I only have a few minutes before I have to leave to pick up my daughter from school. I am having such mixed feelings right now. My daughter is 11 years old, approximately 5 feet tall (I believe she will pass me by the time my wedding comes around), and she is attending her first winter ball tomorrow night. Her daud purchased her dress and purse and I purchased her ticket and shoes. Now she doesn't have a date yet, she is not allowed to date a boy yet, but she is going with one of her girlfriends.
I just want her to have fun and enjoy it. I guess I'm afraid that other school kids will be mean to her as some have been in the past. I pray that she has a great time and will remember the fun as she grows into the beautiful, special young lady that I know she will be.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Welcome home everyone....welcome home!!
So its Tuesday and I am still sore from moving. Ok...i'm just a little sore. Yesterday I took the day off from everything except work. I didn't go on the computer (ok, its not hooked up yet), didn't blog (still...not hooked up yet), and didn't even unpack (ok...just me being lazy). Boy...I feel better today than I did yesterday!
Everything has been moved into the house or in the garage but we are officially out of the apartment. My cats are getting used to the vast space available as well. This morning as I was watching the news, they were chasing each other back and forth from my daughter's bedroom to the den. They sounded like a small herd of horses, and there is only two of them! At least they will get more exercise at the new place. My daughter loves....LOVES, her new bedroom.
Tonight I will start unpacking but I first have to put the computer table together and get the computer set up. The cable guy will be here tomorrow to set up our cable, telephone and internet. I need to have it ready for him.
So...as soon as I get my printer/scanner hooked up to my computer and the internet working, I plan on posting pics of my daughters 5th birthday party. This party was the craftiest I have ever been. I handmade the invitations, made the food, created a craft project and got craft supplies for them and made a castle cake from scratch. My daughter to this day remembers that party and has recently asked for me to make the castle cake for her next party which will also be a slumber princess party again. So...how do I outdo what I did for the last princess party??? Things that make you go hmmmm?
Have a great Tuesday everyone!!!
Everything has been moved into the house or in the garage but we are officially out of the apartment. My cats are getting used to the vast space available as well. This morning as I was watching the news, they were chasing each other back and forth from my daughter's bedroom to the den. They sounded like a small herd of horses, and there is only two of them! At least they will get more exercise at the new place. My daughter loves....LOVES, her new bedroom.
Tonight I will start unpacking but I first have to put the computer table together and get the computer set up. The cable guy will be here tomorrow to set up our cable, telephone and internet. I need to have it ready for him.
So...as soon as I get my printer/scanner hooked up to my computer and the internet working, I plan on posting pics of my daughters 5th birthday party. This party was the craftiest I have ever been. I handmade the invitations, made the food, created a craft project and got craft supplies for them and made a castle cake from scratch. My daughter to this day remembers that party and has recently asked for me to make the castle cake for her next party which will also be a slumber princess party again. So...how do I outdo what I did for the last princess party??? Things that make you go hmmmm?
Have a great Tuesday everyone!!!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Have hammer will travel!!
We have moved in some stuff on Wednesday and will continue tomorrow, Friday. Mr. Teddybear and I have both agreed that we like and dislike some of the color that was painted in the new place. Here is what we like and don't like about the color by room.
Livingroom - There is one accent wall that is painted what looks like a burgandy color which we actually like. However, the rest of the walls are painted a dark beige which is a neutral color (Mr. Teddybear doesn't like neutral) but it also makes the room darker. We are looking for a color that is lighter but also compliments the accent wall that we are trying to keep.
Kitchen - The previous tenant was going for a bistro look by painting the walls a light yellow and painting the trim black. Yes, black. Mr. Teddybear and I both don't like the black trim, but we kind of like the yellow. We kinda like it but it seems a bit too light. We are just not sure if it is too light because the black overpowers it and mutes the color or not. So we are looking for a blue or green that would compliment the current yellow. If the current yellow is still too light, then we would go with a different yellow.
Our Bedroom - I have known that blues and greens are a serene color and have always wanted my room one of those colors. Although this room has the same burgandy as the livingroom, we will be painting over it. We are still picking which blue or green we want.
2nd Bedroom - This room was painted a dark beige as the livingroom. My daughter has already voiced her opinions and wants to paint her room pink. She is such a girly-girl! We are trying to keep her realistic in her color choices and toning it down a bit while still trying to give her control and creative freedom.
Bathroom - This is the one room that there is not much change going on. It is currently white with purple accents. We love the soft purple specks on the tile. We have decided that one of the walls need some color so we will be painting it a light lavender to go with the very pretty purple speckeled tile. We are also considering painting the current cabinet a white or very light lavender but we haven't fully decided that.
Den - Well this is one room that we currently will not be changing. It is a bit dark and not only has a fireplace, but also has wood paneling. Now this is not your '70's dated wood paneling, this is the real wood, tonge-in-grove paneling that adds value to a house. We decided to not paint over the wood paneling because it is just so beautiful but we decided to paint the fireplace at a later date, if the owner allows us to. I believe that will brighten the room and give the room a focal point. I think this will be the last room we tackle as it might be the most difficult.
So that is the future DIY projects that we have on our plate. I brought up laying wood flooring down and re-tiling the kitchen counters but that is still in negotiations with Mr. Teddybear. ;-) I'll let you know how that turns out!
Livingroom - There is one accent wall that is painted what looks like a burgandy color which we actually like. However, the rest of the walls are painted a dark beige which is a neutral color (Mr. Teddybear doesn't like neutral) but it also makes the room darker. We are looking for a color that is lighter but also compliments the accent wall that we are trying to keep.
Kitchen - The previous tenant was going for a bistro look by painting the walls a light yellow and painting the trim black. Yes, black. Mr. Teddybear and I both don't like the black trim, but we kind of like the yellow. We kinda like it but it seems a bit too light. We are just not sure if it is too light because the black overpowers it and mutes the color or not. So we are looking for a blue or green that would compliment the current yellow. If the current yellow is still too light, then we would go with a different yellow.
Our Bedroom - I have known that blues and greens are a serene color and have always wanted my room one of those colors. Although this room has the same burgandy as the livingroom, we will be painting over it. We are still picking which blue or green we want.
2nd Bedroom - This room was painted a dark beige as the livingroom. My daughter has already voiced her opinions and wants to paint her room pink. She is such a girly-girl! We are trying to keep her realistic in her color choices and toning it down a bit while still trying to give her control and creative freedom.
Bathroom - This is the one room that there is not much change going on. It is currently white with purple accents. We love the soft purple specks on the tile. We have decided that one of the walls need some color so we will be painting it a light lavender to go with the very pretty purple speckeled tile. We are also considering painting the current cabinet a white or very light lavender but we haven't fully decided that.
Den - Well this is one room that we currently will not be changing. It is a bit dark and not only has a fireplace, but also has wood paneling. Now this is not your '70's dated wood paneling, this is the real wood, tonge-in-grove paneling that adds value to a house. We decided to not paint over the wood paneling because it is just so beautiful but we decided to paint the fireplace at a later date, if the owner allows us to. I believe that will brighten the room and give the room a focal point. I think this will be the last room we tackle as it might be the most difficult.
So that is the future DIY projects that we have on our plate. I brought up laying wood flooring down and re-tiling the kitchen counters but that is still in negotiations with Mr. Teddybear. ;-) I'll let you know how that turns out!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
I'm half and half...
Well, the packing is about 90% done. We almost finished packing the kitchen, the bedroom and the office area. It helps that some of our stuff was already packed as I was getting ready to re-organize my house and possibly send stuff to storage. So this weekend is the big move weekend. It should be fairly easy as we are planning to move stuff on Wednesday and Friday before the weekend. Saturday I am hoping to only move a few things then clean the old place and still take my daughter out trick-or-treating. I will keep you guys updated.
With all of this change going on, I am a little saddened. It looks like my daughter's Girl Scout troop will be disbanding. The last few meetings we haven't had any one attend. When I called to make sure the girls were alright, the parents tell me that their daughters aren't attending because they are being overwhelmed with homework. Although I am moving, I was planning on staying on till the end of the year so that the girls could finish their bronze award, however with no one showing up, It is not financially feasible for me to continue with the troop as their leader. Our Co-leader also does not want to take over as leader either. So it seems that disbanding is our only option. Although we can't technically disband for a few months due to fall product sales, I am encouraging the parents to have their daughters switch to Juliette Girl Scouts. This will allow the girls to still be Girl Scouts, particpate in events and work on their badges and awards but they do it on their own time. If later on they decide to join another troop, they will be able to. I'm going to really miss those girls. Some of them I have known for 3 years. Yes, I am a little saddened by this.
Its hard. I feel happy with the move but saddend by the troop disbanding. But as life goes, with some happiness there is sometimes saddness as well.
Hope you all enjoy your Tuesday and have a great week!!!
With all of this change going on, I am a little saddened. It looks like my daughter's Girl Scout troop will be disbanding. The last few meetings we haven't had any one attend. When I called to make sure the girls were alright, the parents tell me that their daughters aren't attending because they are being overwhelmed with homework. Although I am moving, I was planning on staying on till the end of the year so that the girls could finish their bronze award, however with no one showing up, It is not financially feasible for me to continue with the troop as their leader. Our Co-leader also does not want to take over as leader either. So it seems that disbanding is our only option. Although we can't technically disband for a few months due to fall product sales, I am encouraging the parents to have their daughters switch to Juliette Girl Scouts. This will allow the girls to still be Girl Scouts, particpate in events and work on their badges and awards but they do it on their own time. If later on they decide to join another troop, they will be able to. I'm going to really miss those girls. Some of them I have known for 3 years. Yes, I am a little saddened by this.
Its hard. I feel happy with the move but saddend by the troop disbanding. But as life goes, with some happiness there is sometimes saddness as well.
Hope you all enjoy your Tuesday and have a great week!!!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Whew! I'm......tired!
Ok, so in about two weeks we will be moving to a bigger house. We are going from a tiny 650 sq. ft apartment to a 2bdrm + den house. What can I say, I am extremely happy! We have been in a packing frenzy this past weekend too. It was nice because my daughter has been really helpful this time. I think it is because she is older, but she has been really helpful and considerate.
In packing up somethings, I found some old photos. There is the only baby picture of me that I own, the picture of my grandparents, with my mom and her brothers and sisters and a picture of my daughter when she was only a few months old.
With finding the picture of my grandparents, my mom and her siblings, it was sobering for me to realize how short life is. Its hard to accept that the ones you love will not be around forever. I realized how young I must have been when the picture of my mom and her siblings and how much I miss my aunt, uncles and grandparents.
Then I come across the most precious photo of all. My baby girl sleeping in her great-grandmothers arms at just a few months old. She is such a precious and beautiful child and I really hope that I convey that effectively to her.
Please, do not hesitate to tell your loved ones how much you care about them or how important they are to you. Life is just to short.
In packing up somethings, I found some old photos. There is the only baby picture of me that I own, the picture of my grandparents, with my mom and her brothers and sisters and a picture of my daughter when she was only a few months old.
With finding the picture of my grandparents, my mom and her siblings, it was sobering for me to realize how short life is. Its hard to accept that the ones you love will not be around forever. I realized how young I must have been when the picture of my mom and her siblings and how much I miss my aunt, uncles and grandparents.
Then I come across the most precious photo of all. My baby girl sleeping in her great-grandmothers arms at just a few months old. She is such a precious and beautiful child and I really hope that I convey that effectively to her.
Please, do not hesitate to tell your loved ones how much you care about them or how important they are to you. Life is just to short.
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