Home Preschool.

Home Preschool students

This morning at home preschool, we:

• listened to Kidz Bop 80s Gold
• practiced spelling January
• learned how to write "2011"
• read C's favorite book, Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel, by Virginia Lee Burton
• studied the letter "A"
• touched our toes 10 times
• performed "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear"
• played Zingo for the first time (Linny-the-Guinea-Pig got a little upset when she didn't win)
• enjoyed mini Nilla Wafers for snack time
• watched Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer (because Rudolph was our special guest student today)

All in all, it was a good morning.

Someday Decorating: Master Closet Edition.

Let's play make-believe...


If I had extra money right now, here are some additional changes that I would make to our master closet.
I would look for a closet organizer along these lines:


Source:  http://closetorganizersystems.org/

I would look for a light fixture that would look better than what we have, but wouldn't call attention to our very-off-center closet light (I'm pretty sure that whoever installed our light fixtures was wearing a blindfold at the time).  Maybe something like this:

Source:  http://www.lightinguniverse.com/

 I'd continue bathroom tile into the closet...something along these lines:

Source:  http://www.aaffordableservices.com/?page_id=688 

 Then, I would cozy it up with a pretty rug like this:

Source:  http://www.ballarddesigns.com/

A hamper and some storage:

Sources:  http://www.amazon.com/ and http://www.containterstore.com/

And, of course, some pretty wooden hangers:

Source:  www.walmart.com


And then I'd call it done...at least for a little while!

Painting the closet.

This is the part where I wish I'd never started...

Life in Grace.

I'm joining forces with the group of birthday well-wishers at Life in Grace today...

Source:  http://www.lifeingraceblog.com/

This picture was my first glimpse into Edie's world and what a world it is!  I have become a fan of Edie's creativity, focus on education, love of family, quirkiness, and--most of all--her willingness to share her faith in God. 

I've spent a lot of time trying to find the perfect words to explain why Edie's blog has so captured my attention, but they seem to be hiding from me today.  So I'll just say this:

Happy Birthday Edie!
I hope that you feel surrounded by love and friendship.
I hope that today is full of smiles and laughter. 
I hope that you feel the thoughts and prayers that are being sent your way.

Getting started.

What do you do when you have planned to start a painting project, but you feel guilty about making a new mess when there are already 5, 231 messes scattered around your home? 

Do you (A) postpone the painting and focus on cleaning; (B) postpone the painting and plan on cleaning, but instead spend your day crafting; or (C) move ahead with the painting and deal with cleaning later?

I'm going with (C).  That means that it's time to start clearing out a closet and finding those paint supplies.  Before it's time to leave for my dental appointment.  yucky

Happy Monday/Last Day of Vacation!

Master Closet (Re)beautification Project.

Soon...I will be starting a super-exciting, life-changing project:  Painting and organizing our master bedroom closet.  I'm pretty sure that it will look something like this when I'm done:

Source:  http://www.closet-solutions.com/walk-in_closet.php

Okay. Maybe not exactly.

Why, you might wonder, would I choose to redo my closet when my entire house is screaming for attention? Well, I just really feel that my collection of beautiful clothing and shoes deserve a beautiful space in which to live. Or maybe because I already have the paint for it so it won't require any financial expenditure.


And as Martha would say, that's "a good thing."
And as George would say, it's time to "get 'er done."


I'm off to prep my work zone!

Resolutions.

Here it is, the afternoon of the first day of the new year.  So far today I have straightened our house, washed four loads of laundry, and cleaned one of two bathrooms.  I even managed to have a shower before 3 pm.  I'm on fire!

I wanted to take a few minutes to record my new year's resolutions here in order to keep me honest.  This is a highly personal process for me so please don't laugh (out loud) or mock me (to my face).  : )

This year, I will:

1. Learn how to use my camera so that I can post better pictures here.  You know--the kind that won't make us all wonder if it's time for our next eye exam.
2. Exercise three times a day, seven days a week.
3. Take more pictures of C and all of our exciting activities.
4. Solve the mystery of what really happened to Amelia Earhart.
5. Make things to sell at Wenonah's shop.
6. Sky dive.
7. Eat more fruits and vegetables.
8. Find a cure for procrastination.
9. Take down our Christmas tree by Valentine's Day.
10. Drink 5,000 ounces of water every day.