Everyday Happenings

Last week I went to Matthew's preschool for a Valentine party.  Here's a snippet.

Mary received a bigger violin and case from her music teacher.  Finally she can fit in her full sized, green bow that she got for Christmas.

Matthew loves Berenstein Bear books.  It doesn't happen often, but when he sits down on his own and starts reading, it makes my heart smile.

Friday night I had dinner with the Sexy Six.  We had lots of laughs, as usual.

Me and Gene Kelly.  He's sooo dreamy.

Tricia, Peggy, Mary Alice, Rose, Marianne, and me.

I've been asked a few times when Day 3 of the Powder Room redo is coming.  Well, it's been a slow process for sure.  Days 1 & 2 here and here.

We've had issues with size of vanities, finding flooring, needing a custom toilet, and so on.  Our vanity is in.  Want to see a picture?

Isn't it pretty?

But for now, this is what the room looks like.

I'm hoping to give myself a quick course on spackling this week and get the painting process going.
Wish me luck.

Day 3: Matt and Me

 Now that the kids are back at school and it's just me and Matt at home during the day I may have to re-name this blog "Matthew's Blog".  We're having a good time together. I think he likes the undivided attention he's been getting.

 Check out this crafty project we did today. ( I'm being sarcastic....not crafty really at all and I'm sure most of you have seen this done a million times in parenting magazines )

1.) Cover pine cone with peanut butter

2.) Coat with bird seed

3.) Hang in a tree

  4.) Watch the birds NOT come. Not one bird came by for the rest of the day. How can that be? Granted, I did hurry in the store and grab the smallest and cheapest bag of bird seed I could find. And it did say "for parakeets", but does that matter? Will a robin not eat parakeet food?? I thought my kids were picky eaters! Geesh! So much for being crafty.

PS. I know some of you are questioning my grammar in the first line of my post. Trust me, the misuse of the pronoun "I" is one of my biggest pet peeves. I believe my writing in this case is correct. And I think Sister Loretta Sean from my 7th grade would agree with me.