Monsters & Thrift Store Paintings

Creative fun with those ugly thrift store paintings. So many possibilities!

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My Typical Day as a Stay at Home Mom

Cause That’s What I Do

A Stay @ Home Mom’s Typical Day

·         Got up at 6am with my hubby just like I do every week day

·         Made the coffee; caffeinated for him and decaf for me

·         Made his lunch for him to take to work because he likes to relax during lunch and not put up with the lunch lines and people

·         Gathered his uniform and put it into a bag for easy carrying to his work’s laundry people. Yayee Uniforms!

·         Built a fire in the wood burning stove J Felt SO good this morning!

·         Fed the dogs

·         Got a pair of socks for my little / big girl who was curled up in my bed saying, “Her feet were cold” 

·         Looked through my cookbook and made the beginnings of my grocery list for the week.

·         Emptied the dishwasher and loaded it for the millionth time. I hate cleaning the kitchen!

·         Spent an hour looking at information about a medical condition. Still trying to figure out what’s up with Abby.

·         Made lunch for me and my munchkin

·         Checked airline prices and purchased a ticket to fly Jacob home for a surprise Christmas visit.

·         Washed 3 loads of laundry, dried and put it all away.

·         Cleaned our bathroom and bedroom; swept, mopped and dusted.

·         Text messaged Abby, Mandy and Jacob a few times today, because I like talking to them!

·         Carried two bags of trash out to the trash bin.

·         Swept all the wood floors for the second time this week.

·         Kept the wood burning stove going all day. I love this part of winter. J

·         Graded Anna’s science and history. Assigned more school work and made her a new chore list. Mom likes to be organized. lol

·         I decided on leftovers for dinner tonight! Yayee

·         Etc., etc., etc.

These are some of the things that happen, in one day of the life of this stay at home mom.

If being a SAHM isn't a job, how come daycare costs so much? Author Unknown

Christmas Tree... Not

A different spin on the Christmas tree this year

With a little photo editing fun!

5x7 Folded Card

Picture In Landscape Christmas Card

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Christmas Tree Alternatives

Thinking of something new for Christmas this year. Throwing out the artificial tree and doing something a little different. There are too many people in the family with allergies 

to use a real tree, so creativity is a must. Oh yeah!

#1  I really like this one. I'm thinking of using some Cedar limbs from our trees to create this look.

#2 Lord knows, I have enough books to make this one! I think this one might go in Annabelle's room. She is the bookworm of the family and I know she would really enjoy this. :)

#3 I think this one could go just about anywhere. It would be perfect sitting next to our wood burning stove. Smaller versions would make cute table top or buffet decorations too.

Sheep?

We'll be fencing our property soon. My brain is thinking... Sheep! Not just the run of the mill sheep either. I LOVE this funny looking creatures. Now to figure out where to find them. 

Aren't they cute?

Tiny House Floor Plans

I think this is the one we'll use as our little cottage guest house. This plan is for a 300+ square foot house which isn't too bad, but we'll up the square footage a little so there is more storage and floor space.

One of the reasons I picked this floor plan is because the bathroom has an entrance from the living area AND the bedroom. That's a much needed option. I like the desk area too, although we may opt for a stackable washer and dryer in the area instead. I think a food pantry in place of the entertainment center that backs up to the refrigerator would be better use of space as well. The only other thing I want to change is to put French doors in the bedroom that open up onto a deck. I think it would give the bedroom a lot bigger feel with the large glass doors instead of a window.