We made it..........

through preschool. Kindergarten here we come!

Cole trying to catch up with his class

Outside of Opportunity School

The grad

the grad showing off :)

Big Projects

I woke up this morning stiff but not in spasms. That's good. I have a lot to do. We decided to head to the flower dept and our local hardware stores and pick up the smaller plants for the yard. We had a ball. It is a lot of hard work but we are getting our landscaping done for $6000 less by doing it ourselves!

We also decided to keep our hutch and not get a new one. We are no longer fans of the country oak look. We love the shape of the hutch just not the color. Plus it means a lot to us since Steve's mom got it for us right after we were married. We decided to paint it flat black. It turned out super. I may change the hardware on it in the future. I will have to look around for new hardware. Not sure what I would want to put on there. Now all I need is my sideboard (still in the ville- ahem anyone want to deliver it?).  Well off to bed. Night all!

Country oak. Not our style anymore

working hard

full of paint (Cole took this)

finished product

laying out the planting beds

A new tool. He is turning into George----and I can't believe that I own a tiller

smelling the new flowers

We started............

Since my back is out we didn't get as much done. We did however start the landscaping. WE (as in Steve) got the West shady side of the house done tonight. Tomorrow we should be able to start the front. Enjoy.

Our Holiday Weekend To Do List

We have a ton planned this weekend. I worked last night at Moo's. I slept until noon this morning and then it was up and at em. I finished painting the dining room. Steve just has to touch up the crown moulding (too tall for me). He is now putting up the crown moulding in the family room. I love the gray color. It turned out wonderful.  We are still planning finishing up a ton of stuff this weekend. I have a cabinet to paint (have to unpack it first!). We would also like to work on the yard or the porch (needs a touch up). The cabinets are in and will be delivered on Tuesday. The kitchen is not any farther. They will have to hang in the garage until we are ready. Well off to scrap. I haven't gotten to do that for a week! Withdrawal is painful.

Busy Weekend. Let Me Catch You Up!

Driveway Monsters!

Soccer and picnic in the park. It was too muddy in the grass we had to settle for the basketball court.

Temp walls are up. The roof is also. Steve must know what he is doing!!!!!!!

Painting instructions!

The results of the instructions :)

Hard to tell but it is a blue/grey on top

The ceiling fan installer (who was in trouble for starting this project at 8pm)

The super annoyed flashlight holder!

1st Annual Mother's Day WB Classic

Happy Mother's Day. It is a much nicer day so we have spent most of it outside. We decided Wiffle Ball was in order.

Batter Up

Strike 9!

He's Out

Fielding may be more his style.....untill a butterfly catches his eye :)

When one runner is faster then the other you have to improvise!

He would rather watch.......maybe WB isn't his sport?

Painting takes

Concentration

Threats

More Concentration

This is how the trim will look (just has primer on it now)

Rock Pet Royalty

We are honored to announce that we are hosting a visit from Rock Pet Royalty. The host of the event, Cole, was excited to take pictures and show his new friends, King and Queen Rock, off to all his friends and family. He only has two questions for the visiting pair...."how and what do they eat?".................

And now we have ceilings!!!!!!

You can buy a car...........

for what cabinets cost. We had to rework the plan 2 times to get it down to my comfort zone price wise!

Here they are.........but a little darker IRL

Identity Crisis

My poor dining room :( One week it is a wood shop. The  next week it is a mini storage :)

One layer of ceiling is down in the front room. We are guessing about 2 more to go :)

Panic

For those of you who know me know that I am a type A, in order, organized kind of gal. So as you can imagine. I am having a little trouble with this ...................

the view from the office

the view from the family room

I did make it outside to enjoy my lilac. It didn't bloom last year.

worked on some planting today. Still have some to get into the ground but my allergies got to be too bad