Weekend Project

This weekend was another time for change.Maybe the snow has got to my brain or something but I decided to give my girls room a make over.I am pretty proud of myself since I did most of the work myself.I even made DH proud because I actually took the time to mask off stuff and remove the electrical socket covers and everything.Normally I am too lazy to do it.

I guess not so much lazy as the fact that I really hate it.Its boring and it takes way too long.I want to get to the good stuff.The END result.Most of the time my impatience gets the better of me.On any given project I like the planning and ideas but I hate the middle part, the prep work,the drudgery blah.Just get me to the end so I can see what was floating around in my head come to life!....

Aaaahh but I digress.Back to the room.So the idea started with the fact that my monkey has decided her favorite color is blue.(much to my dismay because blue has never been at the top of my list)If there is anything blue in her drawer to wear she's got it on.Sometimes multiple shades of it all at the same time.So I decided I could live with it as long as it was a pastel shade."Monkey" shares her room with her little sister,as we only have a two bedroom house.She is not old enough to choose a color ,so what to do?I happened to be at Walmart looking through the bedding section and I found these really cool sheets.They were pinstriped in various colors.Blue,pink,yellow,purple(i feel like i should be singing that song from Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat).Perfect.Surely when pumpkin gets old enough to have a favorite color it will be in there.So I built around that theme.Then I happened to find two matching quilts at a different Walmart(you can never seem to find everything at one store!).Then off to Home Depot for some paint.My favorite part is choosing the color.Everything is now assembled now the only thing left is to do it.I chose to wait until the weekend so that DH could help look after the two little busy bodies.What a dismal failure that was,not DH,just trying to keep them under control.DH was trying to organize his tax papers at the same time.This is the time you wish you had a Velcro wall and a couple of little Velcro suits.

I guess to make a long story short.I am finished.I think it looks amazing.I just have to finish accessorizing but at least they can sleep in there beds again.It is entirely impossible to sleep with 4 people in one bed.At least comfortably.I do not wish to do that again for a very long time!Hmmmm now what can I decorate???

new look

Spring is all about new,fresh and green.So why not have a great new look for my blog?Its also just to shout out loud..."Hey look what I did by myself!!!" (ok,ok,almost. with a few tips from dh) But I've come a long way baby.Especially when it was only a short time ago I could turn on my computer and read my e-mail and that was about it.Aaaaah the possibilities.

venting

I apologize for my grumpiness, but I need to vent a bit before I do something crazy.My girls have brought me to the "edge" of insanity today.Mondays aren't just bad for 9-5rs.They work for this household too.I don't know why, may be its having daddy home all weekend and then him going back to work again Monday morning that sets us all on edge.But the screaming,crying, pushing,spitting,more crying has just about done me in . Instead of being outside enjoying the beautiflul weather I am playing referee.My plans were to dig up the old grass(if you can call it that) around the new swing set so we can level the ground.(right now it sort of resembles the rolling prairies).But between all the insanity I only managed to dig up a patch about the size of a grave hole.Strangely appropriate don't you think?At this rate its going to take me until the end of the summer to get the ground level.Oh well.I'm off to give the girls a bath and hopefully it will wash off a little of the attitude along with the dirt!

Biker Babes

Well now that spring has decided to come and the warmer temperatures have lingered, the bikes have made the all important journey from the shed to the front yard.It is rather interesting to note that when "monkey" was around 18 months I purchased a tricycle for her...not so much as a bat of an eyelash.She just wasn't interested.So then I decided to get another little bike that didn't have pedals but used "foot power" instead.She showed only slightly more interest but not enough to use it more than once or twice.My dad also got her a trike that stayed at his house.Now she has a bike with training wheels,which she got for her birthday.Two of her bikes are too small,the one my dad got her she can't ride because of where the pedals are placed,she is too short to reach them.By the time she can reach them the bike will be too small ! Now I am trying to encourage her to use the bigger bike but she just sits on it and complains that she "can't do it!"Then proceeds to tell me she is going inside to watch a show.*sigh*.My "pumpkin" how ever has taken to the "foot powered"bike like a duck to water and she is only 13 months old.I have even caught her trying to climb on the "big" bike a few times

.It never ceases to amaze me that they came from the same two people.They are polar opposites in just about every aspect! And as far as the bike riding issues go.Nothing a little sibling rivalry won't cure.You just have to mention that "pumpkin" is outside playing on the bike and "monkey" is outside like a shot.Despite the fact that she is way too big for them , you will find her most often using the two smaller bikes.At first I tried to direct her toward the bigger bike but she would just give up and go inside.So I decided to set aside my "mom" brain and just let her play on the others.May be by giving her the freedom to choose, she will eventually make it over to the bigger bike!

Only a day away

Ok cheesy title I know,but give me a break I can't be creative all the time.So anyway DH had a four day weekend over Easter so we took advantage of the amazing weather to spend some time together as a family WITHOUT the cell phone.We decided to take the girls to Elbow falls.The drive down the back roads from where we live has some incredibly beautiful scenery and lots of winding roads that are far less traveled than the major highway.So that was our route of choice.Usually DH revels in the fact that he can go around the corners at break neck speeds but this time I had to take over driving part way there because he was falling asleep at the wheel.Not exactly my idea of excitement. The day was warm and sunny and the falls were not exactly a secluded hideaway but it was enjoyable none the less.Although I really wish I would have considered my choice of footwear before going out there.We also discovered what a little daredevil "monkey doodle" is.I have a feeling that we will have to keep a close eye on this one.She has no fear.I would prefer just a little when standing so close to a waterfall.
It was only one day away but it was enough to recharge my batteries for a little while any way.

Spring delights

Aaaaah spring has finally arrived and old man winter seems to have loosened his icy grip.I apologize for not being around for a while,but given the choice of being outside and enjoying the sunshine and keeping up to date on my blog,I'm afraid the sunshine is going to win out every time.

One of my most favorite things about spring is to see the "green stuff" coming up.It is very thrilling to see all the things that I planted the summer before, reappear.It makes me almost "giddy" to move the snow and dead stuff and discover tiny new leaves there to greet me.My grandpa was the biggest influence in creating my passion for gardening.I loved spending time with him planting the vegetable garden each year.He was always so patient and willing to share his knowledge.

Vegetables,flowers,fruit, you name it I like to grow it.Each year I add and plan and learn about what will and won't grow in the places that I plant them.I read books on soil,ph levels and mulching.I absolutely adore cottage gardens, so that is my ultimate goal.I love the fact that cottage gardens seem to have no rhyme or reason to them but they still look so beautiful.

This year I am headed into the back yard for landscaping.My front yard is not complete but it still looks good enough to hold its own for a season. This year I am planning to add a strawberry patch to the one side of my vegetable garden, build a shade garden, put up a fence,put up the new swing play center that we just bought for the girls and so much more.I'm afraid that I have more plans than time to do it! Anyway I will be back the last few days have been busy but I have so much I want to share with you......a day trip,two little girls on their bikes and Easter.