I'm cleaning my Laundry room, it's not dirty just alittle dust on the shelves.
I hung my Roosters on the wall opposite the washer/dryer and added my antique canning jars next to the window. So Pretty when the sun glistens through the glass!
Here are a few pictures
Here is a more in-depth video where I can share how nice this room really is.
Abigail has asked for more of a Girly Tween room so I sat down to my computer and spent a day on Pinterest, I have Pinned so many Girly rooms, if you've seen my Pinterest page then Golly Ya know what I'm talking about!!
After working all Weekend, Here is our After~
There are a few more items to purchase in time. Such as more Pictures!
In your opinion what more is needed? Please share and Abigail and I will be reading all of your comments!
Here is a Video I've posted, Grab a cup of Coffee as it goes into details!!
Still have alot to do, this is going to be my Family Command Center. I have been having fun at night Pinteresting and Youtubing command centers and seeing so many different ones.
I had this Command center made for me a couple of months ago but after living with it in this space, our long skinny hallway, We have come to the conclusion that it simply was not working out for us. With 3 kids we need something larger that will hold numerous papers in an organized understandable way. I didn't want to sell this piece, I love it. So off to Pinterest I went to browse at some fresh ideas.
I decided to re-purpose it into my Necklace holder, so many pretty pictures on Pinterest of different ones in so many different ways. I cleared off my dresser top, dusted, purged and came up with this nice Dresser top. I can display my Necklaces and most of my beloved pottery pieces that all 3 of our kids have made in elementary art class for us.
Such a nice change on this Monday!
I vlogged about it if you have the time to watch, Enjoy!
Wow, I'm so excited to share that I received an Influenster Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure VoxBox this week for review.
I'm in love with the colors and so excited to paint my nails with 540 Jaded. It's the perfect Mint/Green to go with my outfit tonight.
We have tickets thru Richards work to go see the Magic play basketball, now I'm not a real Basketball fan and have never really followed the Magic or anyone else but it's a free Date Night!
Thank you Influenster for sending me another great VoxBox to a Review! If you'd like to start reviewing some great, fun products Please let me send you an invite, just email me and I'll send you my link!
The barn that we ride at here in FL had a couple of visitors this past week.
These Clydesdales are so majestic!
Here is a video if you have time to watch it, We got our pictures with the horses at the end.
Our 2 girls are taking lessons as you know, Son hasn't gotten bit by the horse bug yet, his thing is Lego's right now and recently MineCraft.
Abigail's lesson
Abigail's new purple helmet was delivered yesterday so next Sat. she gets to wear it to her lesson, She looks very nice in purple and we will def. be able to spot her in a crowd.
Crystal's jumping lesson
Crystal is jumping higher and higher with each lesson, just watching her makes me a nervous ninny. I'm a Worry-wort when it comes to our kids.
So that is where we are at every Sat. and we love being there, we have made some wonderful friends and the kids are learning new things that they will remember forever!
Christmas vacation is over and everyone is back to school/work. I'm trying to stay busy and deep clean since we were lazy for over 2 weeks.
When do you start your De-cluttering/Spring cleaning? I'm wondering how others start this process or do you just keep at it all year long?
We went to Barnes and Nobles last night to let the kids pick up one book each. I of course,had to pick up a few books for myself.
It was nice to see everyone's eyes light up with their choice of books. We have Reading time right before lights out for about an hour and for that hour last night everyone got lost in another land or another time/state and then this morning they shared what they had read so far.
I can't wait to start reading the ZOO by James Patterson!
What are you reading for the month of Jan.? Do you have any reading goals for 2014?
We have so much leftover Turkey today and the kids were getting tired of leftovers so I found this very easy Recipe online.
It has turned out so Yummy and we have plenty of leftovers for dinner tomorrow. The kids have voted this in as a Keeper!
Everything that I used is in my Youtube video and I simmered everything together for about an hour, We believe that it will taste better tomorrow as the flavors meld together in the fridge.
Today I'm finishing off my kitchen organization series with my small storage under my kitchen sink. In this rental we have a Reverse Osmosis Water System which really filters everything out of our drinking water and is very nice.
While it is very nice and I love a tall glass of cold fresh water, it has not left us with a lot of storage space under here
I found this round bucket at my local Wal-Mart for around $16.00. It holds all of our dish washing tabs and extra sponges/ect.
So today is the start of our Holiday decorating. We are trimming the tree and I'm filling out Christmas cards to Family. We are having a baking frenzy on Sat. And the kids are excited for Chocolate chip cookies!
We have decided that this year is a good time to add to our Family. We are searching for the perfect horse for us. He/She is out there but we are taking our sweet time about it.
This past Sunday we looked at my Sister's horse named Farrah. She is a sweet horse. Great height for Crystal and Farrah is at a great age to join our Family.
Crystal and Farrah
Sweet Picture
All 3 kids with Farrah
Here is a short video of Crystal's Trainer riding Farrah
So there are some things that we need to discuss about Farrah, She is a fast horse and getting her to Stop is something that Crystal will need to work on. We are thinking of Leasing Farrah with the option to buy later. We would board her at the the Stables where the kids take riding lessons so every day we would be out there. I love the smell of being in a barn and miss it!
Today at the stables was FALL FUN DAYS were there were hayrides, pony rides, pumpkin patch and yummy treats. Crystal was asked to help out all day with the Pony rides which she loves doing and has fun doing it! Abigail and Tank had Saddle Club for about an hour and are going to be able to earn badges after they pass tests and follow thru on activities. They both are learning alot about the different body parts of the Horse and how to act around Horses, ect. 6 weeks of learning the basics and then they will move on to Riding. Here are some pics of our long, fun filled day..I'm still learning my camera and enjoying it!
So many Stalls to be filled
Crystal waiting for another little rider
Fun water game
Learning at Saddle Club
FL Grass Maze
Ribbons earned and a Lunch break
Here is a video of our day if you would like to see more of the Horses.
I Hope your Saturday was just as Much Fun as Ours!!
See this pile? These all came at once on Tuesday..lol..Good thing I have a big mailbox!
I went thru all my magazines and wrote down the Expiration dates so I can decide if I would like to renew or let a few go, Some are my favs and will def. renew but a few I think I'll let run out as they aren't really to my taste.
What are your Fav. magazines? Have you discovered any new ones? I have seen a few new ones but I haven't picked up or browsed thru them yet, It takes me a few days to read all that I have. I follow Hip2save.com and Coupon saving sites which alert you to free offers.
I found some great finds for my daughter at our local Goodwill. I call it Goodwill Hunting because everything is sorted by color and not by size so I really have to dig in and search for good finds!
I can never find anything Country/Primitive in the housewares, that's just how FL is I suppose.
I hope your saturday is as calm as ours is, I might even curl up with my book and read!
I was sent the Summer Beauty Voxbox for me to review and enjoy. Here is what was inside:
Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration Lotion
Tampax and Always Collection
Quaker Soft Baked Bar in Banana Nut Bread
Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Polish
Sally Hansen Nails and Cuticles Hand Creme
Influenster is a great program where you get to try new products and samples and share on your Blog or Youtube, Facebook/Twitter page. You may find out more information here: Influenster
I have received the Influenster Palmolive Fresh Sponge kit in the mail free for me to try.
My daughter does the dishes for us in the evening and I try to do the morning ones if I have time before work, We both like the smell and love how much it bubbles, I'm not sure how much this will actually keep my sponge smelling nice and keep it mildew free but time will tell.
Influenster is a great program where you get to try new products and samples and share on your Blog or Youtube, Facebook page.
I have really been cutting, organizing and saving so much money with my coupon binder this year so far! It's a very simple boring binder but CVS, Walgreens, Publix fear me when I enter holding my binder with my coupon match-ups..lol..
Really though I'm doing well saving on Health and Beauty aides, it's food that sometimes I feel like I just am not saving no matter how many coupons I use. Do You feel that too?
Here is my shopping schedule with coupons:
CVS- Health and Beauty aides (toothpaste, ect)
Walgreens- Same as CVS
Publix- B1G1 Free and Silk
Aldi- Everything else (meat, milk, ect.)
Here is a short video where I share with you my Coupon clipping routine, I even watch Youtube!
Please share with me how you save at the grocery store.
Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, David Thomson, and Shane Fuller are confident and focused. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood.
While they consistently give their best on the job, good enough seems to be all they can muster as dads. But they're quickly discovering that their standard is missing the mark.
When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God ... and to their children?
Filled with action-packed police drama, COURAGEOUS is the fourth film from Sherwood Pictures, the moviemaking ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. Viewers will once again find themselves laughing, crying, and cheering as they are challenged and inspired by everyday heroes who long to be the kinds of dads that make a lifelong impact on their children.
Protecting the streets is second nature to these men. Raising their children in a God-honoring way? That's courageous.
My Husband and I watched this the other night, We haven't been able to buy it yet but it sure is on the list of things to buy in the near future, he was able to borrow it form a co-worker . I had heard and seen the episode where "The Duggar's" had a small role in this film during a funeral scene so I was aware that a child had passed in the movie and I wasn't sure if we would like watching this because of how sensitive we are but even though it still had both of us in tears it was nicely done and did not focus on the child as much as other movies have done/do. In our opinion this is one of their strongest more emotional movies yet! We both warn you to have a box of tissues next to you while watching this movie. We have all 3 of the Sherwood movies, Flywheel, Facing The Giants and FireProof and now very soon this one. I was glad to see that they had added a few comedy scenes to lighten the movie. I'm not sure if I will let the kids watch this one, maybe our 13 year old but not the 2 youngest.
