Make Over!!

I am soooo excited I cant stand it!!
My sweet Becky from Farmgirl Paints redid my blog and all it cost me was a  salad from McAlester's!
We spend three hours and it looks amazing.........
So blessed to have my girl!
Love you !!

YEEEEEEEE

still excited~!

From dark to daring....more chalkboard paint fun!!

I know I have said it before....but incase you are joining me for the first time.....

I LOVE CHALKBOARD PAINT!!!!!!

The hardest working spot in our home.

My house works hard.  There isnt a space that isnt always busy and cluttered.

 I am not much of a house keeper....I am more of a "homemaker".

 I like it that way... I would love to be able to have one of those museum type houses, where the kids dont dare come in with their shoes on and the dinning room table is set like the queen herself is coming to dinner at a moments notice.


But what fun would that be....NOT!!

The hallway from the garage, with pantry and laundry.....

We have been here in this house for two years this August 18.

 We make a mission statement each year for our family and I have some personal ones too.

I have lived in other homes for years....and never had them the way I liked...Only to have to repaint an re-carpet to sell the place.


 What joy is that???  NONE!!



 So this  house is going to be joyful from the get go.

 This is my mission for the year...each room needs to reflect who we are and needs to bring joy!!

And the hardest working place is the utility hall..and it..needed some LOVE.

What better way to show LOVE then with chalkboard paint......Yes!!

THE ENTIER WALL BABY!!

The kids were helping me so I had to entertain them with the mustache...they are big in our house..

It did not take long before the wall was done...

Off came the door...love having a handy 13 year old boy...Go William!

Out to the garage for some serious fun!

I love the colors of Key West..but careful, the key lime colors will make your house GLOW!

So many cute greens......

This is "Sweet Pea" from Benjamin Moore.

You wouldn't think it would be that bright, but WOW!  Does it pop!

This Aura is amazing it would cover in one coat..if you were a careful painter.....unlike me.

Love it!!!

JOY!!

My love note.....

The wall has been done for a few weeks.

I love the hungry monster....

I did not write that.....

Dirty Little Secrets!

MUAHHHHHH!!!

 We all have them....
Those dirty little secrets...and with four kids I have a ton of them...

Tips!!

So, I thought I would start by sharing that I firmly believe that all kids need "Life Skills".
This was a big part of our day in home schooling.
Each kid has a checklist of their 1 thru 7.  That need to be done each morning.

This is the simple stuff.....breakfast, make bed, teeth....you know..the routine.

The big kids did not have a physical list, but the littles had a picture page on the back of their door to remind them....

And now that we are in school the list is different and some things have changed but "Life Skills" are still alive and well...

Each kid has a laundry day...even the eight year old..she has been doing towels since she was five.

I leave notes to help them out.....lol


Blessings....