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Remodeling Project-Mudroom

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Crafty Monday

I found this craft on Pinterest, but it was done in orange for Texas. I had to do it in Ohio for myself.  And I'll add, it only cost me 8 dollars to make...

Crafty Monday (late again)

I was never crazy about seeing our totes of DVD's and games. I thought of using hot glue to attach the fabric but didn't want to ruin the stand. So then after reading my "Do It Yourself" magazine, I found this idea...

12 of 12 for July

Crafty Mon....Tuesday (this week)

Presenting my Smashbook...

This Week I Want to Remember....

• Packing up and making the trip to Nancy & Dale's.
• Spending the 4th of July with the family.
• Watching the kids on the slip 'n slide with the Nancy, Dale, Ben, and Katie.
• Watching the fireworks in the mountains and the kids with their sparklers.
• Taking the kids to the pool and watching them become more and more independent in the water.
• Watching Dale take the kids for rides on the tractor around the neighborhood.
• Working on my Smashbook.
• Staying up late and playing "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" on the Wii with Nancy.
• Going to see "Mr Poppers Penguins" with the kids.
• Jen's Bachelorette Party in Columbus.
• Having dinner with Grace on her deck.

This Week I Want to Remember....

• Taking the kids to see Cars 2 in the theaters.
• Visiting Michelle in her new house and realizing how much closer we are now (13 minutesish).  Holding baby Nolan and laughing with her over her postpartum emotional-mess stories. 
• Berry picking with Liz and Mary.
• Spending Friday with Dan, out to lunch and shopping.
• Packing up and going to Ryan & Jen's for the Fourth of July Weekend for swimming, a fair, & fireworks.

And the little stuff..........

• how well Kennedy's coloring skills have grown.
• the little surprises I get while putting clothes away.
• Dan's first 3 days off in a month.  

A Day in the Life for June

Crafty Monday

I decided to make my own purse.  I have been looking for a yellow purse this summer and haven't been able to find anything I like.  When I stopped at Joann Fabrics, I found they had a new shipment of fabrics, and actual trendy fabrics rather than there usual stuff.  I spent twenty dollars in material and was worried when I started cutting, that I wasted my money.  I didn't have a pattern, just a purse I was trying to mimic.  It's not perfect but I like the results...

This Week I Want to Remember....

• Opening my door and seeing my amazon package with my Smash Book package inside. 
• Going to Dave's Auction with Dan.
• Spending time with Eleanor, and even falling down at her house.
• Going on a Target/Starbucks date with Kennedy.
• Visiting Ry & Jen, then going to Canton to get Clay fitted for his tux.
• Getting the phone call from Jamie, letting me know her and Eric are facebook official.
• Going fishing with Chris and Dan and watching their reactions as they reeled in a monster catfish.  
• Watching Clay's reaction to the patch I added to his blanket. 

Entertainment of the Week

Book of the Week: 500 Salads by Susannah Blake
I've been wanting to make more salads as dinner. So I got this book from the library and completed a week of salads. Not a big hit with the kids, it usually left me making two suppers. We'll see what the scales say for me and the hubby.

Music Video of the Week: Bruno Mars-Lazy Song
The kids love this video because of the monkey's. They're still young enough to not understand some of the lyrics so I let them watch it. Probably not the best parenting choice but it is a cute video for the most part.


T.V. of the Week: Deadliest Catch and After the Catch
2 hours of Deadliest Catch for a few weeks. This season doesn't seem as good as the previous years. They've added more boats and it's almost too much. The Seabrook was a good choice but I'm really wondering why they would have even chosen the Ramblin' Rose Captain Elliot Neese. The kid is constantly reminding the camera that he is 28 and he dresses like he's Brody Jenner. It's just frustrating that they give him airtime rather than the vets.

SMASH Book from K&Company

Crafty Monday

I did a little Project Life this week, but nothing worth posting.  So today I looked into the above video, and of course, I had to have it. So if you can't find me, I'll be waiting at the mailbox for the next few days, waiting for my order:

This Week I Want to Remember.....

• Movie night with Kristen to see Bridesmaids and then drinks afterwards.
• Spending the day at the Columbus Zoo with Mom, the kids, Jamie, and Eric and watching the Polar Bears swim.  
  
• Getting the text from Dan that he got out of work early and having an unexpected date night---BW3's and the movies to see Bridesmaids again.  
• Taking Clay to the store and letting him pick out a few new cars for being potty trained. 
• Photographing a wedding with Kristen for the first time.  
• Father's Day brunch at Julie and Tom's.  Then seeing the baby raccoons at the neighbors.  
• Cookout with Ruth and Larry at my house.  And watching Larry play with the kids on the tire swing. 

 

Entertainment of the Week

Television Show of the Week:  Parenthood-Season 1----I have always wanted to watch this show but can't commit to it on Tuesdays after watching 2 hours of "The Biggest Loser."  Since there is nothing on t.v. right now, I decided to order the first season from the library.  I'm so glad I did.  It's such a good show.  It's nice watching and not having to wait a week for the next episode as well. 

Song of the Week:  Never Grow Up by Taylor Swift
No video for this song...which is surprising.

Book of the Week:  Photo Freedom by Stacy Julian---Great book but a little pricey, I think I paid about $45 for it.  She is one of the queens of scrapbooking, so I won't complain.  The book teaches you a system for keeping your pictures and albums. 

Movie of the Week:  Bridesmaids
I rarely go to the movies.  This week I went twice, to the same movie.  The movie stars Kristen Wiigs, who is hilarious and then a bunch of the other SNL gals, oh and Erin from the Office.  Basically Kristen Wiigs is the Maid of Honor and her life is a big mess at the time.  She is having a hard time being happy for her friend, who is the bride.  Youtube explains the movie better so here is the trailer:
http://youtu.be/69FstXfJYuw

Website of the Week:  Bits and Pieces by Cathy Zielske
http://cathyzielske.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Cathy Zielske used to be a "hot shot" in Simple Scrapbooks Magazine.  but since closing the magazine, she blogs, holds classes, sells templates, and so on.  She also has 2 books out, "Clean and Simple" and "Clean and Simple 2."   I follow her blog daily, she is the queen bee in the scrapbooking world, in my opinion, so I find her blog very inspiring. 

Crafty Monday

The only crafts I got to this week were bags for the kids toys.  The kids have so many figurines that they play with and I hate to see them disorganized.  So this week I made bags for the Toy Story toys and the Army Men (which kill the feet if stepped on). I got the plan for the bags from Emma Hardy's, "Sewing in No Time" book.   

This Week I Want to Remember.....

• spending the day in Pittsburgh with my Mom.
• my 27th birthday, spent with Nana, Mom, Dan, Jamie, Dad, and the kids.
• spending the morning with Mammaw, at the doctors and out for lunch at Cheddars.
• working in the flower beds with the kids.
• hanging out with Brett and Breanna and watching our kids play together. 
• lazy summer days at my parents.
• taking the kids and Alex to see the new "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer" movie.
• potty training my little Claybird.