Fresh Paint

We have finally finished our little bathroom project! Big Daddy spent days trying to fix the ceiling (we had seams coming through), he finally got it almost perfect. We love our paint color choice (a shade lighter then our old NY dining room, my favorite room in that house!), and look forward to finding new towels and mats as well as some wall decor.
My mom arrives tomorrow! And then we are off to the South on Friday!! Praying for temperatures in the 60's with maybe a few bonus 70's!
Merry Christmas to all!

A message from Santa

Busy Season has begun......

It has been a crazy, busy few weeks!

Our new counter tops were installed, and we love them! We finally decided on tile (natural stone and glass tiles) backsplash and have ordered them. We are hoping they will be here before we leave for Florida so we can get the kitchen done and back in order.

D visited Santa and let him know that she wanted an American Girls doll (she actually said she wanted two, but one of them was for her friend Maddie). Thankfully this present is bought and will be headed to Florida in Santa Grandpa's van.

I spent last Thursday in D's class helping with gingerbread houses, it was a lot of fun! She has a great class and wonderful teachers. The kids all get along really well.

Since we couldn't work on the backsplash this weekend, Nathan got our ceiling painted in our bathroom and the holes filled and sanded on the walls so we can get that painted this week.

We were hit with a snowstorm on Sunday.....not sure of the totals, but enough to cancel school today. D and I played outside for awhile yesterday, building a snowman and sledding down our side yard. It was a lot of fun, but now we are both feeling icky today.

Getting into the Christmas spirit.....

Thanksgiving....

Our new house survived Thanksgiving and so did we! I am not a fan of cooking big meals, but it was nice not to have to travel this year. I decided to prepare as much as I could in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, and it really helped reduce my stress. I made freezer mashed potatoes and cooked the stuffing in the crock pot (very moist!), we fried the turkey, and as we were eating I put a chocolate chip cookie pie in the oven!

We have now turned our attention to Christmas! The tree is up, although an artificial one since we won't be here for Christmas. I bought the live garland today to decorate the front porch. I will post pictures as soon as it is all put up.

The week in review.....

I got my results back from the scan of my gallbladder, all is working well! So now we know that the kidney stones (3 of them!) are causing my back pain. I am going to wait till 2011 to have anything done about them. I really do not want to have a stint in while we are on vacation.
Big Daddy and I spent the weekend taking a class to become certified foster care parents with the hope of eventually adopting again. We have taken similar training in NY, so it was a tad boring, but always eye opening. Delaney spent the weekend entertaining her Uncle Jon, she had fun dragging him to the Rain Forest Cafe and the movie theatre.
We are looking foward to the rest of Big Daddy's family coming for Thanksgiving!

There is always a birthday being celebrated at our house!

D is celebrating a birthday of one of her baby dolls almost everyday it seems. It is so cute to watch her wrap a silly present (today it was a bib), bake a cake, make party hats, and sing to her babies. Sometimes Big Daddy and I have to join in the fun. It makes me happy to see her enjoy every single one of their birthdays, and hopefully this is because she enjoys her birthday and how we make her feel extra special on her day.

Master Bedroom Part 2

Long weekend of painting........

Master Bathroom is next, maybe the week of Thanksgiving, before the in-laws arrive.

The Painted Pot

Delaney had fun making some Christmas presents at a local pottery place. We can't wait to see what they look like after they come out of the kiln.

Master Bedroom Part One

Delaney's Thankful project

Step One: print leaf coloring pages

Step Two: water color, dry and cut out, glue onto colored paper

Step Three: Writing who we are thankful for

Step Five: String on ribbon, rope...whatever you have lying around

And finally hang up for all to enjoy!

Sick child and fresh fruits and veggies!

Poor D was sick today, woke up with a not so good feeling in her belly. It couldn't have come on a worse day, as today was her day to bring snack, be the helper of the day, and bring in the guessing can. I was also going to spend the afternoon volunteering at her school. Oh the best laid plans......

We did get our first Door to Door Organic order! It was so nice to get a box full of fruits and veggies without having to leave the house!!

Halloween

We spent Halloween weekend painting our guest room, finishing it 10 minutes before the start of trick or treating! Just need to hang some pictures and find some pillows and the room will be all ready for our Thanksgiving guests.

One VERY busy, but FUN week!

It has been a very busy, "Halloween" week here in Michigan! Lots of parties, parades, and some fun at a gymnastics place! Trick or Treating Sunday and then we can breathe easy till next year (or Christmas festivities)!