organizing, sawing, sanding, and sleeping...

Mike was gone for the first four days of the week. I wish Mike and Phil would coordinate their work trips, so then Misty would come here when Mike is gone. :) It would sure make my life easier. The kids were awesome while he was away, and I worked their little keesters off. They cleaned their room (serious cleaning), they helped with their chores, and did their homework. Their dance teacher was sick this week, so dance was cancelled both days, which was nice considering that I was exhausted. I don't sleep much/well when Mike is gone. I have gone through clothes and toys and organized and gotten things together to get rid of. We just have too much stuff! :)

I have continued taking my daily photo, even though I almost forgot one day, and I am really wanting the rain to stop so I can get some outside pictures. They are so much better than inside here. :) But I have been playing a lot and learning more about my manual mode. :) YAY!! Here are the pictures...

day 18 {18 jan 2010}

D-just an early morning shot with bed head. :)

I think the Home Depot workers might possibly be my new best friends. The last two weeks I have been working on an old (very old) project of mine. Back when A was a baby I took a woodworking class with a friend of mine...

OH, speaking of this friend, Amber, for those of you who know our awesome friend, Amber, she got remarried this month. She was previously married to Mike's best friend, Dusty, who died about 6 years ago. She called Mike and I back in August last year and we chatted. She had been dating this guy, and they were getting serious. YAY! He was preparing to move, and they were going to do the long distance thing for a bit to see how serious they really were. Well, in November she emailed us and told us she was engaged and getting married. :) They were married in the beginning of the month. We are thrilled and so so glad she is happy. It is really a happy thing. Now...back to my old project...

I have found this awesome blog, knock off wood, and have decided that there are a few, or a lot, of projects on her blog I would like to tackle. My track record with woodworking hasn't been that great since I have only ever started one project and 7 years later is still sits unfinished. Mike told me he doesn't want me to start another project until I finish my first one, and that seems fair enough to me. So I have broken out the saws and sanders, the wood filler and caulking, and gotten seriously down to business. After about 5 trips to home depot in the last two weeks I think they know and recognize me when I walk in. LOL!! I had to make 5 trips because I am an unorganized creative person. I don't think super far ahead and then I have to go back for multiple trips. I think today was my last one, though, until I buy paint. :) So I have been building...YAY!! I love doing it. I am sort of making a version of this pottery barn dollhouse bookcase. Except mine is bigger, with a big drawer on the bottom for toys to get tossed into, and then cupboards over the main part to close it all up, and a cute scalloped edge trim on the roof. I will definitely have pictures when I finish it. I am hoping for a decent day this week to start painting. :) We shall see. Anyway, here is one of the pictures of me working on (or, more accurately, me not working on, and pausing to take a picture of me working on) the scalloped edges.

day 19 {19 jan 2010}

making my scalloped edges for my dollhouse bookshelves.

Cutting them was the easy part. :) Sanding them was atrocious.

I also started doing some decorating in the kids bedrooms. About time, I know...I bought little benches for their rooms (as well as for props for my photography). This is S sitting on her new bench.

day 20 {20 jan 2010}

My little one, S. putting on her serious face for a picture. :)

Then after 3 days of not sleeping well, Mike came home, and I was ready to crash and catch up on my sleeping. :) See picture below. hahaa!

day 21 {21 jan 2010}

Me in bed.

...busy day today and I nearly forgot to take a picture.

I was tucked into bed and Mike was about to turn the lights off, and I remembered.

So my darling hubby got my camera for me so I could get my picture for the day...

Well, we had a really kick back Saturday. The sun was shining and the kids went outside to play. I joined them because D refuses to stay inside now when they go out to play and it is a little too dangerous for him outside unsupervised. I got busy cleaning up pool toys from the summer, (yes, they were still out there, embarrassing, I know). Then I started clipping the ivy and blackberry bushes that are taking over in certain parts of our yard. I think they must be in the noxious weed category. They are awful. Mike played games with the kids, and watched some sports, and then I got lost in the garage sanding. I sanded one of my fingers and it hurts a bit. I also broke two saw blades. Hey, I am learning. :)

Nite all!! :)