Mud Room

Usually our mud room is a pile of coats and shoes on the floor (which I hate!), so I decided to figure out a way to get more organized. I know, that doesn't sound like me at all, does it?!?

I couldn't find what I wanted in my price range, so I decided to make it myself.

I bought three pieces of wood and corbels at Home Depot, black frames from the Dollar Store, and hooks from Ikea. Total cost was $36!

Primed and painted the wood and corbels, printed up some numbers and used double sided tape to put up the frames, and put it all together and viola...

Cute, huh? I still have to paint over the holes, but I love how it turned out.

Lamps

When we bought the Sunriver house I knew that there would be some things that I would need to buy. We didn't quite anticipate how much that would be, or how much that would cost us, so I have had to get creative. One of the things that we needed for the house was lamps.


I recently picked up these ugly things at Goodwill for about $16 total. All gross in their gold and chipped paint!

But look what a little brushed oil bronze spray paint and some cheap lampshades from Ikea can do!

I love them! I don't think I am ever going to pay full price for a lamp again!

Getting out...

Not that we have had much recently, but a few weeks back we had some nice warm weather, which the kids and I love! I was able to capture some pics of the kiddos out playin in the cul-de-sac and riding their bikes.

Yes, she picked out this outfit by herself. For those of you who don't see her often, let me just tell you what this child does ALL day long...change her clothes. AT LEAST 10-15 times a day. She changes from her pj's into an outfit (preferably a dress), then 5 min later back to the pj's, and so on all day. She is also obsessed with these rain boots right now. She wears them with everything! And if I even try to get her into something she doesn't want to wear, she turns into a devil child. I really love, I do. She is just a little too much diva for one house (or one Mom)!

And then there is this one! Oh, how I heart him right now! He is an angel. 'Nuff said!

They get so excited to see Daddy come home from his run.

Every day in the summer (or spring) this is what our cul-de-sac looks like. There are actually about 5 more kids that aren't in this one. Every kid and all the parents come out to ride bikes and stand around and chat. We love it!

Prayers

I don't usually get really mushy on the blog, but today I am feeling a little emotional and raw. I feel a change coming in my life and I know it will make me a better person in the long run. I don't expect it to be easy, and I know that some might not support my decision, but I know that it will be worth it. I ask for all of your prayers and support.