laundry done in one day!

My bedroom. And it is huge! Well, anything is huge compared to what I came from. But even not compared to anything, it's huge! And yes, my bed is not made!

This is my bay window in my room.

I want to have some cushions made to fit so I can sit and read or just sit!

Sigh...I feel like I'm in a hotel everytime I come into my bathroom. I cannot put into words how much I love it! So I'll leave it at that!

The vanity in my bathroom. Again. Huge.

The kids bathroom! Making 2.

And my beloved creation that I had Emily at EAD blow up huge for me.

She really went above and beyond for me to get it the way I wanted. Thanks Em!

This is in the girls room.

I have to run, but wanted to get this posted. There is a sampling. You get the idea, but if you want to see more...you have to come visit me! Well, probably not, I will want to show more when I have more time~ so hopefully before the kids graduate High School.

Wait for it....

We are soooo close! The plan is to move in on the weekend of the 6th & 7th.

Cross your fingers and lets hope it stays that way.

Here is my beautiful Kitchen! The double ovens are not

put into place yet and neither is the cook top. The pantry door is still

longing to be hung. But it has come a long way fast, so I'm not complaining!

Here is the fireplace. I know, you needed me to specify.

It's not clean but I don't think you can tell from this picture.

I loooooovvvveeee the black mantle!

And this is what I can't wait to use! I just sit and sigh looking at this pic.

Ladies and Gentlemen...presenting Derek Zoolander!

Every time I pointed the camera, he would jump in and pose.

Look at his funny lips. It's Blue Steel!

This is my little laundry room/ mud room cubby build in.

Love it!

And here is my big, huge laundry sink.

It's great for bathing small, unsuspecting dogs!!

So here is a sampling of my new house.

I still have to do a lot of cleaning and there's a few things left to do, but you get the idea!

Until next time!!

Avrie Can Dance!

We have been so busy but I had to post this funny video of Avrie Dancing. That's her cousin, Ethan dancing with her. These two are about 2 months apart...Ethan is older.

We will be moving the last week of July!!!

Post of the house coming soon.

I love friends!

McKinley Jo, age 9

Paige almost 7 (he he)Brockston age 4

Avrie 14 months. How could I post just one?

I love having friends with talents. I just wish I had something to offer them.
All I have right now is PMS. No one wants me to share that talent!
Although, I must say, I have the whole ronchy thing mastered.
I have a PMS vitamin from GNC and it actually does work,
but only if you remember to take it!! Gosh.

So thank you Stacy once again. I only hope I can be a good friend like you someday!
Love your guts!!
PS...I can't wait to scrapbook these. My stuff is all packed away. Sniff.
I guess I can go digital for a month. Hmm I just thought of that.
I'm a genius!

Ooo! Hey check out my new design @ EAD. I can't wait to get one for my new house.

Florida...I highly recommend it!!

First off...The house. Look at it! Can you even believe it? It has been 8 weeks tomorrow since we started digging. Mudding and sanding will be done Saturday. Tile starts going in on Monday. Next is moulding, baseboards, closet build in's, doors...stuff like that. Next is painting...that's all I remember right now. We don't have an official date but we will be in by July sometime. That's 3 months! I still feel like I'm living in a dream. Can't wait to show you the finished product!!

And Florida!!! Ahhhhhhhh...
I could have used a couple more days laying on the beach.
These first two are at Longboat Key.
We stayed right on the beach. This was the view from the hotel. Not from our room, but down the hall. Our room wasn't facing the beach, those rooms were taken. But we did have a balcony and we could see the beach from there, but these were better views.
It was so beautiful and relaxing.
(No, we didn't take the kids, how would that be relaxing I ask you?)
Next we went to Sanibel Island, the 3rd best place in the world for collecting sea shells.
So we collected a lot. We got a lot of the same one's and a few different more unique shells.
Hmm, I should take pics of those...oh well.

We saw dolphins swimming off shore at the beach on Sanibel and it was so cool!!
And yes this is the best picture I have. See the little dark spots? That's them.
It was hard to catch them before they went back under. And they were moving and you didn't know when they were going to come back up or where. Tricky.

This is Brigam City, Floriday style.

It just reminded me of home in a tropical way.

So there is an update!
I have been busy picking things out for the house. It's moving along so quickly, I can't keep up with all the decisions. AND ~ I have to keep my house clean in case anyone wants to see it. I haven't placed an ad anywhere yet, um, you need time to do that. Also, apparently you need brains. My pictures are too big to put on KSL so I keep getting kicked out. So I need to re-size them, I just don't know how...hence the brains part. So while I should be placing an ad, I'm doing this instead...cuz i ain't got no brains!

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

It looks like a house now, huh?! That's little Brockston in that second pic.

He loves to go to the new house and talk to the builders.

He thinks they are sooooo cool! I happen to agree.

They are really nice...and fast!!

As we speak,(I know, we aren't really speaking)

they are doing the plumbing, finishing up the framing, and

putting all the vents in for heating & cooling.

~I'm used to being warmin the winter, my summers

will be a little more pleasant with AC.~

My kitchen is all marked out and I can visualize it even better.

Even now I feel like I'm talking about someone else's house, not mine.

I think I will be in shock even when I'm moved in for a while.

So there's an update on my beautiful pile of sticks!

And the winner is...

Congrats to connie!!!

I went to Random.org and Number 1 was the winner!

Now you just need to contact emily@eaddesigns.com

Thanks for playin' everyone!