Coming Up for Air~

I am finally coming up for air.  Between the holidays, then uniforms (still not completely finished, but hope to be this week), sick kiddos, snow/ice, and endless half-finished projects, I thought I'd have to be commited!! The work with the  uniforms (as I mentioned) is almost done, the kids are feeling much better (thank you!), the snow and ice have melted (but are forecasted for tonight), and well...I still have a million half-finished projects on my plate.  Okay...I may be exaggerating a wee bit.

We've spent a lot of time over the past few weeks  just weeding out and paring down.  My motto for this year was "SIMPLIFY"...everything!!  We've thrown out, donated,  and consigned a ton!!!  And, it feels good.  Really good.

I rearranged my kitchen a bit in the process to make it work better for us.  My favorite is our new "Coffee Bar".  We had additional cabinets added to a wall that originally only had a buffet/hutch on it.  Now it houses our extra dishes, glassware, entertainment items and our snack pantry.  We weren't really utilizing the counter in that space since it is on the wall opposite the sink, dishwasher, and microwave/oven.  So, I decided to move our new coffee maker over there along with the things we use daily for our cup of coffee/tea.  Oh, and I am loving our new Breville K-Cup machine (had an older Keurig, but it was so loud...this baby is super quiet).  Now we are utilizing this counter top space, and it freed up space on the other side where I prepare our meals and pack lunches daily.

Coffee Central

K-Cup Heaven!!

Cream, Sugar, Honey or Nutmeg Sprinkles???

I am also giving our downstairs bath a mini-makeover. I was getting bored with the Toile fabric and craving a bit more pattern and color.

Here's the before...

And a sneak peek of the after...







Today was spent at IKEA with my oldest daughter.  I found a new table and lamp for our entry way there.  Yup, another project!  I will hopefully be able to share that one soon.

Thanks for hanging in there with me!!



What's a girl to do?

Okay, so two + E.R. visits later and lots of meds, both girls are FINALLY on the mend.  Okay, so what's a mom to do with extra time at home?  Why, paint a few walls!!!  Hope to reveal what we've been up to soon.  Just a hint...one involves our downstairs bathroom, the other our front entry.  Oh, and the girls have daddy wrapped around their fingers...he's out for a Mickey D's run for the youngest!!! LOL  Migraines call for MAJOR french fries!!!  Thanks for all the well wishes.

Best of Intentions~

While hubby and I planned to work on clearing out the clutter in the basement this past weekend, the beautiful weather on Saturday (75 degrees and pure sunshine) derailed that game plan!  We spent the day downtown shopping.  Let's just say we paid IKEA and West Elm a little visit.

Sunday found us a church with plans to work on the basement after lunch.  That didn't happen either.  Enter a frantic phone call from our oldest child, barely recognizable for the sobs.  She was suffering an asthma/panic attack/migraine due to sinus congestion and a friend was taking her to the ER. So, we spent the day with her there.  She is doing much better. 

Fast forward a day...little sister is still trying to shake off another migraine.  Guess where we were today...yup, yet another ER!!  She is doing much better thanks to the IV med protocal.  Hopefully she will be back to school tomorrow. 

I  am hoping to get back to several projects I had to put on hold.  One involves a mini-makeover using this...

Here's hoping we are all back to our "normal" routine tomorrow!