The Dining Room

Otherwise known as the deep, dark bane of my existence. I am not a huge fan of the dining room. It is dark, has awful shutters on the windows and a horrible light fixture....here are some photos to remind folks about this room.....


Don't you love the pile of junk on the floor in the right bottom corner!!!!

So here is my to-do list....

1. Do something with the light fixture
2. Recover the chairs
3. Remove the shutters and put up some curtains.....cafe-style?
4. Re-think the built-in corner cabinet....maybe take the doors off?
4. Get some decent artwork on the walls
5. Have a nice everyday centerpiece

Eventually, we want to replace the paneling that is on the lower half of the walls, and replace it real wainscoating. But that has to be on someone else's to-do list....not mine!

I usually jump around from project to project, and stuff sits half done forever (which drives me crazy)....but this time, I am taking it room by room.....keeping my focus, and getting it done. Let's see if the baby will cooperate!

What To Do.....

So, I am officially off work until January. I may have to go back in December, but I think it will work out that I won't go back to teaching until after Winter Break. Hell to the yah!!!! So anyway, I have this time on my hands. Mo is in school every day, the Bean is home with me......and I know the purpose of the whole family leave is to spend time with my baby, which I fully intend on doing. But, at the same time, it would be nice to get some projects done.....fun projects....things I never have time to do, but want to.....

I don't think many people read this blog, and frankly, it really has just been a place to record all our families comings and goings, but I want it to serve as a place where I can document things that we are doing around the house.....I mean, our house is 100 years old...it could use some sprucing up! I love looking at home renovation blogs, so I am dipping my toe in with this one. You will see more home projects posted here, if for nothing else, so I can see the progress! So, for right now, here is my "TO-DO" list......it may be complete wishful thinking that I can get this stuff done, but you never know.....

Full Circle

My first year at Llewellyn, I was pregnant with Mo. There was a student teacher named Michele that was also pregnant. We both had girls...born 10 days apart. We have become friends over the past 5 years, and so have our daughters.

Fast forward......now our girls, are both going to Kindergarten at Llewellyn....where it all began. Talk about full circle.

First Day of Kindergarten

Mo is going to Kindergarten. The day has finally come. We both knew it would, but I never thought it would be that hard....not for her, but for us. The day before it hit us that we wouldn't have a preschool any more, that her entire world was about to change. Literally, we were looking over all her first day paperwork, and Scout and I were BAWLING. Tears streaming down our faces. It was super intense. Mo was so excited. She has been ready for kindergarten for a while now, and she was about to jump out of her skin to get there.


Starting to get nervous as we waited on the playground.


Mo has her own locker...she shares with a girl aptly know as Georgia!!!




This is her table....she is ready to go.

Go Dawgs!

And, yes....I think that is some red hair!!!!

Holding the baby!

Mo LOVES to hold her sister. She is such a little mama! At first, it would scare me, just because the bean is so little, and fragile....and Mo isn't know for her delicate touch! She throws her around like a sack of potatoes! She is very sweet with her little sister, but Bean has to get a bit stronger before I totally trust Mo. So, for now, we practice. She can hold her when we are right next to her....even then, I am tempted to grab the baby away because she is being "too rough."

When she does hold her, it is super sweet. She talks baby talk to her.....gives her kisses...is just the little mommy. Warms the heart.

Grandparents!!!

The past several weeks have been busy. We have had Nana come to town to meet her newest grandbaby. We enjoyed spending time with her. Mo talked her into going to the park almost every day...one day, they went 2 times!!!! Somehow, Mo talked my 78 year old mother into going down the slide! There must be serious love there.

Also, My dad and stepmom came to visit shortly afterwards.....I had to go back to work for about 2 weeks, and they came and kept the girls for one of those weeks. It was a tremendous help, and the bonus was.....they all had a great time. They went to see The Smurfs and Winnie the Pooh. They went for walks, and just had a great time! Plus, Elaine discovered the newest ice cream shop that has WILD ice cream flavors.....I am partial to the lemon basil!!!