After 6 1/2 years I have finally repainted my ugly pink kitchen!! Thank goodness! It looks so good I am sad I didn't do it sooner. We also took the time to repaint the cupboards. I chose a color called Timber Dust for the walls and Du Jour for the cupboards. Chris likes to call Du Jour- Primer White! Haha! Not much of an off-white!! But, that is okay. So far we have the timber dust paint completely done. We also have the upper cupboard shells done. The doors are going to need a good sanding before I can paint those. Then I will tackle the lower cupboards. It is looking really good though. I am excited to buy artwork and frames to hang in the hall and dining room.
Next project in early summer will hopefully be the bathroom if gas doesn't deplete our savings! ugh. I only wanted to paint, but we have such a mold problem around the tub we need to remove the shower wall to see if it goes all the way behind. So we figured we would just replace the tub. Then, if we are going to do that we might as well do it right and get a new vanity. I am not quite sure what colors I want to paint it yet though. The colors on a shower curtain I liked are colors I would like for our living room too. So I may try to go a nice light blue. Who knows. That is a couple months off!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Valentine's
Chris and I had a real date the other night. We have been going out with other couples or to parties lately, but haven't actually been on a real date just the two of us for awhile. So I went shopping on Friday with one of my assistants from work to get a new outfit. I was able to find a dress and a super cute top and black pants. Then Saturday a friend and I got manis/pedis. We also had a new babysitter. Her name was Anna and she seemed really good. Her mom is the library lady that leads the kids' programs. The boys LOVE her, so I figured they would love Anna as well. We ended up going to a newish Italian restaurant in Ames called Pazzesco. It was pretty good. The bread could have been better, but the rest of the food was good. Then we went to the mall for a little jewelry browsing and watched The Dilemma at the dollar theatre. One last stop at Cold Stone for some ice cream! A great night!
Long time
I can't believe I haven't posted for a month! It has been a busy month. Chris got home from Hawaii and we have been running ever since. I can't actually remember what we have been doing, but every weekend seems to have something going on.
I have been hitting hard with the diet again. I had gained a little bit in Hawaii, but have lost that weight and a couple more pounds within the last month. It is a slow journey this time. Getting frustrating. I have a doctor's appointment this week to see if there is a reason it is slower, amongst other things.
Our neighbors have welcomed a new baby girl- Janie Lee into their home last week. So they now have 2 boys and a girl! Hope is still there! ;0)
Caleb has been very wel-behaved at preschool lately. Since coming back from Christmas break he has only lost 1 or 2 apples a week instead of 1 or 2 apples a day. Impressive. He is really showing his intelligence lately too! Catching on so quick to what they are teaching. Chris was writing letters and numbers and having Caleb tell his the names- he was saying them all correctly. I new they had been working on sight words, so I wrote the word 'can' on the board, and he read it! Then I wrote 'blue' and he knew that too. I walked off and told Chris to write 'and' and Claeb said he didn't know how to spell A-N-D. haha! Smart little cookie! :0)
Carter has been growing like a weed! I was looking at old pictures the other day adn realized how much he looking more and more like a preschooler than a baby or toddler. Makes me sad to think that he is growing up so fast. He is still a little stinker, copying everything Caleb does and says. We haven't started potty training yet. More a lack of motivation on my part than him not being ready. He still pees and poops on the potty randomly. He talks about being a big boy a lot and not wanting to be a baby. Of course he is a complete chatter bug! He mimicks what we say a lot! Often times he will be heard telling Caleb to "Knock-it-off" or "Shoosh his mouth". haha! He loves to wrestle and play with Caleb, but is kind of a whiner when Caleb tries to get him back. Especially doesn't like it when Caleb tries to give him hugs and kisses.
Chris has also been hitting the diet hard again this month. We are both hoping to be down to our goal weight by summer or so. Chris started doing some of the P90x exercise videos. I have been enjoying and LOVING zumba lately! I go Tuesday/Thursday mornings and then on the other days I do a video or treadmill. I haven't been running too much, but am hoping to start again. My goal for the next week is to run a mile everyday. Then maybe I will bump it up from there.
That is about it right now.
I have been hitting hard with the diet again. I had gained a little bit in Hawaii, but have lost that weight and a couple more pounds within the last month. It is a slow journey this time. Getting frustrating. I have a doctor's appointment this week to see if there is a reason it is slower, amongst other things.
Our neighbors have welcomed a new baby girl- Janie Lee into their home last week. So they now have 2 boys and a girl! Hope is still there! ;0)
Caleb has been very wel-behaved at preschool lately. Since coming back from Christmas break he has only lost 1 or 2 apples a week instead of 1 or 2 apples a day. Impressive. He is really showing his intelligence lately too! Catching on so quick to what they are teaching. Chris was writing letters and numbers and having Caleb tell his the names- he was saying them all correctly. I new they had been working on sight words, so I wrote the word 'can' on the board, and he read it! Then I wrote 'blue' and he knew that too. I walked off and told Chris to write 'and' and Claeb said he didn't know how to spell A-N-D. haha! Smart little cookie! :0)
Carter has been growing like a weed! I was looking at old pictures the other day adn realized how much he looking more and more like a preschooler than a baby or toddler. Makes me sad to think that he is growing up so fast. He is still a little stinker, copying everything Caleb does and says. We haven't started potty training yet. More a lack of motivation on my part than him not being ready. He still pees and poops on the potty randomly. He talks about being a big boy a lot and not wanting to be a baby. Of course he is a complete chatter bug! He mimicks what we say a lot! Often times he will be heard telling Caleb to "Knock-it-off" or "Shoosh his mouth". haha! He loves to wrestle and play with Caleb, but is kind of a whiner when Caleb tries to get him back. Especially doesn't like it when Caleb tries to give him hugs and kisses.
Chris has also been hitting the diet hard again this month. We are both hoping to be down to our goal weight by summer or so. Chris started doing some of the P90x exercise videos. I have been enjoying and LOVING zumba lately! I go Tuesday/Thursday mornings and then on the other days I do a video or treadmill. I haven't been running too much, but am hoping to start again. My goal for the next week is to run a mile everyday. Then maybe I will bump it up from there.
That is about it right now.
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