A Few Things... It's Been A While!
Well hullo at that topographic point friends! I know posts have got been scarce hither lately. I experience similar it's actually been forever since I've had a regular 2-3x/week posting schedule, together with I've missed you! No major explanation other than we've been inwards an exceptionally busy flavour of life. But, inwards reality, things are likely always this busy, I've only been stopping to aroma the roses (or the ranunculus) a fleck to a greater extent than together with soaking upward life away from the computer.
So, I experience similar a large direct withdraw keep of upward is inwards order! And believe me, this post is a doozy! Here's a peek of what's been going on lately- happenings inwards our family, what projects are inwards the works, some tips together with snapshots of things around the house... basically a huge batch of what's on my photographic boob tube camera gyre for the past times few months!
This twelvemonth is total of many milestones for us. Ray & I volition celebrate our 25th Anniversary inwards June, together with equally we've idea almost options of what nosotros wanted to do or where nosotros wanted to go, nosotros realized nosotros probable won't have got many to a greater extent than opportunities to accept a large trip alongside only the iv of us, thence nosotros decided to accept the kids along alongside us. Caleb volition graduate from High School inwards a few weeks together with Emily is days away from turning 16, thence we're celebrating all the things together! We kept the plans nether wraps together with surprised the kids i eve alongside the news... we're going to Hawaii!
To brand sharing the intelligence a fleck to a greater extent than fun together with eventful, nosotros hitting Dollar Tree together with Hobby Lobby together with gathered upward anything Hawaii related nosotros could find, thence wrapped it all upward for them.
Before dinner nosotros gave them their "present" together with permit them connect the dots of what all of the items meant.
They deciphered the clues pretty rapidly together with were excited!
Spring Break had only started, thence the side past times side morn nosotros sent them both off on mission trips, i to Santa Crux together with i to Phoenix. Ray together with I took a few days away together with visited Hill Country inwards Texas. It was beautiful, quiet, together with only what nosotros needed for a few days of R&R.
We did a major build clean out together with had a garage sale, but I e'er have got several irons inwards the move thence inwards the middle of that I had some other projection brewing...
These barstools have got needed a major makeover together with I finally committed to icon them, but couldn't create upward one's hear on the color. Since they were getting painted anyway I did a sample on each i thence I could larn a experience for what I liked. What do you lot think? I *might* have got already made a decision, together with they human face 1,000 times ameliorate painted than they did before! Still demand to complete recovering the topographic point together with I'll portion them soon.
It seems similar my alone projects these days involve chairs subsequently the large new Dining Room project... These are the chairs that came alongside my novel dining room table, but I broke upward the set together with these volition live going inwards the Breakfast Nook. They desperately needed novel foam together with fabric, thence I worked to larn those re-covered.
Here's a peek at what I did alongside them, I'll portion them finished together with inwards their spot soon.
Other than lightening our cabinets together with attic, my goal for the garage sale was to brand plenty to comprehend at to the lowest degree i of our bird tickets to Hawaii- those aren't cheap! ;) I'm happy to state that nosotros came rattling unopen to selling out subsequently alone i day, this is all nosotros had left. Some of that was materials to provide to my sister, thence off to the thrift store the leftovers went together with nosotros didn't fifty-fifty opened upward a 2nd day. And, nosotros made plenty to comprehend 1 1/2 tickets. Woo hoo! I wrote all of my tips on how to have got a smashing garage sale here, together with our customers e'er comment on what a practiced sale it is (not because of the stuff, but the organization).
After many years of my miss quest but nosotros never got around to it, nosotros finally planted tulips. They bloomed together with were glorious, the prettiest coral-red shade. It was definitely i of those "why didn't nosotros do this sooner" moments! I wishing I had saved the label of what they were called, I only picked them upward on major clearance at Home Depot belatedly inwards the flavour together with nosotros plopped them inwards the ground. We'll definitely live planting to a greater extent than this year.
The folks at Plutonium sent me some of their pigment to try. One of their large claims is that their pigment dries super fast, thence I was excited to endeavor it out. THEY ARE RIGHT!! In less than 10 minutes, this guy was dry, cook to handle, non glutinous or tacky at all. And, it has the most beautiful smooth, velvety finish. I'm a fan together with volition live using it often. Many times when I larn a wild pilus to pigment something I desire to live done alongside it right now, together with this pigment is a star for quick makeovers! I believe that it's available inwards some fine art stores together with perchance hardware stores, or you lot can uncovering it here. (affiliate links used inwards this post)
We've been busy taking Senior pictures alongside my son. Ray snapped this photograph the other 24-hour interval spell nosotros were inwards action!
We opted to transcend on the formal (expensive!) schoolhouse announcements together with instead created our ain personalized announcements. I worked with Minted to create the custom look nosotros wanted, together with although it was my starting fourth dimension time to role them, the procedure could non have got been easier. They walk you lot through every pace together with nosotros were able to larn just what nosotros wanted. The character is beautiful together with they arrived a calendar week sooner than nosotros expected. I'm thence pleased- together with to a greater extent than importantly HE'S pleased- alongside how they turned out. If you lot demand me inwards the close futurity I'll live addressing loads of envelopes! ;) Check out Minted for beautiful shower together with marriage announcements together with whatever of your personalized greeting bill of fare needs equally well.
I cry back I've shared this before, but it bears repeating. It's Kimberly Queen fern time! This is my favorite go-to variety. They're hearty, tin accept some sun, together with volition live fifty-fifty if you lot forget to H2O them for a few days. ;) I e'er uncovering them at Lowe's, sometimes Home Depot or Walmart equally well. They volition larn larger through the Summer together with I only dearest their upright fronds.
Another smashing affair almost them is they tin live divided. I e'er larn i to split inwards half, correct downward the middle alongside a serrated knife, for my window boxes.
I topographic point those together a few days ago. Home Depot had their basic hanging pots on sale for $5 each, thence I got a bunch of those to plant. I divided the geraniums upward equally good (each found inwards the hanging pot easily separates) together with got some sweetness white patato vine to add together in.
So, hither they are finished! I've got my thriller (1/2 of a fern), my filler (2 geranium pots divided), together with my spiller (sweet white patato planted on each end, I tucked them behind the geranium on the ends where they'll fill upward in, you lot can't quite meet them withal until they larn bigger). I've never done this hot pink/light pinkish mix earlier together with I'm loving it! I bought many to a greater extent than of the same geraniums to found inwards the beds. Working on that!
Finally, nosotros had a smashing weekend celebrating our Risen Savior on Easter!
Caleb's Suit (A fantastic bargain for growing boys, peculiarly tough to jibe tall together with sparse ones, it looks smashing together with won't suspension the bank! He also has this i and a dark i together with nosotros tin vouch that they're winners!) || Emily's Dress || My dress- also erstwhile to link! || Emily's Sandals || My Sandals- Similar
We spent the afternoon hosting my household unit of measurement together with some friends, the kids had a smashing fourth dimension hanging out.
I didn't larn this added to my Easter tabular array post from lastly calendar week because nosotros basically threw it together a few hours earlier our guests arrived, but this was the "kids" table. It was super simple- I used some wrapping newspaper to form of necktie it to the tabular array inwards the Dining Room, thence gathered upward a few fun Easter decorations. Remember those hanging pots I only talked about? Yes, dropped i of those inwards my large milk drinking glass punch bowl together with covered the plastic pot alongside eggs for the centerpiece. I had picked upward the white chocolate bunnies for each identify at Dollar tree. I saved the boxes thence the kids could accept them home, but they somehow disappeared earlier that happened! ;)
Alright, you're all caught upward alongside most of what's been happening around here! And I innovation to live hither to a greater extent than oft again, thence meet you lot i time to a greater extent than soon.
P.S. I only noticed that i of my favorite sales is going on alone through tomorrow... extra 50% off of all sale styles! Here are a few of my picks from the sale- the gingham trench, leopard sweater blazer together with gilt hinge bracelet are on their agency to me. ;) The dresses are perfect for showers, brunches, casual summertime weddings, or appointment nighttime together with I have got a similar white top that's perfect to article of apparel alongside almost anything. So many practiced things included inwards the sale, click on i of the photos for to a greater extent than info.
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