DIY Projects!

My summer DIY look! ;)

Summer has officially begun! Friday was our last day at school. Totally bittersweet because I truly did love my job and my students but I am excited for the things that are coming up this summer as well! This weekend has been a great one! Friday evening, I met Chris to take him his EMT pants so he would have them when he went to volunteer in Joplin. My heart is still so broken for the people in Joplin and thankful to all of those who have helped in any way! Saturday we did a little bit of house work, hit up some garage sales (no luck!), went to a flea market (bought an ugly mirror!), and joined some great friends for a BBQ! 

So.. about that ugly mirror! I had actually been looking for a bedside table to refinish or even some other furniture for my apartment this summer and Chris and my future home (I'm gonna have to write a whole other post talking about the excitement about that!). But all I found was this ugly mirror for $8.00.


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In progress...

The finished product...  :)

Stay tuned to see more DIYing with this old dresser!

 Plus its always nice to have a little helper on these projects! :)

some pictures, finally.

Here are a few photos that I recently took of my little chicken pud... :)

And yep, that is what I call her, unfortunately I don't know where it came from or have a funny story. 

baby sister.

Heather AKA "H-ee Poo"

I often hear the question, "aw, is she really your little sister?" For a long time my answer was something like this, "well... she's my parents God-daughter and we've helped take care of her since she was 14 months old so we just claim her as a sister." That is all still true but I have changed that answer to a simple, "yes." This sweet little baby girl is my sister. I can't thank God enough for her. She is precious to me. I could write this whole blog about her and write every day for hours. But, I wont.


This past weekend she has moved in with us and started school in Boonville this morning. I thought I would have a hard time taking her and dropping her off but it wasn't bad at all. Her teacher seems so great! Heather was a trooper! She's been so excited all weekend so that definitely helped when she was getting up and ready this morning. I'm a little nervous about getting the two of us ready each morning (I have a hard enough time getting my self ready) but hopefully we will get in to a routine and it will all go well.


I have always dreamed of being a stay at home mom. I realize this probably isn't a realistic goal but I have thought about it for years. I have tons of little ideas crammed in to my head (maybe thats why there wasn't room for so much information that I should have learned a long the time) of fun activities to do. I am hoping to be able to do this fun stuff with H-ee at home in the evenings. I really want to get away from watching TV and surfing the web so much.


Here's a fun idea that I have found that I'm going to do next week for St. Patricks Day. So excited! :)


Have a wonderful week! It's a 3 day week for me! Wahoo!