Weekend Review

If it wasnt for the horrible headache I am sporting right now, I could say this weekend was pretty close to perfect.

It was just one of those weekends where we didnt have a bunch of plans. No expensive projects, or shopping trips. Not a ton of tedious chores. We just kicked butt! I did all the laundry and cleaning on Saturday.


Dennis washed my car! And oh boy did it need it!!


I organized the kitchen cupboards. Here is the before....


Yes, I am one of those people that need to have the peaches seperated from the beans. Each "food" has it's own "row". I cant help it. And this way I know what exactly what I have in stock too.


It's nearly October and I am still picking these almost daily!


Dennis and Bubba have been working on this model car. Its a replica of Dennis's hotrod. They are doing a pretty good job on it so far.



We scored this entire microscope set at a yard sale for $1!! It came with all kinds of slides to look at.



Oh here is my new couch. Its so big. Its the best couch ever!




Oh, I also went through a box of very old pictures. Can't wait to scrap these!


I hate to see the weekend end, but it was so nice to relax, bbq with friends, take a nap during the Seahawks game, snuggle with my dog, iced lattes with my sweetie, etc etc.

Goodnight!

20 things

20 things that are making me happy right now:

*the new afghan my mom crocheted for me
*my new couch, that matches my afghan perfectly
*new season of 90210
*learning to make Dawna's Mudpie Brownies
*my completed home projects
*my vaca coming up next week
*the long nail on my right hand ring finger
*facebook on my phone
*Scentsy (luxe vanilla and grapefruit pomogranite)
*the hot Vigoss jeans that I bought at a yard sale for $1
*the fact the that $1 jeans are a size smaller and they FIT!!
*the gold butterflies hanging in my bathroom
*getting over my flu/virus/whatever the heck it was
*foot massages
*flirting with my hot customers
*Nickelback
*Wii Fit
*My new Nike's with the iPod chip, saweet!
*fudgesicles
*naps

Look who came to visit!!!

This is Marley! Very precious mini yorkie that belongs to Dennis's mom.


And Aunt Danielle!!! (den's little sister)


The kids loved having Aunt Danielle here. And so did I!!


This is Mike!! Dennis's stepdad. He is quite the handy man.

The main reason for his visit was to help us to some work on the house.


The three of them have been here since Thursday morning. Mike installed a new floor and toilet in the kids' bathroom, and replaced some wood on our front porch. He also built me a couple shelfs in the kitchen. It has been so much fun having them here. We have cooked awesome food every night. Fresh BBQ'd brats, hamburgers, carne asada, pasta salad, brownies, etc.


Tomorrow I am making a french toast farewell breakfast. So much appreciation for Mike and Danielle, they have been a huge help, and a blast to hang out with. Last night we played Guitar Hero, and this morning Danielle, Harley, and I headed out yardsaling for a few hours. We all found some great treasures.

And this is what these 2 precious pups did most of the time.... watched their dads outside working....

Give us dirty laundry!

I know you are all excited that I am "blogging" again, but believe me, you will get tired of seeing all these home improvement posts.

So this weekend was the laundry room, and unfortunately I wasnt around to take pics before most of the stuff was emptied out of the room. It really wasnt that bad, just a bunch of clutter that needed organizing.

All the yucky stuff that hides under the washing machine.... (and the holes that Dennis cuts in the wall when he decides he needs to "fix" something) note: he doesnt do that anymore. :)




That's the door that goes out to our back porch. We never use the door, and there used to be a white shelf in front of it with a bunch of crap on it. I really wanted to get rid of it because well if there is ever a fire I would like to be able to get out of that door if we need to. So, that will stay unobstructed from now on!





What a difference new linoleum can make!


And a fresh coat of paint!



No more holes!


before touch ups...


The painting has been all touched up! Just have to paint and hang the cabinet doors, and move in the washer and dryer.

Moved the big storage shelf back in tonight!



Oh! And this here is my "liberal propaganda station!" (Carrie, omg HAHA!)


Will post more pics when I get it all back together, it wont be this empty for long, we have a lot of stuff that needs "stored". For now I am off to take care of my coupons, and a fruit fly situation.

Oh boy.....

Alright, this is a pretty big step for me, this whole "sharing" thing. Honestly, this is freaking embarrassing. I am not really one to "air my dirty.... bathroom" but in order to show the drastic-ness, I have to show the before pics. And, ugh, its hard.

Yea, I took baths in here. The caulking always bothered me, and have always wanted to do something about it. But, I am a busy person, and believe it or not, it was easy to ignore.

 

 

One of my goals (even though technically this isn't MY house) is to get rid of all the wood grain in this house. I absolutely hate faux woodgrain. It's all over the place in these 80's mobile homes.

 

 

I never really thought much of the sink. Its so crazy the things you get used to, even if they are totally beyond what is considered "normal."


One last peek of the overall bathroom lameness....



So...... without any further adieu..... My much improved bathroom situation:

It would have been great to just get a new tub, but we dont plan on living here forever. Any improvements we do to this place we call the "3 yr plan" just buying us a few years while we plan for owning a real house.
We did get all new knobs, and spout though.


And a new sink, with new faucet!








Bye bye wood grain. Painted cabinets with new hardware. I wanted glass knobs, but Dennis wanted handles. So we met in the middle with these.


New mirror (it looks gold, but its actually wood.... sshhhhh.)


So, I had a vision, and I gotta say, it turned out just like I wanted it to. Its clean and modern, with some vintage touches. I still have another mirror to hang, and paint that 3 tiered basket thing because right now its forest green and doesnt match a thing. I also need a new rug or two in there.

And there you have it. Next weekend: Laundry room!

The big bathroom reveal.....

is NOT happening tonight. LOL!! I have been procrastinating on posting pics because I am not quite done decorating it. But, as of tonight I feel like its ready to reveal, even though I am not quite done. Dennis has most of the before pics on his computer so I will have to get those off and put together a post for tomorrow.

In other news:

*went up to Coulee City, WA to visit my dad for a couple days. That was nice since Den and the kids have never been up there. We went and watched the laser light show at the dam, which is very interesting and educational. There is a TON of history and geology lessons to be learned around that whole area. We also went to the Dry Falls visitor center. Didnt take any pics though.

*On the way home we stopped at the Country Mercantile oustide of Pasco. Holy Smokes! that place is HUGE!! SO much yummy stuff to see and taste. I spent $65 dollars there on fudge, fruit, brats, chocolates, sauces, squash, etc. We are definitely going back this fall for the harvest festival. I highly recommend the place for a nice family outting!

*I have only been walking about once a week, but this week I have been twice already! Enjoying the cooler weather and the walking park. My Nike+ shoes with the iPod chip are the BOMB!! I love seeing my progress. Today I did my fastest mile, which is only 13min, but I didnt die, so I know I can do a lot better. There is a way for me to post my workouts on my blog, I know because Donna Downy does it. So maybe I will get that figured out soon.

*The new series of 90210 started tonight! I was so excited, I have waited all summer to see if they were even going to bring that show back. Its such a good show, so much drama, twists and turns. I dont watch much TV that requires me to watch every week, but this is my exception. I love it so much!!

*Now I am watching Never Been Kissed and I never realized how big Drew Barrymore's boobs are.

Okay, so bathroom post tomorrow. Word. Peace out folks!