a slave to my house.

yep, that is what i feel like lately. lol i have started a "update" type project in every room of our house. i won't bore you with all the grooling details but do want to share something i (we) are most proud of at the moment. Our......



windows!!!!!











they were installed this past week and i couldn't be prouder of all 11 windows that adorn our home.

ok, on to the next task......

hello, hello.

yeah, i'm still alive. lol things have been crazy busy (well, seriously unorganzied) around here this summmer. :) we have been sparatically remodeling (updating) our home. i'm enjoying my new central air/gas blown heat! our new windows are on order and should be installed within the next month. i continue to change my mind on paint colors...almost daily! lol love our new bath but am still on the hunt for the perfect cabinet to hold our new double sink. sigh. i'm sure it will come together soon.

other news.....i haven't been scrapping at all!

my baby sister is getting married in december. bittersweet. i get to be creative but she is growing up WAY to fast.

my daughter started middle school here and loves it! i'm torn because i think she should stay in kindergarten. lol

the fair is in town this week and the kiddos are majorly excited! i can't wait to share photos soon. :)

i am still searching for their holloween costumes for this year. my little guy LOVES happy feet so i am thinking a cute penguin costume would suit him perfect.

hope everyone else is well and things are happening for them. keep in touch!

hugs!

summer's end.

well, i feel as if it is pretty much over even though it will probably be the hottest month yet. my kiddos are ready for school and it starts on the 21st. hubby and i have been slowly moving forward in house remodeling (something that seems to take forever with his railroad work schedule). i've been hitting auctions and loving my fun finds! everything is going well here so i can't complain.

just thought i would make SOME kind of entry since i haven't lately. i have a few random photos that i could upload but i've been lazy. teehee hope to "get with it" soon. ;)

product review.

I don't really ever post about products that I like but I have recently bought both of these cleaners and totally LOVE them!

Clorox Anywhere spray

Method Home spray

I'm a freak about spraying down my cabinets and counters almost daily. I'm sure it has to do with having kiddos that track in and out of the house constantly and I never know what they've touched. lol Give these a try or if you already have please leave a comment and share your experience with them.

stippling challenge w/rak.

it came to me this morning...i LOVED art in school and started thinking about different drawing techniques that i enjoyed and stippling was one of them. i think it's a great new 'twist' on inking the edges of your papers.

stippling: n.
A method of drawing, engraving, or painting using dots or short strokes.
The effect produced by stippling.








with this fresh technique idea comes a RAK from me if you try this on a layout or card and share a link here in the comment section by Wednesday, July 11th. are you going to take my challenge? :)

(*Note: this rak offer is seperate from a challenge i issued on another site.)

slacking.

i guess i can blame my blog neglect on the summer days. i haven't really COMPLETED any layouts lately but i have started a couple. lol i hope to get my scrap on this weekend.

how was your 4th celebration? the weather put a damper on mine but we still have managed to bbq and catch some local fireworks. :)