Newest Project

A few months ago, London got her own room. Since then we have been trying to finish it making it a not so baby room but not too grown up teeny bopper either. Then we cam across this in a magazine this mural is actually vinyl stickers.



I did not want the hassle of getting the vinyl on just right so we did this with paint instead!!

It was a lot of work prepping the room since the paint in the house was flat paint. It would flake so bad. We went to Hope Depot to try and match it just right so that I did not have to paint the ceiling and guess what it was way lighter. When I went to paint I taped the ceiling and guess what the paint peeled off the ceiling anyways so that is why some of it is a sky blue. I am still debating if I should just do the whole thing. So here is her mural we may still have some touch ups in the details and along the bottom but you get the idea. Then for Christmas Grandma L found some great fabric and this is what we did with it.

We made curtains, a matching bed skirt and some throw pillow, Mr. Whootie is my fav!! He is actually my Inspiration of the week click here to read more. Here is London chillin in her newly done room with her favortie Christmas present this year. She has just started taking lessons and practices everyday. She has even started writing some lyrics to her own music. I hope she sticks with it. She is super ambitious about it so only time will tell. And the room would not be complete without our petshop portrait!!

Sick Day

For those I talk to on a reg. basis know that I have been a single mom for the past four days. B went to a Chiropractic Conference in Vegas (Thanks to the Blanchards for letting the boys crash at thier pad). Everyday he was gone the girls would beg to talk to thier dad all day long and I do not know how many times the quesiton "When is daddy coming home" was asked. He arrived home on Sunday night thank goodness. The girls clung to him like syran wrap and I was glad to have a break. Later that night our CA (Chiropractic Assistant and my life saver) calls to inform me that her son is sick and she has no one to be home with the kids until 9:00 (the kids had no school on Mon) On a normal day this would be fine as our schedule in the morning usually consists of dropping kids off at school swinging by the post office to collect any payments that may have come in and pop into the office to help out and do some paperwork. Unfortunately an hour after I talked to her London starts puking her guts out. YEAH we have the stomach flu. I sent the family to bed and London and I hung out, me on the coach and her on the floor on a make shift bed (old crib mattress) I spent all night rubbing the poor girls back, it seemed to be the only thing that helped. Needless to say I did not go into work on Mon. Thanks goodness our CA was able to get in later that morning and help out and we made it through the day.

(Regarding this photo not sure if it is Photobucket? Hopefully nothing is wrong with my camera, it looked fine in Photoshop anyone know if Photobucket is having issues?)

Although we hate sick days here are some things I was thankful for:
To be a mom and comfort my kids when they need it
Did not have to work (at least not during the day, I went in later to catch up on paper work)
Deep Cleaned my entire house (seriously spring cleaned in Jan)
Took a Nap
Talked on the phone to loved ones (Thanks Dad for reminding me that these are the good old days)

So for all you working moms out there what do you do when your kids are sick?

Kidergarten Graduation

The day finally came when my oldest graduated from Kindergarten. It was not a sad time for me as it was for some parents but more of a proud moment. I had been working with the class most of the year (parties and helping them check off thier reading books) I had also been in a lot the last month helping London's group prepare for thier dance number (Little Miss Muffet) The graduation was a nurserey rhyme theme and every child praticipated in a dance number. London got to be the first graduate to walk out during the procession and lead her class up to the stage (the down fall to that was that she was the last one to recieve her certificate) which was ok with me because I was able to get a good shot. The graduation was a success and she was very proud of herself as well. Thanks to Mrs. Lepien for a great Kindergarten year. London was also awarded the Aspiring Author Award for her class on Awards day. We clebrated the graduate by sulking in 7-11 slurpees.