As you can see, the blog is getting a little bit of a facelift. I have been so inspired by some/all of the blogs that I follow. They offer such great info and are so cute and sassy. I'm trying to add more to my blog but I'm not sure what I'm doing...so please be patient as I learn. Please also offer advice if you seem to know more than me (I'd really love to learn how to put a signature at the bottom of each post...suggestions welcomed!) These awesome blogs can be found under the link Blogs I Adore at the top of this page. I've also added a separate page that will someday be a welcome/all about me.
My list of things I want to make/fix/update just continues to grow. I am getting such great ideas for sewing, decorating, and life in general from the blogs of others. I'm also finding that my tastes have changed significantly since being pregnant this time. I used to go for modern/formal decore and clothing. These days I am all about fun and functional, cottage casual. I can't get enough cardigans, belts, flowers, ruffles and scarves. I'm obsessed with finding a cute pair of flat riding boots that I can wear this fall will all of the items I just mentioned. Although I've always thought of these things as cute they were never "my style"...now they most certainly are! Craig's still adjusting, as he's anti-accessories and prefers clean lines. He'll survive!
I/We continue to pluck away at the list of things I/we want to accomplish before the baby gets here. I found my fabric for curtains and my Grandma was nice enough to come over last Sunday to help me sew them...which, thankfully, turned into her sewing them. I will post more pictures of the living/dining rooms once the rooms are finished. I'm ordering more fabric for 2 more panel to add to my big window and plan to also frame some fabric art for the walls.
Grandma Janet, sewing away
Me, struggling to grasp the simple concepts of measuring and cutting straight
On the list for this weekend is painting the family room and possibly constructing a loft bed for the boys' room...how cute is that, "the boys' room"! Here is a link to a really cute bed that we like and seems relatively easy...How to Build a Loft, courtesy the handmade home. The family room will have one HUGE wall of chalkboard paint and the other 3 walls of hopefully a fun color. We have yet to decide. I'd love to eventually build a bookshelf for one of the walls in the family room too, but that will have to wait for now.
Today marks 26 weeks and the growing continues. Clothes are still fitting but my recent obsessions with belts is getting painful. Today I had to take my belt off...I was wearing it above the baby bump and it was pinching my skin between it and my underwire. Fun, let me tell you! The girls continue to grow out of control too, and I don't mean Scotland and Paislee. I'm popping seams and fraying straps on my bras...woe is me.
This is the most perfect circle I think I've ever seen.
The last week has been fun. We've started going on family walks more often. Craiger runs while the kids and I stroll along. Thank goodness the kids are as slow as they are, if not I would be pushing it too much. Our walks usually involve a lot of sweat and tears, sometimes some scraped knees with blood, and tonight it involved peeing on a tree...and an arm. Apparently Sully lost control of his "monster" and it turned against him.
Speaking of peeing, Ms. Paislee's had a heck of a time lately. She was fully potty-trained but has seemed to develop some issues lately. She's doing a great job of helping me keep the bathroom floors mopped each night...yep, she's peeing on the floor at least once a night. She actually managed to do it twice within an hour and a half the other evening. She's in the habit of waiting til last minute, and then the vain little thing that she is, gets distracted by herself in the mirror on the way to the toilet. She also likes to dance...one of these 2 times she peed on the floor she told me, "well, I was just dancing, mom". Paislee, NOT A VALID EXCUSE!
Scotland has just continued to be sweet little Scotland. She's just precious...especially when she's tired. She's snuggly. She arrives home each afternoon from school completely exhausted!
Speaking of peeing, Ms. Paislee's had a heck of a time lately. She was fully potty-trained but has seemed to develop some issues lately. She's doing a great job of helping me keep the bathroom floors mopped each night...yep, she's peeing on the floor at least once a night. She actually managed to do it twice within an hour and a half the other evening. She's in the habit of waiting til last minute, and then the vain little thing that she is, gets distracted by herself in the mirror on the way to the toilet. She also likes to dance...one of these 2 times she peed on the floor she told me, "well, I was just dancing, mom". Paislee, NOT A VALID EXCUSE!
Scotland has just continued to be sweet little Scotland. She's just precious...especially when she's tired. She's snuggly. She arrives home each afternoon from school completely exhausted!
1 comment:
I cannot stop laughing about Paislee! Too funny! Great stories!
Jac Ryan
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