Showing posts with label Thanks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thanks. Show all posts

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Mother's Day Fun

For my mother-in law!



For my mom!


YAY! One for me!


Today is Mother's Day. We don't do much on Mother's/Father's Day. Usually we take it easy and relax around the house. It is, after all, a weekend. But, today we have accomplished much. We cleaned up all the pruned branches from the fruit trees and weed picked the garden. And we made a huge crock of soup. The rain has stopped for a day or so, so we are forced to get all yard work done now, before the raining starts up again. I am afraid these lovely spring days will be gone soon, and we will be forced to live with 90' weather and horribly high humidity.

Some progress has been made at my desk too. I can now sit at the desk, whereas before it was impossible to do so. I know I will work through all of my supplies, and then be sad they are gone, but right now it seems slightly overwhelming. I hope to grow an extra set of hands. Then I could get twice as much done!

I am afraid to say it or even think about it. Moe will be 3 soon. How did that happen? It is hard for me to think of a time when he won't be sitting on my lap and cuddling, but I am sure that time will come sooner than I expect. I imagine I will be one of those old ladies with a lot of pets. I can now see how that happens. Another thing that makes me sad is Mimi's lack of naps. She refused to take one even though I want her to take one. I know she is at the age to quit, but I AM NOT READY!!!!!

Oh, the shadowboxes (above) were fun to make. The shadowboxes came from a craft store. I love mine! I am thankful to Adrienne for supplying the boxes. They are already treasured! I got kind of lazy after making my mother in law one and my mom another. So, instead of tracing the hand I used ink imprints that came from using washable ink. I just covered the kids' hands and made imprints. I love the look. It makes me smile!

Enough of me blabbing. I hope everyone has a great week! Happy Mother's Day to all the mommas out there!
~Karen

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

More Home Improvements

I've been inspired by all the bloggers out there who are trying to "keep it real". In honor of this, I have decided to show various stages of a home improvement project in our kitchen thanks to our good friend Derek. Normally, I would just show the finished product. Perhaps you aren't interested in our mess, but I will share anyway!

Bye Bye old kitchen countertop!
As I've noted in the past, things rarely go as planned when working on our home. Derek discovered the above counter top was improperly installed, which is why it never was quite level. In fact, it had a pretty good slope to it.


Don't you love the faux brick?


Mess. Blech.

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Introducing...the new counter top:


Thanks Derek! :)


~Karen

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Good Friends & Making Things

Look what our talented carpenter friend Derek made us! It's for all our homeschool stuff. It is so nice to have everything available. Before the shelf, it was all in boxes. I promise it is hung straight. For some reason, almost every picture I take looks like I am drunk! THANKS AGAIN DEREK & MELISSA!
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This is Mimi's most recent drawing of our family. I love how Kevin's shirt has buttons on it! :) I still can't believe my baby is 4 yrs old. How did that happen?
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Here is something I made for a sweet baby! I like the look, but I hated cutting out all the leaves! I think I will make some more though. People seem to like them, and I have had a couple requests....It is a great way to use up scraps of paper or random buttons.
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Doesn't this heavy metal dude rock? I love how the entire drum set and the man are made of things we all have in our garage!
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What? It is December...already??? Yes, it is...It snuck up on me, and I need to catch up fast. I have so much more to make...And such little time.

I hope everyone has a great week!~Karen