The Newest Thing in Children's Headwear...

There's more than one way to wear your fruit of the looms...

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I told Carson to put on some unders, and this was the way he chose to wear them. Naturally, Jackson had to keep up with the latest fad, so he donned a "hat" of his own. (I had to crop the photo at the bottom because, well, Carson's unders were on his head.) Something about wearing underwear on their heads gave them an urge to flex their muscles. It must be a boy thing.

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Sigh...I really need a little girl...

Scrap Party!

I have started having scrapping parties, or "classes", at my house. We had our second one last week, but I failed to get any pictures of it. There are 5 or 6 of us that get together and we have a great time, don't we gals? I wish that I had taken pictures of our glorious mess....it was great.

This is the page that I made at our last get together. Maybe next time I can get a picture of all of us and our projects!

We are the proud new owners......

...of a "new" House!

We closed on our house Monday evening. Now the fun begins! We have lots of wonderful plans for this place... I will post before and after pictures as we make progress. But we must put all of our ideas on the back burner until we can get back from camp. And I am SO ready to jump in there with my paintbrush and get busy! I guess patience never was one of my strong points.

The house is an older one but beautifully maintained and in a wonderful neighborhood. It has an acre of land for the boys to play in. There are 4 bedrooms and 2 baths inside. And for you suspicious types, no that is not my Lexus in the driveway. It's pretty, but I prefer my mini van.... because it's all paid for.

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David and Jackson went to our air show this past weekend. (Carson and I went shopping instead.) Jackson got to see the Blue Angels and many others that he will be quick to tell you all about if he thinks you might be even halfway interested. He didn't care much for the noise though. Dave says he kept his head down between his knees for most of the Blue Angels show.

We have a busy week ahead of us, getting things done at the house, and getting ready to go to camp. If you don't see any updates for awhile, it's probably because I'm running around in circles frantically trying to keep up with life.... and two little boys....and laundry....and supper....and painting.....and packing....

Remodeling Progress

Several months ago, I promised some photos of our remodeling progress in our Sanctuary. We've gotten the room mostly completed, but we still have more pews to finish and altars to build. But here's an update on how it looks so far.

Sanctuary Before:

Sanctuary After:

Reverse Sanctuary Before:

Reverse Sanctuary After:

Platform Before:

Platform After:

We have 8 finished pews in the church right now, and a basement full of more to be finished. It's a lot of work, but it sure is gratifying to see it starting to come together. This is what the pews look like before we start working on them.
Take this little tip from me: don't ever wrap upholstery around the end of your pews. (Actually, I cannot complain, the pews were given to us and we are very thankful for that.) Oh, and another tip: don't paint them sea foam green either.

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day, Daddy!

All day every day, this is what I hear - "Where's Daddy? When's Daddy gettin' home? Can I call Daddy? When Daddy gets home he can fix my _____. When I get big like Daddy I'll ____. Is Daddy almost home? Why's Daddy workin'? Daddy Daddy Daddy Daddy........"

Happy Father's Day to the best Daddy! You've certainly made a huge impression on these two little ankle biters. They think you can fix absolutely anything (and I would have to agree with them), they think you tell the best stories, they love going to the park with you, they love to wrestle and tickle with you, and they want to be just like you in every way. Hmm, maybe you should start eating your vegetables. :)
Thank you for being a great Daddy. We all love you! Oh wait... Carson's saying something... He says "I wuff you, too!"

Budding Mechanic

I couldn't help but laugh when I saw this...
Dave was working on his car, and Jackson was right beside him working up a sweat. He even managed to get grease smeared all over himself. I'm happy to know that if I ever have a flat, my 4 year old can change it for me!

Scrapbooking ...

I've discovered a fun way to make a little extra spending money. I'm in this kick right now of selling premade scrapbook pages on Ebay ( which happens to be one of my favorite places!) It's funny what people will pay you to do the work for them! I thought I would share some of the ones that went over pretty good.

"Cute As Can Bee"

"Down on The Farm"
This one was really fun to do, I made the barn doors open for more photo mats, and added "real" curtains.
This one was called "Mom" for Mother's Day.
"Lucky to Have You"
I'm starting to run out of ideas for new projects. Anybody have any good ones I can try? I'm starting on a lady bug layout next, if I can find enough time to finish it!

Thanks for all the nice comments about my bathroom! You guys make me feel almost like a little Martha Stewart... well, maybe just a little :) After all, this isn't exactly a Home and Garden page!

I Just Got to Thinking...

David always gets nervous when I say, "I just got to thinking..." Because it usually means I want to start another project. This time I just got to thinkin that my hall bathroom wallpaper really clashed with my decor, and how nice it would look if it were painted a soft gold color. Don't you think?

So without further ado, I dove right in. It turned out to be a pretty simple project, except for the fact that the first color I chose was SO wrong. It wasn't soft gold, it was sunflower yellow. You had to have on sunglasses and an SPF of at least 30 to go to the bathroom. So I chose another color, and it was just right. It turned out so pretty.
So it's not always a bad thing to get to thinking about things.
You know, I was just thinking, wouldn't this same color look nice in my kitchen?