He makes me giggle......

I have been working on my little craft space and it is coming along nicely..... along the way we are organizing our loft and making it a kid's space.... things have been in disarray, because in the middle of it all , we have a giant Thomas the train set up in the loft too- all of the track and buildings are up and it is a little train city. I am trying to maneuver around all of this and do not want to take it apart since Rob put some time into it and the boys have been playing with it every night.

Anyhow, thru all the cleaning and organizing, I have been saving some pics from Christmas morning into my computer and I came across this one- it is my other half channeling Elvis with his new stocking he found this year that lights up and plays music....... He makes me laugh, his humor is one of the many qualities I love.......

He might not be too happy I have put this out there- but he doesn't have to know, does he??? haha!

Some progress....

Keeping our eye on the prize....

Craft Space on it's way

I am on my way to creating a nice little space for me in my home.... It has been something I have been thinking about for quite some time and finally, I will have this little area to work in.

The beauty of it all, is that I can leave my mess out while I am in the middle of something and shut the door!! I have very limited time these days, so this will make it that much easier.
Besides, who wouldn't want a girly room with all the boys I live with!!

I am very excited! Here are some pics of the little progress- I will have more once I am finished with the room!

A New Year

Happy New Year

I love a new year. It is time to start over, wipe the slate clean, make new lists, set new goals and look forward to all the possibilities a new year can bring.
I am working on making my book list for the year ( and add up all the books I read this past year) I typically update my previous year's list every time as I have a lot of books I like to read, just not enough time. For the past few years, many books have carried over- but that is the way it goes.
I make a goal list for the year that includes health goals, financial goals, family goals, and hobby/leisure goals.

I am not sure you can tell, but in the picture above there is a rainbow I was able to capture while out and about with the boys this past spring. It seemed fitting for this post.

Christmas time is here.......

Here is my Bamboo plant- I have managed to keep it alive for over a month now- Yea!
I used to have one in my previous home's bathroom. I had a window near my bath and I think it thrived in there- but once we moved- it died. I think the key is some indirect light and some moisture- oh yea, and making sure it has water- that helps. ; )

This one is on my ledge by my sink and there is a lot of light into my kitchen so hopefully it is a good spot.
I am still in the process of changing my spare room over to a craft room- it is slow go- I ended up getting a pink chair from IKEA It was pretty inexpensive and I needed to have a chair in there.

Rob and I have come to a conclusion, we are also going to be making the loft into a play room for the kids. I am really excited about this- because- our living room gets crazy with all of their toys. I am sure they will want to still come down to play- but we are trying "to promote" a kids space.
So many changes- not sure if we are making the right space changes- because we still want to sell- but we also need to live in the moment.

Working on a project

I am working on a project at home. I am in the midst of changing my spare room into my craft space. We have used this room as a guest room but I have decided I need a place where I can scrapbook, leave it out, walk away when I need to and shut the door.

I have very limited time and half the time is taking all the stuff out to create and then put it back away when it is time to end. I will still have a spare bed it is now just pushed to the side and I have a table set up so far. Once our 2 yr old is big enough for a big boy bed- then he will have the queen bed all to himself. Then, if we have guests that spend the night- then they will still have a place to sleep- they will just have to sleep amongst trucks and a brightly painted boys room ; )

Besides, I live in a house full of boys- as they all get older- I have a feeling the place will become testosterone overload and I will need a place to GET AWAY!!! A place where I can take refuge- a girly room!!!

I am really looking forward to working on my scrapbooks, painting, jewelry and photgraphy in there!!! Here are some pics of the room as it was- Pics to come on the process of changing it to a craft room.