searching...

for an incredibly cool idea to get me moving along on decorating. I feel stuck...I don't know where to hang stuff that I already have. I never had that problem anywhere else I lived. Especially for the kid's bathroom. I'd like that room & maybe the laundry room to be a little non traditional, (seeing as the rest of the house is pretty traditional I'd say) Anyways, I've been spending way too much online looking for ideas--curtain ideas, wall ideas (arrangement of things and what to hang!) it's starting to stress me out a little bit.

here's an updated pic of the outside of the house. Mike finished putting on that crown stuff above the other windows, and our fake vents above the 2nd story windows. Can't wait till spring when we will paint the porch & steps white!! Oh by the way, the grass in front is coming in so awesome, Mike even had to cut the grass last week. The kids have been playing soccer and kickball in the front yard, too. Hooray for grass!

It was snowing today. I guess the cold may be here to stay, after being spoiled with multiple 70* days!!

I am determined to have some curtains or shades hanging by the end of this weekend. Okay, at the very least, purchase them. I am tired of being blinded in the morning when I walk out of our bedroom!

as promised : )

I don't care what y'all think...They still got the "right stuff" : )

layouts from weekend retreat

click on the picture of the layout to enlarge it.

Kaycey, the soccer all star!

Cal's 9th bday

this one is one of my favorites, even if it's kinda plain & unfinished. I am going to paint the chipboard swirl pale pink and glitter it, too. I sanded some cute embossed Elsie paper from the Jack and Abby collection on the left of the layout (the cupcakes paper).

Yes, it really says "My heart beeps for you". I journaled on it after I took the picture of the layout. Every time Kaycey's heart is beating fast she says, "Mom, feel my heart, it's beeping so fast!"

another one of my favorites!! I've been itching to use the Elsie cloud paper forever. Maddie's pages just turned out so cute this time. I love this picture of her and Mike, too. The white space will be for journaling and a title...not sure on a title.

Cal was so mad at me for putting "Smarty Pants" on his page.

Another cute Maddie LO. I am recently obsessed with all the Elsie products I've been hoarding, can you tell???

Cal and his injury

Kaycey and her new hair-do

Maddie and her big smile !!

trick or treat?

It was so cool to trick or treat at night...it was a first for the kids, and for me!! Actually trick or treating for our town was on last Sunday. It was so cold, and terribly windy. We didn't make it far with all the houses spaced further apart and all the long driveways!! But in the village, they have trick or treating Halloween night, so we went out (it was a balmy 53 degrees!) While we only stayed out an hour, we got plenty of candy.

Cal was Indiana Jones.

Kaycey was a gymnast.

Maddie was Ariel (without the red wig, because I waited to long to go buy one, and when I went there was nothing left. : (

Mackinac part 2

more pics of our getaway....

The horses & carriage for the Grand Hotel

the boardwalk along the lake

another view from the top of the island

Sugar Loaf (rock formation--it boggles my mind how this huge rock is just in the middle of no where!)

I love this picture...it is the entrance to one of the cemeteries on the island.

Next post....MORE New Kids on the Block!! Yes, I went to a second concert & had way better seats. It was so cool !!! : )