before and after

BEFORE AFTER


Keep in mind, this was my first wooden project I've ever done/painted AND first time using stencils(thanks to Traci for driving me to hobby lobby) on something besides paper. I had a hard time finding that center so hopefully next time i'll find a trick to making everything well-centered.. Going in the garage sale(when I actually have it!)
Cant wait to do another project.. We'll see what i find at a garage sale!!

Cancelled.......

My sister and I canceled the garage sale today.. :( This weather sucks! Guess we have to wait till next Sat. the 31st.. *sigh*
I finished a project yesterday.. I have before and after pictures of it. I'll try to get to it soon but i hear Carson coughing in bed so he may be getting up here as soon as I start to load pictures.. Since thats usually how it goes.. Get interrupted when starting on something.. :) Went and checked on him, he was sitting up in bed awake.. :) I will get pictures loaded on here sometime today.

32 weeks tomorrow!!

Am I getting nervous? you ask... YES.. I was almost in tears last night thinking about it in bed last night, more like in the EARLY a.m. I'm not sure if I'm prepared for another baby yet.. I AM looking forward to nursing and cuddling with a brand new baby but am I prepared to juggle my time between Carson and baby? Will Carson feel neglected? Its hard knowing that Carson wont be the only child much longer. Knowing that this arrival is going to be different than Carson's, that part makes me nervous. I need lots of prayers!! Luckily, we have people that is just a phone call away..
I'm very anxious to know what I've been carrying this whole time.. What this baby look like? Will he/she have loaded brown/black hair like his/her mom? Or be a blond like big brother Carson. Will all 10 toes/fingers be there? *The typical things that expectant moms think about*
Time is going by so fast.. We still don't have the rest of the house painted yet.. I decided to make a to-do list that needs to be done around the house.. I ask myself.. why do i overwhelm myself all the time? Maybe i take after my mom.. leave the ADHD part out.. :) But yea, its always a good feeling to scratch something off the list.. Pretty sure I make Alex feel overwhelmed too.. :) Oh well.. Could have been worse, this house could be a pit and everything piling up and feel extremely overwhelmed that you don't know where to start... That would drive me nuts! Some people are pretty good at staying calm when they live like that.. I don't know how?? No, my house is not perfect/spotless but its tolerable for all of us..

Lord, as my child learns to read your Word, write Your law in his/her mind and on his/her heart so that he/she always walks with a confident assurance of the righteousness of Your commands.

my new addiction......

Craigslist.com!!!!!!!! I love that website! I've been missing out all these years! Seriously, check there first before paying the full price on stuff from stores.. I think i am going to have to put some wanted ads on there. I want a few things... Here is the list...

Wooden swing set
sand box
concrete slabs or bricks to make a patio "floor" out in our backyard
NEWER tub/shower combo
NEWER double stroller
Thomas the train train set
more, more, more and more stuff.... lol

If anyone has any of the above that they want to sell/ get rid of or know of, tell me!!

I'm considering selling some items on craigslist with whatever is left over from garage sale this coming Sat.
What a great way to get rid of stuff!!!

I've found some new hobbies I would enjoy but need to buy the products first, but want to make stuff and sell stuff... I'm sticking with my stay at home job with hopefully $$ on the side to do AT home..

Can you tell I'm all worked up about this!?!

late night..

I want to go to bed but feel like I'll be laying there crying.. NO its not the hormones.. Just... heart is heavy at the moment.. Theres a few things i need to fix to make it better, but haven't found the right time to do that or can't bring myself to it(i'm what i call myself a "bottleler"= bottle it up inside)..

On a different note, garage sale is THIS weekend so I need to price some stuff and go thru the house again and see what else i can get rid of. Carson has tons of toys that could go to a garage sale but i cant do that right now.. I'm somehow attached to his toys even tho he doesn't play with half the toys. I feel like i need his permission first before getting rid of them but I'm not going to even bother asking him, so its staying here in the house and pass down to next child. We are starting the potty training sessions again, i hope he GETS it this time..

I started reading a book called... 90 minutes in Heaven... cant think of the author right now but about the book, instead of closing the book feeling satisfied, its leaving me with questions.. Don't you hate that?! I'm determined to continue the book and see what the outcome is.. I'm only on chapter 2, maybe 3 so maybe later in the book, my questions will somewhat be answered.. Borrowed the book from my mil, makes me wonder if she felt the same way as me when she started the book. She is almost done with it, maybe i should give it back to her now that she'll be back from CO on Tuesday(??).. I need to get back to reading my bible, its been a while since I've opened it.. Sometimes i just don't know what parts to read when i open it. Maybe i should refer to my "God's yellow pages" directory and find the chapters that relates to my issues I'm dealing with right now. I need to find the right church out there for me.. Its hard not going to a church, i think it would help Alex too as well if we start church up again, I'm seeing a change in both of us right now and not liking it at all. Alrighty, off to pray and sleep.

Start right now by praying for your child to fear God, have faith in Him and His Word, and develop the kind of heart that seeks after Him. This could be the determining factor in whether your child will have a constant struggle living in the flesh or be fulfilled and blessed living in the Spirit.

22 year old trapped in an 80 year old woman's body!!

Thats ME!! Mowing the whole yard with a push mower does NOT do your body good.. ugh.. I was fine till after I struggled to get the lawn mower to start, hurt a belly muscle trying to do that then it was fine till i had to start it back up a few more times after taking a break. Left hip/back just hurts... AGAIN.. I was going to give Carson a ride on the 4-wheeler but i couldn't even shift the thing without hurting my left side.. since the clutch is on the left side.. My body is no where near the way it used to be.. I used to be able to move/lift heavy things around without complaining.. Today, i could BARELY move the trailer, it sucked! It was such a disappointment.. I just hope I don't have back labor with this one. I can imagine that hurts! My mom had that with me.. probably b/c they make you stay on a bed.. *of course hospitals would do that to ya*
I also moved almost all of Carson's toy in this room("C" room).. The living room looks much roomier now. Cant wait to get everything in place when all the walls are painted.. Excited about it! We still have some touch-ups to do in the bedroom but it looks awesome having a new color in there. I will post pictures once its done..
Tomorrow is getting ready for Boone day, so you may not get a new blog to read for a few days.. BUT I AM WAITING FOR YOUR NEW BLOG to my blog readers!! :p

Lord, may a deep reverence and love for You and Your ways color everything my child does and every choice he/she makes. May he/she not be wise in his/her own eyes, but rather "fear the Lord and depart from evil" (Proverbs 3:7).

Better day..

MUCH better than yesterday! It felt like a worthless day yesterday, i think the weather had a lot to do with it! Cold and ugly looking.. No sun.. All i did was made lunch, supper and cut Carson's hair.. I played a joke on my sister last night, I texted her and told her that we shaved Carson's hair last night and she text back and said, No, you didn't! She didn't hear back from me so she CALLED me and Alex answered and said yep, we shaved it off b/c Chelsea accidentally cut off some big chunks of hair so we just went ahead and shaved it.. I then got on the phone with her and you can kinda hear it in her voice thats she's about ready to cry.. LOL She must be in love with those curls! But anyway, i ended up telling her she's too gullible and then she was like so you didn't shave his hair!? But cut it?? Still have his curls and everything?? YES he still has the curls.. its just shorter now. (no, this was not my first time cutting his hair if you are still wondering... my 4th or 5th time.. we've only had his hair cut by a professional ONE time, that would be his first hair cut but its easy and long enough that I can handle it, nerve wrecking at times but tolerable.) Sister stopped by today, to check out his hair and make sure she still "approves" his hair(she said she'll be mad at me if i shave his hair... I'm thinking....MY son!) and to check out the bedroom.. We got that painted, now we need to paint the window trim that should have been done 2 years ago after replacing all the windows.. THEN we can have our bedroom back!!
We were outside most of the afternoon.. I painted the potato/onion bin thing I bought at a garage sale, painted that black.. I think its going to look awesome. Maybe I'll put it in the garage sale and see if i make a profit off of it, if it doesn't sell, thats fine, I'll keep it! But i enjoyed it tho! Give me an excuse to go garage saleing and maybe make a profit off of something.. I think its becoming a hobby.. Carson enjoys being outside and I do too.. Almost relaxing for me. Being in the house reminds me of everything i need to do.. I try to do the projects i can do outside.. :)
Well better go make the dough and meat for the pizza tonight.. Going to my cousins softball game tonight. Makes me miss playing softball.. Oh well, someday when I have a daughter, i can coach her team, if she has the love for softball like i did..(told Alex the other day that i want to do that) My mom coached for many years with mine and my sister's team and she enjoyed it.. About the only trait I'll pass down from her(willingly).. :D Ok now off to make the pizza..

When we do our part to train our children in the ways of God, they will know that the things of God are top priority. They will become God-controlled and not flesh-controlled. They will long for His ways, His Word, and His presence. They will fear God and live a longer and better life.