Happy Valentine's Day!!!

I woke up to wonderful goodies

from my three little men!

Beautiful Roses and a Balloon from Scott

I treated Austin to a heart shaped biscuit from 

Chick-fil-A this morning for breakfast

Jackson keeps asking if he can play with my balloon...

I'm happy to share with my littlest Valentine.

Sweet cards for my boys...

My beautiful hot pink roses!!

And a few days ago...I got a  very special delivery...

I was so excited!!!

It's a girly little home for my new camera!!!

Say "Hello" to Missy in Mint

from Jo Totes!!!

It's awesome!! It has a bunch of little padded dividers that

I can put in there however I want them!  

My new little camera has a new little home and

it's big enough to hold my iPad and lenses and all kinds

of stuff.  My wallet even has a little spot in there...

I LOVE IT!!!

The little men have their Valentine buckets full of goodies...

Ready and waiting until after school...

Austin has a new tuxedo t-shirt and the

regular gift on an iTunes card...

some M & M's, gum and Pac-Man band-aids.

Jackson has a new John Deere t-shirt that came 

with a new tractor toy,

pretzel Flipz, bathtub toys and a new

Thomas the Tank Engine Spin toothbrush and toothpaste...

(Santa usually always brings us new tooth brushes as well

as the Easter Bunny...at least they are responsible....

give the kids candy and then a way to avoid the cavities...)

We had a nice relaxing evening at home...

Scott grilled us some yummy steaks and then he and I

enjoyed a movie after the kids went to bed.

Perfect all around....

Look Out Kindergarten...

Here Comes 

JACKSON!!!

Last night we took Jackson

to Kindergarten Registration...

sniff, sniff...

He looks so big sitting there at the table...

Isaac (Jackson's 2nd cousin) doesn't look very thrilled to

be there...hee hee...

Jackson was also excited to see Carolyn.

She is our back door neighbor.

She and Jackson are about 3 weeks apart in age

and have grown up together...

now they are getting ready

to start Kindergarten!!

The kids had a lot of fun and we are looking forward

to a great year in Kindergarten!!!

One More Painting Project...DONE!

Let me tell you...

Scott has been a painting machine lately!

He's the best!

When we built our house 10 years ago,

I had the kitchen painted a sage green 

and have been really happy with it.

It was just showing it's age and I was

ready for a change.

Scott took everything off the walls and patched

all of the holes...

We have a clock that Scott bought me for my birthday

one year that hangs in between the windows...

we were all lost when we took the clock down!

Looking back towards the kitchen...

say goodbye to Sage Green!

And say "Hello" to Sherwin Williams

Nomadic Desert!

"Mom....I'm busy helping Dad...

I don't have time for a picture"

Ahhhh....nice clean new paint....

I am loving it already.

While he was patching walls and such, Scott

decided to move the phone jack that our electrician

plopped right on top of the edge of the counter top...you know,

where you couldn't hang a phone to hide the jack...

it just sat out there...lookin' ugly!

So, Scott moved it under the desk and

everything was hunky dory until he

realized that the only phone that worked in the house was

the one plugged directly into that line...

but a little climb up in the attic

and an afternoon of talking to him on cell phones 

from the kitchen to the attic and feeding a few wires

through the wall...

we are back in business!

I love that my husband is so handy and can figure

out how to fix just about anything.

Saves more room in the budget for shoes when

I'm not having to always call a repair man!

Moving on around and looking good!

I can't wait to start putting some of 

my things back on the walls and I am going to start 

looking for some new window treatments.

After painting all day,

we cleaned up and went to see my

niece's basketball team play in the

area tournament....

They WON!!!

Way to go Lady Red Devils!

So, three room painted lately...

now it's time to start looking for

window treatments and new accessories.

This may take a while...

we also have a couple of furniture

pieces that I would like to paint

for the Kitchen...

Always something going on....

What's going on with you?

Finally Back Together!

After a long weekend...

the Dining Room is finally back together!

The Science project is still laid out across the 

table...but hopefully that will be gone in a few days...

I still need to have Scott hang some photos and 

find some new window treatments but

the final touches will come soon enough...

This week has been full of lots of up and downs...

right now Austin is very down.

The Father of one of his classmates was killed in 

an auto accident yesterday.

Austin goes to a very small private school,

everyone knows everyone... 

when one hurts, they all hurt.

This Dad was also pretty close to Austin's class.

He has come in and taught their Bible class

on several occasions and was a regular speaker

during chapel.

The kids are all very upset, but are banding together

and sticking close together.

Today, school was delayed for 2 hours because

we had tornado warnings this morning,

and once they arrived at school,

they just spent the day 

watching movies and being there for each other.

So, say a little prayer for Austin's friend and her family...

for strength, comfort and closure...

and for his class...

Sandy Ridge

We got a late start this morning.

Austin did not have to be at school until 10 o'clock...

we were suppose to have an ice storm...

umm...yeah, it had not even rained at 8 o'clock this morning!

We do still live in the South...

it was 47 degrees this morning.

But...every school system in North Alabama had decided last night

to delay the start of school before the first drop every fell.

Yeah, we panic a little.

Scott has spent the entire day

working on the Dining Room...

It's lookin' good!!

He primed the walls with a primer

that was called "High Hiding"

and it hid the red,

really well.

All primed and ready to go!

And there it is!

"Sandy Ridge"

by Sherwin-Williams

There's my little painter...

he's so good!

I can't wait to see what it looks like in the morning!

Then it will be time to move the furniture back and 

get things put back in their place.

And getting my Dining Room table out 

of the foyer and the china back in the cabinet!

I've been nervous all day, but 

Jackson has been really good and 

left everything alone.

One more project is about to be checked off the list...

Scott is moving like a mad man...

I better start adding to my list!

Movin' to the Next Project

Our Powder Bath project is complete...

with the exception of all of the 

fluff...new towels, accessories and such.

But, that will take a while...and a little savings...

but the paint and trim are all complete.

I love the new color and it makes me happy

when I walk by.

Scott started our next project last night...

and I'm getting really excited about it, too!

I asked him to take everything off the walls...

curtain rods and all.

We had several spots that needed a little help,

so he placed a few screws in the sheet rock and put 

a little mud on them and is giving it a day to dry really well

and then he'll come back in and sand before we get ready to paint this weekend!

Here's a little peak at some of the things I have found for the 

room after it gets it's little face lift.

The paint is called

"Sandy Ridge"

from Sherwin-Williams

I found the little bird picture at Kirkland's

a while back and that is where I 

jumped from.

I have some more ideas for the room that I talked about

way back when...

Much to do....so much to do...

I am also still in the market for new

window treatments and fabric to recover

the dining room chairs.

But first I have to clean up the space

so Scott can move around all of the furniture.

I guess I'll take this opportunity to take the

Christmas dishes out of the china cabinet.

Scott asked me the other night if I thought I was going to 

have to unload "everything" to move the furniture to paint.

I reminded him that when Mom and I got the wild hair to move it 

before, we only emptied the top of the china cabinet...

whew...that would be a job...

Check back this weekend...

Scott is off on Friday, so hopefully we'll get 

started on this bright and early...

(we also have a Science Fair project to help

someone work on this weekend...grrrr)

Going to the Chapel

I'm still trying to catch up on some of

the things we did over the holidays.

One of the biggest

things on our agenda was

seeing our sweet Kerri get married!

We have watched Kerri grow up and were

so excited to celebrate this next step in her life.

A few friends threw her a bridesmaids luncheon

the day before her wedding at a local little lunch spot.

The Brides' mother had boat totes

for all of the girls filled with

little treats for the big day.

Here's a photo of Kerri and her girls.

Three of these girls have know Kerri, literally, her entire life.

We had a charm cake for all of her bridesmaids

and Kerri picked out charms that had special meanings

for the ladies in her bridal party.

The girls all pulled their charms

and were then given a card with the meaning of the charm

and a happy wish for each of the ladies.

Each of the girls listening to the meanings of the charms...

And last, but not least, Kerri's Momma had bought

her a charm as well.  Kerri's Momma started her

a charm bracelet when she was about 16 and has 

filled it with many milestones and happy memories over

the years.  This charm was a wedding cake.

The next night I tried to dress up my crew and make them act

right for the night!  Here is Jackson all dressed up...

Mom and Dad ready for a celebration.

Nana and her first grandson...he's taller than she is now...

she's wearing heels...he's not!

And this was the best we could get of the four of us...

Jackson just would not cooperate!

Getting a 4 year old to small without saying "cheese"

and having a cheesy smile, is almost impossible!