My sister Tina baked sugar cookies so the kids could decorate them for Valentine's day. She frosted them with royal icing and brought her HUGE array of sprinkles for them to use. How fun!!!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
One of these kids...
You know that song from Sesame Street, "One of these things is not like the others..."? Well, one of these kids is not like the others. One of these kids is wild, loud, and goes a 100 miles an hour all day. Hmmm...can you guess which one???Wednesday, February 4, 2009
The Money Pit
We still haven't moved into our house.
As I said before, it needs quite a bit of work.
For now, I will lovingly call it The Money Pit.
Here's the tip of the iceberg...
As I said before, it needs quite a bit of work.
For now, I will lovingly call it The Money Pit.
Here's the tip of the iceberg...
Here's that vanity light that hangs down on each side, blocking the vanity mirror doors from opening.
My mom thought this was an attempt to clean up some spilled hair dye. I thought it was mold coming up through the floor. We were both wrong. It is actually the result of water pooling and saturating the glue under the vinyl. It has grown quite a bit since we first looked at the house five months ago. Ewwww!
I'm guessing this shower pan is the original from when the house was built.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Brooks Brothers
Right around the corner from my parents' house is a "rural" road which doesn't have any sidewalk or curb. When it rains, little brooks form, and the boys love to jump in them while walking home from Cody's school. On this particular day, Cody instructed me to bring his galoshes for the walk home. It's amazing to me that I used to walk this very same path when I was little (and back then, all by myself!)!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Our House
It's finally happened...
I'm still in shock. We actually have a HOUSE!!! It needs tons of work, but I am still overjoyed and excited!!! Pictures to come. Of course I want to post the "before" pics, so no one will come over AFTER we're done and say, "So when are you going to start work on the house?" HAHAHA!
You may want to skip this next part (boring), but here's our list so far:
1. Fumigate
2. Get rid of popcorn ceiling (samples have already been sent to a lab for asbestos testing.).
3. buy a fridge (our old one is now a kim chee fridge in LA.).
4. buy a washer and dryer.
5. tear out rotting bathroom floor, put in new floor, tub, and tiles.
6. do the same for the master bath.
7. paint all rooms (except the "add on" room, which is going to be re-done this summer because of leaky roof issues).
8. fix the missing floorboard issue in the boys' room!
9. new carpet
10. get recessed lighting in kitchen, hall, and (only if we can afford) the living room.
11. buy window coverings
12. buy new hardware for kitchen cabinets, since the kitchen will have to wait about ten years until we can afford to remodel.
13. buy a new vanity light because the one on there now hangs down and and blocks two of the three vanity doors. WTF?
14. buy slipcovers for the hand-me-down couch and loveseat.
15. buy at least one coffee table.
16. buy nightstands.
17. buy hanging or ceiling lights for boys' room (because I'm tired of them knocking over their lamp and having to change the light bulb!)!
18. see how much money is left to buy some extra furnishings (lamps, side tables, shelving, etc.)
19. the BACKYARD (which is a whole 'nother list!).
20. for this summer...re-do the "add-on" room because of leaky roof issues.
21. ... and find an area rug for part of the "add-on" that has really big gross stains.
I'm still in shock. We actually have a HOUSE!!! It needs tons of work, but I am still overjoyed and excited!!! Pictures to come. Of course I want to post the "before" pics, so no one will come over AFTER we're done and say, "So when are you going to start work on the house?" HAHAHA!
You may want to skip this next part (boring), but here's our list so far:
1. Fumigate
2. Get rid of popcorn ceiling (samples have already been sent to a lab for asbestos testing.).
3. buy a fridge (our old one is now a kim chee fridge in LA.).
4. buy a washer and dryer.
5. tear out rotting bathroom floor, put in new floor, tub, and tiles.
6. do the same for the master bath.
7. paint all rooms (except the "add on" room, which is going to be re-done this summer because of leaky roof issues).
8. fix the missing floorboard issue in the boys' room!
9. new carpet
10. get recessed lighting in kitchen, hall, and (only if we can afford) the living room.
11. buy window coverings
12. buy new hardware for kitchen cabinets, since the kitchen will have to wait about ten years until we can afford to remodel.
13. buy a new vanity light because the one on there now hangs down and and blocks two of the three vanity doors. WTF?
14. buy slipcovers for the hand-me-down couch and loveseat.
15. buy at least one coffee table.
16. buy nightstands.
17. buy hanging or ceiling lights for boys' room (because I'm tired of them knocking over their lamp and having to change the light bulb!)!
18. see how much money is left to buy some extra furnishings (lamps, side tables, shelving, etc.)
19. the BACKYARD (which is a whole 'nother list!).
20. for this summer...re-do the "add-on" room because of leaky roof issues.
21. ... and find an area rug for part of the "add-on" that has really big gross stains.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
List of the Day - Resolutions
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
It's time for that list of resolutions that never fully gets crossed off!
It's time for that list of resolutions that never fully gets crossed off!
1. exercise
2. lose weight
3. potty train Tanner (yes, this is STILL on the list!)
4. swim lessons for the boys
5. keep things organized and neat (but not until we get a house)!
6. try really hard to get the boys to eat veggies
7. try to not be such a Debbie Downer or Oscar the Grouch!
8. take better care of my husband, who's been neglected for the last 4-1/2+ years.
9. get a mammogram.
10. ditch the Ugly Betty hairstyle I've been sporting for the last 15 years.
11. buy a new casual jacket.
12. try to make cioppino.
13. find new sweatsuits for walking.
14. draw or create something once a week, uh, maybe month!
15. buy a height chart for the boys.
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