Tuesday, June 30, 2009

God is Good!

Yesterday Seth and I drove to Hot Springs to have breakfast with college friends and look at houses. One of our goals for the day was to find a daycare. We drove past a huge billboard and I had Seth put the number in his phone. He called today and spoke with a lady about a spot for Drew. She said she had a place but that it couldn't be held. She'd talk to her husband and have him call to see if it was ok that a place be held for us until August.

Seth and I were catching up on 3 days of DOOL (ok, I was catching up and he was just in the room) and his phone rang. He said it was the daycare. This was Seth's end of the convo:

"This is he." "Hey man, how are ya?" "Oh my gosh, I can't believe this!"

Ok, so the owner is from...wait for it...MOUNTAIN VIEW! Seth went to high school with this guy and played baseball with him!!! Are you freaking out, I am! How cool is this! God works in mysterious ways! No way was this just a coincidence, God has truly been in control of our lives the past few months!

God is Good, All the Time!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

House Pictures~Part 2


My red dining room. For as long as I can remember I have wanted a red dining room. And I love it! The valances above the windows were created specifically for these windows. The previous owners had them stored in the attic, so we dragged them down and my Granny covered them with this fabric I bought at Walmart.

This is looking in the kitchen from the dining room. These built in shelves are great for displaying a variety of items.


This is looking back toward the dining room.




The door on the left is the pantry. The small door in the middle used to be the ironing board, but the previous owners put shelves in it for spices. And you can see the laundry room. There are pictures of that in a previous post.

More storage!

Not my choice of window treatment, but the previous owners had these up, and in four years I've never gotten around to changing them.

The stove is to the left, pantry to the right. There is another storage room directly across from the brown shelf. It houses small appliances, tupperware, Swiffer, ironing board, etc. It's quite large!
I'll post bedrooms and bathrooms later! Let me know if you're interested!




Tuesday, June 23, 2009

House Pictures~Part 1

For those of you interested in our house here are lots of pictures. And for those of you that aren't interested in the house, here's your chance to snoop around.


This is your view of the house as you walk in the front door. This is the living room to the left, dining room to the right, and kitchen in the background.

Looking back at the front door.

Both of the above picture are of the entry.








These are picture of the living room. I love the how deep the mantle is. It's great at Christmas so I can fit more than just stockings on it.

This is what we call the sitting room. It has lots of light and would be a great playroom or office.



These built in cabinets and shelves are great for "stuff". There's an outlet behind that mirror so you could put a small lamp there.
More later! If you're interested please let me know!







Saturday, June 13, 2009

Randomness

Here are some random pictures of Drew. He is really focusing on this task.

Drew is drawing on his MagnaDoodle. Look how hard he is working!
So cute and working really hard and a wonderful drawing!
Cheese!
I love this picture! Except that he needs a haircut! Hope you enjoyed my random photos.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

A Trip to the View

Mountain View that is. We arrived at my in-laws around 8:30ish Thursday evening. Drew was so excited! So excited he didn't go to sleep until around midnight. The next day we (Seth, Drew, Pat {mom in law}, and I) headed into town to meet Seth's dad, Bob, for lunch. We then walked around the square and looked in a few little shops. The first shop was Cornerstone. During my last summer's visit to this store I left with a new pair of Yellow Box sandals and Reef sandals. Score! This year was not much different. My mother in law lead me upstairs to see the shoes. My eyes immediatley darted to this lovely...



so I obviously tried them on and they fit like a glove. Pat told me she'd buy them for me as an early birthday present. And by early I mean 2 months! Sweet! We then walked down to another store called Marty's. During my last visit to Marty's I got these cute little rhinestone peace symbol earrings. They had a matching necklace but I wasn't buying at the time so I passed. This time, I had my heart set on that necklace. It was sitting in the very spot it was in a month ago, so I know it was meant to be! Pat also bought me a Life is Good t-shirt to complete my birthday gifts.


That morning before shopping spree 09 began, the Today show had a lady discussing colors for the summer season. She claims that Pink is the color for summer. Thinking like the girly girl I am, I quickly told Seth that I needed a pink purse. I explained to him that the color for fall and early winter was purple and that I was totally going to be out of season carrying my purple purse when clearly pink was the new top dog! My oh so sweet husband to loves me dearly said, "You already have one. No!" Ok, so I probably do somewhere but you never know unless you try right? This reminded my mother in law, Pat, that she had bought a purse that she wasn't crazy about and that I could have it if I wanted.

The purse is Kathy Van Zealand and the only reason I know that name is because during my in-laws last visit to the Fort, Pat was looking for one at Dillard's. The purse is similar to this but instead of white is more creamy shimmery-ish. And instead of silver the details are all gold. It is soooooo cute. It also holds all of my crap and has an outer pocket for my phone so I'm not digging at the bottom of my purse when someone calls.

I always enjoy my time in Mountain View, but I have to say, I did Good! Thanks, Pat and Bob!

Friday, June 5, 2009

Picnik, In-laws, and Skin Care

I love the website http://www.picnik.com/. If you haven't played with it yet, you MUST! I have played this this before, but due to my Digital Photography workshop on Thursday, I was able to actually take some photos. This first picture was taken on my in-laws back porch/deck. I just thought it was the neatest collection of items. I really like the weeds/grass growing out of the pot on the left. That is a saucer that you place under a pot sitting on top of the pot.

This picture was taken in my in-laws front yard. I love the old rusty jug and the American flag. My favorite part is the star banner hanging in the window. I uploaded this to Picnik and rounded the edges and added the text. Cool, huh?

Who loves a compliment? All of us, right? I am soooo thankful that my mom didn't skimp on skin care for my sister and myself. Since we were young, we've always used Clinique skin care and make-up. Because of Clinique, and good genes, I've received several compliments on my skin. I don't do anything out of the ordinary. But I will admit a few things my mom would cringe over. First, I have rosacea. Lovely! I didn't really notice it until about a year and a half ago. At my yearly dermatologist appt. I purposefully didn't wear make-up so he could have a good look at my face. He asked if anyone in my family had it. And yes, my dad does. He also asked if anything triggered it like spicy foods, temperature, sun exposure, pregnancy. Ding, ding, ding! I had had Drew about 6 months prior to noticing the red splotches.


So he gave me this prescription and told me to stay out of the sun, not to eat spicy foods, and not to blah, blah, blah. So I went to the Clinique counter in search of a cleanser that would meet these requirements the dr. told me to stay away from. Found one...




Ok, so I know some of y'all are going, "If she's used Clinique forever, didn't she already know about this?" Yes, I did however, I was not aware that there was an Extra Mild formula, perfect for my skin. (I just can't find a picture of it.)

I use this everytime I step foot in the shower. Here comes my biggest secret...I don't wash my face before bed. I know, I know...I should really take off my make-up because it clogs my pores and yadda yadda yadda. But, I don't!

After finishing the lovely cream the dr. prescribed I went back to the Clinique counter in search of there new Redness Solutions line. I found this creamy, lightweight lotion that I love.

The worst part, it's about $50 with tax. OUCH! I love it though. I bought this in March-ish and haven't even used a 1/4 of it. I'm hoping I can get away with only buying it during a free gift time. Let's all cross our fingers!

I know that most of you could not care less about my skin care regime, but you chose to read this..haha! Now it's your turn. What's your skin care routine? Do you have any secrets? Tell us all about it!