I painted our dining room door, which leads to our garage, with chalkboard paint yesterday. I love the way it tuned out.
I have essentially been a stay at home mom this week. My parents are on a cruise, and since my mother watches my girls when I work, I have only been able to take a few appointments in the evenings after the mister is home from work. I have really enjoyed this extra time off, and have got a lot accomplished. I’ve been able to keep up with the dishes & laundry, organize the girl’s rooms and have kept them that way all week, and I’ve been able to be more thoughtful and creative with our dinners. I tackled two small projects this week, the vintage doll highchair redo and chalkboard door, and I am so happy with the way they both turned out. Amelia and I visited my 89 year old grandmother at her assisted living, and we really need to do that more often. I was even able to sneak in a pedicure, YAY me!
I got off to a sucky start this year. The girls and I were sick, and I was feeling tired and overwhelmed after the holidays. I had gained weight, which I am proud to report as of today I have lost, but I miss you Christmas cookies!
I finally feel focused and relaxed, the way I wanted to feel when I started 2012, but alas, my life had other plans.
I love my job and the money it brings, and I feel lucky to only work 3.5 days a week. I will be ready to resume my hectic schedule next week, but for now I am enjoying my clean floors, and extra time outside with my girls in this beautiful 80 degree weather we’ve been having.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got an Italian Greyhound pup who needs a bath and a nail trim. One more thing to mark off my to-do list!
I found this vintage wood doll highchair at the flea market a few weeks ago for $10!
It was in good condition, but it needed a little spruce up.
Amelia helped me sand the highchair before I painted it.
I applied two coats of sunny yellow spray paint and….
The result is a pretty highchair that my girls are eager to play with!
On a side note, this is my 3,000th blog post. Wow!
I have always enjoyed Valentine’s Day. Fancy dinner dates with the mister, heart shaped pancakes for the kids. I don’t care if it’s a “Hallmark holiday”, any day that celebrates love is just fine in my book.
I ordered this sweet dress from Old Navy for each of my girls to wear on Valentine’s Day. It was a steal marked down to $15 with an additional 30% off!
I ordered these tights for Amelia to wear with it, Maggie already has red tights to wear.
I have also started looking at Valentine cards for Amelia’s class party. Here are a few of my favorites.
All cards are from Minted.
Smitten. That is the only word I have to describe my feelings for Jean & Sandy. Who is Jean & Sandy you ask? Why they are the vintage wall pockets I found at the flea market today for a steal. Just $35 for the pair. There are two sets on Ebay right now, and one set starts @ $75 and the other is priced @ $150. I love them so much, and can’t wait to hang them on my kitchen wall.
I also found a vintage wooden doll highchair, which my girls started playing with as soon as I brought it home. I plan on sanding it and throwing on a new coat of paint.
This was a super fun find. Pee Wee soundtrack on vinyl.
I couldn’t leave the flea market without strawberries. If only your computer had smell-o-vision. Yum!
Maggie is a girl on the move. Taking her picture is nearly impossible, she is always in motion. I skipped a 19 month update all together because I tried to get a picture of her, and they were all blurry.
Maggie’s vocabulary is still growing every day, and she is now speaking in short sentences. She has reached the terrible two’s or tantrum toddler stage, and this part, I could do without. She is very vocal with her frustrations, and let’s me know when she is unhappy. Oh, boy.
Maggie’s hair has FINALLY started to grow, but I still needed to use a baby velcro bow to put in her hair today. She is teething, again, and has her hands in her mouth, alot.
I can’t believe she’ll be two in just 4 months.
