This Past Week

This is the before picture of the master bedroom. The walls were a sea green color and the carpet is maroon.
Here is the after shot...much better:). The wall with the bed on it is a Russian Olive Color and the rest of the walls are a Seasoned Acorn Color. The carpet is the same for now until we feel the need to pull it up and the curtains were what were left here and oddly enough I don't mind them so much as they match the bedspread and throw pillow perfectly.

The boys and I were busy also this week with christmas cookies. Since I am on a diet and do not eat any snacks between meals, making these cookies were somewhat of a challenge for me. I wanted to taste each one, but instead I gave them to the boys and they said they were good...so I guess they passed the test.

The sloppiest buckeyes you will ever see...but then this was done completely by Elijah and Caden:)

Tried a new christmas cookie this year since Im not a fan of sugar cookies. These are Pecan Shortbread Cookies.

And the usual....white chocolate covered pretzels. I found these cute christmas pretzels so that made it more fun to dip:) Elijah dipped the pretzels and Caden did the sprinkles.

What a hectic week....now onto the next week full of CHRISTmas celebrations.....just thinking about it makes me tired:).

Few More House Updates

Was able to find something to go on the wall above my fireplace. I really love it.
While nick was gone last week in TN, I painted the upstairs bathroom. It was plain white and I painted it two shades of green. Finished it this past saturday. In this picture you can see the two shades near the recessed lighting.

Here the angled wall on the right is different from the far wall on the right and left. The angled wall is the same shade as the dark color on the recessed lighting area.

Thanks to Tami for taking our family pictures. Here are the boys hanging up in our stairwell going upstairs. LOVE IT TAMI!!!

You Should Listen

This afternoon while Liam was napping and nick was busy hanging some picture frames on our walls...the boys were running around like crazy kids. I told them to be quiet as I didn't want Liam awake just yet. However they continued to be loud. The boys were running around thru the living room, the kitchen, the dinning room and then the entry way...around and around they kept running. Nick told them once again...."BOYS, stop running around like that and please dont' be so loud". The next thing I hear as I am working from the kitchen is a loud thud. I walk around the corner and this is what I discover!!!! "Are you kidding me.....boys, this is exactly why we DO NOT run around the house like crazy kids out of control". Needless to say they had a lesson on listening the first time and not the third:).





*oh and yes....Liam woke up too!!*

Christmas Decorations 2009

We were able to put up our Christmas decorations yesterday. The boys had alot of fun decorating the tree as usual. It was pretty funny when they were all done, because all the ones that Caden hung were clumped together near the bottom and all the rest that Elijah hung were at his eye level. To cute...however not cute enough for me to rearrange them when they were in bed that night:). They didn't seem to mind the next morning when the tree looked a little different to them.

Our fireplace mantel this year was tough because everything looks so small on it with this huge wall that has nothing on it yet.

Nick decorated the loft with icicle lights and garland with lights in it. Looks really neat...just hard to see from this picture.

Of course we had to hang lights outside too. We did this the weekend before thanksgiving(just didn't turn them on then) because it was so nice outside. Now we can enjoy them all lite up.

Please Meet....

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the two newest members of our family!!! Elijah is holding Bullseye and Caden is holding Arrow. Yeah I know, me with not just one, but TWO dogs at my house. Pretty crazy for someone who is NOT a dog/animal lover. The boys are thrilled though so that makes me happy.

After Elijah and Caden got done playing with them today, you could tell the dogs had never worked so hard....they dropped to their tummies and fell fast asleep:)

P.S. Yes we still have fluffy face(the yorkie dog) I posted about who happened to show up at our doorstep. Anyone interested in him?? We plan to take him to the pound. (I just can't have 3 dogs!!)

**Fluffy Face has found a NEW home...some friends came and got him today**(thankful someone can properly take care of him now:))**

2nd attempt

Well this is what I ended up doing to the guest bedroom walls. I went a dark gray and I really like it. I think the painting is done now in this room. I eventually want to get different shades and an orange throw for the end of the bed and orange candles for the wall hangings, but I will do that when I find sales. Thanks for any help given girls.

Wash Machine

This past Thursday I began to attempt my large amount of laundry only to find out that on the first load the washer not only did it not drain it would not spin either. So thankfully I called my mom and asked to bring over my 5 loads. She was so kind to let me do them all at her house. Friday nick got home from work and said he would attempt to fix it. Now mind you, he has never fixed a wash machine let alone know what exactly needs fixed. I was a bit annoyed at the fact that he had the entire machine cover off, and was "fixing" it. I thought, this was a joke.

I mean, we only paid 300$ for the machine to begin with as we had bought a floor model 6 years ago and to have a repair man come out was 120$ then plus the parts he would need to fix it. Was it really worth it, or should I just call my TN friend who works for whirlpool and have her ship me a new machine, since I could get it 40%-50% off thru her anyways??? (and I could get a front loader:)).

Well, nick was able to find this helpful link online where they give you a youtube video to watch on how to repair your wash machine and what they think might be the culprit for a machine that does NOT drain water and spins VERY slow. Two things he was told to check...the motor and the drain pump line for a clog. He checked the drain pump and well....stuck up inside of it was Liam's missing sock from last weeks wash. I have always told nick that my wash machine and sometimes my dryer eats socks. I mean isn't it frustrating when you know you put two pairs of socks in the wash and come out with only one!!!???

Needless to say, I am SO THANKFUL my dear husband has the ability to attemp to fix things on his own before spending money that wasn't nessesary. I HAVE A WORKING WASH MACHINE and I DIDN'T SPEND A PENNY!!! Thanks babe for doing what you do, even when your wife thinks its pointless at times and doesn't give you enough credit to "fix" something.

I LOVE YOU!!!