3 in 30 update

Well it is that time again. Been a pretty crazy week but have really loved the results.
So without further ado here is the update on my goals this week.

1.  In July Sarah and I are going to Las Vegas for a dance trip. So I am going to try and make some shrugs, or dance wraps, something like that, which I can sell to help raise money for this.
Fail. But I did manage to get the trip booked. Plus saved some money booking the way I did so happy about that. Heading to the fabric store today so hoping that next week will be a different story. :)


2. Drink at least 2 8oz glasses of water everyday and exercise at least twice a week.
This might not seem much but I really need to get started.

Again Fail. But in my defence when you read number 3 you will understand about the exercise part. As far as the water part goes I realised yesterday that I was still not drinking the water so today I filled up a  large 24 oz water bottle and have it beside me. This has helped as I have already drank 8 oz. I plan to drink it all and then fill it up again before we head to town. I also started a app on my iPhone called Fitness Pal and realised just how much calories is even in a cup of coffee or tea so really need to make the switch to water. 

3.  Move our son out and move our daughter into his room, take down the temp walls that were her room and reorganise and clean that room that is our family room up. Hopefully I am able to bring our treadmill back in and set it up.

Well last Sunday was the day our son moved out. I have mixed emotions about this. He was living with a roommate for some time but officially moved all his stuff out on Sunday. We then needed to wash all his walls and steam clean his carpet before we moved our daughter in. 

Then on Monday we moved her in. We had bought her a new bed so set that up, washed her new bedding and moved all the furniture over. Then finished tearing down her old bedroom walls. WOW what a job that was. 

Then moved our organ over.

This week it was finishing up that room. Putting up new blinds, vacuuming, steam cleaning, cleaning out my pantries that were in the old hallway that is now a big room. Also thoroughly cleaning the main bathroom, complete with using q-tips to clean around the toilet and walls. 

I think that I should have made the cleaning goal for another month. LOL

So here are some pics of the progress.

My boy moving out!

Room empty. Walls were washed, floors were steam cleaned after this picture was taken.

Tearing down walls.

Checking out how weird it is. Still had to move all her stuff over to her new room.

Might as well do a few chin ups when she has the opportunity.

Not a great picture but I wanted to show you how the room was positioned.

Made a mess of my house while we were doing all this. Spent a good chunk this week just finding it again.

Walls down, organ moved, new blinds up. I was just finishing up cleaning out the pantries here. Still needed steam cleaning in this picture. 

New bed. She picked out all the bedding.  The bed was a surprise and part of her birthday gift.

A different angle of the newly moved in room. Her name sign will be in a post this week so check back. :)
By the way she loves it!!!!

I am linking up today with Michelle at Caffeinated Randomness.

Also with the 3 in 30 weekly update.

Thankful Thursday

I did a happy dance around the house this afternoon.

Why you might ask?

Well...

I got the trip to Las Vegas for Sarah's dance all booked!!! Whoohooo!!! 

It was starting to stress me out some.  

I even managed to save a pile of money because we were flexible on our leave date and because I booked a package deal. 

Then tonight my daughter and I are talking about her nightly devotions and how it affects her personal life. I love that God showed her tonight what she needed to hear. I also loved hearing her pray for thankfulness.

I am so thankful for a hubby that enjoys his job. (most of the time)

He is really good at it as well and well liked by many of the guys. He often goes above and beyond and continually shows me what an amazing man he is.

I am linking up today at Red Oak Lane. 

Help

Finally after months and months of trying to get a facebook page for this blog I finally managed!! Yay!! My problem wasn't starting the page it was getting so it was a  personal blog page.

But now I have it! Whoohooooo!!!

So please, please, please feel free to hop over and 'like' it! 

However now I am desperately trying to figure out how to link my blog and my facebook account together. Would also really love to link it all with my twitter account. 

If anyone at all can give me any suggestions I would love it.

I have googled and googled and am unable to find the information I need.

So in short this post is just asking for help.

Top 10

 Top 10 crafty things from that I am desiring to make this month.

1.  This t-shirt or a variety of it. I want to try and find some things that I can sell and fund-raise for our dance trip to Las Vegas this year. I have the t-shirts, the dye and finally found the glue after 6 different stores so I am hoping that it works. 

2. This shrug. I have made one and love it for Sarah, but hoping to make a few more and again sell them. I think that this is such a cute thing for dancers. 

3. These place mats. I love this idea. I think that this would really go over amazing. I bought the place mats not I just need the paint. :) 

4. I love these. I bought the sticks and we have paint so I think that it would be a really cute thing for Sarah to make and maybe sell? Not sure might just be for her friends.

5. These are adorable. I would love to see if I could make and sell, but at the very least Sarah will have some new headbands that I am hoping she will love. I picked up some scraps from my Mom so just need to get on it now. 

6. I love this idea. Maybe with a little bit of a change up. I can see this being a fun and easy craft.

7. I have bought wooden letters to spell out Sarah's name for her room. I have the paint, letters and ribbon so I hope to do this on the weekend. Should be fairly easy. I hope. LOL

8. I plan on making one or two of these. I have the pot holders. :)

9. I think this top is adorable. I can totally see Sarah wearing this all summer. 

10. I think that I would really like to do this. Of course typical me I will probably adjust it to fit my needs. But I need something to put in a bag for dance season to make my life somewhat easier. 

Can you tell what my life revolves around right now? Dance, Dance, Dance. With a side of dance.

Can you also tell that I tend to get the products and then never get around to making them. Good thing that it is part of my 3 in 30 this month. :)

I am linking up today with Top 10 Tuesday. Come on over and see what many others have wrote for their own Top 10. 

Growing up.

 OK so I have really debated with myself about whether or not I should post this and in the end decided to just go for it.
So I must warn you this post might not be what you want to read.
Are you ready???
Do I still have anyone??
Here it goes...



On Friday my daughter became a 'woman'. Nine days before she turns 14. Of course this happens when hubby and I are out running errands 45 minutes away.
When she called me I was tossed between being really sad that my 'baby' is growing up and so proud of her.
I honestly was tearing up. How is it that my baby is really of that age?
I wanted this to be special for her so I wanted to buy her some flowers. This was not to be so instead bought her an adorable plant.
I am not sure what hubby thought of all of this. He tends to keep all his emotions to himself. I imagine it was just as hard on him. That is his baby girl after all.

So here we sit another milestone crossed.
Another 'last' occurred. I am still tied between saddened and excitement. Although must admit right now sadness is winning.

3 in 30 update

Well what a crazy busy intense month February was.
Here March most definitely came in like a lion. We had snow flurries and wind all day. Does this mean we will have spring in a decent time this year? One can always hope I guess.
So here are my Feb goals and the new March ones.
FEB
1. Clean one room thoroughly and completely, purged, window washed (if have any) ceiling and walls washed. Lights washed, bulbs changed. If have curtains, them washed, ironed or replaced if need be.

Well I was a bit lazy this week. Only did my regular cleaning nothing major added.

2. Keep up with making a new recipe each week.
I made a new version of my lemon chicken using limes. Still just as delicious. The other new recipes is ones my daughter made for Home Economics. She made homemade meatballs, spaghetti sauce and spaghetti. It also turned out pretty decent. She did 99% herself. I stirred occasionally but she did all the rest. It is so awesome that she is so interested in doing these things.

3. Take more pictures.
So last week after I wrote my post about not taking any pictures I looked over and this is what I saw.

I could not resist grabbing my camera and snapping a pic. She looks so comfy waiting for me. :)


March.
1. In July Sarah and I are going to Las Vegas for a dance trip. So I am going to try and make some shrugs, or dance wraps, something like that, which I can sell to help raise money for this.

2. Drink at least 2 8oz glasses of water everyday and exercise at least twice a week.
This might not seem much but I really need to get started.

3. Move our son out and move our daughter into his room, take down the temp walls that were her room and reorganize and clean that room that is our family room up. Hopefully I am able to bring our treadmill back in and set it up.

I hope everyone has had a great month and I am really looking forward to seeing what everyone has for March goals.

I am linking up with Michelle and her Caffeinated Randomness.


By the way how do you all like my blog face lift. I am really enjoying it.

Thankful Thursday

I am blessed to come from a somewhat larger family.
My Dad is one of six.
My Mom is one of 14 (13 lived to adulthood).
Together they had 6 children.

I am the baby. The oldest is almost 22 years older than me. So needless to say I have very different relationships with each members of my siblings. Of the 6 of us there is only 1 boy and he is in the middle.

My oldest sister and I almost have a Aunt/Niece relationship. I love her. I respect her and I am proud to call her my sister. We could easily sit and visit for hours.

My next oldest sister and mine relationship is a bit more strained. Nothing major, just really never had the opportunity to become overly close. She lives in Portugal for half the year and only about 4 hours away from me for the other half. I also love her. I also am very proud to be called her sister.

The next sister and I have a much more sister relationship. She is 15 years older than me and for years it was more of a mother/ daughter relationship but she had her babies late and I had mine young. Her youngest and my oldest are only 11 months apart in age. So we bonded then. I am thrilled that we only live 45 minutes apart but saddened that we never seem to get together for just a visit anymore. Live is too busy I guess.

Then comes my brother. He lives full time in Thailand. For years his relationship with the family was stressed. However as of late he is coming back. I missed him. He is my big bro and I love him. I was the one he had the patience to teach me how to climb backwards down the stairs so that I won't fall flat on my face, and taught me how to ride my first bike ( that he bought ).

Then is the sister next to me. Her and I have an entirely different relationship. There is 6 years separating us so growing up we definitely had the sister/ sister thing happening. I was the pain in the butt to her and she was my idol. Then we both grew up and things changed. We grew very close. We can easily talk on the phone for hours and hours. We are not afraid to share everything with each other. Yesterday I was texting her and she told me she loved me. She said that I was more than a sister I was her friend as well. Now I must tell you I teared up. We both have had interesting paths in this world but through it all we remained close.

I am so lucky and thankful for my somewhat large family.

I am thrilled with my relationship with each of my siblings and would not change a whole lot about it.

I am thankful that my sister took the time to tell me just how much I meant to her.

I am truly and thoroughly blessed.

I am trying something new today and linking up with Theresa at Red Oak Lane.